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Welcome to the wonderful world of performance animation and digital puppetry ! |
Sept. 1 , 2007
Hey, see you at GCAC 2007! I'll be speaking there about a case study on "Popularizing Game Characters".
Digital Puppetry - A great fun business!
Looking for an exciting, new, fun business? Well then, Performance Animation might be the business for you.
What is Performance Animation or Digital Puppetry?
For purposes of this site, we will define performance animation and digital puppetry as the same. The easiest way to think of it is as an extension of traditional puppetry. You still "control" "puppets" on a "stage" in order to entertain or inform an audience.
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Traditional Puppetry |
Digital Puppetry |
| Puppets |
Puppets made of wood, cloth or paper |
A 2D/3D Virtual Digital Character |
| Stage |
A Wooden or cardboard stage |
A Widescreen TV or Video Projector Screen |
| Controls |
Strings, sticks, your hands |
Keyboard, mouse, tablet |
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Want to try it yourself ? All right! Read "Doc00 - Getting Started" in the tutorials section. There you'll find instructions on how to download the FREE starter kit and see what tutorials you need to go through.
Learn performance animation and digital puppetry with the starterKit trio - Blockhead, Bear-nard and Woodboy.
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