Marvel’s Spider-Man 2’s Mr. Negative Actor Discusses The Benefits of Working on Video Games Compared to Live-Action

Though they might seem like completely different mediums, the worlds of video games and live-action aren’t actually as separated as some might first think. While the video game industry used to thrive on artificial cutscenes and pre-rendered backdrops, the vast majority of higher-budget games like Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 use at least some form of motion capture during the development process, requiring actors to fully perform a scene, just as they would if they were shooting something in live-action – albeit with a few key differences.