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What is the Rokoko Suit?

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The Rokoko SmartSuit Pro is a wireless motion capture suit that tracks full-body movement in real time. It's made up of sensors placed around the body, allowing you to capture the motion of a performer and translate it into digital animations.

What Can You Use It For?

The suit is designed for both recording and live-streaming motion data. This makes it usefull for:

  • Animation – drive 3D characters in games, films, or visual effects

  • Performance – use live body movement to control digital avatars or visuals

  • Virtual production – blend real-time motion with virtual environments

  • Research & art – explore movement, embodiment, choreography, or interaction in new ways

It connects to the Rokoko Studio software, where you can see the motion data live, record takes, and export it to tools like Blender, Unity, Unreal Engine, or TouchDesigner.

What do you need to use it?

  • Rokoko suit (textile & sensors, check the Blackbox)
  • powerbank
  • advised: standalone router (remember: in HKU you can never plug a router into the LAN network, standalone use only!!!)
  • computer (preferably with utp  to the router & wifi for internet*) 
  • optional: Rokoko Gloves
  • Rokoko studio software (windows & mac): https://www.rokoko.com/products/studio/download

How to setup (steps)

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  1. Open Rokoko studio
  2. Create a Rokoko ID (in the studio, but directs youto the browser)
  3. Create a Project & Scene
  4. Create an Avatar, with your sizes (rough estimates can work measuring is better)
  5. Connect the Smartsuit to the computer. Use the provided USB-C cable & connect to the sensor on the back of the suit.

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    Select the second icon to connect to your device (smartsuit)
    (If the suit does not appear, check your firewalls)
     
  7. Setup the wifi (preferably for the dedicated Router Specs**. )
    Use the 5ghz option if available.
  8. Connect the powerbank & disconnect the Usb-pc cable
  9.  Connect the actor profile to the device
  10. Wear the smartsuit (this step can be done earlier if you are working together)
  11. When using the gloves follow steps 5-9 again for each glove. Although the powerbanks we use has 3 outputs, it is preferred to use separate powerbanks for the gloves.

How to record mocap (steps)

  1. Callibrate
  2. Record
  3. Clean data
  4. Export 

How to live streaming 

For real-time data streaming you need a license/paid seat.
Info & prices: https://www.rokoko.com/pricing (set it to per month instead of anual)
Loophole: Try it out for free: https://support.rokoko.com/hc/en-us/articles/4410424273169-How-can-I-access-the-free-7-day-trial-of-Studio-Plus-or-Pro 
For this you need to set up a team (https://support.rokoko.com/hc/en-us/articles/4410409137297-Creating-a-Rokoko-Team-and-Selecting-a-Subscription-Plan)

** The HKU Rokoko's MacAdress has been added to streaming Vlan so the suit also works in all of HKU & connects to your computer if you place it in streaming Vlan too. Connect with your local Blackbox Employee for help with this ;)

Issues & Troubleshooting

  • If the suit does not appear in the device manager, check your firewalls

  • If part of the sensors stop working: Disconnect Batterypack, wait 30 secs & reconnect to wifi

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