Interaction, Interfaces, State of Art, WIImote January 7th, 2014
Accelerometer-based user interfaces for the control of a physically simulated character

Diary, Experiments, Interfaces, Kinect, Multitouch, Research, WIImote November 27th, 2013
BePuppit LAB at CINANIMA

Performance Animation LAB. at Cinanima 2013 (Espinho/Portugal) – Animation Film Festival

The main objective of this Lab is to disseminate Digital Puppetry as a methodology to create performance animation.
We present our methodology based on simple steps: Create->Rig->Map->Animate

November 2013

Reel with CINANIMA 2013 labs

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Diary, Experiments, Interfaces, Kinect, Multitouch, Research, WIImote November 27th, 2013
Three Little Pigs – Performance Animation with Virtual Marionettes

Result animation from the performance animation Lab at CINANIMA 2013 (Animation Film Festival in Espinho/Portugal).
Real-time storytelling and live directing with virtual marionettes using digital interfaces to create performance animation.
This play was performed with three digital puppeteers / actors and one director.

Framework:
Hardware used: 2 Wiimotes and 2 Nunchucks; 1 Microsoft Kinect; 1 Ipad, 1 Macbook DualCore 2005; VideoProjector
Software used: Animata, Pure Data, Osceleton, Osculator, TouchOSC.

November 2013
www.virtualmarionette.grifu.com