1.3.0 (2024-11-18)

Added

• The task queue can be cleared and tasks can be aborted
• Events to keep track of important states in the task queue, e.g., if it is empty
• Rotation task: Rotate the agent towards a point of interest, e.g., as a preparation for other tasks
• Sitting task: The agent can now sit down on chairs and surfaces
• Audio task: Play audio clips of pre-recorded speech on the agent
• Task bundles which combine multiple tasks into one composite task

1.2.1 (2024-03-18)

Added

• Quality of life enhancements regarding the AdaptiveGaze feature
  • Start and Stop tasks
  • Autonomous gaze behavior can be overwritten with a specific target object
• Item pickup system now offers additional generic mesh sockets for less common item storage positions
• Automatic import feature for humanoid 3D models to turn them into fully functional agents
• Quick start guide introducing the first concepts and further documentation
• Documentation example for importing ReadyPlayerMe avatars and converting them to agents

Changes

• Streamlined the setup process of a new agent
• AI navigation package is now correctly defined in the package dependencies
• Temporarily removed the behavior tree implementation so that compilations for devices work
• Aiming during animation tasks now considers the animation length
• Bone presets for aiming are not organized into own classes instead of string comparisons
• Unit tests now ensure the functionality of the sample scenes
• Documentation and sample scenes were updated

1.2.0 (2023-11-19)

Added

• Inverse kinematic (IK) system which allows the agent to reach for objects or to target them
• IK targets for the head and hands
• IK support for animations, e.g., to point at objects
• Pointing animation
• Item interaction system which enables the agent to pick up objects, carry them around, and to drop them again
• Adaptive gaze system: an autonomous sub-system which lets the agent look around naturally based on calculated interest factors for items in the environment
• Support for layered animation combinations using body part masks
• Behavior tree runner as an alternative to the task-queue scheduler
• Visual editor for the behavior tree definition in the Unity editor

Changes

• Project development now uses Unity 2022.3
• Bumped dependency of i5 Toolkit for Unity to 1.9.1

1.1.0 (2022-07-26)

Added

• Parallel task structure which allows the agent to perform multiple animations
• Animation task
• Waiting task
• Task dependency implementation so that tasks on different body parts wait for another
• Waving and head shaking animations
• Example scenes demonstrating the parallel tasks

Changes

• Task shortcuts now return the created and scheduled task object so that the code can add dependencies to it
• Agent now has one task manager for each relevant body region; the scheduling method can specify which body region is addressed

1.0.0 (2022-02-22)

Added

• Project and package structure
• Sample agent 3D model
• Sample idle and walk animation
• Core task management system and task queue implementation
• Walking task
• Example scene demonstrating the walking tasks on a NavMesh

0.1.0 (2022-02-22)

This is a preview release for getting everything set up.