Mu, Y; Zou, S; Yin, K; Tian, Z; Cheng, L; Zhang, W; Wang, J; (2024) RACon: Retrieval-Augmented Simulated Character Locomotion Control. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Multimedia and Expo (ICME) IEEE 2024. (pp. pp. 1-6). IEEE

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Abstract

In computer animation, driving a simulated character with lifelike motion is challenging. Current generative models, though able to generalize to diverse motions, often pose challenges to the responsiveness of end-user control. To address these issues, we introduce RACon: Retrieval-Augmented Simulated Character Locomotion Control. Our end-to-end hierarchical reinforcement learning method utilizes a retriever and a motion controller. The retriever searches motion experts from a user-specified database in a task-oriented fashion, which boosts the responsiveness to the user's control. The selected motion experts and the manipulation signal are then transferred to the controller to drive the simulated character. In addition, a retrieval-augmented discriminator is designed to stabilize the training process. Our method surpasses existing techniques in both quality and quantity in locomotion control, as demonstrated in our empirical study. Moreover, by switching extensive databases for retrieval, it can adapt to distinctive motion types at run time. We will release our code upon acceptance.

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