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Today at the the World Conference on VR Industry in China, HTC announced plans to bring hand & finger tracking to Vive Pro via the headset’s front-facing cameras. HTC also indicates that the capability can track individual finger movements too. Image courtesy HTC. MORE
If you want to adapt your older kit to the Oculus Rift CV1 and HTC Vive, here’s a quick guide that will help: Thicker Adhesive Strips. Unlike the Oculus Rift CV1, the HTC Vive has an onboard USB port that’s fully compatible with the Leap Motion Controller. MORE
Intel Teases Depth-Sensing HTC Vive For Developer Conference An Intel engineer tweeted a tease suggesting VR is going to be a major theme at the company’s developer conference in a couple weeks. intel vr virtual reality htc vive MORE
Launched back in 2012, Leap Motion first introduced us to their new way of interacting with computers in three dimensions. At the time, the Leap Motion sensor sat on your desk or was built into your keyboard, allowing for natural hand and finger movement tracking. MORE
In October last year HTC announced finger tracking is coming to the Vive Pro using its two front facing cameras: HTC will show off this finger tracking at GDC next month. Or perhaps Leap Motion was simply being used to help train a first party algorithm using the front facing cameras. MORE
I must give a special mention to the Leap Motion v2 sensor. Close-up of the Leap Motion v2 sensor embedded into the XTAL that I have been able to shoot at VRgineers. For menus and such, using Leap Motion v2, with the awesome UIs designed by Leap Motion was really great. MORE
Leap Motion adds a whole new level of expression to your virtual avatar – so you can point, wave, or dance. UE4 has built-in Vive support, and with the new official plugin release in Unreal Engine 4.11 , it’s easier than ever to get started with Leap Motion + Vive. MORE
As for resolution, the company maintains the screen door effect (SDE) is diminished with the headset’s dual 1440×1600@90 Hz LCD displays, a 70 percent increase in pixels over consumer devices like Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. IR motion capture for VR, image courtesy OptiTrack. MORE
HTC Vive Cosmos and its controllers, just announced at CES (Image by HTC). HTC has been the VR star of this CES 2019. Ah, and then Mister President has met Palmer Luckey and futurist Charlie Fink has tried to destroy HTC stand. MORE
And not because of the motion sickness , but because something doesn’t work. Otherwise, contact HTC support to have your Vive fixed (good luck with that). Leap Motion driver and runtime. Header image by HTC). MORE
FlyInside FSX , the crowdfunded VR plugin for Microsoft Flight Simulator X (2006) , was built well before first-party VR motion controllers existed, developed back in the DK2-era of 2015 as an ad hoc way of jumping into an already highly-detailed flight sim. MORE
HTC reveals native hand/finger tracking for Vive Pro alongside 6DoF functionality for Vive Focus. HTC revealed the devices exciting tracking capabilities during their time at last weeks 2018 World Conference on VR Industry in Nanchang, China. Image Credit: HTC / GIPHY. MORE
The result is a custom Vive setup that utilizes Leap Motion hand-tracking technology to let users control everything without the need of unfamiliar motion controllers. News Automotive HTC Vive Leap Motion T-Roc Virtual Reality Experience Volkswagen Volkswagen Group MORE
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 year’s Raindance Film Festival in London showcased an amazing selection of immersive stories. MORE
The devices at the time included: HTC Vive wands that shipped with the Vive headset. Fully immersive VR experiences bring us to tracked motion controllers. HTC Vive wands. Virtual Motion Labs. Leap Motion hand tracking sensor. LEAP Motion. MORE
There are roughly as many Rift DK1 and DK2 units combined floating around as HTC Vives. 59% of universities have Leap Motion Controllers. The post Universities Drive VR/AR Research with Leap Motion appeared first on Leap Motion Blog. MORE
Once it arrives, the new official Leap Motion UE4 plugin should work with it right away. Do Leap Motion demos work with the 1.3 The Leap Motion Controller’s field of view (FOV) is 150 degrees wide and 120 degrees deep (averaging 135 degrees). MORE
See Also : Limited Edition DOTA 2 Championship HTC Vive Now Available. While the Oculus Rift and OSVR HDK headsets are both supported by SteamVR, only headsets with motion controllers are supported at this time, making it a defacto HTC Vive experience. MORE
Hands-On: Manus VR Arm And Finger Tracking System Now In Production Regardless of whether or not you prefer the HTC Vive or the Oculus Touch , or maybe the PlayStation Move controllers , the fact remains none of these solutions actually offer 1:1 tracking for your entire hand. MORE
Today it’s a great day for virtual reality: at WCVRI conference, HTC has just announced a kit to provide 6 DOF controllers for Vive Focus and has showcased a hands-tracking technology for the Vive Pro ! The Venture Reality Fund and of course HTC. Image by HTC). MORE
