NaturalMotion
Summary
NaturalMotion is a software company with offices in Oxford and San Francisco. Founded in November 2001 as a spin-off of Oxford University, the company specialises in creating animation technology for the game and film industries.NaturalMotion commercialized their procedural animation technology, which they call Dynamic Motion Synthesis (DMS). DMS is based on a real-time simulation of biomechanics and the motor control nervous system. As such, it has roots in biology and robot control theory. NaturalMotion states that DMS allows for fully interactive 3D characters, as it is not based on canned animation. DMS is used in the company's products Endorphin and Euphoria, with the former being a 3D application and the latter being a run-time engine for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC.NaturalMotion's technology is in use at many film and games companies, including Sony, The Mill, Electronic Arts, Moving Picture Company, Konami, Capcom, Sega and many more.
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King.com hails mainstream potential of mobile gaming
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NaturalMotion secures $11m, Lasky joins board
NaturalMotion Games has secured $11 million in Series B funding from Benchmark Capital, whose general partner Mitch Lasky now joins NaturalMotion’s board of directors.
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Apple likes Facebook on new iOS 6, but dumps Google from maps
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Developers debate Android gaming potential at Mobile Games Forum
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Free iPhone games already paying off for NaturalMotion
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