Motion Capture articles

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  Feature

  Down and out in the Uncanny Valley with Ellen Page and Willem Dafoe

  By Amar Toor on March 21, 2013 10:00 am + 63 comments

  On the industrial outskirts of Paris, far removed from all the glitz, glamour, and tourist traps, Continue reading…

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  Article

  Watch 'L.A. Noire's' perfectly motion-captured blooper reel

  By Aaron Souppouris on February 5, 2013 07:36 am + 21 comments

  When L.A. Noire launched back in 2011, much was made of the new motion-capture technology used to Continue reading…

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  Article

  Watch this: Kinect-powered motion capture mimics your facial movements in real time

  By Chris Welch on November 17, 2012 08:08 pm + 24 comments

  Faceshift is a new motion capture utility that does an impressive job of replicating facial Continue reading…

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  Article

  Watch this: how Ellen Page became Jodie in 'Beyond: Two Souls'

  By Bryan Bishop on July 13, 2012 11:39 pm + 23 comments

  We were more than a little impressed with Quantic Dream's Heavy Rain follow-up Beyond: Two Souls Continue reading…

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  Article

  Ellen Page in 'Beyond: Two Souls': casting for the next generation of motion capture

  By Ross Miller on June 7, 2012 07:00 pm + 31 comments

  Back in March, we had our first glimpse at Heavy Rain developer Quantic Dream's new "performance Continue reading…

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  Article

  Project T(ether) creates virtual workspace using mo-cap technology

  By Justin Rubio on May 24, 2012 01:26 pm + 2 comments

  We've seen three dimensional virtual workspaces before, but Project T(ether) is one iteration that Continue reading…

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  Article

  Watch this: Kinect turns a dancer into a 22,000-point musical sculpture

  By Jamie Keene on April 1, 2012 05:48 pm + 25 comments

  Digital artists Daniel Franke and Cedric Kiefer have released their latest creation, an "unnamed Continue reading…

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  Article

  Create your own J-pop video with motion-captured dance data from Perfume

  By Sam Byford on March 30, 2012 04:22 am + 13 comments

  If you've ever wanted to direct a Japanese pop music video — and who hasn't — this might be as Continue reading…

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  Article

  'Making Things See' can teach you how to hack the Kinect

  By Jeff Blagdon on March 18, 2012 02:03 pm + 5 comments

  With the Kinect, Microsoft is providing today's hackers with a powerful off-the-shelf system for Continue reading…

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  Article

  King Kizer boxing robot emulates 'Real Steel' with Kinect-like motion controls

  By Adi Robertson on March 9, 2012 10:11 am + 6 comments

  Naoki Maru has years of experience building robots, so it's no surprise to see him add Kinect-style Continue reading…