Make an owl follow a sound with its head first, then turn its body for the rest

An owl on a branch that watches the player is a perfect horror prop, and the two usual mistakes both spoil it: the whole bird swivels like a turret, or the head spins a full circle the wrong way. Here is how to split the turn between head and body, keep the gaze steady, and make a quick snap.

Why this works

An owl's neck turns far, but not all the way, and the head moves much faster than the heavy body. So the head leads, the body follows for what the neck cannot reach, and the gaze stays steady while the body swings round beneath it.

When not to use it

Don't use it for something that must turn as one block, like a robot, a turret or a creature with no neck. A single turn speed is simpler there and reads as the stiff thing it is.

In the full entry

• What to build, step by step
• Starting values and the reason for each
• 3 common mistakes and the fix
• 28 lines of example code with 4 checks that pass
• How your AI shows you that it works

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