Manchester New Technology Institute embraces motion capture

As part of its investment in higher education programmes, Manchester New Technology Institute (MNTI) has just purchased a state of the art motion capture suit for use by its IT students in Manchester.

The suit will be used at Manchester New Technology Institute to aid the delivery of a number of MANCAT's higher education programmes, such as the 3D Animation HNC and HND. However, the college is planning to introduce new short courses in the near future in order to allow optimum use of this exciting new technology.

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[TheBrianbrock]

this nice video

thanks

[TitanaMaster]

@lee155912000 kinect... xbox kinect...

the mechanical mocap is the most ancien method in existance... it is mostly used when the movement of the fingers needs to be very precise... but even for that, there are technologies (optical with dots) that can track even that!

sorry

[mocaponeuk]

good luck with this hope it works out.

[HyNiJo]

@lee155912000 Im sry for insulting anyone. Im just not easely impessed. Treu 20 30 years ago they would laugh at you if you told them this would be possible these days.

[lee155912000]

@HyNiJo Yes I am aware of this. But your appreciation for the stepping stones of technology is almost insulting. 20-30 years ago we could only imagine doing something like this.

[HyNiJo]

@lee155912000 UUUhmmm this is old. I sorry to kill the mood. But there is much more advanced stuff used for games like Prince of persia. Or for movies they use suits with only dots on it to capute movement. Realy i am not capable of creating stuff like that but ive seen much better

[lee155912000]

@HyNiJo Are you kidding?

Not only is this real time but it's wireless. This IS impressive and if you think otherwise you really need to start developing your own stuff because you could be rich.

[Lukolas1]

Awsome for Gaming!

[designertjp]

Nice Motion Capture presentation! Bet your cumbersome motion capture gear is smaller, leaner, & meaner nowadays when you place it on your Human subject. I'm a Special Effects Costumer and believe my UNDER FX stretch video suit, which covers everything including the head, would help assist you in isolating the motion capture points.

[HyNiJo]

hahaha is this new tech hahahahaha sry not realy impressive