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Leap Motion Grabs $50M Investment for Class-leading Hand-tracking Tech

Road to VR

Leap Motion, a veteran player in the virtual reality sector (having been founded two years ahead of Oculus), has announced the closure of a Series C investment round totaling $50 million. However, one place in VR still seems like a potential sweet spot for Leap Motion’s hand-tracking tech: mobile.

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Soccer Balls and Galaxies: David Holz on the Future of VR, Inputs, and Sensors

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Last week at Vision Summit , Leap Motion CTO David Holz talked about the rapidly emerging future of VR technologies and what it means for human experience. There’s also a solid discussion around the video here on r/oculus. What is the maximum tracking distance that the Leap Motion can detect with the switch to Orion?

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Twist the Gears of a Massive VR Music Engine with Carillon

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Using technology like the Leap Motion Controller allows us to use our hands to directly engage virtual instruments, from the plucking of a virtual string to the casting of a sonic fireball. Carillon was really built for VR: the Oculus Rift and the Leap Motion Controller are key components in the work.

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Top 50 Asian Virtual Reality-Augmented Reality Leaders,Evangelists, Investors & Influencers

XROM

The company was later acquired by Google in 2010. While there, she led the launch of the company's Gear VR software application, drove social media strategy, and worked closely with partners like Oculus and the NBA. Recent Matrix investments include Oculus VR, Zendesk, Hubspot, Acacia Communications, Polyvore, Lever, Poynt and Namely.