1. A video based instructional and entertainment system, comprising: a picture and sound presentation provided by a video and audio signal source containing digital control data embedded in said video signal, where said video signal displays at least one animated figure on the screen of a television receiver; at least one animated figure having at least one articulated component capable of motion where said motion is related to said control data; a first loudspeaker located internal to said animated figure where said loudspeaker reroduces at least a portion of said sound presentation and where said portion is selected by one of said digital control signals; a second loudspeaker internal to said system where said loudspeaker reproduces that portion of said sound presentation not delivered by said first loudspeaker; whereby said system allows real-time interaction between said animated screen figure and associated sound presentation as delivered by said television set, and said animated figure, where said interaction effectively extends said screen presentation into the physical space occupied by said animated figure.
1. A video based instructional and entertainment system, comprising: a picture and sound presentation provided by a video and audio signal source containing digital control data embedded in said video signal, where said video signal displays at least one animated figure on the screen of a television receiver; at least one animated figure having at least one articulated component capable of motion where said motion is related to said control data; a first loudspeaker located internal to said animated figure where said loudspeaker reroduces at least a portion of said sound presentation and where said portion is selected by one of said digital control signals; a second loudspeaker internal to said system where said loudspeaker reproduces that portion of said sound presentation not delivered by said first loudspeaker; whereby said system allows real-time interaction between said animated screen figure and associated sound presentation as delivered by said television set, and said animated figure, where said interaction effectively extends said screen presentation into the physical space occupied by said animated figure. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein said embedded control signals are extracted from said video signal by a decoder.