Video playback is a widely used technique in animal behavior. We created and evaluated a program that applies rules-based, interactive playback of 3-D computer animations in response to real-time, automated data on subject behavior.
Butkowski, T., Yan, W., Gray, A. M., Cui, R., Verzijden, M. N., Rosenthal, G. G. Automated Interactive Video Playback for Studies of Animal Communication. J. Vis. Exp. (48), e2374, doi:10.3791/2374 (2011).