#capturedinTO – Ubisoft’s Motion Capture Studio launch party!

Because I love dorks, dorkshelf.com and dorky Toronto publications, and Raju Mudhar, I’ll quote directly from their post seen here. See my photos from the Ubisoft launch party and their new state of the art motion capture studio!

“Ubisoft has opened a new, state-of-the-art motion capture studio in its Toronto location. The new technology will be used in the upcoming Splinter Cell: Blacklist as well as future projects by the publisher. Spanning 2,000 square feet, lined with padding and metal scaffolding, and containing 80 cameras, Ubisoft said in a press release that it will allow them to “create deeper characters, more immersive storytelling and more filmic, actor-driven games.

According to the Toronto Star’s Raju Madhar, the new technology can capture bodies, faces and sounds all at the same time, when only a few years ago these had to be recorded separately. Because of this new integration of recording technology, Blacklist’s director David Footman called it “performance capture, not motion capture.

“Everything we’ve learned in the last 10 years has gone into this stage. It makes shooting easier than it ever has been before,” continued Footman. “What it’s starting to do is make the technology invisible and allow us to focus on the performance.”

It sounds like exciting tech could be put to use for new levels of fidelity in games development right here in Toronto. Of course, we’re all just waiting for Assassin’s Creed 3 hero Connor to interrogate his captives by judging Templars’ facial expressions, L.A. Noire style.”