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Making Production Magic for SIAT & Beyond

StudioSIAT at SFU’s School of Interactive Arts & Technology (SIAT) is a production and motion capture studio that aims to provide students with hands-on experiential learning opportunities, as well as access to the latest production technologies. Based out of SFU’s Surrey Campus and located at SRYC 3815 in the Central Building, StudioSIAT offers capabilities in video production, motion capture, 2D/3D/motion graphics animation, sound recording, post production, AR/XR development, and more. 

While it is primarily known for the creation of Cappuverse SFU, the world’s first official university VTuber program with Virtual Ambassadors both played by students and created by students from the ground up, StudioSIAT is also beginning to offer students portfolio project work experience opportunities through its industry connections.

Subscribe! About Cappuverse & SFU's VTubers Auditions

Cappuverse SFU

SFU’s School of Interactive Arts & Technology is home to the world’s first official university VTuber program, created by StudioSIAT as a demonstration and integration of its motion capture capabilities. Not only are our Virtual Ambassadors played by SIAT students, but every aspect of their creation and debuts were produced by students working with us to gain hands-on experiential learning, funded through CEWIL Work Integrated Learning grants. From character design, illustration, graphic and logo design, to 3D models and environments, animation (2D, 3D, and motion graphics), as well as developing a unique mocap pipeline for livestreaming within Unity, students lived the authentic studio production work experience. This was crystallized into a single 6-credit senior level undergraduate course in Fall 2025, IAT 443: Senior Project In Creative Media, to produce the second class of SFU’s VTubers and their debuts in one semester.

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Studios & Spaces @StudioSIAT

StudioSIAT offers a range of newly renovated studio spaces and suites useful for any technical that are available to be booked. These include:

  • Motion Effects Studio (MES), equipped with full floor to ceiling green screens, fully controlled studio lighting, photography backdrop screens, and multiple state of the art motion capture systems, including the highly precise 16-camera optical tracker mocap system PhaseSpace.
    Great for photography, video production, and recording motion capture for animation and games.
    *Requires the Control Room to be booked together for motion capture sessions.

  • Sound Motion Hub (SMH) & Control Room, equipped with powerful audio mixing and mastering equipment, and with audio comms and a window to the MES to manage recording sessions.
    Great for audio engineers, and anyone directing a motion capture session in the MES. 

  • Sound Recording Studio (SRS), equipped with a fully soundproofed recording booth, AV recording equipment, and foley pit with various available material inserts. The room configuration can be flexibly changed depending on the need.
    Great for sound designers, podcasts, and studio recordings of music performances. 

  • 5x editing suites, equipped with powerful computer workstations, multiple monitors, sound systems, graphics tablets, and more. Editing suites also support Bring Your Own Computer capabilities (BYOC) if students wish to utilize the AV equipment with their own computers or need a private space to work.
    Great for video editors, animators, game developers, illustrators, and anyone who needs a beefy computer. 

To book the MES, SMH, or SRS, please email us with a clear description of which space you need, exactly when you will need it, and what you will use it for. Please mention what course it is for if applicable. Please note that MES bookings for motion capture recording require trained technicians to be present to assist. 

To book the editing suites, self-serve booking is available to SFU students enrolled in the following IAT courses: 202, 208, 313, 340, 343, 344, 443, 445, 499, and relevant directed studies. If you are not currently enrolled in these courses, please email us up to a week in advance to book manually. 

I’m not an SFU student or faculty member! Can I still book StudioSIAT spaces?
Yes, at cost. Please email us for further inquiries. 

Contact us: studiosiat@sfu.ca

Editing Suites    Mocap Facilities (MES)   Sound facilities (SRS & SMH)    

Production Services @StudioSIAT

StudioSIAT is staffed by SIAT students and alumni with vast experience in media production and live streaming as well as motion capture for games and animations. We are always looking for challenging and interesting projects to take on from students, the community, and industry alike.  

Reach out to studiosiat@sfu.ca

Courses & Funding @StudioSIAT

With our focus on collaborative experiential learning, StudioSIAT not only supports our undergraduate program (IAT 202, 208, 313, 340, 343, 344, 443, 445, 499) but also developed a series of micro-credit and noncredit courses in production, including IATN198: Introduction to Motion Capture.

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