Ascension Technology Corporation

SIGGRAPH 2004

Interested in a truly affordable turn-key mocap system? Come see a motion-capture system designed just for educators and entry-level animators.

SIGGRAPH 2003

Ascension Technology Corporation spotlights innovative, new motion-tracking solutions at SIGGRAPH 2003.

SIGGRAPH 2002

Ascension Technology Corporation demonstrates the various motion-trackng technologies they pro-vide, including optical, inertial, and DC magnetic.

SIGGRAPH 2001

Ascension spotlights innovative, new motion-tracking solutions at SIGGRAPH 2001. See our new ReActor, an active-optical infrared motioncapture system.

SIGGRAPH 2000

Ascension spotlights innovative, new motion-tracking solutions at SIGGRAPH 2000. See our new 3D-BIRD and laserBIRD trackers along with our magnetic trackers in real-time tracking applications.

SIGGRAPH 1999

MotionStar Wireless – the world’s most popular motion-capture tracker – animates DreamTeam characters in live and entertaining performance-animation skits. Learn about breakthrough advances that make MotionStar easier than ever to set up and use in all types of environments.

SIGGRAPH 1998

Come see the award-winning MotionStar Wireless, the world’s first magnetic tracker without trailing cables that lets performers twist, flip, and pirouette freely without losing data or getting tied up in knots. Watch our performer interact in real time and learn all about the latest advances in motion capture.

SIGGRAPH 1997

Come see the award-winning MotionStar Wireless, the world’s first magnetic tracker without trailing cables. It lets performers twist, flip, and pirouette freely without losing data or getting tied up in knots! Watch our performer interact in real time with some of your favorite computer characters and learn all about the latest advances in motion capture.

SIGGRAPH 1996

Ascension exhibits its award-winning magnetic trackers. MotionStar, the leading choice of animators worldwide, will be shown capturing human motion in real time for interaction with synthetic characters. For a virtual experience, come and play Straylight’s 3D.XTC. It features SpacePad, our revolutionary new tracker for VR games and rides.

SIGGRAPH 1995

Ascension exhibits the world’s most advanced tracking and motion-capture devices. Its family of position and orientation measurement products provide real-time head, hand, and full-body tracking for applications in virtual reality, biomechanics, simulation, visualization, and character animation. See live performance animation in our booth.

SIGGRAPH 1994

Ascension presents six-degrees-of- freedom measuring/tracking devices for a wide variety of computer-graphics applications. Its Flock of Birds tracker offers unique advantages for head, hand, and body tracking in virtual reality and character animation applications. See live performance-animation demonstrations at our booth.

SIGGRAPH 1993

Ascension showcases the latest advancesin six degrees-of-freedom (6D) head, hand, and body tracking for virtual reality, character animation, CAD, and biomedical applications. Visitors will see the long-range Flock of Birds simultaneously track the position and orientation of multiple targets for human factors and VR applications.

SIGGRAPH 1992

Ascension showcases the latest advances in six degrees-of-freedom (6D) head, hand, and body tracking for virtual reality, character animation, CAD, and biomedical applications. Visitors can see the Flock of Birds, operating over unprecedented long ranges, simultaneously track the position and orientation of multiple targets.

SIGGRAPH 1991

Ascension markets a family of six degrees-of-freedom input and tracking devices. Its “Bird” measures the position and orientation in free space of a tiny receiver. Its “Flock of Birds” tracks multiple receivers over extended ranges. Its “Big Bird” transmitter further extends tracking, especially for virtual reality applications.