R&D is a key component in creating the most compelling VFX. Pioneering new techniques developed in-house are designed to give MPC a leading edge. These bespoke tools are created for specific projects before being incorporated within MPC’s creative toolkit for use in other jobs.
Our ‘ALICE’ crowd simulation software is second to none and can create photo-real or stylised “agents” all driven by their own artificial intelligence.
‘PAPI’ (Physics API) is the MPC rigid body dynamics system. It is a flexible piece of software that allows us to realistically simulate large numbers of interacting objects, eg – arrows colliding and sticking in people or furniture falling and breaking. It’s great if you want to make things blow up, or collapse.