Related Projects
Existing motion capture databases
Mocap Companies / Technologies
Standards
Research/Academic Mocap Resources
Other Links
Related Projects
Arco ARCO was a research project, funded by the European Union, aimed at developing technology for museums to create 3D Virtual Exhibitions on the Web. Virtual exhibitions were created by digitising museum artefacts, which were then transformed into Virtual Representations, which can be X3D or VRML models or scenes.
Emove
Accurate Motion Capture for the Consumer. The eMove project is a Technology Strategy Board Creative Industries: Digital Technologies research collaboration project between Animazoo UK and the University of Sussex: Centre for Computer Graphics. The focus of eMove is to develop an upper body inertial Personal Motion Capture System for online consumer level and other markets including, but not limited to: online live animation systems, online gaming such as MMO-FPS, MMO-RTS, MMO-RPG, and one-on-one gaming, online advertising, theme parks, education … and so on.
A City in Transition: Silchester Insula IX
The Silchester Town Life Project is an ongoing research and training excavation exploring one part (Insula IX) of the large Roman town at Silchester from its origins before the Roman Conquest to its abandonment in the 5th century A.D.
Existing motion capture databases
Carnegie Mellon University Motion Capture Database 4GB of mocap data files available.
Hochschule der Medien HDM05 Mocap Database Free motion capture data for research purposes. HDM05 contains more than three hours of systematically recorded and well-documented motion capture data in the C3D as well as in the ASF/AMC data format. Furthermore, HDM05 contains for more than 70 motion classes in 10 to 50 realizations executed by various actors. (Stuttgart, Germany)
Motek Entertainment Stockmoves Stockmoves is a web-based library of stock motions for graphics artists, game developers and animators, web designers, architects and VR creators. This motion database was designed to provide a top quality animation resource to users of all levels.
STOCKMOVES GENERIC is a free for non-commercial useage, low resolution motion data resource. Stockmoves Generic is a Web-based library of stock motions to use freely in your projects which provides you with the ability to create unique, realistic 3D motions for your characters. For commercial use, please purchase Stockmoves Commercial.
STOCKMOVES COMMERCIAL is a low resolution motion data resource for use in commercial projects. Stockmoves Commercial library comes as a single download package with over 1000 motion sequences. Stockmoves Commercial is available for only 49 Euros.
Credo Interactive The Mega MoCap V2 collection contains 500 motion-capture files in new formats including BVH, 3D Studio Max, Maya, Lightwave and more! ($149)
Motion Capture Data.com
Free Motion Capture Data. Download .bip, .bvh, .vns, .fbx, .c3d MOCAP data to use in your 3d character animation softwares like 3ds max, Poser,Iclone, Maya for Free.
Mocap Companies / Technologies
http://www.animazoo.com/
Animazoo is the world’s leading manufacturer of inertial motion capture systems. Based in Brighton, UK Animazoo’s head office contains both administration and manufacturing departments. All Animazoo systems are assembled and tested by UK qualified engineers ensuring quality and performance.
http://www.metamotion.com/
Meta Motion offers motion capture consulting and sales of PhaseSpace Active-Optical Motion Capture Systems, Animazoo IGS-190 Inertial Motion Capture Suits, Gypsy 7, iPiSoft Markerless Motion Capture Software, Face Trackers, Data Gloves, Cybergloves and more.
http://www.vicon.com/
The combined Vicon business offers an integrated solution for both digital optical and video-based motion tracking.
http://www.xsens.com/
Xsens MVN Motion Capture solution consists of inertial sensors attached to the body by a lycra suit (also available in straps). Xsens MVN gives you freedom of movement because MVN uses no cameras. It is a flexible and portable Motion Capture system that can be used indoors and outdoors, not only on-set in the studio but also outside. Xsens MVN requires minimal clean-up of captured data as there is no occlusion or marker swapping. The ease of use and short calibration time allows you to set up the system in less than 15 minutes.
Standards
http://www.c3d.org/
Provides definitive information about the C3D file format for programmers, manufacturers and end-users. The C3D format is a public domain, binary file format that has been used in Biomechanics, Animation and Gait Analysis laboratories to record synchronized 3D and analog data since the mid 1980′s. It is supported by all 3D major Motion Capture System manufacturers, as well as other companies in the Biomechanics, Motion Capture and Animation Industries.
Research / Academic Mocap Resources
Carnegie Mellon University Motion Capture Database. Pittsburgh. USA
http://mocap.cs.cmu.edu/
Deakin Motion Lab. Australia
http://www.deakin.edu.au/motionlab/
The Deakin Motion.Lab provides facilities and expertise in motion capture for teaching, research and commercial development.
The studio aims to build capacity in motion capture in Victoria through providing opportunities for the digital creative industries to undertake commercial projects and research and development in motion capture.
Emma Lab.Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design: Ohio State. USA.
http://www.accad.osu.edu/emma/
Motion Capture and Visualization Studio- Emily Carr University. Canada.
http://www.ecuad.ca/research/ids/mocap
A large black box space that can support projects requiring motion capture or tracking, stereoscopic projection, or large installation space. Conferences and symposia have also been held in this space. It seats about 80 people comfortably.
Motion capture and tracking is made possible with a 20 camera Vicon system. The capture volume is 25ft by 30ft. Facial motion capture is also possible with a custom rig. Real-time motion tracking can be achieved by connecting the Vicon Tarsus data stream with applications such as Max/MSP/Jitter and Virtools. Stereoscopic HD projection on a 16ft x 9ft surface is supported by a 2-projector passive Infitec system. Active or passive signals can be accommodated.
The Speckled Computing Consortium.U.K. esp. the work of Young, A.D., Arvind D.K and Valtazanos, A (see bibliography)
Other Links
Synchronous Objects Choreographic data visualisation project (William Forsythe and the Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design, University of Ohio.
Culture from the ground: walking, movement and placemaking Led by Anthropologist Timothy Ingold.
