DIY Motion Capture
Spring 2018
This project was a lot of fun but very anti-climatic. I was in the middle of working on Fear at this time, and I was trying to find a solution for making animations. I had wanted to try some sort of motion capture, but I didn’t know where to look. After a little searching around, I found a motion capture at home solution. This video convinced me to give this a try for myself. I had quite the adventure actually hunting down a Kinect and adapter for an affordable price. However, I managed to pick up the necessary components only a couple days after watching the video. Setting up the Motion Capture system took about one solid week and about 8+ hours per day. I really enjoyed see the fruits of my labor, but the final product wasn’t up to par with the quality that I wanted for Fear. The entire process was fascinating, and I don’t regret the time and money invested for one second.