Sony has announced a portable motion capture suit for VR

Motion capture suits have been increasingly used in the video games industry, in particular for developing high quality and realistic animations for video games and their cutscenes. One other way mocap suits have been used is from the consumer’s side – with many donning a suit in order to engage in full-body virtual reality. Sony is now making the act of using a mocap suit easier than ever with its brand new ‘Mocopi.’

Retailing for $360, the Mocopi motion capture device takes what is typically an entire suit and condenses the technology into 6 small pucks which are then strapped to your body for full and complete motion capture of your movements.

One of the primary audiences Sony seems to be marketing this new device to are those who wish to become a vTuber, as the Mocopi will allow for the full motion of a mocap suit without the bulk of one.

As mentioned, the Mocopi can also be used for VR gaming in titles which offer full body tracking. One such example is the ever-popular VRChat – a social hub for people to meet, chat, play and mess around with the thousands of different avatars available.

While unlikely to be the most mainstream product, Sony’s Mocopi seems to be taking quite a leap forward for the market, making mocap suits cheaper and more accessible than before. It will be interesting to see just how successful this product ends up being.

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