Organic Motion Debuts First Public Motion Capture Experience

Company Furthers Technology Availability for Public Installations with Demonstration at SIGGRAPH 2008

SIGGRAPH 2008

Organic Motion, makers of the only commercially available markerless motion capture systems, announces the first general public motion capture experience to be unveiled at the 2008 SIGGRAPH conference and exposition. During this unique demonstration, attendees to the show can interact with markerless motion capture and have their full-body motions captured and instantly animated. The exposition will serve as another example of how this breakthrough technology can be incorporated into a new line of public experiences for retail, entertainment, medical and sports training applications. Organic Motion will showcase its breakthrough technology during the exposition which opens Aug. 12, at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Booth #539.

The public experience will be based on Organic Motion’s OpenSTAGE™ platform, a major advance in computer vision technology, which accurately digitizes the movements of an individual. Unlike traditional motion capture systems which require the subject to put on special tracking bodysuits, people can simply wear their regular clothing. Many people can pass through the system individually and have their exact body motions instantly animated through standard software or analyzed via biomechanical packages.

“No other system can give people such a vibrant and immersive experience in public settings, and we’re proud to provide the first chance for anyone to experience the only full-body markerless technology,” said Andrew Tschesnok, CEO, Organic Motion. “By eliminating the bodysuit, we have taken motion capture out of the special effects studios, where it was limited to animation and content creation, and are bringing its benefits to everyone.”

Organic Motion’s innovative markerless technology has recently been used for a number of live animation demonstrations. During Intel CEO Paul Otellini’s keynote address at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show, the motions of Smashmouth front-man Steve Harwell were captured by an Organic Motion system to create an animated avatar and live virtual jam session. Disney also featured Organic Motion’s technology during the inaugural World Science Festival in New York, allowing select audience members the chance to be animated in real-time as a pirate, astronaut, alien and teddy bear.

Organic Motion’s technology is currently available in three platforms:
OpenSTAGE™ – the company’s most innovative use of its core technology, enabling customized motion systems for use in public venues.
STAGE™ – a powerful turnkey motion capture system that redefines content creation and animation production capabilities for the entertainment industry.
BioSTAGE™ – engineered for the life sciences, providing high level biomechanics analysis to doctors, clinicians, researchers and sports professionals, giving them the instant ability to critically analyze human movement.

About Organic Motion, Inc.

Organic Motion, Inc. is a leading innovator of computer vision and advanced markerless motion capture systems. The company’s core technology dramatically increases a computer’s ability to “see” and understand the motion of humans and other living organisms to generate accurate 3D tracking data in real-time, without using bodysuits or markers. Organic Motion leverages its patent-pending technology in three turnkey solutions: STAGE, BioSTAGE, and OpenSTAGE. For additional information, please visit www.organicmotion.com.

Organic Motion, STAGE, BioSTAGE and OpenSTAGE are trademarks of Organic Motion, Inc. in the United States.

Contacts

Fusion PR for Organic Motion
Chris Michaels
310-481-1431 Ext. 18
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Organic Motion
Jonathan Rand, President
212-776-6100, Ext. 111
jonathan {at} organicmotion(.)com