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storytelling and performance level, along with leveraging all of the other interactive strengths that will pave the way for more exciting games.” And as Bao describes, Depth Analysis has many commercial avenues to pursue on the back of its work on L.A. Noire. “Right now there are three projects on the go,” he says. “The commercialisation of this current setup is first, and then I’m looking at building an upgrade of the head-rig for films and commercials, which will entail getting more high-res cameras and algorithms to ensure better quality and 3D data fidelity. “The third project is the full-body mocap, which is a completely different ballgame in which you basically use MotionScan on the whole body.” McNamara’s confidence, along with the unarguable quality of the technology in MotionScan and the effect it has had on L.A. Noire, seem bound to lead both Depth Analysis and Team Bondi on to ever more interesting projects. The possibility for the technology to cross over into filmmaking is also another standout example of the way in which one industry, with Team Bondi and Depth Analysis at the helm, could well be leading the way for a more established one to follow behind it. “For MotionScan the goal is to continually make it better. As I said earlier, it’s still very early days and we are listening to feedback from the people who are testing the rig and pipeline,” McNamara explains. DEVELOP-ONLINE.NET
For MotionScan the goal is to continually make it better and better. It’s still early days and we are listening to the people who are testing the rig and pipeline. Brendan McNamara, Team Bondi
“We want to be able to use shaders more cleverly, take a look at subsurface scattering and also computer generated hair too, which we see a lot of our film customers are working with. We are also looking at retargeting so that you could take an actor’s performance from MotionScan and apply it to various non-human characters. “We are already doing initial research for full body capture in costume for phase two – it’s exciting times for Depth Analysis and MotionScan for sure.” www.depthanalysis.com
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