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Leap Motion 2 Adds High-Quality Hand Tracking To Almost Any Headset

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Leap Motion 2 is a $140 accessory that adds ultra high quality hand tracking to PC VR and standalone headsets. The original Leap Motion was a desktop hand tracking accessory launched in 2014 that could be mounted to the front of early modern VR headsets like the Oculus DK2.

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My predictions for augmented reality in 2019

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It’s the beginning of 2019, and this means that this is that time of the year when we all make predictions for this year in AR and VR! Jokes apart, what has happened in AR in 2018… and what can you expect to happen in 2019? Leap Motion. You may ask why I’m adding Leap Motion here.

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2019 AR Funding Exceeds $1.3 Billion

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How did funding in the AR sector fare in 2019? billion for the top 10 AR funding rounds of 2019*. billion aggregate for 2019’s top 10 is down from $2.26 — Magic Leap, the top-funded company, raised $280 million compared to $1.25 Header Image Credit: Magic Leap. The post 2019 AR Funding Exceeds $1.3

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VEC 2019 – All the most important news from the Vive Ecosystem Conference

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Me at VEC 2019. Today I will start telling you the main news from the event , and in the next posts, I will tell you how the VEC is and how it has been launching a game there. Some games are impressive when played this way; Streamlink lets your Vive devices connect to your consoles. Hit Motion: Reloaded. Are you ready?

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AR and VR Content Creation Platform Fectar Integrates Ultraleap Hand Tracking

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AR and VR Content Creation With Integrated Ultraleap Hand Tracking Ultraleap was founded in 2019 when Leap Motion was acquired by Ultrahaptics , and the two companies were rebranded under the new name. VR is part of education and training , medicine, business, banking, and, actually, any kind of work.

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Vivid Vision: Curing Lazy Eye with VR + Leap Motion

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Our clinics treat patients using Vivid Vision games that require reaching and grasping. As an adult, James decided to try retraining his brain using a combination of Leap Motion hand tracking and VR. James Blaha created a game that forces your eyes to work together in order to win. That’s depth perception!’

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We need camera access to unleash the full potential of Mixed Reality

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My early start with MR As you may know, I got started with passthrough mixed reality in 2019, far before Quest enabled the use of passthrough. If you remember that some of the most successful VR games (e.g. If you use a Leap Motion controller, you should be able to grab the feed of its cameras according to its docs.