University research lab helping runners one step at a time
Some footwear stores videotape a jogger's gait on a treadmill to help determine the kind of running shoe that would be the best fit.
Engineering
Sep 14, 2016
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News tagged with motion capture
3-D video serves up top badminton players for Rio
As Australia's Olympics team make final preparations for their events over the next two weeks the badminton team may hold a competitive edge thanks to the use of 3-D motion capture analysis which has helped improve their ...
Engineering
Aug 5, 2016
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Why do we tap our feet to a musical beat?
In a paper recently published by the Journal of New Music Research, Professor Rolf Inge Godøy and colleagues at the University of Oslo explore the theory behind the relationship between musical sound and body movement.
General Physics
Jul 8, 2016
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Could Hollywood technology help your health?
The same technology used by the entertainment industry to animate characters such as Gollum in The Lord of The Rings films, will be used to help train elite athletes, for medical diagnosis and even to help improve prosthetic ...
Other
May 20, 2016
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How wireless 'X-ray vision' could power virtual reality, smart homes, and Hollywood
A team of researchers at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) has long believed that wireless signals like WiFi can be used to see things that are invisible to the naked eye.
Engineering
Oct 28, 2015
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Tiny motions bring digital doubles to life (w/ Video)
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems unveil new technology for motion and shape capture (MoSh) that helps animators jump the "Uncanny Valley" by turning a few moving dots into detailed body shapes ...
Computer Sciences
Dec 7, 2014
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Researchers combinehundreds of videos to reconstruct 3D motion without markers (w/ Video)
Carnegie Mellon University researchers have developed techniques for combining the views of 480 video cameras mounted in a two-story geodesic dome to perform large-scale 3D motion reconstruction, including volleyball games, ...
Engineering
Jul 17, 2014
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Virtual reality crowds produce real behavior insights
The cognitive scientists in the Virtual Environment Navigation lab at Brown University are not only advancing a frontier of behavioral research but also of technology.
Computer Sciences
Jul 8, 2014
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Sound expert works with Imogen Heap on musical gloves project
UWE computer music expert Dr Tom Mitchell is part of the team working to make musician Imogen Heap's pioneering Mi.Mu gestural gloves more widely available. The team has recently started a Kickstarter campaign to develop ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Apr 17, 2014
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Motion-capture cameras, computer software assist skaters with jumps
According to a recent poll, almost a fourth of Americans say figure skating is their favorite Olympic sport.
Engineering
Feb 13, 2014
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