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How to connect Perception Neuron with Maya (Part 1)

Last year, our team backed project Perception Neuron with 2 full set of Neuron Motion capture devices, and with some delay and some manufacturing issue, finally, around the end of last month, I received the devices. It was just around my birthday, so I consider them to be my birthday gift ;) The device looks well manufactured, well packaged, with simple but enough information about how to start playing with it. The Quickstart Guide at https://neuronmocap.com/quickstart is well written to... Read more →

backer for Project PERCEPTION NEURON

It’s amazing that a new company can compete with established MoCap hardware providers for 1/70 of the price, yet maintain the same level of quality - A level of quality which is seen in Hollywood Film production. Noitom Technology Ltd. based in Beijing succesfully funded their Perception Neuron project on Kickstarter. This is an assemble-it-yourself inertial mocap system that aims to give users a complete full-body capture solution. During the week-end they met their goal of USD 250k easily. Zhong... Read more →

3D artist uses Google Glass (and Autodesk 123d catch) to recreate sculpture

A friend forwarded me that article which is not only interesting reading because this is about new Autodesk technologies ;) - but it brings a real value in the design and the entertainment fields. I see this as a nice extension of the Kinect mesh / pointcloud capabilities but with more flexibility since you only need a camera. http://www.geek.com/android/3d-artist-uses-google-glass-to-recreate-sculpture-1559962/ Here Todd Blatt was using 123dCatch, but you could get better results using the Autodesk ReCap (currently in final Beta 3... Read more →

Kinect for Xbox One

Another great week for tech. I’m in hog heaven reading all the information being shared regarding the newly-revealed Xbox One. I’m obviously most interested in the upgrade to the Kinect technology. Here’s what I’ve gleaned, thus far: Full HD with 1080p resolution Use of something called “Active IR”, a type of time-of-flight depth detection rather than relying on structured light, allowing accurate depth data even in the dark Enhanced skeleton tracking, with muscular stress and joint orientation down to the... Read more →

Using augmented reality to preview the output of Project Pinocchio

A huge thanks to Kean Walmsley, who was previously working with me in the ADN group but now an AutoCAD API architect based in Neuchatel - Switzerland, and provide the original article for this post. Project Pinocchio is available on Autodesk Labs. Project Pinocchio is an online character generator that helps you “create, customize, and download your very own rigged 3D characters from a catalog of over 100 body types, outfits, hairstyles, and physical attributes in a few simple steps.”... Read more →