HyperMotion integrates motion capture of 22 professional footballers playing at high intensity.
An algorithm learns from almost 9 million frames of capture footage to write new gameplay animations in real-time.
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The system is also apparently powered by football, rather than, say, cricket or marshmallows.
EA claims the system makes FIFA more realistic and immersive than ever.
Now in its 29th edition, FIFA has become little more than an expensive annual upgrade.
At times, EA doesnt even bother pretending theyll be different.
Take the FIFA 21 Legacy Edition for Switch, for example.
The companysaidthe game will feature the same gameplay innovation from FIFA 20 without any new development or significant enhancements.
Essentially, the game was a $60 dollar roster update.
HyperMotion at least promises something new, but the gameplay footage shared by EA is distinctly unimpressive.
It looks like the algorithm was trained on a team of crabs.
Perhaps Im being unfair; maybe HyperMotion really will revolutionize football gameplay.
But I suspect that its more about marketing than substance.
At least I might be able to win something with England.
Story byThomas Macaulay
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He leads our coverage of European tech and oversees our talented team of writers.
Away from work, he enjoys playing chess (badly) and the guitar (even worse).
