Description

Nowadays, virtual humans are increasingly used in many applications and industries: movies, video games, digital fashion design, cognitive science, etc. Motion capture (Mocap), as it was intensivily employed in James Cameron’s movie “Avatars”, is today the most powerful tool to animate virtual characters in a fast and realistic way. This technology pushes the limits of animation by capturing the motion of a real actor in order to apply them to a virtual character. In this workshop, participants will test the Xsens MVN motion capture suit with 17 MTx inertial trackers. The portability of this system is its main advantage over other motion capture techniques. It enables data to be captured everywhere and its use in real-time is also very interesting for either virtual production or live performances. After a mocap session, participants will have the opportunity to understand the issues and challenges related to mocap and character modeling/animation through case studies and practical examples. This workshop aims to provide an overview of the animation pipeline without going into too technical details. It is therefore dedicated to a wide audience. Videos on the topic: Artanim demo reel (2011) :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=al-HmLfwAmE
 Motion capture in medical applications:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oi5MhrYuYg Motion capture in fashion design:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymNZyyuqLSQ Motion capture in artistic application:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAL3I-0ysLI Motion capture in live performance:http://www.artanim.ch/en/production-detail.php?id=1 Participants wishing to accomplish the modeling and animation steps at the same time as the presenter (optional) will need to bring a laptop or use computers in the room (if available). Software required is Autodesk Maya and Autodesk MotionBuilder. Free trial can be downloaded prior the workshop at the Autodesk website:http://www.autodesk.com/