British tabloid News of the World reports that 64-year-old Crediton Mayor Frank Letch (left) will be motion-captured for an upcoming video game.
Letch, born with no arms, has reportedly developed a remarkable dexterity with his feet. He can drive a car, peel a potato and write, using just his feet.
From the NotW story:
[Letch] will be kitted out with special leggings fitted with electronic tags before being filmed carrying out various tasks with his feet.
The footage will then be mapped onto a computer and Frank... will be transformed into a cartoon... He was approached by Fragment Media, based in Newcastle, after its director Simon McKeown spotted him at a disability exhibition.
The game project involving Letch is not specified.
Comments
Ok that's something you don't hear everyday. Although I wonder what kind of game will feature a protagonist that only uses his feet? (or maybe it'll be an antagonist).
Probably:
- a character who's simply very good with his feets (arms added afterwards)
- an armless war veteran or hospital patient
- an armless alien creature with human-like movements
That's all I can think for now.
... Homestar Runner?
LOL
Does anyone know what games came from Fragment studios? I'm not familiar with them.
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Well, I'm Intrigued. Hopefully we'll get a follow up on what the game is.
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See? I always knew that videogames are 'armless...!
Personally, I would just love to have the motion captures for reference, like I have books of Muybridge photographs. How often do you get the chance to study the movement of someone who has developed such fascinating coping mechanisms? I really hope this is for more than just motion capture for some monster...this is just too cool.
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