motion capture
noun
: a technology for digitally recording specific movements of a person (such as an actor) and translating them into computer-animated images
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Additionally, the game features motion capture performances and voice acting from recognizable actors, including Rami Malek, Hayden Panettiere, and Jordan Fisher.
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Richard Newby, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
This innovative method involves creating a digital twin of the humanoid robot that observes and learns from human actions using motion capture and video data.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
The motion capture work behind the bots is more than serviceable, and considerable imagination has gone into creating distinctive droids rather than uniform A.I. machinery.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
As the voice and motion capture behind the film's Magic Mirror, Page will determine who's the fairest of them all.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2025
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Richard Newby, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
This innovative method involves creating a digital twin of the humanoid robot that observes and learns from human actions using motion capture and video data.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
The motion capture work behind the bots is more than serviceable, and considerable imagination has gone into creating distinctive droids rather than uniform A.I. machinery.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
As the voice and motion capture behind the film's Magic Mirror, Page will determine who's the fairest of them all.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Motion capture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motion%20capture. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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