<a href="https://reopera.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">re:Naissance Opera</a>, a collective formed by a group of digital and opera artists looks to answer the question:&ldquo;What would opera look and feel like if it were invented today?&rdquo;. For founder <a href="https://reopera.ca/debi-wong/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Debi Wong</a> and the team, it started with giving artists the tools&ndash;including the <a href="https://www.xsens.com/products/mvn-animate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Xsens MVN Link</a> suit&ndash;which they could use to bring the ancient art form of opera to a whole new audience with virtual reality.As Debi explains:&nbsp;&ldquo;It&rsquo;s about building the platform first; performance second. At re:Naissance we&rsquo;re empowering artists to co-create with us, by providing them platforms and tools to create genre-defying works, which is our whole ethos. And that extends to the audience too. We want them to come in and also be co-creators with us.&rdquo;Working closely with 3D Artist Conrad Sky, re:Naissance Opera began developing OrpheusVR, an interactive, choose-your-own-adventure, virtual-reality opera for a modern audience. The inspiration for the project stemmed from Debi wanting to break away from the traditional methods of operatic storytelling, and her own personal interest in video games as an art form.<img src="https://images.wevolver.com/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJ3ZXZvbHZlci1wcm9qZWN0LWltYWdlcyIsImtleSI6ImZyb2FsYS8xNjY2MjQ5NzU5MDk1LUV1cnlkaWNlIGluIHRoZSBVbmRlcndvcmxkLUJvYiBLcmV1dC5wbmciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsid2lkdGgiOjk1MCwiZml0IjoiY292ZXIifX19" style="width: 300px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib">&ldquo;It might be surprising, but I&rsquo;m a big gamer - so I was inspired to think: what are the intersections between the world I engage with on stage, which has these huge stories and big ideas and amazing characters that we don&#39;t run into in everyday life, and video game worlds? In opera, I feel like I&#39;m doing the same thing, embodying these larger-than-life characters or playing through these worlds and stories, and I started thinking about how these two could cross over.&rdquo;After a prototype was successfully released in 2021, the re:Naissance Opera team produced <a href="https://eur05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmailstat.us%2Ftr%2Ft%2Ff3n84myjla0m3cub%2F1%2Fhttps%3A%2F%2Freopera.ca%2Flive-from-the-underworld%2F&data=05%7C01%7CLeon.Chen%40movella.com%7Cc9d77d290fd7438b364808dabd72bff1%7C0d9644303c5f4a6990b984cee624918a%7C0%7C0%7C638030597845781089%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=qwBV3eNIhVQGYFCA8W2WX57Y91ItwnxV5FVVBnifhF0%3D&reserved=0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&lsquo;Live From The Underworld&rsquo;</a>, a two-part immersive operatic experience with computer-generated sets and mythological avatars brought to life by the remarkable collaboration of opera, video game professionals and dancers in Xsens suits. The series featured the work of award-winning script writer and voice actor <a href="https://eur05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmailstat.us%2Ftr%2Ft%2Ff3n84myjla0m3cub%2F2%2Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.imdb.com%2Fname%2Fnm1191973%2F&data=05%7C01%7CLeon.Chen%40movella.com%7Cc9d77d290fd7438b364808dabd72bff1%7C0d9644303c5f4a6990b984cee624918a%7C0%7C0%7C638030597845781089%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=YEPjNV6zU3Tb7iPmXzhLMblM0USzQ2P4Pwb5KctbnMo%3D&reserved=0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Omari Newton</a>, who played the voice of Corvus on Netflix&#39;s <a href="https://eur05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmailstat.us%2Ftr%2Ft%2Ff3n84myjla0m3cub%2F3%2Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.imdb.com%2Ftitle%2Ftt8688814%2F%3Fref_%3Dnm_flmg_act_12&data=05%7C01%7CLeon.Chen%40movella.com%7Cc9d77d290fd7438b364808dabd72bff1%7C0d9644303c5f4a6990b984cee624918a%7C0%7C0%7C638030597845781089%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=1eV7YJes77PMpPNN7R9o3oIVhl%2Fyl1VB9rtXQZYzJKo%3D&reserved=0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Dragon Prince</a> animated series and whose IMDb includes a roster of VR games. &#39;Live From the Underworld&#39; has been nominated at the 2022 AUREA Awards, happening this December in Germany at NTR &ndash; The Metaverse Summit.For &lsquo;Live From The Underworld&rsquo; to succeed, it was essential that the digital characters were able to convey the emotions of the performer behind the avatar. Each of the show&rsquo;s performers would make distinct motions while recording, so it was important that re:Naissance had the motion capture technology in place to bring their individualistic behaviors into the show, which is why the team turned to Xsens.&ldquo;The Xsens suits are just so easy to throw on and you can become any avatar or mythological creature you want or can think of&rdquo;,&nbsp;Debi Wong explains. Working with Xsens meant that performers could act as they usually would on stage, thanks to the accessibility and robustness of the MVN Link suit.<img src="https://images.wevolver.com/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJ3ZXZvbHZlci1wcm9qZWN0LWltYWdlcyIsImtleSI6ImZyb2FsYS8xNjY2MjUwMDI2ODQ4LUVyaWthIE1pdHN1aGFzaGkgaW4gWFNlbnMgc3VpdC1waG90b01hY2tlbnppZUxhd3JlbmNlIHJlc2l6ZWQuanBnIiwiZWRpdHMiOnsicmVzaXplIjp7IndpZHRoIjo5NTAsImZpdCI6ImNvdmVyIn19fQ==" style="width: 300px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib">Part one of the series, &#39;Eurydice: Live from the Underworld&#39; premiered online in the Fall of 2021. Part two of the series, &#39;Live from the Underworld II: Eurydice&rsquo;s Descent&#39; is the continuation to the story and was live-streamed in Spring 2022. On November 16, 2022, audiences can experience the first ever in-person performance of the series with &#39;Live from the Underworld II: Eurydice&rsquo;s Calling&#39; which features an alternate ending, where Persephone&rsquo;s avatar is unveiled. This live performance kicks off <a href="https://eur05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmailstat.us%2Ftr%2Ft%2Ff3n84myjla0m3cub%2F4%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Freopera.ca%2Findiefest&data=05%7C01%7CLeon.Chen%40movella.com%7Cc9d77d290fd7438b364808dabd72bff1%7C0d9644303c5f4a6990b984cee624918a%7C0%7C0%7C638030597845781089%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=LMHKJZ2cEtfGmk6gxung91HOkLC7FGTlMsfgzuJvrGQ%3D&reserved=0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IndieFest</a>, a festival that celebrates performing arts and emerging technology in Vancouver, Canada.Alongside bringing ancient stories to life through modern technology, Debi and the re:Naissance team continue to develop modern-day operatic performances to empower storytellers, and ensure the artform is accessible to future generations.&ldquo;The growth of opera has never been about one person coming up with an idea. It was about many different people from many different sectors&ndash;from philosophers to singer-songwriters to scientists to musicians and composers and performers,all throwing their ideas and riffing off each other. The future of opera will largely depend on accessibility, not just in terms of hardware, but in terms of being able to access your ability as an artist and create your own story, your own inspiration.&rdquo; <img src="https://images.wevolver.com/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJ3ZXZvbHZlci1wcm9qZWN0LWltYWdlcyIsImtleSI6ImZyb2FsYS8xNjY2MjUwMDQ1MDg4LUVyaWthIE1pdHN1aGFzaGkgaW4gWHNlbnMgc3VpdCB3aXRoIHRoZSBBdmF0YXIuanBnIiwiZWRpdHMiOnsicmVzaXplIjp7IndpZHRoIjo5NTAsImZpdCI6ImNvdmVyIn19fQ==" style="width: 300px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib">Watch &lsquo;Live from the Underworld&rsquo; Ep. 2 Performance <a href="https://youtu.be/CHndV-0qiUs?t=1789" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">VOD</a> as well as <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/107WnKN1VuhrlXpGl8ilWG3U6AIPoQhCg/view" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BTS footage</a>.

