People pose for photos at the photo area of "Black Myth: Wukong" during gamescom 2024 in Cologne, Germany, Aug. 22, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan) BEIJING, Aug.
26 (Xinhua) -- Light attack, heavy attack, dodge, immobilization, and transformation...
as millions of "Black Myth: Wukong" players fight their foes with unrestricted combos of skills and abilities, many may wonder how these eye-dazzling moves were made possible. Considered China's first homegrown high-cost, high-volume, high-quality stand-alone title, "Black Myth: Wukong" is deeply invested in the usage of cutting-edge motion capture technology to incorporate real-world martial arts into the game. Through the technology, the actions of professional stuntmen dressed in customized suits with reflective points are recorded from all angles, processed into virtual data and finally presented on in-game characters.
Yin Kai, hailing from Shandong Province, is among the game's motion capture crew. He undertook the majority of the action work for the game's protagonist, a monkey character based on the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West. "Many people have a childhood dream to become the Monkey King.
As I trained in the martial art that uses a monkey-style staff, I accepted the job offer right away," Yin was quoted as saying in a feature story released by China Media Group. Inspired by TV stars such as Jackie Chan and Jet Li, the young Kong Fu enthusiast began practicing martial arts at the age of five and majored in martial ar.