Research

The benefits of a research partnership with SIRT includes

Expert Research & Industry Collaboration

Access specialized R&D teams with expertise in pre- and post-production for the screen industries. We collaborate with partners to explore innovative solutions and industry-driven challenges.

State-of-the-Art Facilities

Utilize our 10,000 sq. ft. sound stage featuring LED walls, motion and performance capture, and specialty displays—ideal for advanced production and research.

Unreal Engine Training & Workflow Support

As an Unreal Engine Authorized Training Centre, we provide expert guidance and tools for seamless virtual production workflow integration.

Funding & Grants Support

Gain support in navigating and applying for government grants to fund collaborative research and innovation projects.

Our main research areas

Virtual Production

AI Virtual Humans

Software Engineering & AI

Virtual Production

Unreal Engine outputs a cliff face environment onto the LED wall while the actor in the foreground is filmed and composited in realtime.

SIRT’s Virtual Production (VP) team creates immersive visuals using LED walls, camera tracking, and Unreal Engine.

We test new tools, verify industry practices, and streamline workflows—shifting creative decisions earlier and reducing postproduction time.

Timelapse of the assemble of our LED wall

SIRT’s motion capture volume consists of 40 truss-mounted OptiTrack cameras within an 1800sqft capture space and is capable of supporting up to 10 actors at once.

m-body ARTP motion capture suit with reflective markers and a head-mounted camera

Optitrack Prime 17 and 41 infrared cameras in our MoCap volume.

The system is pivotal in virtual production research and for tracking cinema cameras. SIRT researchers use the volume to conduct virtual production tests, to capture data for research projects, and to deliver motion capture workshops.

AI Virtual Humans

Virtual humans are computer-generated human characters that are found in animated and visual effects-based productions.

They can use language, enact human gestures, show emotion, and react to verbal and non-verbal cues. Most importantly, they are photorealistic. This is achieved through our high-end photogrammetry rig and through attaching facial rigs to real humans, which defines the range of motion set.

m-body ARTP full body scan

Software
Engineering & AI

SIRT’s software team collaborates with industry partners to solve technical challenges

We develop custom tools using Unity, Unreal Engine, and emerging platforms. Our projects range from interactive assistants and plugin prototypes to immersive AR/VR training experiences and virtual production workflows.

Our Case Studies

Virtual Reality for Social Impact project

Explore how our research transforms into actionable outcomes through case studies that span across screen industries.

At SIRT, our applied research goes beyond theory. Each case study reflects a real-world collaboration where innovation, technology, and creativity come together to solve industry challenges. These projects highlight our hands-on approach to prototyping, testing, and refining impactful solutions across screen industries

case studies