By Using Movella’s Xsens Motion Capture Technology 

re:Naissance Opera Reinvent Opera for the Next Generation

<h3>How Unlimited Motion used Xsens technology to bring mixed-reality into Strictly Come Dancing</h3>In November of last year, the phenomenon of Strictly Come Dancing was the latest major television show to take a step into the metaverse with a mixed-reality performance that wowed audiences worldwide. <a href="https://www.unlimitedmotion.ltd/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Unlimited Motion Ltd</a>, who specialise in digitising performances with motion and performance capture, 3D scanning, and virtual production, were tasked with adding a digital layer to the iconic show. Using Xsens technology, they created metallic robots, built with a combination of motion graphics and motion capture, who appeared to join the dancers on stage, to the dance tracks of Kraftwerk and Yazoo. Ryan Garry, director of Unlimited Motion, and long-time collaborator of Xsens talked us through the process of creating the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOLUVLSK0bs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">futuristic routine</a>, and the unique obstacles he and the team had to overcome.<iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YOLUVLSK0bs?&wmode=opaque&rel=0&enablejsapi=1&origin=https://www.wevolver.com" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable" data-lf-yt-playback-inspected-kn9eq4roawkarlvp="true"></iframe>&ldquo;Strictly was the quickest turnaround project I&#39;ve had to work on, because the broadcast requires the footage way in advance of the rehearsals. The brief had to be executed in the same week.&rdquo;<h3>Finding a dance partner</h3>Despite being a well-established show with a celebrated format, Strictly Come Dancing is continuously looking for new ways to innovate their programming. In 2020, aspiring to push creative boundaries and pandemic-enforced restrictions, the show introduced augmented reality elements, created by their long-time collaborators <a href="http://potionpictures.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Potion Pictures</a>. Hailed as a rousing success, the producers wanted to take the technology even further in 2021, which is when Unlimited Motion waltzed into the picture.&ldquo;I worked with Potion Pictures on a project prior to Strictly, which was for a cruise ship also using motion capture, where an animated Mona Lisa would dance alongside physical dancers on the cruise ship,&rdquo; explains Garry. &ldquo;After that, Potion introduced AR into Strictly, with motion graphics on the big screen behind the dancers and two track cameras using&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mo-sys.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mo-Sys</a>. This year they wanted to introduce another element, which in this case was motion capture. Each year they want to do something different and build on what they did prior. So this year, they wanted to do motion capture work.&rdquo;<img src="https://images.wevolver.com/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJ3ZXZvbHZlci1wcm9qZWN0LWltYWdlcyIsImtleSI6ImZyb2FsYS8xNjU2OTE3NDg4NjQyLTY0MC5wbmciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsid2lkdGgiOjk1MCwiZml0IjoiY292ZXIifX19" style="width: 300px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib">One of the major attractions that pulls viewers into Strictly Come Dancing each week is the unpredictability of the live shows, and the dramatically different themes that each episode deals with. For the production team, this often means that there is little room to experiment, which is why Ryan and the Unlimited Motion Ltd team initially had issues with communicating the capabilities of the motion-capture technology to the producers.&ldquo;We found the dancers were comfortable with using the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.xsens.com/products/mvn-animate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Xsens Link Suit</a>, as it was similar to performing with a costume, plus it was relatively low profile, so it felt invisible to them,&rdquo; Garry shared. &ldquo;The set director and the dance choreographer hadn&#39;t used this kind of technology before, so myself and the people from Potion Pictures were trying to explain to the directors what was possible and what wasn&rsquo;t possible, but also that you can utilize it for any kind of movement, not necessarily for a specific dance. Previously they&#39;d be limited to what they could do in AR, but the motion capture can be turned around rather quickly so it gives them flexibility.&rdquo;As motion-capture is still relatively new to much of the broadcast industry, questions were understandably asked during production. While performers as a whole were quick to take to the technology, a shift in mindset from the directors was needed before they really came on board with the process.&ldquo;It was just a matter of how you could see the preview of the dance in real-time. I think they had to get over the fact that what you&#39;re seeing on the preview window isn&#39;t necessarily what you&#39;ll see in the final delivery, because they were used to seeing a dance on the dance floor in front of them, live,&rdquo; explains Garry. &ldquo;They were worried that any glitches seen in the preview would be reflected in the final performance, but we had to explain that we could clean it up afterwards. Once they understood that, they were keen to experiment with the technology.