Idle animation

In video games, idle animations are character movements that occur when the player character is not performing any actions. They serve to give games personality, as an Easter Egg for the player, or for maintaining realism. Idle animations are also used as a return point for the completion of other animations, such as walking, firing a weapon, speaking, etc. Idle animations may either be handcrafted (created by a programmer/animator) or recorded by motion capture.