See: http://www.zenerd.com/zengeneral/code.html for my graphics project that has really good character rendering. Features: Milkshape 3D exporter for key frames + meshes compact representation Vertex Programs Vertex Buffer Objects Keyframe Animation Keyframe blending Keyframe channels. nVidia''s MovieMaker Like I said, it is free. Use it however... An important and very useful algorithm presented is the cache friendly which allows matrix palettes to be used on very high bone meshes.