&rdquo;After the success of the robot routine, Unlimited Motion Ltd carried on their collaboration with Strictly, and used the same process to create dancing penguins for the show&#39;s <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/unlimited-motion-ltd_motioncapture-mocap-activity-6883742669428809728-Hepj" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Christmas special</a>.<h3 id="isPasted">Adoption of technology</h3>The use of mixed-reality performances continues to grow year-on-year, and the continued development of the technology, and the increasing interest in all things metaverse, indicates that this is a trend that has no signs of slowing down. Big-budget shows like <a href="https://www.fox.com/alter-ego/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alter Ego</a> highlight the technology as a major selling point, while performances such as <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=borCiOzRfew" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ShiGGa Shay</a> at Global Esports Games 2021 showcase exciting innovations within the sector. For Ryan, &ldquo;programmes such as Strictly Come Dancing implementing motion-capture will help open up the use of the technology throughout the industry&quot;.&ldquo;Mixed-reality is becoming more well-embedded within top-tier shows such as Strictly Come Dancing in the UK, and Alter Ego in the US. I think it&rsquo;s good that these type of shows are stepping into this area, as this will result in (motion-capture) technology trickling down more and more into mid-to-low level budget shows, films or any kind of entertainment properties/his will only increase further as the rendering becomes easier, quicker and cheaper.&rdquo;Whilst the metaverse sounds like a futuristic vision on the horizon, mixed reality performances are already embedding themselves into the rosta of mainstream entertainment, with hybrid &lsquo;real world&rsquo; and digital shows becoming commonplace. From <a href="https://www.xsens.com/cases/how-xsens-technology-brought-the-21-pilots-virtual-concert-to-life-in-the-roblox-metaverse" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">21 Pilots&rsquo; virtual concert within the Roblox</a> metaverse to miniature musicals in people&rsquo;s homes with AR and VR, the demand for - and curiosity in - digitally enhanced performances is clear. However, Ryan believes a gap in knowledge must be bridged before there is wider use of motion capture technology for live events.&ldquo;At the minute, I think there is an awareness and skills gap within the industry. There are a lot of CGI artists specialized in programmes like Maya, but not so much in games engines such as Unreal Engine, and Unity, which is able to implement this technology a lot easier. I think calling them games engines holds them back. &lsquo;Real-time&rsquo; engines is a term that is starting to be used more, which is more appropriate, as they are being used for more than just games, but also for other real-time experiences such as mixed-reality and extended-reality. Plus the tools themselves are all free or relatively cheap. Most people who work in motion graphics or VFX are probably still using programmes like after effects, but in five years time, there will be more people using real-time engines.&rdquo;&ldquo;We found the dancers were comfortable using the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.xsens.com/products/mvn-animate?utm_term=xsens%20suit&utm_medium=ppc&utm_campaign=3DCA+%7C+Europe+%7C+Search&utm_source=adwords&hsa_cam=15270117545&hsa_src=g&hsa_mt=e&hsa_ver=3&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_tgt=kwd-462456347252&hsa_acc=1306794700&hsa_grp=129340474946&hsa_kw=xsens%20suit&hsa_ad=561737494949&gclid=Cj0KCQiAosmPBhCPARIsAHOen-PW8_8wuRCgpEQQrNIRj3_DnUq_AZp5_-VnW0heC0RW34-eVoQnA9caAh55EALw_wcB" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Xsens Link Suit</a>&hellip; it felt invisible to them&rdquo;<h3 id="isPasted">Xsens Collaboration</h3>One of the key drivers of success for Unlimited Motion&rsquo;s execution of the Strictly Come Dancing performance digitisation was the use of Xsens - specifically, their usability. Xsens suits used by the dancers were able to adapt to the environment of the ballroom stage: &ldquo;they had Magnetic Immunity. The stage-floor had its own wi-fi, there were metals in the decorations, there was always a level of interference - it wasn&rsquo;t a clean environment at all. What I found from using previous suits was that there was too much time spent cleaning up data versus doing creative work. This was essentially one of the reasons I chose to use Xsens in the first place. I think it&rsquo;s paying off now with the fact that I can operate on such a quick turnaround.&rdquo;The exploration and experimentation of motion capture in mixed reality performance will pave the way for more creativity and connection. Unlimited Motion&rsquo;s Strictly shows that when you have access to tools, such as the Xsens Suit, that can be swiftly adopted within production, then less time is spent explaining and more time creating. Motion capture opens up a new form of creation for artists and digitising performance is another expression of art that captures the attention and imagination of both viewers and performers.To learn more about Unlimited Motion Ltd, visit their <a href="https://www.unlimitedmotion.ltd/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">website</a>.

