Road to VR

MARCH 26, 2017

Bandai Namco’s ‘ Project i Can ‘ has made the Anywhere Door a (virtual) reality using the HTC Vive, Leap Motion, and a few simple props tracked with attached Vive controllers. The combination of the ‘real’ door prop and it’s ‘impossible’ virtual abilities makes for deep immersion.

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Tech Trends VR

DECEMBER 27, 2018

To test the feature, the team used an Oculus Rift CV1 for display and a Leap Motion was applied for hand tracking. This article originally was published on VRScout. For companies looking to get into Immersive technologies our Consultancy service offers support in strategic leveraging VR/AR/MR/XR. No kidding.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Anyone that has used mobile VR knows that controllers are nice, but unless you can ‘see’ your hands and interact with your surroundings with your hands, the immersion is lost. The real improvements are increased performance, power savings and support for Leap Motion.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 14, 2019

If the report were true, this would mean that Apple doesn’t believe in AR anymore and this would be terrible news for all the immersive realities ecosystem. In all of this, someone has created the design for a Leap Motion mount for the Index that exploits the frunk. My latest article has been a long deep-dive on Dexmo gloves.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

According to Stereo Labs, “Through high definition stereo cameras, the headset blends the virtual and real worlds together in an immersive and photorealistic way. This could be a major breakthrough for the immersive tech industry but that depends on how well Linq actually works.

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Peter Graham

OCTOBER 15, 2019

It’s not easy convincing the public of spending £400+ on a device that straps to their face for immersive entertainment. There will be a deeper hands-on article later this week but before that VRFocus interviewed VRgineers’ CEO and co-founder Marek Pol?ák.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

The fact that all immersive technologies have been flagged as mature by it means that many more companies will believe in their potential and will want to implement them. The road in front of AR and VR is still very long and many years are needed to make immersive realities mainstream like cell phones. Header image by Leap Motion).

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Road to VR

AUGUST 17, 2018

And although its OS and apps don’t fully utilize the tech available to them, Magic Leap One is an ambitious, well-made, but imperfect MR devkit that doesn’t quite live up to the hype, but is still the most complete and affordable mixed-reality (MR) computer out there. Guest Article by Lucas Rizzotto. Lucas Rizzotto.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 31, 2019

In this series of articles, I want to talk about my experience there , giving you some highlights about the hardware I tried, the companies I met, etc… I want to let you feel as if you did this VR travel with me. Are you ready for immersing into Taiwan? The FOV was not bad at all, it was quite immersive.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 9, 2019

Last post about my experience at Sandbox Immersive Festival! (If I’m telling you what happens inside, so be careful that this article will contain HUGE SPOILERS: read it only if you’re sure you will never experience Mandala in some exhibitions. This was my last post about the Sandbox Immersive Festival!

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 3, 2020

I want to start this year and this decade (that will be pervaded by immersive technologies) with an amazing tutorial about how you can get started with Oculus Quest hands tracking SDK and create in Unity fantastic VR experiences with natural interactions! the ones from Leap Motion). Welcome to 2020! Prerequisites.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 16, 2020

Before starting, let’s make a recap of the previous article: what is SenseGlove? The finger tracking can be improved and it is worse than the one of Leap Motion, also because every finger has not all its DOF tracked. Have fun watching this review video. What is SenseGlove? you can feel when a drilling machine is on).

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 23, 2019

It is also working on creating its own hardware : a previous report highlighted that it could build its own chips in the future, and this article shows how the company is working also in acquiring hardware parts markers. Now A-Frame has reached a status that is satisfactory enough that it can reach the milestone of version 1.0.

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Peter Graham

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Virtual reality (VR) is all about immersion in whatever experience you happen to be in. Hand tracking is one of those technologies that will become more ubiquitous whether it’s via gloves or systems like Leap Motion. At £5k you’re not going to be adding them to your HTC Vive kit just yet.

