Grant: Applied Research Tools and Instruments Grants
Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
$150,000.00
Tools for Live Performance Capture for the Creative Industries
FY 2019-20
Summary
The unprecedented digital transformation of media is leading Canadian artists and creators of traditional visual and performing arts (including dance, theatre, painting, etc.) to deliver new ideas and opportunities for enhancing creative expression and reception by incorporating immersive and interactive components into artistic productions and products. With the rise of virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR), Sheridan College's Toronto-based Screen Industries Research and Training Centre (SIRT) has been expanding its expertise and infrastructure to include support for companies seeking to incorporate interactive and immersive experiences. SIRT is requesting NSERC Applied Research Tools and Instruments (ARTI) funding to acquire performance capture equipment, including cameras and tracking hardware, which will support ongoing and planned collaborative research on live performance capture and production. This research and development is a critical means of supporting creative industry innovation and growth within Canada, and bolstering Canada's reputation as a leading creative and cultural producer abroad, by provided needed research, training and commercialization supports. The ARTI-funded equipment will provide Sheridan with the capacity to support companies and organizations in collaborative development of new products, processes and productions that incorporate mixed, augmented and virtual reality components into both live performances and screen-based delivery platforms. The proposed equipment will augment existing SIRT infrastructure and allow Sheridan students, faculty, and SIRT researchers to collaborate with creative and cultural industry partners on investigating and developing innovative live performance capture solutions. Through participation in industry projects, students will learn valuable technology and innovation tools and gain hands-on expertise in a rapidly evolving knowledge sector. Simultaneously, partner companies will benefit from SIRT's infrastructure and expertise in development of their products and processes, which will in turn benefit the economy, regionally and nationally.
Program
Applied Research Tools and Instruments Grants
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
541986-2019
Name nom
England, Andrea
Department département
Head Office
Organization id
22156
Institution établissement
Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2019
Competition year année de concours
2019
Award amount
150000
Program id
CARTI
Program name en
Applied Research Tools and Instruments Grants
Program name fr
Subventions d'outils et d'instruments de recherche appliquée
Group en
RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS
Group fr
PARTENARIATS DE RECHERCHE
Committee code
1562
Committee name en
Applied Research Tools and Instrument Grants
Committee name fr
Subventions d'outils et d'instruments de recherche appliquée
Area of application code
801
Area of application group en
Information and communication services
Area of application group fr
Services d'information et de télécommunications
Area of application en
Computer software
Area of application fr
Logiciel
Research subject code
2716
Research subject group en
Information technology
Research subject group fr
Technologie de l'information
Research subject en
Virtual reality and related simulations
Research subject fr
Réalité virtuelle et simulations connexes
Installment
inst:1 - 1
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Tools for Live Performance Capture for the Creative Industries
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
The unprecedented digital transformation of media is leading Canadian artists and creators of traditional visual and performing arts (including dance, theatre, painting, etc.) to deliver new ideas and opportunities for enhancing creative expression and reception by incorporating immersive and interactive components into artistic productions and products. With the rise of virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR), Sheridan College's Toronto-based Screen Industries Research and Training Centre (SIRT) has been expanding its expertise and infrastructure to include support for companies seeking to incorporate interactive and immersive experiences. SIRT is requesting NSERC Applied Research Tools and Instruments (ARTI) funding to acquire performance capture equipment, including cameras and tracking hardware, which will support ongoing and planned collaborative research on live performance capture and production. This research and development is a critical means of supporting creative industry innovation and growth within Canada, and bolstering Canada's reputation as a leading creative and cultural producer abroad, by provided needed research, training and commercialization supports. The ARTI-funded equipment will provide Sheridan with the capacity to support companies and organizations in collaborative development of new products, processes and productions that incorporate mixed, augmented and virtual reality components into both live performances and screen-based delivery platforms. The proposed equipment will augment existing SIRT infrastructure and allow Sheridan students, faculty, and SIRT researchers to collaborate with creative and cultural industry partners on investigating and developing innovative live performance capture solutions. Through participation in industry projects, students will learn valuable technology and innovation tools and gain hands-on expertise in a rapidly evolving knowledge sector. Simultaneously, partner companies will benefit from SIRT's infrastructure and expertise in development of their products and processes, which will in turn benefit the economy, regionally and nationally.
