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

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

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Los Angeles Times

Performing motion capture and voice-over, he was Sonny the emotional android in “I, Robot” and the dry droid K-2SO in both “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” and again in “Andor.”

From Los Angeles Times

The big barrier was a disagreement over motion capture actors whose work was treated as "data" rather than as a performance.

From BBC