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Delight XR

AUGUST 7, 2022

Anyway, we sat down and discussed which 2017 device gets the most bang for the buck – this article is intended to make the market a bit more transparent. Check out our article for what comes next. VR Accessories Both accessories, the leap motion hand tracker, and the TPCast wireless adapter are available for the Rift, too.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Circuit Stream , the company he works for, offers a full platform of AR/VR training and learning services to help people master immersive technology. They are currently offering deals for Black Friday, so if you are reading this article close to when I published it, you can check out their offers here. That said, have a nice read!

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

The new HoloLens features: Eye tracking Full hands tracking (a la Leap Motion) Voice commands understanding. As Alex of Leap Motion explained me, using carefully studied sounds and visual feedback when the user touches a virtual object, it is possible to create a sense of fake touch, that can make the experience more realistic.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Well, in this article I’ll try to summarize all that we know and all the main speculations regarding it. Of course you are, because you know that I will use the word “Half Life” in the article… so keep reading! But what do we know about it? Are you ready to discover everything about this headset?

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Delight XR

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Anyway, we sat down and discussed which 2017 device gets the most bang for the buck – this article is intended to make the market a bit more transparent. Check out our article for what comes next. VR Accessories Both accessories, the leap motion hand tracker, and the TPCast wireless adapter are available for the Rift, too.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 31, 2020

More info in the article below. It will be the conference through which Facebook will talk about its most innovative products and research about immersive realities and beyond. Facebook Reality Labs is de facto the new name of Oculus , which previously was the division of Facebook working on immersive realities. More info.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Another week has just passed by and it was a cool one with many news and articles to talk about! UltraLeap (formerly known as Leap Motion) has just launched the 5th iteration of its hands-tracking runtime, called Gemini. Haaaappy February, amazing XR community! UltraLeap launches Gemini hands-tracking runtime.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

This article is the latest in AR Insider’s editorial contributor program. It’s been called the AR Cloud by many, the Magicverse by Magic Leap, the Mirrorworld by Wired, the Cyberverse by Huawei, Planet-scale AR by Niantic and Spatial Computing by academics. Authors’ opinions are their own. Who Will Own the Metaverse?

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Peter Graham

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Hand tracking has always been one of those options that sound nice in principle, but would you actually pay for it, adding a Leap Motion device or something a little more extravagant like a data glove? It has long been known that Facebook Reality Labs (FRL) has been working on hand tracking technology for a while now.

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Tech Trends VR

OCTOBER 30, 2018

This year’s Raindance Film Festival in London showcased an amazing selection of immersive stories. You don a Vive Pro headset, equipped with leap-motion sensors for hand tracking, and are also able to communicate with your partner via voice. This article was originally published on VRScout. Can’t wait for next year.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 27, 2019

Alan: It’s interesting you say that, because I’d been reading a lot of articles around how virtual reality is being used for autism, and to really train people with different levels …on the spectrum, to interact with other students, and kind of studying their eye contact and that sort of thing.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 27, 2019

Alan: It’s interesting you say that, because I’d been reading a lot of articles around how virtual reality is being used for autism, and to really train people with different levels …on the spectrum, to interact with other students, and kind of studying their eye contact and that sort of thing.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 12, 2019

This definitely opens a lot of doors for more natural interactions in immersive worlds. I could see how this can be used in places like virtual touch screen and other screen-based interaction in VR. Final impression. I’m like Thanos looking for VR infinity gems!

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

The front features a glossy plastic lid , that can be removed to uncover the so-called “frunk”, a hole with a USB-3 port , that can be used to attach accessories like Leap Motion to the Index. This improves a lot the comfort and the sense of immersion , since moving the eyes to see is pretty natural. Field of View.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 23, 2020

Regarding me, I will probably publish a first impression article after some hours into the game, and then a full-fledged review when I’ll finish playing it. Here below, you can find the links to many articles that talk about things you can do with VR during these days. Another great UX post by Leap Motion. Some XR fun.

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