Entertainment
MOTION CAPTURE FOR
INDIE CREATORS
Democratizing motion capture and animation
Believable character animation and motion capture on a budget is more than possible, it’s the future. Vicon brings 40+ years of motion capture innovation to indie creators – delivering blockbuster-quality performance capture without the blockbuster price tag. Your spare room studio just got a major upgrade.
GET STARTED WITH MOTION CAPTURE Real MoCap Stories from Indie Creators
Goblin Academy
How one small academy with big aspirations uses Vicon to push the envelope – from enabling dance teachers to analyze movements like never before to opening doors for those just starting in the industry.
Matt Workman
As both an engineer and creator, Matt is already a legend in the mocap and visual arts world. Find out how he has collaborated with Vicon to shape the future of virtual filmmaking.
Why Indie Studios Choose Vicon
Pace That Matches Your Imagination
Capturing authentic motion in real time slashes the hours once lost to painstaking key‑framing. Shōgun streams data straight into Unreal Engine or Unity, so animators can judge a take the moment it lands and move on to the next idea while energy is still high.
Realism Audiences Feel
From subtle eyebrow twitches to full‑body combat rolls, Vicon cameras pick up each nuance, imbuing characters with the emotional weight players and viewers crave. Markerless options, launched at GDC 2025, remove the final layer of artifice, freeing actors to perform naturally on set.
Creative Freedom for Small Teams
Need a last‑minute stunt? Pop on a suit, run the take, and drop the data straight into your scene. Because the system is light on crew requirements, two or three people can capture performances that would previously have required a small army.
Seamless Pipeline Integration
Whether you are building a stylised roguelike or a photoreal VR short, Vicon’s SDKs, Shōgun Live, and FBX/CSV exports slip neatly into existing workflows, smoothing the hand‑off from pre‑vis to final polish.
Scalable by Design
Start small with a DIY mocap setup – four cameras, a handful of inertial sensors, and Shōgun Live – and expand as your audience (and funding) grows. The very same ecosystem powers AAA soundstages and indie motion capture studios alike, so there is no dead‑end gear when you level up.
Remote Collaboration
Because performance data can stream over the internet, actors in New York can work with animators in Bristol, maintaining momentum across time zones and making motion capture for indie developers a truly global affair.
SUPPORTING RESOURCES
THE STORY BEHIND GOBLIN ACADEMY
A goblin, a ballet dancer, and an indie filmmaker walk into a studio in Leeds. A story of collaboration & discovery.
BRINGING AAA MOCAP TO INDIE CREATORS
Watch Matt Workman share his story involving a very modest MoCap setup delivering creative high-end results.
SUPPORT FOR LIFE
Support is a crucial part of the Vicon offering and it’s something we’re very proud of. Not only do new customers receive a one year warranty on their hardware, but all of our customers benefit from basic phone, email and web technical support for the life of their system.
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