Player Characters

My guest in this episode is actor Alex Lehman. Alex tells the story of how and why he added motion capture for video games to his already impressive acting CV. Why does it take an actor to do motion capture? Why not just use a person who is professionally doing those movements? We get into the differences between traditional acting with an audience where everything is live and you have one take, and using your body to very precisely express movements and feelings through possibly any number of takes. We talk about how the agency of a video game in some ways conflicts with the fact that story is often told through pace and timing. If you want to hear more interviews with people working with video games, please subscribe to Player Characters on SoundCloud or iTunes and of course tell all of your friends. You can find show notes and links on freeplay.co/playercharacters