with Xsens MVN Animate

How Xsens technology bring mixed-reality into Strictly Come Dancing

<a href="https://rolfes.team/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Team Rolfes</a> is the 3D and image making studio headed up by brothers Sam and Andy Rolfes. Abstraction and surreal imagery are a constant throughout their art, whether they&#39;re designing an <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CTNLrhPrsLO/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">album cover for Lady Gaga</a>, a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMMs2AvEIIA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">music video for Danny Elfman</a>, or performing live on stage. While to some studios and creators motion capture is simply a tool, for Team Rolfes, it&#39;s been a mainstay throughout their creative journey thus far.<img src="https://images.wevolver.com/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJ3ZXZvbHZlci1wcm9qZWN0LWltYWdlcyIsImtleSI6ImZyb2FsYS8xNjUzNjQwODAxMjM5LWxhZHkgZ2FnYS1EYXduIG9mIENocm9tYXRpY2EuanBnIiwiZWRpdHMiOnsicmVzaXplIjp7IndpZHRoIjo5NTAsImZpdCI6ImNvdmVyIn19fQ==" style="width: 300px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib">Cover of Dawn of Chromatica, credit: Lady Gaga&#39;s official websiteAs Andy Rolfes says, &ldquo;There&#39;s been a little bit of keyframed animation here and there, but I think a lot of our studio work has been really focused on real-time and performance technology. This is what we&#39;ve been rooted in, even looking back to the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02k126v3Zu4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amnesia Scanner</a> music video, which was done with the Oculus headset. And we very much rely on these performances created by these tools to give some humanity and life to our work. We&#39;ve gone into more traditional animation just to round things out, but we&#39;ve stayed pretty firmly rooted in real-time performances&rdquo;Their unique art stems from constant experimentation undertaken by Team Rolfes, and the stability that Movella&#39;s <a href="https://www.xsens.com/products/mvn-animate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Xsens suits</a> brought them allows them to operate without too much time being spent thinking about the gear involved.&ldquo;What I&#39;ve been doing for the last few years is taking the Xsens MVN Link suit and recording myself going through different poses and gestures, and then retargeting afterwards. Andy Rolfes continues, &ldquo;It&#39;s sort of similar to sculpture work, trying to find a way to utilize the figure as a strong strong standpoint, and then from there, I can go through other explorations. My personal practice is highly figurative and basically using the Xsens suit allows me to be able to build out a very core pillar for my practice.&rdquo;Sam and Andy Rolfes have always done things differently, and with the Xsens suit they are able to explore areas of creativity that would not be possible without the security and accuracy of Xsens. For creators like Team Rolfes who are continuously looking to innovate, whether through gaming, live performances or artwork, having a robust set-up is essential. As we enter into the next stage of the internet with the metaverse, having reliable tools, such as the Xsens Link suit, available to artists will result in more time spent experimenting and creating, and less time worrying about tech restrictions.As the capabilities of motion capture widens, the value of movement for creators increases, with the growing interest in emotes in games such as Fortnite and Apex Legends, and <a href="https://www.xsens.com/blog/creating-nfts-with-motion-capture" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">motion-captured NFTs</a> just being some recent examples. In Team Rolfes&#39; case, the intricacies of movement are an essential part of their artistic craft and how they express themselves in their work.<h3>Dynamic creativity without compromise</h3>Team Rolfes has a wide reach of creative outlets, often meaning they are juggling client work alongside their live performances worldwide. What this means as creators is that they have to be able to work anywhere, anytime, and the flexibility of the Xsens suit allows Sam and Andy to set up for motion capture work wherever they are.As Sam Rolfes explains, &ldquo;If we&#39;re booked for a festival or something like that, we often set up the Xsens suit out of a conference room or hotel room and test it out there, which is a very nice element of Xsens, knowing that we can just pop it out wherever we are at it use it to its full extent.&rdquo;Practicality is at the forefront of Xsens design process. In the world of flexible working set-ups, it&#39;s no longer enough that tech, in this case Xsens suits, are capable of high-quality performance, but also that they are able to be easily transported and set-up on the go.The challenges of music touring means that performers have to be flexible in their approach, particularly when working in a wide range of venues that each have their own unique qualities. While usually, this presents questions of space and lighting, with the added element of motion capture, performers have to account for magnetic interference for the stage that threatens to disrupt the show - as it had for Team Rolfes in the past.&ldquo;When we started out, we used a simpler suit that didn&#39;t have the same level of shielding,&rdquo; Sam Rolfes explains. &ldquo;For certain animations it was fine, but for stage shows, we certainly had to have Xsens. In past shows using different suits, we would get on stage and have issues with characters flying all over the place because of electromagnetic interference with speakers. So adopting the Xsens suit was an upgrade to another level of stability. And just so we didn&#39;t have to clean up animation quite as much. But especially for stage stuff, it really made it possible to do much bigger performances.&rdquo;Andy Rolfes adds further, &ldquo;One of the reasons we&#39;re using the Xsens suit specifically is because when you&#39;re touring all over the place, and you don&#39;t know what kind of metal is in the building, or where the speakers are, then you need a solution with a lot of magnetic protection&rdquo;.Creators such as Sam and Andy Rolfes want to spend as little time as possible thinking about the limitations of their technology, and more time experimenting and creating, which is why the Xsens suit was perfect for their shifting needs and demands. The magnetic immunity suit removes the headache that often comes with performing in unknown environments, allowing Team Rolfes to smoothly translate their show no matter where they are performing. The low maintenance set-up of the Xsens suit allows creators like Team Rolfes to stay dynamic on the road, removing the boundaries of having to operate in a traditional studio space.<h3 id="isPasted">The relationship between Motion Capture and VR</h3>The key to Sam and Andy&#39;s craft has always stemmed from a harmonious relationship between motion capture and VR, and how they take the realistic data from motion capture and blend it with unrealistic elements created with &lsquo;VR puppetry&rsquo;. The success of the two technologies can be clearly seen in Danny Elfman&rsquo;s music video for &lsquo;Insects&rsquo;, on which Team Rolfes served as Directors and Character Designers.<iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PMMs2AvEIIA?&wmode=opaque&rel=0&enablejsapi=1&origin=https://www.wevolver.com" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable" data-lf-yt-playback-inspected-kn9eq4roawkarlvp="true"></iframe> Sam Rolfes goes on to explain more about the making of the music video, &ldquo;It was a blend of performance, being captured in VR, and also the Xsens suit. We set up the actors in the Xsens suits and had different Unreal games running in the background, just to get a more genuine performance out of them. Plus it&rsquo;s always fun to strap a bunch of stuff to a performer and see how they react to it - you get a lot of interesting footage from that. And then there&rsquo;s the element of VR puppetry, which is added after the fact. This meant choreographing each scene, doing the camera work with VR, filming additional motion capture if needed. So there was always an element of real-time involved here, whether it was recording an insect character or adding in extra scenes&rdquo;.On the Danny Elfman project and beyond, the Xsens suit served as a basis for Team Rolfes&rsquo; creativity. The reliability of the software&rsquo;s motion capture data means they can spend more time creating experiences rather than worrying about technical faults, while the flexibility of the suit perfectly meets the dynamic demands that come with their work.The creativity of Team Rolfes&rsquo; work shows how high-quality motion capture data can enable innovation and experimentation for digital artists. Just as with <a href="https://www.xsens.com/blog/creating-nfts-with-motion-capture" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Veronica Lynn Harper</a> and her NFT collection or Cory Strassburger&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQVmHLuCnok" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">metaverse</a> based character &lsquo;Blu&rsquo;, Xsens technology opens up new areas for creators to explore.To find out more about Team Rolfes, click <a href="http://rolfes.team/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>

