Practical Guide to Desktop Motion Capture

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to accessible motion capture technologies using off-the-shelf hardware such as MS Kinect or equivalents, webcams and Sony eye cameras. Intended to be a practical guide to implementing these motion capture techniques, each chapter deals with a key concept and a concrete exposition of that concept. Upon completion, the reader should be able to drive their creations with motion capture and use that motion capture in new and creative ways.

Key Features








Outlines a comprehensive pipeline for creating motion capture



Introduces interactively to bring to life characters, using off-the-shelf hardware



Provides step-by-step instructions on how to create efficient meshes for producing the best results



Supplies online video instructions