The third, fourth and fifth prize is a creative technology package put together with our sponsors. Each one covers a different part of the pipeline you'll be working in: dressing your character, rendering your final scene, and moving the camera through it. Here's who they are.
METATAILOR
METATAILOR is 3D clothing software that dresses digital characters by automatically fitting, layering and skin-weighting garments. It reduces the manual work normally needed to prepare clothing for animated characters. For the contest that means less of your time goes into preparing your character's wardrobe, and more of it into the scene you're building around the performance.
Fox Renderfarm
Fox Renderfarm is a trusted cloud rendering service that has helped creative studios bring their visions to life since 2011. Known for reliable performance, responsive support, and competitive pricing, it draws on a team with over 20 years of experience. Serving clients in over 100 countries, Fox Renderfarm also upholds the highest security standards as a TPN Trusted Partner with MPA compliance.
Black Eye Technologies
Black Eye Technologies builds a procedural camera plug-in for Unreal Engine, used for cinematics, previsualisation and on motion capture stages. It frames and follows characters in real time, so camera work can be shaped while the performance is playing rather than keyframed afterwards.
Why join the contest?
Start with professional Xsens motion capture data performed by Terry Notary and turn it into your own animated CGI scene. Create your character, world, story, and visual style around the performance, then submit your final video to show what you can do.
- Work with Terry Notary's motion data
- Build your own creative interpretation
- Create a portfolio-worthy animation piece
- Get seen by industry-connected judges
- Compete for the next-generation Xsens Link with a license and other prizes
Meet Terry Notary
This is not just motion data. It is a performance by Terry Notary, one of Hollywood’s most recognized performance-capture actors and movement specialists.
Terry has helped bring characters and creatures to life in major productions, including:
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Avatar
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Planet of the Apes
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Kong: Skull Island
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The Hobbit
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Warcraft
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The Lion King
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Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame
Now Terry’s Xsens motion capture performance becomes the foundation for your own animated CGI scene. What you build around it is completely up to you.
How to enter the contest
1. Register for Terry Notary’s motion data
Complete the form to register for access to the recorded Xsens motion capture data performed by Terry Notary. We will send the data to the email address you provide as soon as it becomes available. This will be your starting point for the contest.
2. Follow Xsens for updates
Follow Xsens on our social media channels to stay updated on contest news, jury updates, submission reminders, inspiration, and winner announcements.
Use the contest hashtag when sharing your progress or final entry: #XsensAnimationContest2026
Sharing with the hashtag is a great way to get your work seen, but it is not your entry. Only the submission form counts.
3. Create your animated CGI scene
Once you receive Terry Notary’s motion data, use his performance as the foundation for your own character, environment, story, and visual style. You can use the 3D package, animation tools, rendering workflow, or real-time pipeline of your choice.
4. Submit your final video
Submit your finished scene through the official contest form before the deadline. You do not upload a file, you share a link, so the size of your render is never a problem.
Publish on YouTube, Vimeo or Instagram, or use a file-sharing link from Google Drive, Dropbox or OneDrive.
Your entry must be a moving CGI scene, not a still image, and it will be reviewed by the contest jury. Keep your link accessible until judging is complete.
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Register to receive the data
Prizes for the next generation of animation talent
1st Prize - flagship mocap system
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Next-Generation Xsens Link
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HTC VIVE Ultimate Trackers
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Xsens Animate Pro license
6-month license, with the option to receive an additional 6 months after sharing content created with the suit during the first license period.
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2nd Prize - mocap system
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Xsens Awinda
Mocap hardware for flexible motion capture workflows. -
Xsens Animate Pro license
6-month license, with the option to receive an additional 6 months after sharing content created with the suit during the first license period.
Register to receive Terry’s motion data
Fill in your details to register for the Terry Notary Animation Contest. The contest begins on September 7, when Terry’s motion capture data will be released. Register now, and we will send the data directly to your email as soon as it is ready, so you can start building your own animated CGI scene around his performance.
Once you receive the data, use the 3D tools and creative pipeline of your choice to build your own character, world, story, and animated CGI scene around Terry’s performance. When your scene is ready, submit your final video through the official contest submission form, which will be added to this page after the contest starts.
- Register now to receive the official contest motion data
- Create your own interpretation of Terry’s performance
- Build and submit your final animated CGI scene
- Compete for a chance to win great prizes
Meet the judges
Sam Wickert -
SoKrispyMedia
Director and VFX supervisor known for cinematic visual effects, real-time content, and creative storytelling through SoKrispyMedia.
Elena Dimopoulou -
Unreal Authorized Instructor
Technical artist and educator with experience in games, film, Unreal Engine workflows, and creative learning programs.
Contest sponsors
