SAPIEN Technology And More Madden/NHL Talk
SAPIEN Technology
Heading into Madden NFL 24, our team implemented our SAPIEN skeleton to make sure that the movement of our players on the field look and feel as real as possible.
To achieve a new level of animation fidelity and smooth movement, we knew that our performance skeleton needed to be updated. So, we built a brand new skeleton from the ground up, delivering authenticity and ensuring our animations are true to life.
The SAPIEN skeleton ensures all the player models and NFL athlete data now performs fluidly once mapped. This scan data served as the basis for our unique in-game character models. In Madden NFL 24, we applied this scan data to the SAPIEN Skeleton, and the results were fantastic! Not only do all our new animations look great, but thousands of old animations were instantly upgraded.
The result is that animations became more fluid for our players, especially in the run game. Visually, the characters' bodies look much more realistic, especially in motion. Keep your eye on ankle and wrist joints which are especially improved.
Across our multiple body types, you can really notice these improvements. Our “heavy” type players like Trent Williams or Leonard Williams look incredible with their unique combination of size and athleticism.
https://twitter.com/EAMaddenNFL/status/1673030677514551298
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I wonder if the NHL team is working on upgrading the character skeletons under the skins to help deliver better and smoother animations much like how Madden is trying. I'd like to believe with a better skeleton type model we could get better things like net front battles, scrums in the corners/along the boards. Could also big huge for allowing goalies to have better movement and separate limb movements. So do you think the NHL team should work on something like this going forward?
