motion capture
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Sony’s Smartphone Motion Tracking System Will Be Available to Americans for $US449
After debuting in Japan, earlier this year, Sony is finally ready to bring Mocopi — the company’s smartphone-based wearable motion-tracking system — to the U.S., and while it arrives with a slight price bump, it’s still a far more affordable alternative to building an entire mocap studio or surrounding a room in sensors. Motion capture,…
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Gemini Man Is Attempting A Once-Thought-To-Be Impossible Feat Of Visual Effects
Ang Lee’s new film Gemini Man is the ultimate gamble. Not because of the story. Not because of the stars. And not because of the subject matter. It’s because it’ll ask audiences to do something they’ve never done before. To believe that a fully CGI human being is real.
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Ryan Reynolds Didn’t Immediately Say ‘Yes’ To Detective Pikachu
When Ryan Reynolds was first offered the role of Detective Pikachu, Legendary Pictures didn’t just send him the script. The studio also sent him a fully-rendered version of the character paired with his voice. “It was pretty mind-blowing,” Reynolds told io9 late last month in Tokyo.
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Watch WETA Transform Rosa Salazar Into Alita: Battle Angel’s Living Weapon
Video: There’s much to be said about the rest of Robert Rodriguez’ Alita: Battle Angel. But the two things that stand out most about the film are actress Rosa Salazar’s performance, and how much work the movie’s VFX put into making her look like the most lifelike cyborg to ever set foot outside of the…