Apple has acquired another company that spends significant time in motion-capture technology, Faceshift.

Faceshift, specialises in capturing the facial expressions of an actor that are exported to a virtual avatar, giving more practical translation of feelings. The applications of this product is obvious in the gaming and motion picture making business.

It is not known how much the arrangement cost the tech company. It is also unclear what Apple's arrangements are for the company after its procurement.

According to TechCrunch, a representative said: "Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans." Faceshift’s technology has as of now been utilized by the film and computer game business and was seen in an off-cam video for the new "Star Wars" film.

Apple’s acquisition suggests that the company is focussing on virtual reality, which it seems to have been interested in for quite a while.

According to the The Telegraph, in 2014 the company was looking for a software engineer to make elite applications for combination with virtual reality frameworks, to participate "in collaborative and iterative UI [user interface] design through the implementation phases and complete performant user experience code for product delivery.”

Apple has a patent for a smartphone-powered virtual reality headset, this will allow an iPhone to be inserted in a goggle that acts as a virtual reality display.

According to the patent: "The frame may place a display screen of the portable electronic device in front of the user's eyes. The display screen of the portable electronic device may act as the primary display screen of the head-mounted device."

The Telegraph reports that in November 2014, Apple bought PrimeSense, an Israeli 3D motion-capture company. In an arrangement thought to be worth $350 million (480 million). The PrimeSense’s innovation gives an advanced gadgets the capacity to watch a scene in three-dimensions. It is also known that the Microsoft’s Xbox Kinect has the firm’s technology as well.

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