How Team Rolfes use Xsens to create out-of-this-world experiences

<a href="https://www.ubisoft.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ubisoft</a> Annecy delivered the ultimate winter sports game with 2016&rsquo;s Steep, a sublime simulation that recreated the wide-open slopes of the Alps that players could explore on skis or snowboards, or even by paragliding or soaring with a wingsuit. Whether you wanted a quiet solo jaunt down the side of a mountain or a raucous race against online rivals, it was all there.<img src="https://images.wevolver.com/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJ3ZXZvbHZlci1wcm9qZWN0LWltYWdlcyIsImtleSI6ImZyb2FsYS8xNjUxODA0ODIxNzA1LXN0YXJ0LTExLnBuZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJ3aWR0aCI6OTUwLCJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciJ9fX0=" style="width: 300px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib">It was the first wholly original project from Ubisoft Annecy, the global publisher&rsquo;s French studio, and after shipping extensive add-on content, including collaborations with the 2018 Winter Olympics and ESPN&rsquo;s X Games, the team turned its attention towards the next big thing.This next big thing is&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ubisoft.com/en-gb/game/riders-republic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Riders Republic</a>, a multi-disciplinary sports sandbox game that features skis, snowboards, snowmobiles alongside wingsuit, and mountain biking in a vast world that mashes up various American landmarks, including Yosemite Valley and Grand Teton. It&rsquo;s also punched up with a lot more personality and flair and takes a massively multiplayer approach with dozens of players competing together at once.&nbsp;For the Riders Republic, Ubisoft Annecy wanted to tap into the latest technology to deliver precise and realistic-looking tricks and animations. That&rsquo;s why the studio turned to the <a href="https://www.xsens.com/products/mvn-animate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Xsens MVN</a> inertial&nbsp;<a href="https://www.xsens.com/motion-capture" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">motion capture system</a>, with robust suits that could be easily transported to the slopes to capture professional athletes and translate that action into the game.&nbsp;<h3>Capturing the pros</h3>Ubisoft Annecy had previously worked with optical motion capture for indoor shoots, but camera-based systems aren&rsquo;t ideal when it comes to real-world and large-volume capture demands. When it was time to work with professional skiers and snowboarders on-location to capture tricks and actions for the Riders Republic, the studio turned to Xsens. The suit&rsquo;s durable sensors can work anywhere.&nbsp;<iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xapNAdQcPVg?&wmode=opaque&rel=0&enablejsapi=1&origin=https://www.wevolver.com" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable" data-lf-yt-playback-inspected-kn9eq4roawkarlvp="true"></iframe>&quot;We started using Xsens in 2018 because we wanted another option. It&#39;s easier to use in specific conditions, like the sports we have in Riders Republic,&quot; explains Julien Beilles, Lead Animator at Ubisoft Annecy. &quot;The biggest point for us in using Xsens was being able to use it on the snow. That was the first time we used it for that. It&#39;s really hard to do optical motion capture on the snow, so we chose Xsens for that.&quot;&nbsp;Another reason Julien selected the Xsens suit for the job was the ability to set up and get ready to capture without needing to bring an additional team to manage technical support. There&rsquo;s significantly less fuss and setup with the Xsens MVN inertial motion capture suits, which the skiers and snowboarders could wear beneath their usual gear and perform unabated. Clean data can be captured anywhere, even using a laptop.&ldquo;It was quite easy, I would say,&rdquo; he explains. &ldquo;For optical capture, we used to have technical directors with us, and they are in charge of most of the technical stuff. With Xsens, we are able to go on a shoot without any TDs with us, and we ended up shooting by ourselves with a couple of animators. In the end, we managed to do what we wanted with a small team, so it went great.&rdquo;<img src="https://images.wevolver.com/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJ3ZXZvbHZlci1wcm9qZWN0LWltYWdlcyIsImtleSI6ImZyb2FsYS8xNjUxODA0OTc0NTY4LVJpZGVycyBSZXB1YmxpYyAyLnBuZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJ3aWR0aCI6OTUwLCJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciJ9fX0=" style="width: 300px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib">Although Annecy has ample slopes to choose from, the team opted to shoot at a covered, real-snow, ski facility in Landgraaf in the Netherlands to ensure consistent conditions and access to electricity. It was a five-day shoot that included pro athletes, and while their availability was limited, the rapid setup and recording with the Xsens suits meant that no time was wasted as they captured every takeoff, landing, and rail trick they could.&ldquo;We shot pro athletes that had very limited time to offer in their schedule, so Xsens sounded like a better solution for us to go with,&rdquo; says Julien. &ldquo;In the end, I think we made the right choice.&rdquo;<h3>Just like real life</h3>Julien&#39;s team used the clean inertial motion capture data to translate the realistic dynamics of various tricks and movements and combine that with keyframing to input into the game&rsquo;s animation system. The Xsens suits not only helped deliver on the impressive realism of the real-world actions but also significantly cut down the amount of work that would&rsquo;ve been done if they had fully keyframed the animations.&ldquo;When capturing full rotations, Xsens was stellar,&rdquo; Julien affirms. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a strong point of the system. We captured a lot of different rotations in the air: spins, flips, and combined rotations.&rdquo;Ubisoft Annecy continued to use the Xsens suits for other purposes in the game following that initial shoot, including prototyping animations for other activities and developing the fun emotes that players can have their characters perform. The studio has two suits that it turns to regularly, as they don&rsquo;t have to book a mocap session: the technology is always ready.<img src="https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wevolver-project-images/froala%2F1651805676381-Riders+Republic+3.png" style="width: 300px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib">&ldquo;One of the big advantages of Xsens for all of the shooting and prototyping we did is that you can hit record and let it roll, and you have all of the data,&rdquo; says Julien. &ldquo;For the shooting in Landgraaf, we were able to capture data across the whole snow park, and we were surprised because it was like 50 meters long or more. That was one of the big advantages. Xsens is also much faster to use for prototyping than some tools, and we use it a lot for that.&rdquo;Xsens is Ubisoft&rsquo;s global partner for inertial motion capture technology, and the durable MVN suits have been used at other Ubisoft studios across an array of blockbuster video game projects. Ubisoft Annecy plans to support Riders Republic extensively after its release, as it did with Steep.&ldquo;It&rsquo;s really useful to have Xsens in the studio when you don&rsquo;t have your own mocap studio,&rdquo; Julien concludes.

