Armless UK Mayor To Be Mo-Capped For Video Game
Armless UK Mayor To Be Mo-Capped For Video Game
July 20, 2008
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.
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Posted 09/05/08 at 09:20am
Tarosan: That is just stupid... 'Paper Tiger' I mean really, he's begging to be arrested and criminally charged with contempt
Tarosan: That is just stupid... 'Paper Tiger' I mean really, he's begging to be arrested and criminally charged with contempt
Posted 09/05/08 at 09:16am
Tarosan: Oh god not again what is he doing now?
Tarosan: Oh god not again what is he doing now?
Posted 09/05/08 at 08:50am
sortableturnip: JT press release *snicker* http://jaablog.jaablaw.com/2008/09/03/the-new-face-of-the-broward-judiciary.aspx#comment-1340589
sortableturnip: JT press release *snicker* http://jaablog.jaablaw.com/2008/09/03/the-new-face-of-the-broward-judiciary.aspx#comment-1340589
Posted 09/05/08 at 08:49am
Austin_Lewis: @Harmless Bunny: Ayla from Chrono Trigger
Austin_Lewis: @Harmless Bunny: Ayla from Chrono Trigger
Posted 09/05/08 at 08:43am
HarmlessBunny: @ Flamespeak: How about April Ryan from the Longest Journey?
HarmlessBunny: @ Flamespeak: How about April Ryan from the Longest Journey?
Posted 09/05/08 at 08:29am
BlackIce: @AL, KoF, GrPr: Paradise City. Full Volume.
BlackIce: @AL, KoF, GrPr: Paradise City. Full Volume.
Posted 09/05/08 at 08:28am
SticKboy: ATTN Zippy: Dude, check out the last comment in the latest BBFC vs PEGI news story; we finally agree on something!
SticKboy: ATTN Zippy: Dude, check out the last comment in the latest BBFC vs PEGI news story; we finally agree on something!
Posted 09/05/08 at 08:20am
gamepolitics: I have only been able to play my Spore offline... also, I'm underwhelmed so far
gamepolitics: I have only been able to play my Spore offline... also, I'm underwhelmed so far
Posted 09/05/08 at 08:11am
NovaBlack: so once again, pirates.. playing early and no hassle (DRM cracked so no benefit from it) and legit consumers hassled
NovaBlack: so once again, pirates.. playing early and no hassle (DRM cracked so no benefit from it) and legit consumers hassled
Posted 09/05/08 at 08:10am
NovaBlack: @GP check out the spore furums. LOTS of ppl complaining cant activate game with Ea servers. Game was cracked Before release!!!
NovaBlack: @GP check out the spore furums. LOTS of ppl complaining cant activate game with Ea servers. Game was cracked Before release!!!
Posted 09/05/08 at 07:42am
Cheater87: Dead Space banned in 3 countries. http://www.destructoid.com/dead-space-release-date-pushed-up-again-outright-banned-in-three-co
Cheater87: Dead Space banned in 3 countries. http://www.destructoid.com/dead-space-release-date-pushed-up-again-outright-banned-in-three-co
Posted 09/05/08 at 06:56am
beemoh: EA 'free petrol' stunt causes controversy: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7599639.stm
beemoh: EA 'free petrol' stunt causes controversy: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7599639.stm
Posted 09/05/08 at 06:11am
Flamespeak: Jade from Beyond Good and Evil is a good one. Too bad it didn't sell too good. Here's to the sequel.
Flamespeak: Jade from Beyond Good and Evil is a good one. Too bad it didn't sell too good. Here's to the sequel.
Posted 09/05/08 at 06:10am
Flamespeak: Lara Croft = Sex object, Fat Princess = making fun of overweight women, Cooking Mama = women belong in kitchen.
Flamespeak: Lara Croft = Sex object, Fat Princess = making fun of overweight women, Cooking Mama = women belong in kitchen.
Posted 09/05/08 at 06:09am
Flamespeak: You can't please feminists with any representation of women in video games, it seems.
Flamespeak: You can't please feminists with any representation of women in video games, it seems.
Posted 09/05/08 at 05:47am
gamepolitics: he works on his crusade from home. I expect he will be disbarred, but will continue his crusade
gamepolitics: he works on his crusade from home. I expect he will be disbarred, but will continue his crusade
Posted 09/05/08 at 05:46am
gamepolitics: I'm surprised people are taking that story so seriously... one of those oddball things. my choice of graphic is my commentary
gamepolitics: I'm surprised people are taking that story so seriously... one of those oddball things. my choice of graphic is my commentary
Posted 09/05/08 at 01:50am
Flamespeak: To be fair, if you dismiss video games as contributors to violence in youth, it is hypocritical to say they cause heroism.
Flamespeak: To be fair, if you dismiss video games as contributors to violence in youth, it is hypocritical to say they cause heroism.
Posted 09/04/08 at 09:21pm
Tarosan: @gamepolitics has he actually lost his job or is on the verge of being disgraced forever?
Tarosan: @gamepolitics has he actually lost his job or is on the verge of being disgraced forever?
Posted 09/04/08 at 09:21pm
HalfShadow: If either of you waste good music on him, I swear I will kill you.
HalfShadow: If either of you waste good music on him, I swear I will kill you.
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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.
-Entertainment isn't the reason the world sucks. It's the reason we know the world sucks. For information on games and psychology, look up: Jonathan Freedman(2002)Block & Crain(2007)Grand Theft Childhood, by Harvard researchers Larry Kutner&Cheryl Olson
Well, I'm Intrigued. Hopefully we'll get a follow up on what the game is.
- http://socialistgamerreview.com ~ Because the Proletariat Plays Games Too.
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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