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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Script to run the Avatar GUI application with proper environment setup
+# Usage: ./run_gui.sh
+
+# Get the directory where this script is located
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+
+# Change to the project directory
+cd "$SCRIPT_DIR" || exit 1
+
+# Check if virtual environment exists
+if [ ! -d "venv" ]; then
+    echo "Error: Virtual environment not found!"
+    echo "Please create a virtual environment first:"
+    echo "  python3 -m venv venv"
+    echo "  source venv/bin/activate"
+    echo "  pip install -r requirements.txt"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Activate virtual environment
+echo "Activating virtual environment..."
+source venv/bin/activate
+
+# Check if required packages are installed
+echo "Checking dependencies..."
+python3 -c "import PySide6" 2>/dev/null
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "Error: PySide6 not found. Installing dependencies..."
+    pip install -r requirements.txt
+fi
+
+# Check for additional required packages
+echo "Verifying additional dependencies..."
+python3 -c "import matplotlib; import requests; import sklearn" 2>/dev/null
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "Installing additional required packages..."
+    pip install matplotlib requests scikit-learn
+fi
+
+echo "Starting Avatar GUI..."
+echo "========================================"
+python3 GUI5.py
+
+# Deactivate virtual environment on exit
+deactivate
+