FIFA 22's Hypermotion - Full-Match Mocap Driving Machine Learning Technology
Explore the groundbreaking process behind FIFA 22's Hypermotion technology in this 2022 GDC Animation Summit talk. Delve into Electronic Arts' journey to capture a full 90-minute, 11-player vs. 11-player football match using motion capture technology. Learn about the challenges faced, innovative solutions developed, and the implementation of machine learning techniques. Discover the intricacies of optical motion capture, XSens prototype testing, and solving drift issues. Gain insights into the shoot requirements, camera setup, and workflow for finding animations. Understand the complexities of ball tracking, camera calibration, and physics tuning. Examine the machine learning runtime, input sources, and training data pipeline. Analyze stress test results, identifying successes and areas for improvement. Uncover new challenges and future directions for this revolutionary approach to sports game animation.