Computer-generated characters and animations have long been a part of film and promotional productions like music videos and commercials. Motion capture, a technology that records the movement of people or objects, is used widely in the entertainment industry to bring characters to life. Now Wesleyan has a space outfitted with this technology at the Digital Design Commons, which officially opened on Sept. 27 at an event with student performances and a visual effects demonstration. The Digital Design Commons (DDC) now offers students an OptiTrack motion capture studio, complete with a dozen 3-D motion capture cameras, that can accurately track movement…