An artificial actor, for example a 3D model animated by motion capture from a real actor or a computer program. [AS

a synthetic actor or character that can interact and navigate in the virtual environment of an on-line game, or some other virtual framework (qv).

A synthespian is any synthetic actor. A portmanteau of the words synthetic, meaning not of natural origin, and thespian, meaning dramatic actor. The dinosaurs in Jurassic Park, for instance, were animatronic synthespians created by Stan Winston Studios.