History of Performance Capture

1. History of Motion Capture (1970-1994)

Highlights:

• 1970's Disney's Snow White - Rotoscoping

• 1980's MIT's Graphical Marionette, Real-time CG puppets (Mike, Waldo), optical Dozo (tape-markers).

• 1990's Real-time CG puppets (Mat, Mario, Alive!), Acclaim's 4-camera optical system for video games.
  

2. A Practical Approach to Motion Capture (Using Acclaim's Optical System)