The invention relates to a concept for reconstructing a motion of an object (302) from a sequence of motion pattern segments of a computer model of the object, wherein each motion pattern segment corresponds to a different time interval of the motion, and wherein the object (302) has at least one sampling point coupled to a position marker (304). A motion transition between a starting motion state and an end motion state of the object (302) in a time interval of the motion is recorded on the basis of position data of the at least one sampling point that are received from the position marker (304). Furthermore, at least one motion pattern segment corresponding to the motion transition is selected from a plurality of motion patterns of the computer model that are stored in a database (205), in such a way that the selected motion pattern segment leads from the starting motion state to the end motion state for the time interval with sufficient probability. In addition, a depiction of the motion of the object for the time interval is reconstructed by using the starting motion state and the selected motion pattern segment.