with Xsens MVN suits

Ubisoft hits the slopes for the Riders Republic

<a href="https://www.twentyonepilots.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">21 Pilots</a> have performed for thousands of fans at the Grammys, Wembley Arena and Reading festival, but they have never had an experience quite like taking to the virtual stage in <a href="https://www.roblox.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Roblox</a> and their 35 million daily users. As the media and technology industries attempt to find their &lsquo;<a href="https://www.xsens.com/blog/creating-the-metaverse-with-motion-capture" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Metaverse</a>&rsquo;, the digital world of Roblox provides a window into what the concert-going experience might look like in the next internet&rsquo;s next stage.Virtual concerts aren&rsquo;t new, but previous renditions have had their share of challenges, with the biggest hurdle being trying to encapsulate the energy of an in-person show in the digital realm. Despite this, it was essential for 21 Pilots that the emotion of their performance transcended across into the virtual space. This is why Actor Capture and <a href="https://www.gsu.edu/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GSU</a>&rsquo;s <a href="https://cmii.gsu.edu/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CMII</a> Studios sought out Xsens, implementing our inertia-based technology to bring the concert experience into players&rsquo; homes.We sat down with long-time Xsens collaborator, and <a href="https://actorcapture.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Actor Capture</a> Technical Director, James Martin, to discuss how the project came about, and he was quick to point out how essential Xsens technology was in capturing the 21 Pilots&rsquo; performance.&ldquo;It is essential for drummers and specifically for musical performances to utilize inertia based and furthermore, a hand solution that allows you to get the grip or things like notation on a fretboard or on a keyboard. It&#39;s very, very, very important. All of these things are prevalent and this performance.&rdquo;<h3><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HOo2NbSRxjA?&wmode=opaque&rel=0&enablejsapi=1&origin=https://www.wevolver.com" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable" data-lf-yt-playback-inspected-kn9eq4roawkarlvp="true"></iframe></h3><h3>Making use of Xsens&rsquo; tools&nbsp;</h3>Lil Nas X&rsquo;s Roblox show was a rousing success for Symbol Zero, but with their next virtual concert, they wanted to take things to the next stage, and engage the player at an unprecedented level. Having built up an in-depth understanding of Xsens through his work on past projects &lsquo;Suicide Squad 2&rsquo; and Cardi B&rsquo;s &lsquo;<a href="https://www.xsens.com/cases/how-cardi-b-created-a-video-game-with-xsens" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cardi Tries</a>&rsquo;, James knew that our technology was the best way to address the challenges 21 Pilot&rsquo;s virtual performance might have brought.&ldquo;We knew that the work would have over 15 minutes of animation. We also knew that they were very interested in doing face bonding and hands because instruments would be involved. They (Symbol Zero) weren&#39;t just looking for somebody who was versed in the moves and the Xsens workflow. They were looking for somebody who could utilize things like the Manus gloves that now carry the timecode over, which is very important to get the finger articulation. And then, of course, a face solution that was robust enough to get all of the lyric performance.&rdquo;Capturing the articulation of the performance was an important factor for Roblox and 21 Pilots. The band wanted to carry across the emotions of a concert to the virtual space, so it was essential the right tools and methods were chosen. MVN Link suits were worn by the band as they performed, while <a href="https://www.xsens.com/products/xsens-gloves-by-manus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Xsens Gloves by Manus</a> were also used to ensure hand movements were accurately captured. Alongside this, James made use of the iPhone&rsquo;s ARkit to track the face movements of 21 Pilots.<h3>The Metaverse experience</h3>In the virtual spaces that will make up the metaverse, it will be the individualities that the user will seek out to make themselves stand apart. For now, these come in the form of digital clothes, or NFT art, but as the user base grows, so does the adoption of aspects of reality. This is where the 21 Pilots Roblox concert might serve as a preview for the role Xsens can play in the metaverse. During the recording process, it was clear that there was value attributed to the movements of 21 Pilots. It was essential for the player that the way the drums or the guitar was played, matched that of the band. It&rsquo;s not out of the question that the metaverse will see similar demand for realistic, and unique avatar movements, which is where technology like the Manus gloves will come into play.<img src="https://images.wevolver.com/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJ3ZXZvbHZlci1wcm9qZWN0LWltYWdlcyIsImtleSI6ImZyb2FsYS8xNjUwNDM4NzI2MzAwLTIxcGlsb3Rfc2NyZWVuc2hvdF8wMDHljovnvKkucG5nIiwiZWRpdHMiOnsicmVzaXplIjp7IndpZHRoIjo5NTAsImZpdCI6ImNvdmVyIn19fQ==" style="width: 300px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib"><h3>Recording the performance</h3>Whether the stage is real or virtual, 21 Pilots have always sought to have a connection with their loyal fan base. As explained by Mark Eshleman, the band&rsquo;s Creative Director, they wanted <a href="https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/twenty-one-pilots-21-roblox-concert-experience-1235058749/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&ldquo;to honor the band&rsquo;s fans, its lore, and history to make sure this experience aligns with what people can expect from a show.&rdquo;</a>The question is no longer whether performance can be captured for the virtual space, but more so, can the virtual concert capture the sophistication and emotion that comes with an in-person show? Thanks to Xsens&rsquo; inertia-based solutions, James was able to address these concerns and created an environment that allowed 21 Pilots to perform just as they would in any arena around the world.&ldquo;In the behind-the-scenes, you&#39;ll see that we had all their instruments in the CMII Studios stage, and we didn&rsquo;t hinder their performance. That&#39;s really the true magic of inertia-based solutions; we bring a solution to a performer and meet them in their own native environment.&rdquo;The success of the metaverse will be dictated by the ease of adoption and use. It will be the technology, like the Xsens tools that allowed James and Actor Capture to record the essential, intricate details of performing, that will be necessary for the metaverses&rsquo; ability to maintain a sustained suspension of disbelief.<h3>Engaging the player</h3>Hosting a concert within the world of Roblox allowed 21 Pilots new opportunities to interact with their audience in a way only possible in the virtual space. It was important for Symbol Zero that the player remained a part of the performance, rather than being a passive spectator.&ldquo;Where at first you&#39;re just a captive audience member just watching a performance, the interactivity that is offered through Roblox engages the game player. In the opening track that they utilized, one of the options was that the player would go up and down alongside the hook of the song, and if the player did not jump when Tyler said the lyric &lsquo;up&rsquo;, then they would fall through the floor. It&#39;s smaller interactivity that makes the game player have a little bit more of an intimate experience with the performance.&rdquo;Users will venture into virtual worlds in the metaverse for an enhanced experience of their reality, not just a 1-1 depiction of their reality. Roblox implemented quests, rewards and virtual merchandise into the 21 Pilots concert, not just as a way to sustain and market the performance but to keep players engaged in a way that differs from an in-person experience.

