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ABOUT US
You inspire our creativity. How can we inspire yours?
We are the world’s number one choice in motion capture for over 35 years.
We provide tailored motion capture systems for any application: life sciences, media and entertainment, location-based virtual reality, and engineering.
Our vision is to analyze and enhance the potential for human motion for the benefit of all.
We do this by designing and developing our own premium motion capture technology.
We are pioneering, collaborative, dynamic, inspiring, remarkable.
We go beyond motion.
From developing the first commercial motion capture systems in the early 1980s, to launching the most accurate real-time entertainment software in 2012 and the world’s most intelligent camera platform in 2015, Vicon’s innovation has been led by you.
We’ve won an Academy-Award, an Emmy and several Queen’s Awards for Export & Innovation to name a few, but that’s not what drives us – it’s the needs of our customers in over 70 countries around the world and the amazing work they do with our technology.
The recognised leader since 1984, our name is synonymous with motion capture. Bringing a unique and enduring contribution to the world of mocap, we are authentic, imaginative and intelligent. We go beyond motion.
Inspired and driven by the creativity of our partners, team Vicon supports and celebrates its collaborations, offers approachability and interaction, bringing together our expertise in both mocap and inertial measurement.
Forward thinking by nature, we move at a fast pace. Vicon people possess a growth mindset and take pride in our leading edge. We stand for challenges embraced and innovation encouraged.
We’re renowned for our ingenuity and galvanizing creativity in our customers, globally. We aim to unleash infinite possibilities. Together we are building tomorrow.
Unrivalled for our accuracy and highly respected for our integrity, we are changing the world of motion… Never ordinary, think outstanding.
Vicon was established in Oxford, UK in 1984 as a management buy-out from the Oxford Instruments Group by Julian Morris with some founding employees and private investors. The privately owned company flourished and grew from organically generated profits, establishing itself as a world leader in its core business of motion capture and analysis.
In 2001, Vicon’s parent company, Oxford Metrics (LSE:OMG), floated on the London Stock Exchange, making Vicon a subsidiary to a public limited company. Oxford Metrics develops and markets analytics software for motion measurement and infrastructure asset management. To find out more visit oxfordmetrics.com.
In 2004, Vicon acquired Peak Performance Technologies Inc, a motion capture company specialising in video acquisition and analysis. The combined Vicon-Peak business thrived and continues to operate under its core set of values.
In 2017 Vicon then purchased Auckland-based IMeasureU, creator of inertial sensing technologies. Today the two companies are combining the optical and inertial world to enhance the capabilities for measurement of the human body for diverse applications in sports and biomechanics.
In 2019 Vicon celebrated its 35th anniversary year – and to mark the occasion it captured a record-breaking 35 people.
Even though Vicon officially began trading in 1984, the original Vicon product was first introduced to market five years earlier in 1979. The system was manufactured by a subsidiary of Oxford Instruments, called Oxford Medical Systems (later Oxford Dynamics). Following a management buyout in 1984, Oxford Dynamics became Oxford Metrics and the 35 year history of Vicon began.
In the ’80s, the early adopters such as University of Strathclyde, University of Western Australia, Saitama Rehabilitation Center in Japan, and the University of West Virginia, began testing the limits of the early Vicon systems. Much of their initial research led to the development of a standardized process of motion capture for clinical gait analysis.
As interest in motion capture grew, new markets began emerging, most notably was the rapid development of the entertainment industry. During this decade, Vicon customers created ground-breaking VFX for Titanic in 1995, and mocapped the legendary Michael Jackson in 1996. In response to this demand, Vicon launched the first motion capture system dedicated to the entertainment market – the 370E.
This decade can be defined in two words – innovation and growth. Not only at Vicon, but the motion capture industry itself. Over this period, the Vicon customer base grew from under 1000 at the beginning of the decade, to 3500 by 2009. Some notable highlights during this time include:
The past six years have been incredible – we’ve launched the first ever reference video camera for motion capture, our industry renowned real-time software, Blade 2, and our award-winning head mounted 3D facial capture and tracking system, Cara. 2015 saw Vantage being launched to replace the T-series followed by in 2016, Vero a small but powerful replacement for Bonita which took the market by storm.
From Oxford to Singapore, Denver to LA, and Australia to Brazil – the global Vicon team works together to provide you with industry leading products and services.
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