At national Science Festivals throughout the UK, Bang Goes the Theory will collect motion data from volunteer dancers over the coming months. Each dancer`s movements will be mapped in real-time to a gender-neutral avatar to remove any physical attractiveness bias. The public will later vote via the Internet to select which of the dancing avatars has the `best moves`. Researchers at the University of Northumbria will compare the favored moves with a rigorous biomechanical analysis of the dancers` 3D motion data. This Dance experiment is only feasible by utilizing the world`s first full 3D precise markerless motion capture system - Organic Motion`s Stage. Unlike traditional motion capture, which requires a subject to wear a special tracking suit or markers, Stage tracks people wearing their regular clothing, without any attached devices. This enables anyone to effortlessly jump in and instantly become an avatar, making Stage uniquely suited for this type of large-scalelive public event. At the first Science Festival, held in Edinburgh, Scotland on April 14-15th, Stage captured the moves of a large number of people, far surpassing the expectations of the researchers who developed the science behind the dance project. The event was operated by Inition, distributors of Stage in the UK.
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