November, 2023
LAB7 had the great pleasure to support PHI Studio in all topics related to motion capture for their mixed reality project BLUR, from the first prototypes to the production mocap shooting.
Our motion capture expertise has contributed to creating an immersive theater project by director Craig Quintero, founder of the Riverbed Theater company in Taipei, and by Phoebe Greenberg, founder and chief creative officer of the PHI ecosystem (PHI Centre, PHI Foundation, PHI Studio). As pioneers in the burgeoning field of art that integrates new media technology, PHI Studio has developed a reputation as an incubator for talent at the vanguard and as a catalyst for the conception and implementation of immersive multidisciplinary projects. BLUR will premiere in Taipei starting March 2025: https://npac-ntch.org/programs/25944/playbill
Prototyping Support by LAB7
We welcomed the PHI Studio team and the director to our studios for an important prototyping phase during Autumn 2023.
Using state-of-the-art mixed reality headsets, the team explored how passthrough now allows to blend real and virtual environments. They tested the integration of augmented reality assets in real space, portals from one to the other, and many other creative explorations.
The proprietary Synapse solution, developed by PHI Studio, was used to integrate all these elements with the help of the Antilatency technology: superimposing physical and virtual spaces, integrating set elements and props, tracking various participants and actors’ position in the experience.
We also played with different ways to interact with the environment, with props, between participants and with an actor present onset. LAB7 used its equipment and expertise in motion capture to offer solutions adapted to the needs of the experiment, as well as advice for the large-scale operation phase planned for the project.
Testing the capabilities of the various systems and experiencing firsthand their limits as well as the possibilities they open up, gives the creative team important insights and inspiration that will help him bring their creative concept to life.
Our motion capture expert also supported PHI Studio during a second prototyping stage at their partner ONASSIS’s Studio, in Athens, in spring 2024. He helped clarify the use of motion capture in the final creation, as well as selecting the best motion capture solutions, both for recordings and for capturing live action from actors who will be present with the participants.
Motion Capture shooting for production
We welcomed the project team back to our studios in autumn 2024 to shoot the motion capture elements that would be integrated into the final production. We recorded the movements of a dancer, under the direction of choreographer Edouard Locke, and an actress under the direction of the project’s director, Craig Quintero.
We collaborated with two other studios for data processing and integration into the project’s assets and environments: Game On and Behaviour Interactive. In this type of process, we provide not only technical expertise, but also support in the planning and coordination of such multi-partner projects.
We’re delighted to have contributed to this ambitious project, which combines mixed reality, live and pre-recorded motion capture, dance, theater and powerful reflection on profoundly human issues. The LAB7 and Studio PHI teams enjoyed a very fruitful collaboration throughout the whole project.
Don’t hesitate to contact us if you too would like to benefit from our expertise on your projects.
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