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Leap Motion secures $50M to continue its work in VR/AR hand-tracking tech

Cats and VR

Leap Motion, Inc., the leading creator of motion tracking technology for natural input in virtual and augmented reality, today announced $50 million in Series C funding led by clients advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s Private Equity Group, has joined Leap Motion’s board of directors.

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Ultraleap launches second generation of iconic hand tracking camera – Leap Motion Controller 2

XROM

The Leap Motion Controller 2 is the ideal hardware for experiencing Ultraleap’s world-class hand tracking. Key improvements over the original Leap Motion Controller include higher resolution cameras, an increased field of view, and 25% lower power consumption, all in a 30% smaller package for optimum placement and convenience.

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10 Projects That Have Us Excited About the Next Generation of VR & AR

Road to VR

Here’s a smattering of exciting projects that are likely to influence the VR and AR space in the next two years. Leap Motion North Star. Image courtesy Leap Motion. The world of AR is poised and waiting for its breakout headset. Oculus Half Dome Prototype. Image courtesy Facebook.

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5 Experiments from Leap Motion’s Internal Hackathon (Including the Augmented Reality Workspace)

Leapmotion

Hackathons are a great way to jumpstart creativity, especially when honor and glory are on the line. Recently, Leap Motion kicked off one of our internal hackathons, where small teams pitch and develop quick demos over the course of two days. Next week, we’ll have more to share about the AR Screen project.

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Build AR & VR Apps With the Open-Source Virtuoso SDK

Peter Graham

There are a number of ways to create your own virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR) app/videogame. The Virtuoso toolkit has been in development for several years, initially aimed towards military medical training and education by advancing medical simulation systems.

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Mastering Reality with Project North Star

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At Leap Motion, we’re always looking to advance our interactions in ways that push our hardware and software. As one of the lead engineers on Project North Star, I believe that augmented reality can be a truly compelling platform for human-computer interaction. As we augment our reality, we augment ourselves.

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Moving Virtual Objects Like a Jedi

Tech Trends VR

Dynamically mapping rich features of input gestures to properties of physics-based simulation made the interface controllable in most cases. To test the feature, the team used an Oculus Rift CV1 for display and a Leap Motion was applied for hand tracking. Alice Bonasio is a VR Consultant and Tech Trends’ Editor in Chief.

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