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Slideshow: Animating a Dance From Real Life

Creating a dance piece using motion capture software is a painstaking and arduous process. But for the experimental group Capacitor, the results were worth it. By Lisa Delgado.
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This model was created in 3-D software Maya, using motion capture data as a basis. It shows the geometry of the "metal" character's outer form.

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This is the final version of the character "metal" from an animation used in

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In one scene he twirls a staff, and so does his animated counterpart.
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His motion was used to create an animation that is featured in the piece.
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This is what is called a "skeleton," which is used in the 3-D animation process. It shows the relationship between performer Alex Zendzian's bones.
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This stick figure shows Alex Zendzian's labeled marker data.
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