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ORGANIC MOTION AND INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL MEDIA & ARTS ASSOCIATION
(IDMAA) LAUNCH STUDENT ANIMATION CONTEST
Winning Student to Receive Academic Internship; Winning Programs to
Gain Full Access to Markerless Motion Capture Facility
Organic Motion, the leading innovator of computer vision and advanced
motion capture systems, in cooperation with the International Digital
Media & Arts Association (iDMAa), today announce a new Student Animation
Competition for iDMAa member programs. The contest provides the next
generation of digital content creators with access to the industry's
most advanced markerless motion capture technology. The challenge
offered by Organic Motion is to test the creativity of students by
enabling them to build innovative interactive applications based on the
company's rich motion data and unique ability to understand human motion.
"Organic Motion's technology gives our members a one-of-a-kind
opportunity for the most hands-on experience. This contest will surely
help to inspire students and faculty across the country to produce a
wide variety of new interactive games and applications," says Ray
Steele, Executive Director of iDMAa. "We're proud to partner with a
company that values the development of life-long intellectual skills to
enable our students to become leaders in new media content creation and
to help build the next generation of human computer interfaces."
Organic Motion's technology dramatically increases a computer's ability
to "see" and understand human motion to generate highly accurate 3D
tracking data in real-time, without using bodysuits or markers.
Leveraging data from Organic Motion's Stage system, students may enter
to create applications in a number of categories, including serious
gaming, interactive game design, virtual worlds, animated shorts, etc.
Participants who register for the contest will receive Organic Motion's
proprietary Software Development Kit (SDK) with pre-recorded data
samples. Contestants will also receive live online system time, where
they can direct the movements they would like Organic Motion staff to
capture.
"We know that tomorrow's animators and developers will create the latest
and greatest in cutting-edge programs, interactive campaigns, and 3D
animation. By working with iDMAa members, we expect to showcase what's
on the next horizon for the industry," says Andrew Tschesnok, CEO of
Organic Motion. "We're excited to see how innovative the students can
be, and we're also looking to give these students a unique digital
design challenge that will help them compete for jobs in today's
aggressive marketplace."
The winning academic program will be granted a full-day of use of
Organic Motion's studios. Additionally, a paid summer internship at
Organic Motion's office in New York City will be granted to the winning
student. The top works will also be shown at trade shows in which
Organic Motion exhibits in 2010, as well as iDMAa's 2011 conference in
Vancouver, Canada.
All entries must be received by midnight on May 30, 2010. The winners
will be determined by a panel of judges, consisting of iDMAa Board of
Directors and industry experts. Voting will be open from July 1 through
July 15, 2010 and will be announced on July 28, 2010.
Additional details including directions for submissions, and Terms of
Participation, can be found at www.OrganicMotion.com
as of November 20, 2009.
About Organic Motion, Inc.
Organic
Motion, Inc. is a leading computer
vision software company and maker of highly advanced markerless
motion capture systems. For additional information, please visit www.organicmotion.com.
Organic Motion, STAGE, BioSTAGE and OpenSTAGE are trademarks of Organic
Motion, Inc. in the USA.
Fusion PR for Organic Motion
Chris Michaels
310-481-1431, Ext.
18
chris.michaels@fusionpr.com
or
Organic
Motion
Jonathan Rand, President
212-776-6100, Ext. 111
jonathan@organicmotion.com
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