HTC released an SDK which allows developers to add finger tracking to their Vive or Vive Pro apps. At the time HTC seemed to suggest it would not come to the regular Vive , but thankfully they’ve managed to pull it off. HTC Vive htc htc vive HTC Vive Pro Viveport MORE
Back in April, HTC launched the Vive Pro , a higher-end HTC Vive PC VR headset which added a 2nd outward-facing camera alongside a boost in display resolution. This camera setup has, until now, not seen any widespread use beyond AR experiments and niche enterprise applications, but now HTC have announced that they will be leveraging it to add native finger tracking to the Vive Pro. The feature should also work fully in wireless mode with the HTC Vive Wireless Adapter. MORE
On stage at Vive Developer Conference in Beijing, HTC today unveiled their upcoming standalone VR headset, Vive Focus. Image courtesy HTC. HTC says the Vive Wave VR SDK offers an open interface enabling interoperability between numerous mobile VR headsets and accessories. MORE
Martin Schubert is a VR Developer/Designer at Leap Motion and the creator of Weightless and Geometric. Leap Motion’s Interaction Engine allows human hands to grab virtual objects like physical objects. Augmented & Virtual Reality Leap Motion Team Unity UX Design MORE
Leap Motion shipped a finger tracking kit for the Oculus DK2 all the way back in 2014, but the tracking quality left a lot to be desired. HTC announced finger tracking for the Vive Pro late last year, but that hasn’t shipped yet and the tracking quality is currently unknown. MORE
We also have a top list of the absolute best HTC Vive games — which is updated every few months with the latest and greatest options. This one lets you try out Leap Motion controls as well as the usual position-tracked and gamepad options. MORE
Click To Tweet To bring Leap Motion tracking into a VR experience, you’ll need a virtual controller within the scene attached to your VR headset. For the Oculus Rift, this offset is 80mm, while on the HTC Vive it’s closer to 90mm. MORE
Today at its Vive Ecosystem Conference 2018 in China, HTC said that the 3DOF Vive Focus controller will see a 6DOF mode, and further said that the headset will soon include controller-less hand-tracking for gesture input. MORE
Hand-tracking looks likely to play a big part in that future, and Leap Motion is one of a few companies leading the charge in this department. Leap’s latest, well, leap is to bring its controller-free hand tracking tech to mobile VR headsets. That ultimately means that Leap Motion might be officially integrated into not one but several standalone devices within the coming year. Tagged with: hand tracking , leap motion , qualcomm , standalone. MORE
HTC and Valve do this with their Vive controllers that are super low latency and extremely accurate and Oculus does this with their touch controllers and their extremely natural ergonomics. The real improvements are increased performance, power savings and support for Leap Motion. MORE
All you need to enter is a VR headset, Leap Motion Controller, and AltspaceVR user account. For the final round, we’re excited to announce our judges: David Holz , CTO of Leap Motion. appeared first on Leap Motion Blog. Get ready to raise the roof! MORE
Yesterday we learned that Google is teaming up with Qualcomm to produce a new line of standalone VR headsets, made in partnership with companies like HTC and Lenovo. It featured a 2560×1440 AMOLED display, 6DoF tracking, eye tracking, foveated rendering and and even hand-tracking by way of Leap Motion integration. Google HTC Vive Lenovo VR Industry News MORE
beta, which features native support for the HTC Vive. While working on demonstration projects here at Leap Motion, we’ve found ourselves wanting to use different sets of hands for a variety of reasons. appeared first on Leap Motion Blog. MORE
But Leap Motion has a universal mounting kit for their motion sensor that lets you control nearly any virtual reality headset with gestures. If you're using an HTC Vive or holding. MORE
63 for the Leap Motion Controller and VR Developer Mount , now on sale in our web store. This transforms your phone into a VR headset screen, simulating devices like the HTC Vive. If you’re sensitive to motion sickness, the added latency may cause you to feel uncomfortable. MORE
That application became Cat Explorer , which you can download now for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. In the physical world, we rely on tangible things to dissipate tremors and inaccuracies, offer mechanical constraints that restrict erratic motion, provide high fidelity feedback at the points of contact, and serve as a rest, allowing some of the arm muscles to relax while staying productive over longer periods of time. This is the core of our mission at Leap Motion. MORE
