A cost effective, accurate virtual camera system for games, media production and interactive visualisation using game motion controllers

Matthew Bett; Kenneth B. McAlpine; Erin Hughes

doi:10.2312/LocalChapterEvents.TPCG.TPCG13.049-056

A cost effective, accurate virtual camera system for games, media production and interactive visualisation using game motion controllers

Matthew Bett
, Kenneth B. McAlpine
, Erin Hughes

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Abstract

Virtual cameras and virtual production techniques are an indispensable tool in blockbuster filmmaking but due to their integration into commercial motion-capture solutions, they are currently out-of-reach to low-budget and amateur users. We examine the potential of a low budget high-accuracy solution to create a simple motion capture system using controller hardware designed for video games. With this as a basis, a functional virtual camera system was developed which has proven usable and robust for commercial testing.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	EG UK theory and practice of computer graphics 2013
Editors	Silvester Czanner, Wen Tang
Publisher	The Eurographics Association
Pages	49-56
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	9783905673982
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2312/LocalChapterEvents.TPCG.TPCG13.049-056
Publication status	Published - 2013
Event	EG UK Theory and Practice of Computer Graphics 2013 - Bath University, Bath, United Kingdom Duration: 4 Sept 2013 → 6 Sept 2013 https://diglib.eg.org/handle/10.2312/908

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Conference	EG UK Theory and Practice of Computer Graphics 2013
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Bath
Period	4/09/13 → 6/09/13
Internet address	https://diglib.eg.org/handle/10.2312/908

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10.2312/LocalChapterEvents.TPCG.TPCG13.049-056

Viewing of real-time, computer-generated environments
Bett, M. (Inventor), 15 Nov 2012, IPC No. G09G5/00, Patent No. US2012287159 (A1), 20 Jul 2012, Priority date 14 Jul 2010, Priority No. 1011879.2
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Bett, M., McAlpine, K. B., & Hughes, E. (2013). A cost effective, accurate virtual camera system for games, media production and interactive visualisation using game motion controllers. In S. Czanner, & W. Tang (Eds.), EG UK theory and practice of computer graphics 2013 (pp. 49-56). The Eurographics Association. https://doi.org/10.2312/LocalChapterEvents.TPCG.TPCG13.049-056

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Bett, M, McAlpine, KB & Hughes, E 2013, A cost effective, accurate virtual camera system for games, media production and interactive visualisation using game motion controllers. in S Czanner & W Tang (eds), EG UK theory and practice of computer graphics 2013 . The Eurographics Association, pp. 49-56, EG UK Theory and Practice of Computer Graphics 2013, Bath, United Kingdom, 4/09/13. https://doi.org/10.2312/LocalChapterEvents.TPCG.TPCG13.049-056

A cost effective, accurate virtual camera system for games, media production and interactive visualisation using game motion controllers. / Bett, Matthew; McAlpine, Kenneth B.; Hughes, Erin.
EG UK theory and practice of computer graphics 2013 . ed. / Silvester Czanner; Wen Tang. The Eurographics Association, 2013. p. 49-56.

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A cost effective, accurate virtual camera system for games, media production and interactive visualisation using game motion controllers

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