Leapmotion

OCTOBER 21, 2017

strLast time, we looked at how an interactive VR sculpture could be created with the Leap Motion Graphic Renderer as part of an experiment in interaction design. The Leap Motion Interaction Engine provides the foundation for hand-centric VR interaction design. VR Sculpture Layout and Control.

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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

AUGUST 31, 2016

Leap Motion has announced it’s to early access to the beta of its Interaction Engine , a set of systems designed to help developers implement compelling, realistic and hopefully frustration-free input with just their hands.

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Leapmotion

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

When the Leap Motion Controller is mounted on a VR headset, it can see beyond your virtual field of view, but your hands will occasionally fall out of sensor range. The open-sourced Leap Motion VR Intro uses interactions designed to work seamlessly when your hands are in view – from flying in space to playing with floating spheres.

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Leapmotion

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Click To Tweet When someone first puts on a Leap Motion-enabled VR headset, it often seems like they’re rediscovering how to use their own hands. Even examples of hand-based, wearable UIs and dynamic deployable UIs. The post Design Sprints at Leap Motion: A Playground of 3D User Interfaces appeared first on Leap Motion Blog.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 2, 2019

Some examples of this category of glasses: Intel Vaunt (project abandoned); North Focals; Vuzix Blade; Snap Spectacles v2 (they are just cameras to share videos); Bose AR glasses (these are not for visual, but for audio augmented reality). Leap Motion. You may ask why I’m adding Leap Motion here.

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Leapmotion

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

For example, pushing an on/off button in virtual reality.). For example, pinching the corners of an object and stretching it out. For example, pointing at oneself when referring to another person would feel strange.). Leap Motion Orion tracking was designed with simple physical interactions in mind, starting with pinch and grab.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

As described in the video, the software can record to the FBX file format used in industry standard 3D apps, with support for up to 16 simultaneous devices, for example the headset, two hand controllers, two Vive base stations and eleven Vive Trackers.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 24, 2017

If you imagine shuffling the soundtracks in these three examples, you can understand how it would fundamentally change the experience. Blocks , for example, is designed with a wide range of sounds – from the high and low electronic notes that signal the block creation interactions, to the echoes of blocks bashing against the floor.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

AUGUST 2, 2017

With my left motion controller (in this case Oculus Touch) I can change the tools in my hand to suit a variety of different needs. For example, I can use two hands to pull through the air, creating surfaces with curves in them, making it easy to create a bend in the front of a shoe, for example.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 29, 2022

Ultraleap Hand Tracking – Ultraleap Leap Motion controller. Tooltip – Annotation user interface includes a flexible anchor/pivot mechanism for tagging motion controllers and other items. Voice command – Examples and scripts for incorporating speech input. Oculus (Unity 2019.3

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VRScout

JUNE 19, 2018

For example, they could be used for training in industrial facilities, physical therapy, rehab, real estate tours, the list goes on. In one case study, a multiple-sclerosis patient used Cybershoes along with a Leap Motion sensor to walk around a subway system while using her hands to push doors.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 9, 2017

In theory, the gloves could paired with other technologies like a Leap Motion sensor to simulate a wide range of activities. The Kor-FX and Hardlight Suit, for example, are VR-ready vests that allow you to “feel” impacts and pressure on your chest through haptic feedback.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 9, 2019

. — There were some high-profile flameouts in 2019, including Meta, ODG and Daqri, while others exited below previous funding totals (a veritable down-round), including Leap Motion. A historical example is the 2000’s dot-com bubble. Our research arm ARtillery Intelligence’s recent AR and VR forecasts characterize this.

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Leapmotion

JUNE 20, 2018

At Leap Motion, we’re always looking to advance our interactions in ways that push our hardware and software. Click To Tweet With this demo, we have the magic of Leap Motion hand tracking combined with a handheld paddle controller. That’s right – table tennis. As we augment our reality, we augment ourselves.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 31, 2017

For example, a friend’s leg could be bending backward in an awkward way that reminds you what you’re seeing is faked. Two more Optitrack pucks on each hand or arm and the use of Leap Motion (which recently got big funding ) or gloves could provide the final bit of finger tracking for complete full-body immersion.

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Leapmotion

JULY 10, 2015

Brain Connectivity , a new example in the Developer Gallery , marks the beginning of a Master’s Thesis project from Biomedical Engineering student Filipe Rodrigues. Leap Motion is a great tool for this.”. He explained, “For example, when I interrupt brain connectivity, I want to feel the vibrating on my fingers.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 24, 2016

One example of this provided by the company was users being able to move their heads independent of aiming when manning vehicle-mounted turrets. Earlier in the year, Bohemia Interactive used both the Rift and the Leap Motion hand-tracking sensor to showcase in-depth vehicle cockpit simulations.

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Leapmotion

APRIL 29, 2015

Luckily, it’s a classic example of affordance. This is a really simple example, but a powerful one – because affordances are everywhere, and they control your life. Leap Motion and VR open up the potential to combine traditional UX principles with more physical affordances. Leap Motion VR Design Best Practices.

