Centroid on 30 years of performance capture: The future of digital characters is about believable performances, not just better graphics
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James Clarke
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As Centroid approaches its 30th anniversary, the performance capture studio reflects on how the industry has evolved from specialist tool to mainstream necessity across film, TV, and games. The article explores how expectations, technology, and practitioners have transformed, highlighting recent projects like Masters of the Universe and 007: First Light. The core thesis is that the future of digital characters depends not just on graphical fidelity but on believable performances driven by human actors and refined capture techniques.
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Creative BloqCentroid on 30 years of performance capture: The future of digital characters is about believable performances, not just better graphicscreativebloq.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledThe expectations have changed, the technology has changed, and the people working in the field have had to evolve alongside it.
The future of digital characters isn't just better graphics — it's better performances.
Performance capture has gone from being a specialist tool used for very specific projects to becoming a key part of how films, TV shows and games are made.
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