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Motion Capture Technology

 

While the immediate impact of mainstream motion capture in the gaming industry is evident, the impact on the film industry is a little more subtle. Motion capture did not change everything for CGI (computer generated images) and animated films, but it improved the quality significantly. In iterations of CGI scenes prior to using motion capture the images rarely looked realistic; the animations were almost impossible to get to move and act as people do. It wasn't exactly difficult to determine when the Blade series transitioned from actors to CGI scenes, but when you watch newer movies (such as Avatar) that are either fully animated or supplemented by animated scenes it is often difficult to discern what is live action and what is animated. This improvement can not entirely be credited to motion capture, as all of the technology surrounding the animation industry has come a long ways, but it can be credited with giving the animations realistic movement patterns. Although the entertainment applications of motion technology are probably the most fun, there are several other more practical applications of motion technology in industry. One of these applications is in the biomechanics and rehabilitation fields. With the technology becoming far more advanced and multiple points of measurement becoming easier, the applications for performing gait analysis(Wikipedia) much more accurately for the purpose of improving sports performance or shortening rehabilitation time from injury(Vicon). Shifting to industry provides some insight into the capability of tracking performance for repetitive work as it can track exactly how many times an activity is performed through sensors strapped to the individual. This allows for a much better metric for determining wastage and can be analyzed to find inefficiencies in a process as well as underperforming individuals (Xsens). Xsens also shows the ability for use with life safety.


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