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Leapmotion

AUGUST 2, 2016

With the Leap Motion Unity Core Assets and Modules , you can start building right away with features like custom-designed hands, user interfaces, and event triggers. Each section includes links to more information, including high-level overviews, documentation, and examples. Leap Motion Core Assets. Hands Module.

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Leapmotion

APRIL 30, 2015

While the Leap Motion Controller can track more than 2 feet away, the “sweet spot” for tracking is roughly 1 foot from the device. For example, the Oculus Rift DK2 recommends a minimum range of 75 cm. Leap Motion VR Design Best Practices. Leap Motion VR Design Best Practices. Further Reading.

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Leapmotion

MARCH 2, 2016

This was driven by what we’ve learned from several years of developing with Leap Motion hands and an eye towards both performance and workflow. This means that you can now see Leap Motion hand models – 3D representations with Leap IHandModel scripts attached – in the Unity Editor hierarchy window and in the scene view at editor time.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 15, 2023

The sentence with which they have started the tease is “Big things are in motion here at Ultraleap”, which makes me think about something big that moves… may it be a new device to perform body tracking?

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Leapmotion

APRIL 13, 2015

As an optical motion tracking platform , the Leap Motion Controller is fundamentally different from handheld controllers in many ways. For example, grabbing is a distinct action that can signal intent.) EXAMPLE: (Left) What exactly are the fingers on my left hand doing? Dynamic visual feedback is also essential.

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Leapmotion

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

I’m Bastien Bourineau, project manager and lead developer at OpenSpace3D, and I’m back to introduce the new OpenSpace3D release with improved Leap Motion support – including how we got around the perennial indexing issue. Another example would be playing piano with notes corresponding to the fingers. Hello again!

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Leapmotion

JUNE 7, 2015

One of the most powerful things about the Leap Motion platform is its ability to tie into just about any creative platform. Today on the blog, we’re spotlighting getnamo’s community Leap Motion plugin for Unreal Engine 4, which offers some unique capabilities alongside the official plugin. GET THE PLUGIN.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

For example, in city management, this includes collaborative, dynamic and contextualized maps of cities to highlight details such as public restrooms, public transit locations, traffic issues, wayfinding as well as public utility maintenance records, log fix-it requests, and government office locations. Header image by Leap Motion).

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Leapmotion

JANUARY 29, 2015

It’s available free for Windows on the Leap Motion App Store. For example, laser-trapped corridor sections are easily identifiable by their glass walls and reddish lights, while closed doors can be identified by the green glow emitted from their locking mechanisms. Can you delve into how you built the control scheme?

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Leapmotion

MARCH 14, 2016

Inspired by apps like Sculpting , Mark’s original idea behind A Vox Eclipse “was that using a combination of physical buttons for activated input and Leap Motion’s hand positioning for a fully 3D cursor could help me interact a lot more effectively by taking best of both worlds. A Vox Eclipse.

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Leapmotion

APRIL 23, 2016

Using the weather and fire packs, Fnordcorps from Spectacular-Ocular.com has been working on integrating different particle effects into Leap Motion hand controls. It’s an incredible example of how you can optimize for 90-frames-per-second VR, and the whole project is free for download, including its content library.

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Leapmotion

APRIL 17, 2015

Weightless and Hollow , for example, both include tracks that influence how we experience them. From button clicks using the Leap Motion Unity Widgets , to the humming Plasma Ball , sound has the power to make users feel more confident interacting with particular objects in the scene. Tracking Boundaries.

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Leapmotion

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Hand Viewer , a brand-new release in our Examples Gallery , gives you an arsenal of onscreen hands to experiment with as you build new desktop experiences with Leap Motion. The post All Hands on Deck: Explore Your Options with Hand Viewer for Unity appeared first on Leap Motion Blog. Plus, it’s half the fun.

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VRGuy

APRIL 25, 2015

Examples of such peripherals could be head trackers, hand and finger sensors (like Leap Motion and SoftKinetic), gesture control devices (such as the Myo armband and the Nod ring), cameras, eye trackers and many others. Provide optimized connectors to popular engines such as Unity and Unreal.

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Matsuda himself subsequently began working in AR following the film's release, leading design teams at both Leap Motion (now Ultraleap) and Microsoft. For now, however, basic examples are already operational via mobile AR, created and viewable using the Styly platform.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 12, 2021

For example, we launched without a trailer , and with a very basic cover for the bundle, just 12 thumbnails all together. Well, it certainly is a nice technical change , and for example, it has immediately made updating the version our beta testers play much easier! Playing around with the Leap Motion interaction system.

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Leapmotion

OCTOBER 8, 2016

Martin Schubert is a VR Developer/Designer at Leap Motion and the creator of Weightless and Geometric. In this example, the spoon’s shape (or mesh) is completely separate from its function of scooping and stirring, which is handled through scripts and trigger zones. Scoops’ by Reddit user /u/Cinder0us.

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Leapmotion

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

With APIs for six programming languages and dozens of platform integrations, the Leap Motion SDK has everything you need to get started. Here’s a four-minute guide to building your first Unity VR demo: Along with a full Leap Motion + Oculus 0.7 Thinking Outside the Mouse. The Sensor is Always On. Get started with Unreal.

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