METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING PAST AND FUTURE CYCLES OF SCENES THAT EMPLOY LOOPING FUNCTIONS

Methods and systems for determining past and future cycles of scenes that employ looping functions are disclosed. In one embodiment, a scene that includes a repeating segment may be created. The repeating segment may have a finite duration and may be separated into an identified number of looped cycles. Each looped cycle in the repeating segment may include a rendering of an animation and each looped cycle in the repeating segment may include a randomized loop delay such that a time between renderings of the animation within each looped cycle is not consistent. A duration of each looped cycle in the sce repeating segment ne may be aggregated to determine a total length of time of the repeating segment. Finally, the looped cycle in the scene that is active at a specified time may be determine based on the total length of time of the repeating segment.