Students in Singapore will use world’s first markerless motion capture system

SINGAPORE – New York University Tisch School of the Arts Asia has selected Organic Motion’s technology for its motion capture studio in the Department of Animation and Digital Arts.

Organic Motion’s markerless motion capture system, STAGE™, introduces several unprecedented features for real-time 3D human tracking. This breakthrough technology unlocks human motions and frees the subject – allowing every person to be sized and tracked instantly without wearing any kind of physical markers. In essence, Organic Motion creates a natural interface to capture and analyze the millions of complex motions performed by people. This unique ability enables Organic Motion to propel motion capture beyond its current use in animation and production or research facilities and become a driving force in an explosion of computer vision applications.

“We plan to use Organic Motion’s technology for creating interactive animation about storytelling traditions. Our next motion capture projects will explore theater, dance, gestures and postures in Asian culture and also emphasize collaborations between motion capture classes in New York and Singapore,” said Jean-Marc Gauthier, director of the Animation and Digital Arts program.

At Tisch Asia, Animation and Digital Arts Students are immersed in a unique creative environment that teaches the traditional forms of the art of animation and explores a sandbox of advanced techniques and digital technologies. From capturing the motion of a dancer to animating facial expressions following a human voice, students explore ways to re-create motion and to create relationships through storytelling. Students earn a Master of Fine Arts degree.

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New York University Tisch School of the Arts Asia opened in Singapore in 2007. It is NYU's first campus outside of New York City and offers the same curriculum that led the school to become one of the leading centers for academic and professional training in the world. Students at Tisch Asia come from 20 countries and are earning a Master of Fine Arts degree in Animation and Digital Arts, Dramatic Writing and Film.

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: OpenSTAGE, STAGE, and BioSTAGE. For additional information, please visit www.organicmotion.com. Organic Motion, OpenSTAGE, STAGE, and BioSTAGE are trademarks of Organic Motion, Inc. in the United States.

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Timothy Tan                           
Director of Public Affairs and Marketing               
NYU Tisch School of the Arts Asia                 
Mobile: +65 9689 8975                       
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timothy.tan@nyu.edu

Andrew Tschesnok
CEO, Founder
Organic Motion
Tel: 212 776-5100 ext. 114
andrew@organicmotion.com