We now know what those mysterious two cameras mounted to the front of the HTC Vive Pro are actually for. When the Vive Pro was introduced at CES 2018 just a few weeks back HTC wouldn’t clarify what the camera was actually used for. Engadget confirmed as much at HTC’s event in Shenzhen, China last week. But Pao also noted that HTC would be distributing developer kits for the camera to see what kinds of uses they might have in games and experiences. MORE
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. HTC Vive Games News Videos VR Games MORE
4) ObEN , AI avatar company that has recently graduated from HTC’s Vive X VR accelerator, has raised $5M in strategic investment from Tencent as it looks to tackle the AI celebrity scene. MORE
Magic Leap. Me, wearing a Magic Leap One. The most important news has been for sure the launch of the Magic Leap One. Rear view of the Magic Leap One. Leap Motion. You may ask why I’m adding Leap Motion here. Magic Leap. MORE
FlyInside is a made for VR flight sim which supports Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and Windows MR heasdsets. The project raised more than double its $13,500 goal, unlocking Leap Motion support as a stretch goal, as well as support for Prepar3D, a newer flight simulator based on the FSX codebase. MORE
Earlier this year HTC became an official partner with Google in producing a Daydream-based standalone VR headset under the Vive brand. Today, HTC announced it is producing a similar device for the Chinese market powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 chipset. It looks like it will access HTC’s storefront, called Viveport, to get to virtual worlds rather than Google Play. Graylin, China Regional President of Vive, HTC, in a prepared statement. MORE
We’ve all tried writing in VR but, with the way we hold our Oculus Touch controllers and HTC Vive wands, it’s an awkward experience at best. Interestingly it also works with Microsoft’s Windows-based VR headsets but doesn’t require Leap Motion. MORE
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. Leap Motion Core Assets. The Leap Motion Unity assets provide an easy way to bring hands into a Unity game. MORE
UploadVR
FEBRUARY 23, 2017
HTC and Valve do this with their Vive controllers that are super low latency and extremely accurate and Oculus does this with their touch controllers and their extremely natural ergonomics. The real improvements are increased performance, power savings and support for Leap Motion.
AllThingsVR
JULY 18, 2017
4) ObEN , AI avatar company that has recently graduated from HTC’s Vive X VR accelerator, has raised $5M in strategic investment from Tencent as it looks to tackle the AI celebrity scene.
VRScout
AUGUST 26, 2016
Launched back in 2012, Leap Motion first introduced us to their new way of interacting with computers in three dimensions. At the time, the Leap Motion sensor sat on your desk or was built into your keyboard, allowing for natural hand and finger movement tracking.
UploadVR
MARCH 2, 2017
Hand-tracking looks likely to play a big part in that future, and Leap Motion is one of a few companies leading the charge in this department. Leap’s latest, well, leap is to bring its controller-free hand tracking tech to mobile VR headsets. That ultimately means that Leap Motion might be officially integrated into not one but several standalone devices within the coming year. Tagged with: hand tracking , leap motion , qualcomm , standalone.
Leapmotion
JANUARY 21, 2017
There are roughly as many Rift DK1 and DK2 units combined floating around as HTC Vives. 59% of universities have Leap Motion Controllers. The post Universities Drive VR/AR Research with Leap Motion appeared first on Leap Motion Blog.
VRScout
OCTOBER 22, 2018
HTC reveals native hand/finger tracking for Vive Pro alongside 6DoF functionality for Vive Focus. HTC revealed the devices exciting tracking capabilities during their time at last weeks 2018 World Conference on VR Industry in Nanchang, China. Image Credit: HTC / GIPHY.
Leapmotion
SEPTEMBER 8, 2016
63 for the Leap Motion Controller and VR Developer Mount , now on sale in our web store. This transforms your phone into a VR headset screen, simulating devices like the HTC Vive. If you’re sensitive to motion sickness, the added latency may cause you to feel uncomfortable.
UploadVR
FEBRUARY 27, 2019
In October last year HTC announced finger tracking is coming to the Vive Pro using its two front facing cameras: HTC will show off this finger tracking at GDC next month. Or perhaps Leap Motion was simply being used to help train a first party algorithm using the front facing cameras.
UploadVR
MARCH 18, 2019
HTC released an SDK which allows developers to add finger tracking to their Vive or Vive Pro apps. At the time HTC seemed to suggest it would not come to the regular Vive , but thankfully they’ve managed to pull it off. HTC Vive htc htc vive HTC Vive Pro Viveport
Road to VR
OCTOBER 20, 2018
Today at the the World Conference on VR Industry in China, HTC announced plans to bring hand & finger tracking to Vive Pro via the headset’s front-facing cameras. HTC also indicates that the capability can track individual finger movements too. Image courtesy HTC.
