Rokoko (company)
Rokoko is a Danish brand of consumer motion capture and animation technology products. It was founded in 2015 in Copenhagen, Denmark with additional offices located in Athens, Greece, and San Francisco, USA.[1] It manufactures the Smartsuit Pro, an IMU motion capture suit used by animators, game developers, vTubers.[2][3]
| Type | Anpartsselskab |
|---|---|
| Rokoko Electronics ApS | |
| Industry | Consumer motion capture, animation technology |
| Founded | March 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Founders | Jakob Balslev, Matias Søndergaard, and Anders Klok |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | Copenhagen, Denmark Athens, Greece, San Francisco, USA |
Area served | Worldwide |
Number of employees | 100 (2021) |
| Website | rokoko |
History
Rokoko was founded by Jakob Balslev, Matias Søndergaard, and Anders Klok in March 2014, however the idea came to them when they were at the National Film School of Denmark.[4] Initially, they launched a Kickstarter campaign for the Smartsuit Pro. The company also produces the Smartgloves for finger tracking, as well as software for face tracking.[5]
References
- "Rokoko: Reimagining the Possibilities of the Animation Industry". Insights Success. 1 September 2021.
- "Rokoko unveils SmartSuit Pro to capture your movements for virtual worlds". VentureBeat. 13 December 2016.
- Terdiman, Daniel (9 May 2017). "This Danish Startup And Its Motion-Capture Suit Plan On Changing The Way Hollywood Works". Fast Company (magazine).
- "Make Hollywood-quality animations at low-budget prices with this motion capture suit". TechCrunch.
- Sarconi, Paul. "The Rokoko Smartsuit Brings Motion Capture to the Masses". Wired.
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