Rokoko (company)
| Company type | Anpartsselskab |
|---|---|
| Rokoko Electronics ApS | |
| Industry | Consumer motion capture, animation technology |
| Founded | March 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Founders | Jakob Balslev, Matias Søndergaard, and Anders Klok |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | Copenhagen, Denmark Athens, Greece, San Francisco, USA |
Area served | Worldwide |
Number of employees | 100 (2021) |
| Website | rokoko |
Rokoko is a Danish brand of consumer motion capture and animation technology products. It was founded in 2015 in Copenhagen, Denmark with additional offices located in Athens, Greece, and San Francisco, USA.[1] It manufactures the Smartsuit Pro, an IMU motion capture suit used by animators, game developers, vTubers.[2][3]
History
[edit]Rokoko was founded by Jakob Balslev, Matias Søndergaard, and Anders Klok in March 2014, however the idea came to them when they were at the National Film School of Denmark.[4] Initially, they launched a Kickstarter campaign for the Smartsuit Pro. The motion capture technology, unveiled in December 2016, uses a wireless body suit and integrates with software development platforms.[5] The company also produces the Smartgloves for finger tracking, as well as software for face tracking.[6]
Smartsuit Pro II, the next generation of Smartsuit Pro, was announced in 2021.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rokoko: Reimagining the Possibilities of the Animation Industry". Insights Success. 1 September 2021.
- ^ "Rokoko unveils SmartSuit Pro to capture your movements for virtual worlds". VentureBeat. 13 December 2016.
- ^ Terdiman, Daniel (9 May 2017). "This Danish Startup And Its Motion-Capture Suit Plan On Changing The Way Hollywood Works". Fast Company (magazine).
- ^ "Make Hollywood-quality animations at low-budget prices with this motion capture suit". TechCrunch.
- ^ Takahashi, Dean (2016-12-13). "Rokoko unveils SmartSuit Pro to capture your movements for virtual worlds". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
- ^ Sarconi, Paul. "The Rokoko Smartsuit Brings Motion Capture to the Masses". Wired.
- ^ "Motion capture company Rokoko launches Smartsuit Pro II". AnimationXpress. 2021-10-27. Retrieved 2022-04-21.