Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 15:23:53 -0800
To: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Find Waldo


We call 'em "yak straps"

-Jim



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On Oct 14, 2005, at 6:33 AM, Widerman-AT-aol.com wrote:

> I recently mentioned "Waldo"  as a puppeteer's computer input  
> device  in the
> thread regarding puppet slang. After doing a bit of research  
> regarding  the
> term, I realized that I had forgotten that  "Waldo" had been   
> trademarked and
> registered by The Character Shop. They use the term to  describe  
> all sorts of
> motion capture devices used in their business, including a  mask- 
> like device to
> capture facial expressions. That goes beyond what I  comprehend a  
> "Waldo" to
> be. In a guilt ridden description of their usurping  ownership of  
> the term, The
> Character Shop web site describes the literary origin  of the word.
>
> That being the case, I would like to solicit suggestions  for a new  
> generic
> term describing a motion capture device specifically  intended to  
> capture a
> puppeteer's mouth puppet movements.
>
>      -Steven->
>
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