motion capture

[moh-shuhn kap-cher]

noun

1. a data collection technique in which the movements of people and objects are tracked, recorded, and rendered to create animations, as for a video game.

motion capture

noun

1. a process by which a device can be used to capture patterns of live movement; the data is then transmitted to a computer, where simulation software displays it applied to a virtual actor

Word History and Origins

Origin of motion capture¹

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

Former professional players, twin sisters Mollie and Rosie Kmita, were both involved in the motion capture process for the game, and Mollie feels being able to manage a women's team will engage new gamers and educate existing ones.

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On the pitch, it benefits from new graphics, based on work with women's footballers in the motion capture studio, and a perhaps unlikely source: VAR.

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CGI, motion capture and visual effects have enriched stories, creating worlds that could never otherwise exist.

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Zinman owned an existing production studio in Downtown L.A., which was designed to do motion capture and virtual production for TV.

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Beimel uses motion capture to provide pitching feedback, and uses health technology that coincides with its athletes having to self-report daily to track overexertion and determine how best to use their bodies.

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