The motion-capture acting in “The Planet of the Apes” movies tries to preserve the magic of the physical world amid all the effects in a big budget franchise. By Phillip Maciak He’s a goofy little ape ...

Some of cinema’s most unforgettable performances exist thanks to technology that let actors go far beyond physical limits. Not every great performance relies solely on raw, in-camera acting. In many ...

Northwestern University engineers have developed a new system for full-body motion capture — and it doesn’t require specialized rooms, expensive equipment, bulky cameras or an array of sensors.