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Everyday, technology and education are blending together more and more. Students are demanding skills and training that can make them successful in the modern world, and they want to have fun too! With these two things in mind, Measurand developed a motion capture program for education. With this program, students can learn how to make animations and video games with the ShapeWrap III full body mocap system. But best of all, the program is a ton of fun!

The ShapeWrap III meets the needs and demands of the classroom. It is durable, portable, and wireless. The system doesn’t require a studio and can be used in any classroom setting. The ShapeWrap III can fit anyone, and it doesn’t entail spandex or an uncomfortable suit. The student only needs to wear shorts and a t-shirt. No studios and no tricky spandex suits means the ShapeWrap III system is affordable and perfect for colleges, universities, and high schools.

All ShapeWrap III systems include four 11-week courses.  Module one focuses on motion capturing with the ShapeWrap III system. Module two teaches students about how motion capture can be used in video games. Module three focuses on level editing for video games, and module four concentrates on first person shooter weapons. Ultimately, students will be able to create a motion capture video game using the ShapeWrap III.

And don’t worry teachers, everything you need to teach students about motion capture is included. The curriculum includes lesson plans, PowerPoint presentations, videos and tutorials, and notes with sample data. Measurand’s motion capture specialists also provide continuous support, and will answer all of your questions.

The ShapeWrap III program prepares students for work in the animation and video game industries. ShapeWrap III captures data in both C3D marker and BVH skeletal format which allow schools to train students with the data formats used most often in the animation industry. ShapeWrap III works with MOCAP (real-time), MotionBuilder (real-time), ShapeRecorder (real-time), 3D Studio Max and Character Studio, XSI, Maya, and Lightwave.

Who says education has to be boring? With the ShapeWrap III program, learning is fun and engaging. Students learn practical skills that can benefit them in the video game and animation fields, while experiencing the enjoyment that motion capture has to offer!
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Another successful Siggraph2008! The 3 dimensions of ShapeHand were a hit. ShapeHand can be used to add hand and finger motion to existing mocap data by playing back the full body data in MotionBuilder while simultaneously recording the ShapeHand. Just like a voice over except with hands … a hand over! ShapeHand can be used, in real-time, with an optical system by synchronizing the data. A time code can be embedded in both the optical and the ShapeHand data. When imported into MotionBuilder the two files are automatically synchronized. And finally, ShapeHand can be used with ShapeWrap III, the only motion capture system with good finger data. ShapeHand captures the best finger data of any motion capture glove. Stop animating fingers by hand.

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2111 Hanwell Road
Fredericton, NB
Canada E3C 1M7
Phone: (506) 462-9119
Fax: (506) 462-9095
Email: sales@measurand.com

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particleIllusion is a standalone application that allows you to quickly and easily create amazing effects: explosions, smoke, fire, sparkles, motion graphics backgrounds, space effects, creatures, and abstract artistic effects — literally hundreds of different types of effects.

particleIllusion 3.0 is our fully-featured professional version. It uses the latest version of our particle engine, and can create the largest number of effects, with amazing realism and complexity.
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