Centre for Digital Entertainment EngD student Thomas Williams is researching how Augmented Reality can revolutionise the way older adults, especially those with dementia and memory problems, can be supported at home through a series of visual prompts. Designing software that makes sense to an older adults who are at danger...
We are really excited to hear that CAMERA Research Associates Laurie Needham, Logan Wade and Murray Evans have had abstracts accepted at the Virtual XXVII Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics in Stockholm. Laurie, Logan and Murray’s work focuses on how applications of markerless motion capture may significantly reduce...
The University’s Centre for the Analysis of Motion, Entertainment Research and Applications has received funding to continue its work until 2026. The University of Bath is thrilled to announce that CAMERA, the Centre for the Analysis of Motion, Entertainment Research and Applications, has been awarded over £10m to fund its research...
We’re hiring a Creative Studio Producer to lead the overall management of our new Innovation Motion Capture Studio at the Bottle Yard Studios, Bristol. Job title: Creative Studio Producer (fixed-term post) Department: Computer Science Salary: Starting from £33,797, rising to £40,322 Grade: Grade 7 Placed on: Monday 05 October 2020...
We are thrilled to announce that CAMERA’s new Innovation Motion Capture Studio will be based at The Bottle Yard Studios; the largest dedicated film and TV studio in the West of England. Joining a thriving hub of creative on-site tenants, CAMERA will occupy Tank House 3, a huge 660 sq.mt....
Benjamin Attal, Selena Ling, Aaron Gokaslan, Christian Richardt, and James Tompkin’s paper ‘MatryODShka: Real-time 6DoF VideoView Synthesis using Multi-Sphere Images’ was presented at last month’s European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV) 2020. Abstract We introduce a method to convert stereo 360° (omnidirectional stereo) imagery into a layered, multi-sphere image representation...
Computer animation uses 3D computer techniques to generate moving characters for movies and video games. However, the same technologies are used in the field of rehabilitation to help people affected by different disabilities. There are more than 45,000 people in England alone who rely on prosthetic limbs, with more than...
Researchers from CAMERA have developed the first non-invasive way of measuring athletes’ push start performance. Researchers at the University of Bath have been working with GB skeleton athletes to develop a new type of motion capture technology that can accurately track the performance of the athlete during push start phase...
On 16 July, Erik Bodin presented ‘Modulating Surrogates for Bayesian Optimization’ at the International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML); the premier gathering of professionals dedicated to the advancement of the branch of artificial intelligence known as machine learning. Abstract Bayesian optimization methods are designed to find globally optimal settings of...
Computer Scientists at Bath have found a solution to the challenges of creating realistic virtual reality sword fights. Sword fights are often the weak link in virtual reality (VR) fighting games, with digital avatars engaging in battle using imprecise, pre-recorded movements that barely reflect the player’s actions or intentions. Now...
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