#Meshcapade
Epic Games has acquired Meshcapade. Epic will open a new office in Tübingen (only the second weirdest region in germany) where Meshcapade is based.

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February 18, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Epic Games kauft das #Startup Meshcapade, eine Ausgründung des Max-Planck-Instituts für Intelligente Systeme. Es entwickelt #KI -Animationstechnik vor allem für #Gaming und #Film.
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Animationen per Videoaufnahme: Epic Games kauft Tübinger Firma Meshcapade
Epic Games kauft das Start-up Meshcapade, eine Ausgründung des Max-Planck-Instituts für Intelligente Systeme. Es entwickelt KI-Animationstechnik.
www.heise.de
February 20, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Missed our talk at #GDC2025?
Catch the full presentation on YouTube 🎥

👉 youtu.be/0jCTiQMutow

See how Meshcapade is redefining digital humans with AI, motion capture & 3D avatars.

#DigitalHumans #GameDev #Meshcapade #UnrealEngine
Meshcapade: From zero to game-ready assets in seconds (GDC 2025 Presentation)
YouTube video by Meshcapade
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April 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Faces, Expressions, Hair—Brought to Life with Meshcapade.

From facial animation to 3D hair, creating digital humans has never been easier.

See it at #GDC2025! Visit Booth C1821 and experience motion, detail, expression.

#UnrealEngine #3DAnimation #MotionCapture #FacialAnimation #genAI #Meshcapade
March 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM
AI Motion Capture Startup Meshcapade Now Part Of Epic Games
#GameDev #News #80lvl
AI Motion Capture Startup Meshcapade Now Part Of Epic Games
Check out Pooya Moradi M.'s demo.
80.lv
February 24, 2026 at 11:40 AM
meshcapade rude as hell 😒
November 27, 2024 at 10:31 PM
Max Planck spin-off draws Epic Games to Tübingen:
The US-based game developer is acquiring Meshcapade and will establish a presence in the Cyber Valley tech hub. #UnrealEngine #MetaHuman w/th @meshcapade.com @cyber-valley.bsky.social @michael-j-black.bsky.social
Max Planck spin-off draws Epic Games to Tübingen
Meshcapade, the Max Planck startup based in Tübingen’s Cyber Valley, is being acquired by Epic Games – a U.S. game developer and creator of Unreal Engine, a game development technology. Alongside the ...
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February 18, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Part 2 is live!
Watch here 👉 youtu.be/0jCTiQMutow?...

👥 Populate scenes with realistic humans
🌍 Works on any terrain, with any motion
🔁 Auto-generate 100s of body types in Houdini using our SMPL model

#GameDev #UnrealEngine #Houdini #Mocap #DigitalHumans
Meshcapade: From zero to game-ready assets in seconds (GDC 2025 Presentation)
YouTube video by Meshcapade
youtu.be
April 18, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Epic Games
Fortnite
Voices, Gen-ai characters, acquired Meshcapade a german ai startup, expansion of Epic Developer Assitant (ai coding tool) Tim Sweeney has stated that “AI will be involved in nearly all future production -y
Sources:
www.pcmag.com/news/epic-ga...

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Epic Games CEO: Labeling Games That Were Made With AI 'Makes No Sense'
Tim Sweeney argues that since AI will be used in 'nearly all' future game releases, there is no reason to force developers to call it out on game store listings. Developers and artists disagree.
www.pcmag.com
April 20, 2026 at 8:23 PM
From concept to motion! 🚀

Our swimming animation was exported from Meshcapade ME and transformed into captivating videos using Runway. Explore the fluidity of motion with us! 🌊

#SMPL #3DAnimation #genAI
November 21, 2024 at 8:55 AM
Epic Games kauft das Start-up Meshcapade, eine Ausgründung des Max-Planck-Instituts für Intelligente Systeme. Es entwickelt KI-Animationstechnik. #Gaming
Animationen per Videoaufnahme: Epic Games kauft Tübinger Firma Meshcapade
Epic Games kauft das Start-up Meshcapade, eine Ausgründung des Max-Planck-Instituts für Intelligente Systeme. Es entwickelt KI-Animationstechnik.
www.heise.de
February 19, 2026 at 9:47 AM
🎮 New Unity tutorial: retarget Meshcapade Me motions to your game character.

Learn how to import from Meshcapade Me, set the Humanoid rig, map bones, apply the animation, and tweak root motion for clean loops.

Full video in the thread.

