Computer-generated imagery (CGI) has become such a staple of modern movie-making that most people know what actors are doing when prancing around in front of green screens wearing skin-tight leotards ...

Over the past decades, electronics engineers developed increasingly small, flexible and sophisticated sensors that can pick up a wide range of signals, ranging from human motions to heartrate and ...

Motion capture has been one of the prime enablers of modern CGI sequences within both film and video games. If you've ever wondered about the complexities of the process, Phil Rhodes reports back from ...

In sport, the margin between success and failure is often measured in milliseconds. It could be a cricketer adjusting their foot positioning, a runner refining their sprint start or a footballer ...

Actors may soon say good-bye to those humbling Lycra body suits commonly used in the visual effects industry, thanks to a group of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Informatics (MPII).

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If you’ve watched any “making of” videos about Hollywood blockbusters or AAA video games, you’ll have likely seen motion capture (mocap) suits in which performers are able to have their movements ...

Motion capture technology is the stuff of magic. I learned this firsthand when I put on a black onesie interspersed with sensors, waved my hands in the air, and watched a frog on the screen next to me ...

In a historic move for the video game industry, workers at 2K’s Motion Capture studio are seeking representation from IATSE. The 21-member bargaining unit, responsible for a variety of motion capture ...

You probably get that motion capture involves performers prancing around in tights that have ping-pong balls attached. But what the heck is going on, exactly? Simple: The producers of a game or film ...