The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 2, 2019

We all love to make speculations on the technology and I am no exception. Not because I am a genius, but because the technology is still evolving very slowly and so it is very predictable. Magic Leap. Me, wearing a Magic Leap One. The most important news has been for sure the launch of the Magic Leap One.

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Leapmotion

OCTOBER 20, 2015

At Leap Motion, we believe that the next wave of technological interfaces will rely on the original human operating system: your hands. With HackingEDU just around the corner, Leap Motion is sponsoring the world’s largest education hackathon with over 100 Leap Motion Controllers for attendees to use.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Simple interactivity with the orbs is possible with motion control; the experience will support all major VR hardware, but is likely to feel most engaging when used with the Leap Motion hand tracking system. Disclosure: Rizzotto recently wrote a guest article for Road to VR about the future of AR, VR, AI, and education.

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Leapmotion

JANUARY 21, 2015

What does the future of VR technology actually look like? Last week at SFHTML5, Leap Motion CTO David Holz shared his educated guess on what we’ll see with upcoming generations of virtual reality headsets and sensors.

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Leapmotion

JUNE 14, 2018

VR, AR and hand tracking are often considered to be futuristic technologies, but they also have the potential to be the easiest to use. But it also serves as a proof of concept for intuitive interaction in training, education, visualisation and entertainment. On the surface it’s a fun, slightly twisted tech demo. Design Principles.

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Leapmotion

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Check out educational 3D Jam demos that take you to the center of the earth, or into the human body. Education Projects. Designed by a team of students at Game-U ( @gameu_nj ), Nerves is an intense visit to the operating room for a motion-control surgeon. They form part of the unofficial Leap Motion Jp developers group.

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Leapmotion

OCTOBER 31, 2015

At Leap Motion, we’ve seen our fair share of impressive motion-controlled robots that will one day bring about the robocalypse. On another level, a high school student’s robotics project is combining the Oculus Rift and motion control to create an experience that takes you wherever the robot goes.

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Leapmotion

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

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. In the aftermath of our Orion release , David also hosted an AMA where he talked about everything from founding Leap Motion to the challenges ahead for Orion.

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Leapmotion

DECEMBER 20, 2015

Control your fear as you get trapped in an abandoned sawmill to survive as long as possible. I was so surprised how playing a game with my hands as the controllers changed what was fun and what felt odd to do.”. Want to float through an alternate dimension, fly an airplane, or just shoot some hoops? Requires: Windows, Oculus Rift.

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Leapmotion

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Take the leap! In this short (and surprisingly non-nauseating) VR experience, you lose control of your body and perform a free fall above a scenic vista. Chris is a 3D artist and programmer studying at Carnegie Mellon University’s Entertainment Technology Center. A brief narrative prologue to a cyber-noir interactive fiction.

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Leapmotion

JANUARY 16, 2016

What we’ve seen in the entertainment industry, since the advent of the Wii, is a lot of new breakthrough motion technologies that interface with the movements of the body and engage the player at a whole other level of interaction. This potential is what lies behind our recent work with GeoMoto and our vision for educational VR.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 1, 2019

During Oculus Connect 6 in San Jose, CA, Mark Zuckerberg unveiled that the Oculus Quest would allow for hand and finger tracking without the need of any hand controllers, and of course, I couldn’t wait to try it. Quest hand tracking is perfect for slower experiences with light interaction. The Overall.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 27, 2019

The latest generation of XR technologies introduces radical new capabilities, from multi-user tracking in massive spaces, to 6DOF standalone headsets, to the ability to track hands, eyes, and lips. Alvin Wang Graylin is an industry leader, evangelist and passionate driver of XR technologies, particularly virtual reality. Alvin: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 27, 2019

The latest generation of XR technologies introduces radical new capabilities, from multi-user tracking in massive spaces, to 6DOF standalone headsets, to the ability to track hands, eyes, and lips. Alvin Wang Graylin is an industry leader, evangelist and passionate driver of XR technologies, particularly virtual reality. Alvin: Yeah.

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VeeR VR

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

But, we do know that the Santa Cruz features four ultra-wide cameras on the leading edges that perform the inside-out positional tracking, as well as tracking the 6DOF controllers. Besides, the bundle includes two controllers, the Lighthouse base stations, some ear buds plus games copies, creating a whole “VR-room” environment for users.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

In Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash of 1992, the internet has been superseded by the Metaverse, a multi-person shared virtual reality with both human-controlled avatars and system “daemons”. We’ve also seen smartphones with depth cameras, for instance from Lenovo and Asus with Google’s pre-ARCore Tango technology. Putting it All Together.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

MAY 11, 2022

Ultraleap Gemini connects with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon XR2 platform, bringing touchless technology to self-service solutions, and supports a variety of applications like gaming, education, training, design, and manufacturing. Works in a challenging environment. Why Should Users Opt for the Device?

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Leapmotion

APRIL 18, 2015

Hand tracking and virtual reality are both emerging technologies, and combining the two into a fluid and seamless experience can be a real challenge. Generally, the best VR applications that use Leap Motion for navigation aren’t centered around users “walking” around in a non-physical way, but transitioning between different states.

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Leapmotion

JANUARY 21, 2017

Even in the third age of VR, when the technology is small, inexpensive, and powerful enough that millions of people can own it, universities are still at the bleeding edge of VR research and development. 59% of universities have Leap Motion Controllers. Gaming and education dominate. Image credit: VR FIrst.

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Leapmotion

JUNE 12, 2015

Hand tracking and virtual reality are both emerging technologies, and combining the two into a fluid and seamless experience can be a real challenge. In the real world, we never think twice about using our hands to control objects. Conversely, being able to control movement reduces the experience of motion sickness.

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