CAMERA

Centre for the Analysis of Motion, Entertainment Research and Applications

About the Centre

The Centre for the Analysis of Motion, Entertainment Research and Applications (CAMERA) has been funded by the EPSRC and the University of Bath. It exists to accelerate the impact of fundamental research being undertaken at the University in the Departments of Computer Science, Health and Psychology. CAMERA performs world-leading research in Intelligent Visual and Interactive Technology, underpinned by academic and partner expertise across both core EPSRC research disciplines – Computer Vision, Graphics, Human Computer Interaction (HCI) and AI – as well expertise in healthcare, rehabilitation, biomechanics, musculoskeletal modelling, sports performance, and psychology.

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News & Announcements

VACANCY: Senior Technical Manager – Virtual Production, MyWorld

Thursday 5th of September 2024

Would you like to come and work with the CAMERA team? We are looking for highly motivated individual to work with our team on 4D capture from visual information to form the next generation of technologies for the creative industries particularly targeting virtual production.

Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Actors learn ‘motion capture’ techniques at Bath University

Wednesday 21st of August 2024

Twelve young actors learned to integrate motion capture into their film acting this month, thanks to expert instruction and cutting-edge cameras from CAMERA. Twelve young actors from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School (BOVTS) were given the rare opportunity to integrate ‘motion capture’ into their film acting earlier this month,…

CAMERA expands the frontiers of human performance at the Royal Society

Thursday 4th of July 2024

CAMERA researchers were joined by Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition visitors at the ‘Lates’ event – Expanding the frontiers of human performance – science, sport and psychology – on 2 July 2024. “Being invited to share our research at the Royal Society ‘Lates’ was a real honour,” says Professor Neill…

EPSRC CAMERA legacy “The digital economy is in safe hands”

Thursday 4th of July 2024

DE-Nexus, the Digital Economy Next Stage Symposium, 10-11 June 2024 Early June saw members of the CAMERA team attending an in-person symposium to showcase our research alongside the other five EPSRC funded Next Stage Digital Economy Centres. The event was an opportunity for us to showcase our work across an…

CAMERA at Bath Digital Festival – Sports Focus

Thursday 4th of July 2024

Day One of Bath Digital Festival was a brilliant way to kick off (pun intended) what is warming up to be a bumper summer of sports (science). From rugby to sprinting, tennis and badminton, and skeleton bobsledding, festival goers were able to interact with our research and the technology we’re developing. They experienced first-hand how we’re working with athletes to quantify and enhance performance and make sports safer for all.

PhD Vacancy: The design and evaluation of immersive experiences with and for the creative industries

Tuesday 4th of June 2024

University of Bath Department of Psychology Closing Date: Sunday, June 09, 2024 Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide) About the Project The University of Bath is inviting applications for this PhD position due to commence in September 2024 under the supervision of Prof Danae Stanton Fraser in the area of…

PhD Vacancy: Embodiment in Immersive Environments

Tuesday 4th of June 2024

University of Bath Department of Psychology Closing Date: Sunday, June 09, 2024 Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide) About the Project The University of Bath is inviting applications for this PhD position due to commence in September 2024 under the supervision of Prof Danae Stanton Fraser to research embodiment in virtual…

New PhD Vacancy: Physically Inspired Machine Learning Models

Monday 13th of May 2024

University of Bath Department of Computer Science Funded PhD Project (UK & International Students) About the Project The University of Bath is inviting applications for a PhD project in Physically Inspired Machine Learning Models: Learning Differential Equations from Data, at the Department of Computer Science commencing 30 September 2024. The…

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Our Research

Research at CAMERA is underpinned by academic and partner expertise in Computer Vision, Graphics, Human Computer Interaction and Artificial Intelligence. This is complemented by additional expertise – health, rehabilitation, biomechanics, sport performance and psychology – which allows us to maximise impact in wider areas which would otherwise not be possible.

Leveraging this expert basis, we work with partners to generate impact and translate our research and technology across three themes: Creative Science & Technology, Digital Health & Assistive Technology, and Human Performance Enhancement.

Whilst the Centre has a series of ongoing research projects, both independently and in collaboration with external partners, we are always interested in new research enquiries or proposals from academia or industry.

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Commercial

CAMERA has a commercial function which can deliver optical body and facial motion capture services. The CAMERA studios are equipped with state-of-the-art kit which can be hired on a day rate, including a studio technician to assist you with your project. CAMERA’s motion capture and full performance capture services utilise the very latest, cutting edge technology. Ours systems can record multiple performers – face, fingers, full body and final audio. Using face markers or markerless head mounted cameras we record all of the expressions and nuances of the face for full performance capture.

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Innovation Studio

CAMERA’s second studio, offers state-of-the-art digital innovation facilities, including a high-end motion capture array. We make our research in novel applications of motion capture technology available to digital creative and healthcare SMEs in the West of England region. We have a portfolio of targeted and tailored resources, including a motion capture workshop series and expert consultancy, to start-up and micro-enterprises.

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CAMERA Speaker Series welcomes Dr Marion Mundt

CAMERA speaker series: Jake Rigby BMT Defence and Security

CAMERA Speaker Series – Bristol Old Vic Theatre School

CAMERA Expert Speaker Series 2022: Prof Egidio D’Angelo and Dr Claudia Casellato

Revealing new features of neurodegenerative disease using computational analysis of ultrasound images

Dr Emma Hodson-Tole, Manchester Metropolitan University

Neural State Machine for Character-Scene Interactions

Professor Taku Komura, Edinburgh University

Anatomical and mechanical constraints to athletic performance: studies in cheetahs, horses, humans and other animals.

Professor Alan Wilson, Royal Veterinary College

What can vision and graphics learn from physics?

Dr Will Smith, University of York

Inflammatory Arthritis, Machine Learning and Digital Technologies: the future of diagnosis and management.

Dr Raj Sengupta, The Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath (RNRHD)

Vision and AI: then, now and tomorrow

Prof Richard Bowden

Expert Speaker Series

The CAMERA Expert Speaker Series offers free, regular seminars which are open to all. The series brings leading experts from both industry and academia to the University of Bath.

The Expert Speaker Series supports CAMERA’s work to accelerate the real world impact of fundamental research across multiple disciplines. Our speaker series will showcase knowledge spanning our core research themes of creative technologies, rehabilitation and human performance to a wider audience.

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