The M.a.X. Cup

Ready, set, create!

Start your Unreal Engines and push your skills to the limit! The M.A.X. (Mocap, Animation, eXpression) Cup is a creative challenge where animators go full throttle in bringing motion capture to life.

You're early! Submissions will open in October 2025.

The M.A.X. Cup

Think you know Unreal? Put your skills to the test.

The Ultimate Unreal Engine Challenge

Transform a generic dataset into a stunning, original scene - and use it however you like afterwards!

Community-Driven & Industry-Backed

Shortlisted entries go public! Get your work seen, voted on, and celebrated by peers, fans, and industry experts.

With a Huge Grand Prize to Compete for

Win cutting-edge animation tech used in our studios, or time with our experts.

How it works

Participants receive a generic mocap dataset - this is your track, but how you navigate it is up to you.

Bring your unique style and storytelling skills to turn raw motion data into an unforgettable piece by creating an Unreal Engine environment around it.

You’ll have two months to refine, polish, and tweak your scene to perfection.

How we judge

Our team will judge the first round of submissions and pick our favourites.

Once we have a shortlist of five entries, we will put the entries to the public and allow the community to vote on the winner.

TBC

Studio Time

Work one on one with Head of Studio Ashley Keeler on a project of your choice.

Pick your Prize

The Rules and terms

The Scene Must Use Our Data

How you use it is up to you-but the motion capture data must feature and be recognisable within your scene.

Export as a Video

Your final output must be in a video form. Acceptable formats include: .mov, .mp4 and .avi.

Camera Must Be Locked

The submissions will be compiled into a video - please ensure the camera is locked so that the final video remains uniform.

Do Not Alter, Resell or Share the Data

This mocap data is provided to you to use for the purpose of this competition, and remains the property of StudioT3D. Any attempts to alter, resell or otherwise share the data may result in legal action.

Get featured

If your submission is one of our top entries, we'll include it in our wrap up video.

This video will combine all of the top submissions, creating a beautiful continuous narrative using the motion data, and will be featured across our social media channels.