diff --git a/examples/squeezeFist.js b/examples/squeezeFist.js
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-//
-//  squeezeFist.js
-//  examples
-//
-//  Created by Philip Rosedale on 03-June-2014
-//  Copyright 2014 High Fidelity, Inc.
-//
-//  This is an example script that demonstrates an NPC avatar running an FBX animation loop.
-//
-//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
-//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
-//
-
-var animation = AnimationCache.getAnimation("https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/highfidelity-public/animations/HandAnim.fbx");
-
-var jointMapping;
-
-var frameIndex = 0.0;
-
-var FRAME_RATE = 30.0; // frames per second
-
-Script.update.connect(function(deltaTime) {
-    var triggerValue = Controller.getTriggerValue(0);
-    print(triggerValue);
-    if (!jointMapping) {
-        var avatarJointNames = MyAvatar.jointNames;
-        var animationJointNames = animation.jointNames;
-        if (avatarJointNames.length === 0 || animationJointNames.length === 0) {
-            return;
-        }
-        jointMapping = new Array(avatarJointNames.length);
-        for (var i = 0; i < avatarJointNames.length; i++) {
-            jointMapping[i] = animationJointNames.indexOf(avatarJointNames[i]);
-        }
-    }
-    frameIndex += deltaTime * FRAME_RATE;
-    var frames = animation.frames;
-    var rotations = frames[Math.floor(frameIndex) % frames.length].rotations;
-    for (var j = 0; j < jointMapping.length; j++) {
-        var rotationIndex = jointMapping[j];
-        if (rotationIndex != -1) {
-            MyAvatar.setJointData(j, rotations[rotationIndex]);
-        }
-    }
-});
-
-
diff --git a/examples/squeezeHands.js b/examples/squeezeHands.js
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+//
+// squeezeHands.js
+// examples
+//
+//  Created by Philip Rosedale on June 4, 2014
+//  Copyright 2014 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//
+//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+//
+
+var rightHandAnimation = "https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/highfidelity-public/animations/HandAnim.fbx";
+var leftHandAnimation = "https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/highfidelity-public/animations/HandAnim.fbx";
+
+var LEFT = 0;
+var RIGHT = 1;
+
+var lastLeftFrame = 0; 
+var lastRightFrame = 0;
+
+var LAST_FRAME = 15.0;    //  What is the number of the last frame we want to use in the animation?
+
+Script.update.connect(function(deltaTime) {
+    var leftTriggerValue = Controller.getTriggerValue(LEFT);
+    var rightTriggerValue = Controller.getTriggerValue(RIGHT);
+
+    var leftFrame, rightFrame;
+
+    //  Average last two trigger frames together for a bit of smoothing
+    leftFrame = (leftTriggerValue * LAST_FRAME) * 0.5 + lastLeftFrame * 0.5;
+    rightFrame = (rightTriggerValue * LAST_FRAME) * 0.5 + lastRightFrame * 0.5;
+    
+    if (leftFrame != lastLeftFrame) {
+   		MyAvatar.stopAnimation(leftHandAnimation);
+    	MyAvatar.startAnimation(leftHandAnimation, 30.0, 1.0, false, true, leftFrame, leftFrame);
+    }
+    if (rightFrame != lastRightFrame) {
+   		MyAvatar.stopAnimation(rightHandAnimation);
+    	MyAvatar.startAnimation(rightHandAnimation, 30.0, 1.0, false, true, rightFrame, rightFrame);
+    }
+
+    lastLeftFrame = leftFrame;
+    lastRightFrame = rightFrame;
+});
+
+Script.scriptEnding.connect(function() {
+	MyAvatar.stopAnimation(leftHandAnimation);
+	MyAvatar.stopAnimation(rightHandAnimation);
+});
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