SIRT Centre

08/30/2024

Check out our new sizzle reel showcasing some of the work we've been able to do over the past year! We've been able to help many companies in the realms of motion capture, virtual reality, digital character creation, software development and more. Were proud of the work our team has been able to accomplish and eager for what comes next!

Want to start your applied research journey? Contact us at [email protected] or DM us here on IG!

07/24/2024

Happy to have run another successful Mocap U workshop at the stage. It's always so thrilling to watch so many talented actors play out and have fun with iconic scenes. Thanks to for continuing to manage and run this fun opportunity.

07/19/2024

Take another look behind the scenes with our motion capture team and actors for M-body AI!

Thanks again to Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) for this project. Learn more about the project at https://m-body.ai/.

07/09/2024

We're honored to be a finalist for Best Tech Team at the Timmy Awards this year! Please vote for us if we've helped you out (or you just really like us 🫡).

07/05/2024

We had a fantastic capture session for our M-body AI project. Thanks to each of our talented actors for coming and performing.

Big thanksas well to the funding from for this project. Learn more at https:/m-body.ai.

06/24/2024

So glad to have members from come through today and learn about the leading innovations happening at SIRT!

03/26/2024

It's an invitation! 🌐✍️ Want to engage with us? Some question? Let us know: https://m-body.ai/contact-us/
Here's why you'll want to get involved in M-Body:
⏰🔑 Gain early access to our free, open-source generative character and dataset, designed to improve efficiency and enhance the quality of animation work
🤝Foster Collaboration and Professional Growth: Immerse yourself in a dynamic community of industry professionals and connect with leading innovators in the field
🌟Shape the course of the project and its outcomes with your valuable insights! Gave your feedback on the prototype .
Who Can Benefit?
🎮🎥🎬Creatives: Animators aspiring to elevate their creative workflows and enhance project quality
👩‍💻 Developers: Animation tool developers eager to integrate cutting-edge generative models
🔍🔬 Researchers: Scholars seeking extensive datasets to advance generative animation models
Join the movement shaping the future of animation! 💻✨ Stay in the loop and contribute to these groundbreaking projects.
M-Body is led by SIRT Centre, Centre de développement et de recherche en intelligence numérique - CDRIN, LLio - Laboratoire en innovation ouverte and Mixed Reality Capture Studio (MRC) and AI Hub, Durham College!
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C'est une invitation ! 🌐✍️ Vous souhaitez être inclus·e dans le projet ? Vous avez des questions ? Faites-le nous savoir ! Voici pourquoi vous voudrez vous impliquer dans M-Body :
⏰🔑 Obtenez un accès anticipé à nos outils d'animation de personnages génératifs gratuits et open-source et à notre jeu de données, conçus pour améliorer l'efficacité et la qualité du travail d'animation.
🤝Favoriser la collaboration et la croissance professionnelle: Plongez dans une communauté dynamique de professionnels de l'industrie et entrez en contact avec des innovateurs de premier plan dans le domaine.
🌟Influencez le projet et ses résultats grâce à vos précieux conseils ! Soyez un bêta-testeur et donnez votre avis sur la direction et les prototypes
Qui peut en tirer bénéfices ?
🎮🎥🎬Créatifs : Animateurs aspirant à élever leurs flux de travail créatifs et à améliorer la qualité des projets.
👩‍💻 Développeurs : Développeurs d'outils d'animation désireux d'intégrer des modèles génératifs de pointe.
🔍🔬 Chercheurs : Chercheurs à la recherche de vastes ensembles de données pour faire progresser les modèles d'animation génératifs.
Rejoignez le mouvement qui façonne l'avenir de l'animation ! 💻✨ Restez dans la boucle et contribuez à ces projets révolutionnaires.
M-Body est un projet mené par le SIRT Centre, Centre de développement et de recherche en intelligence numérique - CDRIN, LLio - Laboratoire en innovation ouverte and Mixed Reality Capture Studio (MRC) and AI Hub, Durham College !

Get in touch with us. Whether you simply want to learn more or you’d like to contribute, we’d love to hear from you!

03/08/2024

Excited about pushing the boundaries of character animation? Whether you're in the animation field or academic research, get ready for the launch of the M-Body project! Supported by the Nserc Canada federal funding, this project brings together a multidisciplinary team from four leading applied research centers across Canada: SIRT Centre, Centre de développement et de recherche en intelligence numérique - CDRIN, MRC Studio at Durham College and LLio - Laboratoire en innovation ouverte. Our goal is to provide a collaborative, open-source toolkit and software systems for cutting-edge generative character animation, complete with a high-quality, human motion dataset. Learn more: https://m-body.ai/

Repoussez les limites de l'animation de personnages ça vous intéresse ? Que vous soyez dans le domaine de l'animation ou de la recherche universitaire, préparez-vous au lancement du projet M-Body ! Financé par le Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada, ce projet rassemble une équipe multidisciplinaire de quatre centre de recherche appliquée de premier plan au Canada : le SIRT Centre, le Centre de développement et de recherche en intelligence numérique - CDRIN, le MRC Studio du Durham College et le LLio - Laboratoire en innovation ouverte. Notre objectif est de fournir en open source un outil générateur de personnage animé, des systèmes logiciel de pointe pour accélérer l'intégration de personnages dans les outils de création de contenu ainsi qu'un jeu de données novateur de haute-qualité de mouvements humains. https://m-body.ai/

10/13/2023

We recently worked with OYA black arts coalition to deliver some in-depth virtual production and unreal engine sessions!

Participants were able to learn the basics of unreal, scan objects into their scene using photogrammetry, create a 3D environment and act in front of our LED wall to create a character selection mashup!

04/18/2023

is proud to be involved in the upcoming XP Game Developer Summit on April 21!
SIRT research leads Spencer Idenouye (Virtual Production Lead) and Stephan Kozak (CG/Animation Lead) will participate and bring their virtual production expertise to the featured panel “Universal Scene Description Roundtable Future of Virtual Collaboration”.
Learn more about SIRT at the XP Summit and how to register: https://xpgamesummit.com/register/

03/29/2023

As one of Sheridan’s research and incubation Centres, here is a bit of information to share on SIRT.
SIRT is an integral part of generator at Sheridan, which fosters collaboration to drive innovation and impact in industry and communities. SIRT is the premiere destination for research, training, collaboration, and creation for the screen-based media industries in Ontario.

Swipe left 👈to learn more and how to get involved and collaborate.

03/27/2023

Thanks to funding from City of Toronto’s xoTO Screen Industry Pathways, Sheridan College’s SIRT is providing industry-leading virtual production training workshops to young Black creatives, as part of the OYA Media Group Emerging Filmmakers Program. These workshops are for motion capture and filmmaking inside Unreal Engine (a 3D creation tool).