2K SPORTS & VICON PARTNER ON LIVE MOCAP EVENT
The 40 x 60-foot space was surrounded by 60 of Vicon’s top of the line T160 cameras. The company’s business development manager Jeff Beavers oversaw the setup and operation of the system, along with 2K Sports’ motion capture supervisor David Washburn.
In addition to the cameras, Vicon provided computers running its Blade software, which handles mocap data processing. Autodesk MotionBuilder was used for rendering. Two 52-inch monitors provided realtime playback of the captured moves.
The night-time event was open to the public and marked the second time Vicon and 2K Sports partnered on a live presentation, with the two companies having worked on a basketball-themed event. NHL 2K10 is scheduled for release later this year on Wii, PS3, Xbox and PS2 platforms.