Fall 2019 Updates!
We recently upgraded the UWW MOCAP Studio with a new system. As of November 2019 we will be using Optitrack and targeting our data for animation and game development. We will begin posting again soon…
Author: Bill Miller
Spring 2018 – May
Our studio is still moving along, despite our lack of posts on this website. The obvious reason for lack of posts is that most of us are very busy. In particular we have been busy working on several animation projects. …
Spring 2017 – February
We haven’t posted recently because we’ve been in between semesters and training new students. With the beginning of Spring, there are a lot of good things in the works. As everyone has been learning how our system works, we have …
Fall 2016
Although it isn’t over yet, our Fall semester has been very busy. Rather then describe everything in detail, here are a few links related to what we have been up to: The Body Electric Exhibition at Crossman Gallery Photos from …
Spring 2016
We haven’t posted much this semester, but that doesn’t mean we haven’t been busy. Some new students have been training in on our system, we have been working with Kaliber Imaging as they develop their system, and developing a small “art …
Experimental Animation Release from UWW MOCAP
Last week, Assistant Professor A. Bill Miller released a new experimental animation video. The project included extensive use of Motion Capture Data collected in the UWW MOCAP Studio. Miller attached simulated cloths to the captured rig and used his own …
Fall 2015 UWW MOCAP News
A lot has happened at our MOCAP Studio this summer. Most importantly, we added 3 new cameras to our configuration. With the help of support at Organic Motion, we updated the arrangement of our space and got the new cameras …
BVH Added To Current Released Data
Just a quick update, our current MOCAP data for Idle and Walk actions now include two file types: FBX and BVH. On campus our workflow is usually centered on industry software like MAYA. Some of our faculty also use opensource …
Spring 2015 End of Semester Add Ons
We’ve added a few more things to our library as the Spring 2015 semester has come to a close. Over the summer months we will be working on some upgrades to our capture studio. It is likely that we won’t …
Our First Release – Idle Actions
We are excited to release a few of our captures! You could consider it a bit of a baby step… but we have plans to release more in the future! For now they are in the FBX format. We are …