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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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‘OpenVR Recorder’ is a Powerful Tool for Capturing Tracking and Input Data

Road to VR

Jasper Brekelmans, a Netherlands-based 3D tech artist, has recently released a motion capture tool offering an easy way to record OpenVR tracking data from headsets, motion controllers and Vive Trackers for both Vive and Rift setups.

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

The Ghost Howls

I had some wonderful ideas of Mixed Reality applications I would like to prototype, but most of them are impossible to do in this moment because of a decision that almost all VR/MR headset manufacturers have taken: preventing developers from accessing camera data. So, how we empower the developers without hurting the user?

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Leap Motion + iClone 7 for Professional Animation

Leapmotion

This week we’re excited to share a new engine integration with the professional animation community – Leap Motion and iClone 7 Motion LIVE. With their new Leap Motion integration, iClone now gives you access to the following features: Add Realistic Hand Motions to Body Mocap. Gesture Mirror.

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Valve shows Knuckles prototype controllers v2

The Ghost Howls

One of the biggest drawbacks of HTC Vive headsets with regard to Oculus Rift are the controllers: while Oculus Touch is ergonomic and can emulate the hands quite well, Vive has controllers that are quite big and are usable only as wands. Today, a year after the last update, we have new info about Knuckles controllers.

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See Whac-A-Mole In AR With This Black Mirror-Inspired HoloLens Prototype

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We also tested combining the HoloLens with the Leap Motion because of the more accurate hand tracking. Although the Leap Motion controller gives the player the ability to have freedom of interaction with their hands, we had to attach the Leap Motion controller to the HoloLens.

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Inside Leap Motion: 5 Hands-On Tips for Developing in VR

Leapmotion

From gaming to big data, virtual reality gives us the chance to build and explore whole new worlds beyond the screen. Plasma Ball VR stays at a comfortable distance while being controlled by your hands, using tracking data combined with raw image passthrough. Even if some gestures don’t impact the data at all (e.g.