In a face-to-face classroom the instructor directs the learning environment by explaining the content and explaining the associated instructions to learn. There is an instructor-learner relationship that supports the learning experience.  An elearning character inserted into an elearning experience replicates this relationship. An animated character adds facial expressions and body movements to the associated instructions. A real person has facial expressions and body movements when explaining something, so an animated character is close to the actions of a real person.