LA Noire

A new video for L.A. Noire

The Technology Behind LA Noire's Lifelike Performances

The latest title from Rockstar Games, L.A. Noire is a dark and violent detective thriller set in Los Angeles during the post-war years of the late 1940's. Players take the reins of newly minted detective Cole Phelps (Aaron Staton of Mad Men) as he solves gruesome and mind-bending cases, interrogates suspects, and rises through the ranks of the LAPD in a city where everyone has something to hide.

L.A. Noire is the first game ever to use a brand new technology called MotionScan which goes beyond traditional motion capture to put real actor's performances inside the game, creating a level of realism and immersion never before seen in a videogame. Using a special high definition, 32-camera rig to accurately scan and digitize an actor’s facial performances, Motionscan captures every subtle emotional detail, allowing players to truly feel like a detective as they read the emotional behavior of every character in order to get to the truth.

LA Noire will be released for the Xbox and Playstation 3 in Spring 2011.

Description

L.A. Noire is a dark and violent detective thriller set against the backdrop of Los Angeles in the post-war years of the late 1940s and delivered with Rockstar’s signature attention to atmosphere and detail.

In L.A. Noire, players will take the reins of newly minted detective Cole Phelps (Aaron Staton of Mad Men) as he solves gruesome and mind-bending cases, interrogates suspects, and rises through the ranks of the LAPD.MotionScan L.A. Noire’s Revolutionary Technology

The foundation of L.A. Noire is a brand new technology called MotionScan that enables us to capture and scan every nuance of a real actor’s facial performances and put them right into the game itself. It provides a level of realism, detail, performance and emotion never seen before in a videogame, and brings them to life in a totally new way. This goes beyond the limited grid of data points delivered by traditional motion capture – these are the actual performances themselves, scanned and placed onto our digital characters. This marriage of gameplay and technology allows players for the first time ever to truly feel like a detective, reading the emotional behavior of every character. Furthermore, MotionScan lends itself perfectly to this type of game: one that focuses on characters and performances where everyone has something to hide.

Quick Facts About MotionScan

• MotionScan is a new performance capture technology and alternative to traditional motion capture
• MotionScan utilizes 32 high-definition cameras that completely surround the actor and capture the performance in 3D at 30 frames-per-second
• MotionScan technology is provided by Depth Analysis, sister company to Team Bondi and part of a special partnership with Rockstar Games
• Every character in L.A. Noire uses the MotionScan technology and over 400 actors were filmed making the game
• L.A. Noire will be the first video game to ever utilize MotionScan technology

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