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Ascension’s magetic and optical trackers are extensively used world-wide in animating characters for television, film and computer games. They quickly, easily and elegantly capture the motions of performers for instant animation of computerized characters. The process saves animators time and money maximizing creativity and profit margins. Their success has produced a long and growing roll of credits. For more about the role of motion capture technology in animation, read the article: Maximizing your Investment with Motion Capture Equipment

ReActor2 breakdancing performance (right) showing off ReActor2’s versatility, no-occlusion data stream, and excellent capture rates to capture these fast and furious moves!

NEW: Learn the history of motion capture: The Rise of a New Art Form - The Birth of MoCap

Broadcast Television
Antefilms, Inc.: Funky Cops - Internationally broadcast animated series
 
 TF-1: Tribal X - Animated series, France
Zinckernagel & Co. A/S: TriGirlz - Music video
 
 REN-TV: Dyatlows - Animated Series, Russia
The Learning Channel/PBS: Jay Jay the Jet Plane - Animated series
FOX: Donny & Marie Show - Virtual Bill and Hillary Clinton live-on-air
Fox: Donkey Kong Country - Animated series, and kid's magazine show Planet Donkey Kong.
 
 Antefilms, Inc.: Code Lyoko -Animated series
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: NetSmartz Characters - Internet safety website
 
 Sony Pictures Family Entertainment Group: Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles - Animated series
BBC Choice: The Dog & Dinosaur Show - animated series, UK
PBS/3D Creations: Crinkleroot - Animated series
Ray Kurzweil: Ramona - Live performance animation
Larry King Live: Superbowl '99
Nickelodeon: Hey Arnold
Hanna Barbara: Top Cat - Animated series
CNN - Larry King Live: Virtual Doonesbury character, Duke, live-on-air

CBS Kids: Wheel 2000
MTV: Cyber Cindy Show / Men in Black Music video
K-Racter: DK TV airing on France2
K-Racter: "Cleo", "Broz", "Bert the Fish" - European animated TV characters
ZDTV: Tilde & Dash - Animated series
Saban: Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog TV show on FoxKids Network
K-Racter: Bill, animated Co-Host of Le BigDil, a French TV gameshow on TF1
K-Racter: Bert the Fish, character on Nickelodeon (UK) show Rise & Shine
Baumgarten/Doro Film Production : DJ Bobo, music video clips
Windlight Studios: Short Stack
Modern Cartoons: Basil Basset
Steve Oderkerk: ABC TV Special
Foundation: Creature work on UPN's Star Trek: Voyager
Modern Cartoons: Dr. Scratch, Dancing Hottie, Hip Hop Comic with a bad attitude
CBS: Weldon Pond - sitcom
K-Racter: Bear
Windlight Studios: Arnie & Birnie TV Show
Mr. Film: Stillmiteiga
Swedish TV 1000/Modern Cartoons:
Hilbur & Company -
Animated series
Colossal Pictures: Blockhead animated sequence for MTV's Liquid Television
Lamb & Company: The Incredible Crash Dummies animated TV show for Fox..
Spans & Partners: Dancing Mouse
K-Racter: Attention a la Marche French TV show aired on TF1
Kleiser Walczak: Dozo from music video "Don't Touch Me"
Spectrum Studios/Virtual Ventures: Ms. AIAS, animated co-host of Martin Short at the 2000 AIAS Awards Show

And many more:

  • US MIlitary/Boston Dynamics: DI Guy - Dismounted Infantry Simulator
  • ABC: One Saturday Morning "nutcase" characters.
  • Chris Landreth/Alias/Wavefront: Siggraph Electronic Theatre performance The End.
  • Lamb & Company: Huzzah, award winning production.


  • 3VR: 3D Adventures of Sailer Moon -
    Animated series
  • MSNBC: Dev Null animated co-host of The Site with Soladad O'Brient
  • Mr. Film: Suzy the Sex Therapist
  • TV Azteca: 2000 Summer Olympics -
    Ponchito virtual commentator

Television Advertising
Windlight Studios: Mattel Barbie, and Toys TV commercials Lambsoft: Monopoly - TV commercials
Ogilvy & Mather/R. Greenberg Assoc.: Dancing Sports Car - Shell Gasoline TV Commercial Pillsbury: Pillsbury Doughboy - TV commercials
A&S Animation Studio: American Cancer Society - TV Commercial Radio Shack (Circle R Group): Battery Man and Charge Boy - TV Commercials

Pacific Tile Mirage Studios: "Captain Crunch" & "Maytag" - TV commercials

 

 Kellog's Keebler Elves
K-Racter: Johnny Chimes Peacock - NBC TV promo New York Nicks: TecNick - TV promo
Windlight Studios: Donny The Kite Flying Kid - TV Commercials Lambsoft: Donnie Domino - TV commercial
A&S Animation Studio: Delta VonWhite Stromboli: Award winning Spanish TV commercial

          And more:

          • ZDTV: Stock Exchange IPO '98
          • NBA: "I Love This Game" TV promos
          • Alaris: TV Commercials, Spai
 
Movies
Kleiser Walczak: Judge Dredd Sony Studios: HideAway
Lucas Films:
Star Wars Prequels and 3D CG commercial

Baumgarten/Hahn Film Production: Werner 3, an Animated French Feature
Mr. Film: Fantastic Four
And more:
  • Mr. Film: Dr. Scratch from The Magic Seven home video

Games (Console and PC)
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe: The Getaway 2:Black Monday- PS2 game NetDragon WebSoft: Conquer - Online Interactive PC game
EIDOS: Tomb Raider - Playstation game Sony Computer Entertainment Europe: The Getaway - PS2 game
Atari & Zombie Entertainment: Shadow Ops: Red Mercury -
X-BOX and PC game
Sony Computer Entertainment: Crash Bandicoot

BITS Studio: Rogue Ops - PS2 game

 3Drealms: Duke Nukem - PC game
3VR: 3D Adventures of Sailor Moon MicroSoft: 3D Baseball - PC game
Xatrix: King Pin - CD ROM game Interplay/Xatrix: Red Neck Rampage - CD ROM game
Z-Axis/MGM Interactive: 3D Rollerball Infogrames: Outcast - PC game
Toka: Legend -Sony Playstation game
Z-Axis: Three Lions
Virtual Sports: Game prepared for the 5th World Champion-ship in Athletics, 1995, Sweden. Main character Kalo.    
        • 2-Axis: College Hoops Basketball game
        • Daesong: Motion Movers for interactive videogames in Korea


"LiveActor" University of Pennsylvania, The Center for Human Modeling and Simulation (HMS) of the Department of Computer and Information Science
http://hms.upenn.edu/LiveActor/

The NetSmartz Workshop is using the on-line character, Clicky , to teach kids how to stay safe on the internet. Clicky's motions are captured in real-time with Ascension's MotionStar Wireless. Image courtesy of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. www.NetSmartz.org.
Ascension Technology is interested in working with you to develop your project. Please contact our office to find out how we can assist you with your motion tracking needs.

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