The invention relates to a method for detecting motion ('Motion Capture'), wherein markers (2) are put onto an object (1), the physical positions of said markers are detected and digitized, with the motion of the object (1) being recorded by means of a computer (3) using the chronologically variable digital position data. It is an object of the invention to improve a method of this kind. To this end, the invention proposes that the markers (2) comprise a respective transponder which is activated by electromagnetic radiation (5), specifically such that the transponder emits a location signal as electromagnetic radiation (6), said signal being used to detect the position of the respective marker (2).