Motion Caption

When thinbking about how to redesign the desk to make it most suitable for the user I needed to find a way that would help me work out a desk shape. To find out what movements are most common around the desk and from there to find out what shape of the desk is most beneficial and efficient, we carried out an experiment using technology for motion caption animation.

The equipment used was from the UCLAN Media Factory and I was the subject.

We set up a prop table with a diagram on it of where you would find the computer screen, keyboard, mouse, telephone, cup of coffee and some trays with files.

I carried out a series of actions that an ordinary person would do sitting at a desk. These movements were recorded and video was produced with the captured moving dots.

The series of actions I carried out were the following:

- Typing
- Moving keyboard closer and further away
- Drinking Coffee
- Moving coffee mug from place to place
- Moving in closer to screen to see something better
- Moving mouse
- Reaching for files
- Opening files and looking through them
- Sharpening pencil in bin
- Writing something
- Opening drawers
- Getting up and walking away, around the table