Project Update #54: Shenmue 3 by Ys Net

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Project Update #54: Shenmue 3 by Ys Net

Postby Amir » Tue Mar 29, 2016 3:47 am

Motion Capture and Care Packages

Hello Everyone,

The season of the cherry blossoms is here, and as the flowers bloom and rain their pink petals across Japan, Shenmue III turns forward, making progress and new friends.

The Moves

First, the big news this month is that the motion capture system testing has begun! We have a couple of pics here to get things started.

Right now we are testing out one of motion capture systems to see which one will give the best fit. The pics below are from the test of a new motion tracking system by Xsens. The system is highly responsive with little noise interference, making the process go very smoothly. When the finalist has been chosen, we will be sure to let you know in a future update.

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Mo’ mo-cap coming up, so stay here!

The Mail

Again we want to thank everyone for constant support. It is always a pleasure to get your messages of encouragement and to see the community growing ever larger. The mail has been overflowing lately, and we would like to share some of it with you today.

Show of support for Shenmue III from Bajiquan Grandmaster Wu Lian Zi

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Embroidery of a shenmue tree with tree swing

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Guilin cormorant fishers in their boat. Their clothing is of the Ming era.

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A gorgeous water color of Ryo and Iwao.

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Friendship picture. The inscribed character means “friends.”

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And finally, we have a repost of the images from the MAGIC. Many of you have asked us for better quality files for sharing. We thank you for the feedback, and hope these make the cut.




I left out the reposted images since they seem blurrier than before?! Apart from that, really cool news, excited about the new motion capture!

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Re: Project Update #54: Shenmue 3 by Ys Net

Postby Kiske » Tue Mar 29, 2016 4:00 am

Thanks Amir!

Yes, very excited about the motion capture systems testing!
I hope we we'll see some animation on Ryo's new model very soon :P

The Magic Monaco pictures are smaller than the ones posted by Spaghetti weeks ago... strange.
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Re: Project Update #54: Shenmue 3 by Ys Net

Postby GYO6161 » Tue Mar 29, 2016 4:15 am

Kickstarter Update 54 wrote: Mo’ mo-cap coming up, so stay here!
Uhh.. what? lol lmao
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Re: Project Update #54: Shenmue 3 by Ys Net

Postby Hanzumon » Tue Mar 29, 2016 4:52 am

Kiske wrote: Thanks Amir!

Yes, very excited about the motion capture systems testing!
I hope we we'll see some animation on Ryo's new model very soon :P

The Magic Monaco pictures are smaller than the ones posted by Spaghetti weeks ago... strange.


I believe, that we will see Ryo and Shenhua on E3 in three months ;)
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Re: Project Update #54: Shenmue 3 by Ys Net

Postby Ziming » Tue Mar 29, 2016 5:06 am

The Monaco images from this new update are identical in resolution and file size to what was shown in KS update #52.
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Re: Project Update #54: Shenmue 3 by Ys Net

Postby Reprise » Tue Mar 29, 2016 5:14 am

Ziming wrote: The Monaco images from this new update are identical in resolution and file size to what was shown in KS update #52.


Classic Awesome Japan :P
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Re: Project Update #54: Shenmue 3 by Ys Net

Postby GYO6161 » Tue Mar 29, 2016 5:27 am

I can already see what AJ is gonna do next...

Project Update #55
Here we give you the Monaco Pics in FULL GLORIOUS 240P black and white JPGED Cropped.

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Re: Project Update #54: Shenmue 3 by Ys Net

Postby SheepheadCG » Tue Mar 29, 2016 5:38 am

Ziming wrote: The Monaco images from this new update are identical in resolution and file size to what was shown in KS update #52.


lol you are right. It probably has something to with the wrapper that gets applied to the images when they embed them in the kickstarter blog update as they are all constrained by their width value to fit the page. Hopefully they will upload them to the shenmue site and link to them from there.
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Re: Project Update #54: Shenmue 3 by Ys Net

Postby Kiske » Tue Mar 29, 2016 5:48 am

Ziming wrote: The Monaco images from this new update are identical in resolution and file size to what was shown in KS update #52.


Maybe we should send them the "high-res" pictures. #-o
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Re: Project Update #54: Shenmue 3 by Ys Net

Postby fittersau » Tue Mar 29, 2016 7:28 am

GYO6161 wrote:
Kickstarter Update 54 wrote: Mo’ mo-cap coming up, so stay here!
Uhh.. what? lol lmao


Engrish... c'mon!

More mo-cap coming up, so stay tuned! #-o Where is Joel when you need him?

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Re: Project Update #54: Shenmue 3 by Ys Net

Postby Giorgio » Tue Mar 29, 2016 7:39 am

Xsens – the leading innovator in 3D motion tracking technology.

Xsens is the leading innovator in 3D motion tracking technology and products. Its sensor fusion technologies enable a seamless interaction between the physical and the digital world in consumer devices and professional applications such as 3D character animation, motion analysis, and industrial control & stabilization.
Site: http://www.xsens.com/

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If the previous mo-cap technology suits S3's dev team, then I think it would be useful for the end product to use the following technology (Faceware) for facial expressions capture:
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The girl also wears (what it looks like) the Xsnes mo-cap uniform.

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It's interesting to see that they have the collage up there (top-left) in the S3 dev studio. It's like Yu Suzuki said: "You see this pic? You're making S3 for this people. Keep this in mind everyday." And the pic is there for a constant reminder.
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Re: Project Update #54: Shenmue 3 by Ys Net

Postby yuc02 » Tue Mar 29, 2016 8:34 am

Giorgio wrote:
It's interesting to see that they have the collage up there (top-left) in the S3 dev studio. It's like Yu Suzuki said: "You see this pic? You're making S3 for this people. Keep this in mind everyday." And the pic is there for a constant reminder.
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Haha I didn't notice that - great stuff :D

Ninja theory's project does look amazing, and if what they say about their team size is true, then it shows that you can achieve a lot with not many people.

Also good to see that the baijiquan master still keeps in touch with Suzuki-san, maybe he can provide some of the motion capture data? I'm learning Tai Chi and Xingyiquan at the moment, but I guess it's a bit late to apply :P
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Re: Project Update #54: Shenmue 3 by Ys Net

Postby Thief » Tue Mar 29, 2016 10:21 am

fittersau wrote:Image


Now that enough time has passed and I'm no longer stressed about Shenmue 3, can I just say that that stream is one of the funniest things I've ever watched and quite possibly one of my favorite things ever.

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Re: Project Update #54: Shenmue 3 by Ys Net

Postby iyapol » Tue Mar 29, 2016 2:01 pm

Shame we didn't get the Monaco video...
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Re: Project Update #54: Shenmue 3 by Ys Net

Postby koalazeus » Tue Mar 29, 2016 3:54 pm

So cool to see motion capture testing has begun. Bring on the fishing animation!
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