VRScout
NOVEMBER 13, 2017
The result is a custom Vive setup that utilizes Leap Motion hand-tracking technology to let users control everything without the need of unfamiliar motion controllers. News Automotive HTC Vive Leap Motion T-Roc Virtual Reality Experience Volkswagen Volkswagen Group
UploadVR
OCTOBER 23, 2018
Back in April, HTC launched the Vive Pro , a higher-end HTC Vive PC VR headset which added a 2nd outward-facing camera alongside a boost in display resolution. This camera setup has, until now, not seen any widespread use beyond AR experiments and niche enterprise applications, but now HTC have announced that they will be leveraging it to add native finger tracking to the Vive Pro. The feature should also work fully in wireless mode with the HTC Vive Wireless Adapter.
Leapmotion
JUNE 14, 2018
That application became Cat Explorer , which you can download now for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. In the physical world, we rely on tangible things to dissipate tremors and inaccuracies, offer mechanical constraints that restrict erratic motion, provide high fidelity feedback at the points of contact, and serve as a rest, allowing some of the arm muscles to relax while staying productive over longer periods of time. This is the core of our mission at Leap Motion.
Road to VR
NOVEMBER 14, 2017
On stage at Vive Developer Conference in Beijing, HTC today unveiled their upcoming standalone VR headset, Vive Focus. Image courtesy HTC. HTC says the Vive Wave VR SDK offers an open interface enabling interoperability between numerous mobile VR headsets and accessories.
Leapmotion
APRIL 5, 2016
If you want to adapt your older kit to the Oculus Rift CV1 and HTC Vive, here’s a quick guide that will help: Thicker Adhesive Strips. Unlike the Oculus Rift CV1, the HTC Vive has an onboard USB port that’s fully compatible with the Leap Motion Controller.
Leapmotion
OCTOBER 8, 2016
Martin Schubert is a VR Developer/Designer at Leap Motion and the creator of Weightless and Geometric. Leap Motion’s Interaction Engine allows human hands to grab virtual objects like physical objects. Augmented & Virtual Reality Leap Motion Team Unity UX Design
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. Leap Motion Core Assets. The Leap Motion Unity assets provide an easy way to bring hands into a Unity game.
Leapmotion
MARCH 30, 2016
Once it arrives, the new official Leap Motion UE4 plugin should work with it right away. Do Leap Motion demos work with the 1.3 The Leap Motion Controller’s field of view (FOV) is 150 degrees wide and 120 degrees deep (averaging 135 degrees).
Leapmotion
AUGUST 6, 2016
All you need to enter is a VR headset, Leap Motion Controller, and AltspaceVR user account. For the final round, we’re excited to announce our judges: David Holz , CTO of Leap Motion. appeared first on Leap Motion Blog. Get ready to raise the roof!
AllThingsVR
AUGUST 4, 2016
Intel Teases Depth-Sensing HTC Vive For Developer Conference An Intel engineer tweeted a tease suggesting VR is going to be a major theme at the company’s developer conference in a couple weeks. intel vr virtual reality htc vive
The Ghost Howls
OCTOBER 19, 2018
Today it’s a great day for virtual reality: at WCVRI conference, HTC has just announced a kit to provide 6 DOF controllers for Vive Focus and has showcased a hands-tracking technology for the Vive Pro ! The Venture Reality Fund and of course HTC. Image by HTC).
Leapmotion
MARCH 14, 2017
Click To Tweet To bring Leap Motion tracking into a VR experience, you’ll need a virtual controller within the scene attached to your VR headset. For the Oculus Rift, this offset is 80mm, while on the HTC Vive it’s closer to 90mm.
Leapmotion
MAY 7, 2016
beta, which features native support for the HTC Vive. While working on demonstration projects here at Leap Motion, we’ve found ourselves wanting to use different sets of hands for a variety of reasons. appeared first on Leap Motion Blog.
UploadVR
JANUARY 29, 2018
We now know what those mysterious two cameras mounted to the front of the HTC Vive Pro are actually for. When the Vive Pro was introduced at CES 2018 just a few weeks back HTC wouldn’t clarify what the camera was actually used for. Engadget confirmed as much at HTC’s event in Shenzhen, China last week. But Pao also noted that HTC would be distributing developer kits for the camera to see what kinds of uses they might have in games and experiences.
UploadVR
DECEMBER 30, 2016
We also have a top list of the absolute best HTC Vive games — which is updated every few months with the latest and greatest options. This one lets you try out Leap Motion controls as well as the usual position-tracked and gamepad options.
