Awesome open-source physics based character animation

[Julius]

Fresh of Siggraph 2010:
http://cs.ubc.ca/~van/papers/2010-TOG-gbwc/
http://code.google.com/p/cartwheel-3d/

Vids showing what it can do:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOxeyyooDmw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHj8RDfyqP0



Based on ODE.

I wonder how much CPU time this needs... would be awesome to see integrated into a game engine!

[TheAncientGoat]

indeed. Looks like an open source Euphoria like tool, really awesome.. Those creatures look like they have Spore like ambitions too, or at least it could be used for tech like that