#Unity #GameDev #Mocap #CharacterAnimation
September 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
🎮 FREE Pro Access! Celebrate #SIGGRAPH & #Gamescom with 2 weeks of Meshcapade Pro — incl. new Mocapade 3.5! Sign up Aug 4–Sept 2 to unlock. No strings, just mocap magic 💫
#MotionCapture #3DAnimation #SMPL #GameDev #UnrealEngine
August 4, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Go behind the scenes at #GDC2025! 🕹️

From setup to showtime, here’s a look at how we brought our motion capture and digital human tech to life.

We are so grateful for all the great conversations!

This is just the beginning. Follow along to see what’s next!

🎥 youtu.be/me97FRTrcSY

#GameDev #3D
Meshcapade at GDC 2025: Behind the Scenes
YouTube video by Meshcapade
youtu.be
April 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM
#meshcapade #mocapanimations #mocapvideo #iclone8 #3danimation
YouTube video by alerender
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November 28, 2024 at 10:21 PM
From Video to Unreal in Seconds!

Process motion with Mocapade—no suits, no markers, just motion.

✅ Upload a video
⬇️ Get animation-ready results
🎮 Retarget in Unreal

Bring avatars to life—all from one video!
Watch: youtu.be/XIvINWKdOEY

#UnrealEngine #3DAnimation #MotionCapture #genAI #Meshcapade
Meshcapade: From Video to Unreal in Seconds!
YouTube video by Meshcapade
youtu.be
February 28, 2025 at 9:25 AM
From a living room recording to a T-Rex in Unreal Engine 🦖

Here’s how we brought the #CameraFlip trend to life using #Meshcapade and #UnrealEngine.

It’s that easy to animate and create!
December 18, 2024 at 4:35 PM
This Thanksgiving, the turkeys are fighting back! 🦃

Animated entirely with Meshcapade, these martial arts turkeys aren’t going down without a fight 🥋

Who do you think will win: the turkeys or the table? 👀

#HappyThanksgiving #3DAnimation #genAI
November 28, 2024 at 9:16 AM
One shot. One town. Endless dancing. 🕺💃🎶

This one-take Unreal animation uses Meshcapade to bring every character to life. No mocap suits, just seamless motion from start to finish.

Stylized, cinematic, and full of vibes; exactly how digital animation should feel 📹✨

#3DAnimation #MarkerlessMocap
March 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
After Sora's launch, I evaluated #Hailuo, #Sora, #Pika, and #RunwayML. The results were eye-opening, but integrating Meshcapade into the workflow transformed the playing field! Super eager for what's coming next from @meshcapade.com 👏. #Gymnastics #AI #Meshcapade #TakeControl
December 13, 2024 at 12:59 PM
🚨 Meet Meshcapade at #gamescom2025! 🚨

When: August 20-24 in Cologne
Where: Booth A 067, Hall 10.1

🎮 Next-gen markerless motion capture—interactive, real-time, game-ready. Don’t miss it! 💥

#MotionCapture #GameDev #3DAnimation #SMPL
July 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
What’s Next? Take Your GenAI Animations Further! 🎬✨

Export MP4 animations from Meshcapade into
#RunwayML for a creative boost! Pair Meshcapade’s tools with GenAI to turn ideas into stunning, polished visuals.

#GenerativeAI #3DAnimation #DigitalArt
January 22, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Missed us at GDC?
Watch Part 1 of our talk here 👉 youtu.be/0jCTiQMutow

🚶 Motion capture with MoCapade
🎮 Import directly into Unreal Engine
🎭 Retarget to any character
👀 Bonus: sneak peek at 3D hair & realtime single-cam mocap

🕴️ No suits. 📍 No markers. 🤳 Just one camera.
Meshcapade: From zero to game-ready assets in seconds (GDC 2025 Presentation)
YouTube video by Meshcapade
youtu.be
April 18, 2025 at 12:06 PM
A big thanks to #RTLnews for the awesome coverage from gamescom about everything we're doing at Meshcapade! We're honored to be featured on one of the largest German news websites 🚀 Link in comments below 👇

#gamescom2025 #gamedev #3D #motioncapture #UnrealEngine #animation
August 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
We wrapped up 2024 with Meshcapade’s first ever team #Hackathon. 🚀✨ We’re so grateful for the incredible energy and collaboration that made this possible. 🌟
With that, we wish you all a wonderful holiday season and a fantastic new year ahead!🎄☃️

#Tübingen ❄️ #DigitalHumans

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Meshcapade Hackathon 2024 - Behind the Scenes
YouTube video by Meshcapade
youtu.be
December 25, 2024 at 1:58 PM