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1-Motion capture is a technology where an actor acts for a scene which is then transferred to a computer and those actions which were captured by the actor are then shown through a virtual model/animation.

2-This is best used in video games, movies and music videos where it helps for the 3d models to appear more realistic through using motion capture.

3-Eadweard Muybridge was a man who pioneerd motion capture and used multiple cameras to take pictures to first capture motion.

4- Etienne-Jules Marey through his studies of aviation sculptured multiple birds flying and placed them in a zoetrope to replicate the birds flying he continued to experiment with this and also rotoscoping images throughout his life.

5- Spinning toy

6- The Video game Tony Hawk Project 8 the production company used motion capture for the skating animation using the Prosthetic system, which involved different skate boards putting on a suit and then performing tricks. Each movement was recorded by the suit to a computer, doing this meant the game had a much more realistic look