with Xsens MVN animate

How Xsens technology brought the 21 Pilots virtual concert to life in the Roblox Metaverse

&#39;What are we actually adding to a live performance?&#39; asked Ben Kee, founder, creative director, and executive producer of <a href="https://www.anomalyst.studio/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Anomalyst Studio</a> in Singapore, as his team embarked on the mixed reality live performance of ShiGGa Shay at the opening ceremony of the <a href="https://www.globalesports.org/post/singapore-2021-global-esports-games-breaks-the-meta-with-opening-ceremony" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Global Esports Games 2021</a>. Mixed reality performance is a hybrid between virtual production and traditional, real-time production, and was brought to life in this show with <a href="https://www.xsens.com/motion-capture" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">motion capture</a> technology powered by Xsens. Kee explains how people are increasingly demanding that the virtual concert is not just a digital imitation, but an experience in its own right.<h3>How gaming facilitated a Promising Pivot into virtual production</h3>&ldquo;Anomalyst is a multimedia company that mainly produces content for live events. Over the last two years, with the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been no live events.&rdquo; Finding a solution to this problem, Anomalyst Studio had to change focus. &ldquo;We have had to pivot, in a strange way, into virtual production. We started with green screen solutions, virtual backdrops and experimenting with Unreal Engine and other game engines to create content.&rdquo;<a href="https://www.xsens.com/motion-capture" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Motion capture</a> was already in Anomalyst Studio&#39;s pipeline when they decided to shift their focus to virtual event production. &ldquo;Our partners and friends are performers and musicians who have been looking to stream their performances, so they would still be able to work during the pandemic,&rdquo; said Kee. &ldquo;The demand for virtual productions gave us the idea of improving the way we live stream performances using a games engine, a performer, and motion capture.&rdquo; In creating the mixed reality performance of ShiGGa Shay at the Global Esports Games 2021, the studio had to think on its feet to bring the performance together, as the new format meant there were new challenges in meeting their objectives for the opening ceremony.<iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/borCiOzRfew?&wmode=opaque&rel=0&enablejsapi=1&origin=https://www.wevolver.com" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable" data-lf-yt-playback-inspected-kn9eq4roawkarlvp="true"></iframe>ShiGGa Shay performs to his song, uTopia reimagined: chasing.<h3 id="isPasted">The highs and lows of being first</h3>To be the first to produce a mixed reality performance live was a feat itself, but to be the first in an industry that&#39;s growing as fast as Esports was phenomenal. In 2021, the global worldwide esports audience reached 474 million people and is estimated to reach 577 million by 2024. Anomalyst themselves were effectively performing to a large audience. Being the pioneer brings its own set of challenges. &ldquo;Knowing how to plan was difficult, but thankfully, our clients gave us creative freedom.&rdquo; From the timing and setup of virtual assets to real logistical issues, Anomalyst Studio took up the challenge: &ldquo;A virtually produced performance was a new creation for us and our client&rdquo;, explains Kee. &ldquo;Our setup on-site, at the Global Esports Games, was only three days before the event when we got entry to the event grounds. The content for the show could not be made before seeing the space at the event grounds. We had to run and test the performance to make sure it worked with the rest of the show and the requirements of our clients.&rdquo;Kee and his team, whilst challenged by the logistics, were also inspired by their own high expectations, as well as their creativity: &ldquo;Anomalyst has the objective of ensuring that we are working beyond just the expectations of the content produced.&rdquo; For example, Kee wanted to have virtual assets that added to the vibe and movement for the performance, so he &ldquo;enlisted a colleague who is a dancer and pre-recorded some of the dance moves to use as an additional asset in the environment. I think we just decided what felt right and looked at our toolset and saw what we could build and what we were able to pull through with the dancers.&rdquo; While the logistics were challenging for Anomalyst Studio, the team had the help of <a href="https://www.xsens.com/products/mvn-animate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Xsens suits</a> which they had specifically chosen for their reliability, to bring the mixed reality performance to life.<h3>Xsens&#39;s role in realizing live movement in the virtual world</h3>The creative direction of the Anomalyst team and their experience in event planning and execution made the project feasible, but Kee highlights that the technology they opted for was important in realizing the movements they imagined. Movella&#39;s mission to bring meaning to movement aligned with the energy that Kee&#39;s team wanted to bring; the technology served as a tool to create digital movement that imitated the natural flow of the dancers: &ldquo;Xsens captures motion in a way that gets the vibrancy of the movements across.&rdquo;&ldquo;The Xsens suit has the feature that allows the performer to jump off the ground without having their legs clipped into the ground after they land&rdquo;, elaborates Kee. &ldquo;There is less sliding. The suit can convey the power and agility of each movement. Having tested other suits, we needed a suit that was a lot easier to set up because we were creating this illusion for an in-venue event. I think Xsens came across as a superior motion capture solution that is more of an inside-out tracking rather than outside-in like others available. &rdquo;The Xsens suit was key in projecting the energy of the mixed reality performances across to viewers at the Global Esports Games. The performance has amassed attention for its unique format and ability to engage viewers. For Anomalyst, the attention created around the event has confirmed the power of mixed reality performances to share ideas.<img src="https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wevolver-project-images/froala%2F1647609857715-ShiGGa+Shay+-2.JPG" style="width: 300px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib"><h3 id="isPasted">The art of storytelling through virtual production</h3>&ldquo;I believe mixed reality can be a storytelling mechanism, which I think a lot of traditional show directors and filmmakers are looking into right now.&rdquo; shares Kee. The digitisation of live events is bright, but the first examples being set will be key to maintaining and driving interest: &ldquo;We were able to capture the attention of the national broadcaster in Singapore, they were very interested in visiting us and understanding the mixed reality performances we&#39;re able to create. People are excited about these technologies, it&#39;s just that they don&#39;t yet know what&rsquo;s been done,&rdquo; explains Kee.<img src="https://images.wevolver.com/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJ3ZXZvbHZlci1wcm9qZWN0LWltYWdlcyIsImtleSI6ImZyb2FsYS8xNjQ3NjA5MjEzMjQ1LVNoaUdHYSBTaGF5IC0zLkpQRyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJ3aWR0aCI6OTUwLCJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciJ9fX0=" style="width: 300px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib">

