SmartBody characters are usually controlled via python scripts. These scripts are responsible for loading all of the features need for the character animation and then seting up the character in the environment and last functions to control the actions of the character(s).

This is a common exmaple, there are …

Sometimes SQL queries are difficult or impossible to optimize if you are using pure standard SQL.

I started this because I just wanted to find a way to save the result of a sub-query to use later. In my example I wanted to save the average + the standard deviation of …

This is a guide on the steps I took set-up a IndiGolog Program.

I prefer to divide up the sections of an IndiGolog program into different files. The different sections of an IndiGolog program are:

1. Exogenous Actions
1. Contains the code to handle exogenous actions from then environment.
2. Fluents
1. Fluents handle …

Start by installing Postgres:

sudo apt-get install postgresql

After installing the first thing that needs to be done is adjust the connections postgres will accept. open the file /etc/postgresql/9.1/main/posrgresql.conf and turn on the listen addres

listen_addresses = 'localhost'

Then turn password encryption on

password_encryption = on …

TCP/IP in Python

Some notes on how TCP/IP works in Python (2.7).

Basic TCP client

import socket
import sys

# Create a TCP/IP socket
sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)

# Connect the socket to the port where the server is listening
server_address = ('localhost', 10000)
print >>sys …