UploadVR
JULY 26, 2017
Earlier this year HTC became an official partner with Google in producing a Daydream-based standalone VR headset under the Vive brand. Today, HTC announced it is producing a similar device for the Chinese market powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 chipset. It looks like it will access HTC’s storefront, called Viveport, to get to virtual worlds rather than Google Play. Graylin, China Regional President of Vive, HTC, in a prepared statement.
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. HTC Vive Games News Videos VR Games
Road to VR
MAY 24, 2018
Today at its Vive Ecosystem Conference 2018 in China, HTC said that the 3DOF Vive Focus controller will see a 6DOF mode, and further said that the headset will soon include controller-less hand-tracking for gesture input.
UploadVR
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
Leap Motion shipped a finger tracking kit for the Oculus DK2 all the way back in 2014, but the tracking quality left a lot to be desired. HTC announced finger tracking for the Vive Pro late last year, but that hasn’t shipped yet and the tracking quality is currently unknown.
VRScout
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
The devices at the time included: HTC Vive wands that shipped with the Vive headset. Fully immersive VR experiences bring us to tracked motion controllers. HTC Vive wands. Virtual Motion Labs. Leap Motion hand tracking sensor. LEAP Motion.
The Ghost Howls
JANUARY 14, 2019
HTC Vive Cosmos and its controllers, just announced at CES (Image by HTC). HTC has been the VR star of this CES 2019. Ah, and then Mister President has met Palmer Luckey and futurist Charlie Fink has tried to destroy HTC stand.
Next Reality VR
JUNE 1, 2016
But Leap Motion has a universal mounting kit for their motion sensor that lets you control nearly any virtual reality headset with gestures. If you're using an HTC Vive or holding.
The Ghost Howls
JANUARY 2, 2019
Magic Leap. Me, wearing a Magic Leap One. The most important news has been for sure the launch of the Magic Leap One. Rear view of the Magic Leap One. Leap Motion. You may ask why I’m adding Leap Motion here. Magic Leap.
The Ghost Howls
FEBRUARY 6, 2019
I must give a special mention to the Leap Motion v2 sensor. Close-up of the Leap Motion v2 sensor embedded into the XTAL that I have been able to shoot at VRgineers. For menus and such, using Leap Motion v2, with the awesome UIs designed by Leap Motion was really great.
UploadVR
DECEMBER 4, 2017
We’ve all tried writing in VR but, with the way we hold our Oculus Touch controllers and HTC Vive wands, it’s an awkward experience at best. Interestingly it also works with Microsoft’s Windows-based VR headsets but doesn’t require Leap Motion.
Road to VR
OCTOBER 12, 2018
FlyInside FSX , the crowdfunded VR plugin for Microsoft Flight Simulator X (2006) , was built well before first-party VR motion controllers existed, developed back in the DK2-era of 2015 as an ad hoc way of jumping into an already highly-detailed flight sim.
UploadVR
DECEMBER 27, 2018
FlyInside is a made for VR flight sim which supports Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and Windows MR heasdsets. The project raised more than double its $13,500 goal, unlocking Leap Motion support as a stretch goal, as well as support for Prepar3D, a newer flight simulator based on the FSX codebase.
Tech Trends VR
OCTOBER 30, 2018
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 year’s Raindance Film Festival in London showcased an amazing selection of immersive stories.
Road to VR
AUGUST 30, 2017
As for resolution, the company maintains the screen door effect (SDE) is diminished with the headset’s dual 1440×1600@90 Hz LCD displays, a 70 percent increase in pixels over consumer devices like Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. IR motion capture for VR, image courtesy OptiTrack.
UploadVR
MAY 18, 2017
Yesterday we learned that Google is teaming up with Qualcomm to produce a new line of standalone VR headsets, made in partnership with companies like HTC and Lenovo. It featured a 2560×1440 AMOLED display, 6DoF tracking, eye tracking, foveated rendering and and even hand-tracking by way of Leap Motion integration. Google HTC Vive Lenovo VR Industry News
AllThingsVR
JULY 22, 2016
Hands-On: Manus VR Arm And Finger Tracking System Now In Production Regardless of whether or not you prefer the HTC Vive or the Oculus Touch , or maybe the PlayStation Move controllers , the fact remains none of these solutions actually offer 1:1 tracking for your entire hand.
Road to VR
JULY 28, 2016
See Also : Limited Edition DOTA 2 Championship HTC Vive Now Available. While the Oculus Rift and OSVR HDK headsets are both supported by SteamVR, only headsets with motion controllers are supported at this time, making it a defacto HTC Vive experience.
The Ghost Howls
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
And not because of the motion sickness , but because something doesn’t work. Otherwise, contact HTC support to have your Vive fixed (good luck with that). Leap Motion driver and runtime. Header image by HTC).
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