An Interview with with Ben Kee, Founder Anomalyst Studio

Live Movement in a Virtual World with Xsens x Anomalyst Studio

3D Positional Aiding and Object Tracking complete MVN Animate, revolutionizing inertial motion capture <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pno_NuhXzKg?&amp;t=28s&amp;wmode=opaque" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable" style="width: 788px; height: 466px;"></iframe> &nbsp;We proudly present the release of Xsens MVN Animate 2020 – a major update to complete Xsens’ inertial motion capture solution for studio professionals. With this development, <a href="https://www.xsens.com/products/mvn-animate" rel=" noopener" target="_blank">MVN Animate</a> can use positioning data from HTC Vive and fuse it with Xsens motion capture data for persons and objects.The new release also enables massive motion capture shoots with the new Remote On-Body Recording feature and deeper third-party hardware integration with the new Network sync. Process exact positions in a spaceThe new 3D Positional Aiding functionality is embedded within the MVN Animate engine, allowing users to process exact positional data. The Positional Aiding tracks positioning using HTC VIVE lighthouses, the leading positional tracking technology. The exact positional data from VIVE is then processed within MVN Animate software and fused with body motion capture data to present one clear picture. This new development unlocks new opportunities for studios – two or more people can be measured in a space at the exact same time, meaning groups of actors in a scene can be recorded with their relative positioning tracked. Track Objects in the FieldUsers can place sensors on objects within a space –&nbsp;such as an actor’s prop – and process the objects’ exact location in relation to an actor. When recording the body motion data of a group of people, animators can plot the position of the objects, contextualizing the motion and positional data within the environment. Remote On-Body RecordingIn any location, users can track the body motion of an unlimited number of actors simultaneously. Large, group animations can now be completed accurately with ease, and Xsens automatically transfers your data, negating the need to manually download it after the session. Synchronous motion and facial captureUsing other motion technology alongside MVN Animate has never been easier. With the new Network Synchronization feature, other tracking devices, such as <a href="https://www.xsens.com/watch-webinar/Xsens-and-Faceware" rel=" noopener" target="_blank">Faceware’s</a> and <a href="https://www.xsens.com/watch-webinar/xsens-full-body-plus-Dynamixyz-Facial-MoCap" rel=" noopener" target="_blank">Dynamixyz</a> facial capture technology can be managed from one interface. Just press record on MVN Animate to begin capturing from all devices simultaneously. International usabilityThis release includes the addition of Japanese and Korean languages, alongside the Chinese and English language options, expanding global usability.MVN Animate 2020 now offers animators around the world one of the most comprehensive multi-sensor motion data integration systems, demonstrating a degree of precision and ease-of-use that takes motion capture to the next level.&nbsp;Xsens MVN Animate 2020Learn more about <a href="https://www.xsens.com/products/mvn-animate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Xsens MVN Animate 2020 here</a>.

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