The QUMA (pronounced Cooma), from Japanese company SoftEther, works kind of like those 3D wooden mannequins that artists often pose when sketching the human body. Except that the QUMA connects to your PC over USB, and the majority of the puppets’ joints feature sensors that not only detect when they’ve been moved and adjusted, but also translate those movements to the character in your 3D software.

Japan-based SoftEther has developed a 3D motion-capture figure to create computer graphics and animations in 3D. Known as the QUMA, this human-like doll has a set of joints throughout its body, all of which are equipped with sensors and can be moved freely by the user. The QUMA motion capture puppet is ideal for designers and engineers to create 3D CG animation. Watch the video after the jump.

岩井俊雄和山葉YAMAHA合作的「TENORI-ON」，將互動聲音作品量產化

數位藝術和產業結合，藝術家岩井俊雄和任天堂共同出版的遊戲「Electroplankton」、和山葉YAMAHA公司出版的「TENORI-ON」，都是市場性、藝術性兼顧的開發例子。 Electroplankton是岩井接受任天堂的邀請，為其掌上形遊戲機DS開發的互動藝術遊戲作品，藉由和深海中微生物的互動，呈現不同的影像和音響；而TENORI-ON更是將互動性的聲音藝術作品進入量產化階段，經由碰觸螢幕上的256個LED觸鍵，TENORI-ON將依碰觸的位置、力道、長短，變化出極附摩登感的不同畫面和音樂，甚至可以經由連線、兩人線上互動。

Toshio Iwai plays TENORI-ON at AEC 2006

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