Academy Award-winning motion capture technology developer VICON announced that it is opening a dedicated U.S. entertainment division in Los Angeles. The Oxford, U.K.-based company will leverage the new L.A. home base and its motion capture service facility, House of Moves, to service customers in the entertainment industry with everything from technology development to actual motion capture production.
VICON development manager Gary Roberts has been appointed VP of professional services for the Vicon Feature Unit and House of Moves. Moving to the U.S. from Vicon’s UK headquarters, Roberts will continue to forge relationships with top feature film and game companies. In his former position, he guided product development for VICON iQ and consulted with Sony Pictures Imageworks and SQUARE Enix to develop custom mo-cap solutions. Prior to joining VICON, he was CEO of Performance Capture Studios and served as a motion capture supervisor at Electronic Arts.
In addition, Jon Damush has been named VP and general manager of VICON’s entertainment division, and House of Moves founder Tom Tolles, has been tapped to oversee VICON’s worldwide entertainment product marketing. Architect of the Diva software package, Tolles will apply his entertainment-focused solutions and software development expertise in his new role.
VICON was recognized with a 2005 Scientific and Technical Academy Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. The company’s new Los Angeles headquarters is located on Beatrice Street, adjacent to the 12,000 square-foot House of Moves motion capture stage and production offices. For more information on VICON, or to view a comprehensive list of worldwide distributors, go to www.vicon.com.
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