There are no indications of what Apple will use the Faceshift technology for but, to date, it has been used in the film and gaming industries. TechCrunch says that several Faceshift employees are already working for Apple but remain based in Europe even though the company has offices in San Francisco. Faceshift describes its technology as "markerless motion capture," which allows those utilizing it to "capture realistic and emotional facial expressions," and you can see the technology working in conjunction with Intel's RealSense 3D camera in the video below. “Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans.” The news comes after rumors of the acquisition surfaced earlier this year, with TechCrunch reporting it has dug up "further sources and conclusive links between the companies" and claimed the acquisition was confirmed when Apple issued the following statement, which it typically does when it has acquired a new company: In recent years, Apple has been making a number of significant acquisitions in the virtual and augmented reality fields, and it has now added to that stable of companies with the acquisition of Faceshift, a Swiss company, which specializes in motion-capture technology that has been used in the upcoming "Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens."
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