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You can finally buy the Leap Motion v2 accessory. The time for us XR developers to buy a Leap Motion 2 has finally come. Leap Motion 1 has been used by almost every developer and researcher , both in VR and not. MORE
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. Back in April HTC launched new tools to help developers take advantage of the Vive Pro’s largely unused front-facing cameras. This new capability, which HTC demonstrated today at the WCVRI conference, enables hand-tracking without the need of the need of externally tracked controllers. 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. The post Hacking the (Old) VR Developer Mount for the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive appeared first on Leap Motion Blog. 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. The tease is a photo of a unicorn-shaped modification to the HTC Vive that uses a series of cameras to sense the depth of surrounding objects. Leap Motion already offers a mount for its outward-facing hand tracking sensor that hooks up to the headset over USB. 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. But now the Leap Motion controller has found new life as a virtual reality hand tracker. Currently no consumer VR headset has a built in hand tracking system using Leap Motion. MORE
The HTC Vive Cosmos will support the same finger tracking SDK as Vive and Vive Pro, as shown in a video posted to Twitter by HTC Vive’s China President. HTC released finger tracking for Vive and Vive Pro back in March. Developers can integrate it into their app and it will work on any HTC VR headset. Since the tracking is using the regular cameras on the headsets and not a depth sensor, HTC recommends against having “complicated backgrounds”. 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. Not only did the headset have two front facing cameras, but it also had a slot remarkably similar in shape and configuration to the Leap Motion finger tracking addon. Or perhaps Leap Motion was simply being used to help train a first party algorithm using the front facing cameras. 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. The Unity Core Assets are built to use the native VR plugin, which officially supports the HTC Vive as of the Unity 5.4 Have a question about Leap Motion + HTC Vive? MORE
There are several virtual reality (VR) headsets competing in the higher end enterprise sector such as the HTC Vive Pro Eye, VRgineers’ XTAL and Varjo’s VR-1. Additionally, the Varjo VR-2 Pro also comes with integrated Ultraleap (formerly Leap Motion) hand tracking technology. ” Image Credit: Varjo – Comparison – Left HTC Vive Pro, Middle Varjo with SteamVR support (Ultra-high res at 40 PPD), Right Native Varjo SDK (Human-eye res at 60 PPD). MORE
HTC reveals native hand/finger tracking for Vive Pro alongside 6DoF functionality for Vive Focus. It looks as though the front-facing cameras on your Vive Pro will finally begin seeing some use as HTC reveals plans to launch native support for hand and finger tracking on their high-end PC VR headset. 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. After users take a seat in the exhibit and strap into their HTC Vive headset, they’ll be instantly transported to an exact virtual replica of the Brand Tower lobby they’re currently situated in. News Automotive HTC Vive Leap Motion T-Roc Virtual Reality Experience Volkswagen Volkswagen Group 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. The HTC Vive wands, Oculus Touch controllers, and Playstation Move controllers have set the standard since their respective releases. HTC Vive wands. From left to right: LEAP Motion motion tracking, flex sensor based motion tracking, exotendon based motion tracking. 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. Augmented & Virtual Reality Education Leap Motion Team vr firstInfographic: Universities lead in #VR #AR research, number of headsets is exploding, and 6/10 use #LeapMotion. 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 Yes, we’ve updated our VR Developer Mount to be compatible with the latest generation of VR headsets, including the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. On the DK2, the Leap Motion Controller covered three LEDs in the center of the faceplate, and it didn’t affect Constellation tracking in the slightest. 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. Then he described virtual reality advancements, highlighting the dominant role of China and HTC in this technology. This is just a personal speculation of mine and there is not an official statement of HTC about it. 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. Since the tracking is using the regular cameras on the headsets and not a depth sensor, HTC recommends against having “complicated backgrounds” The lighting needs to be bright enough so your hands are visible but not so bright as to cause glare. 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. While HTC is only releasing the headset in China, and not in the West as previously announced, the company is using Vive Focus as the impetus for its own mobile VR platform that aims to resolve what HTC calls a “highly fragmented” mobile VR market in China, and become a common platform and storefront across disparate hardware vendors. MORE
Martin Schubert is a VR Developer/Designer at Leap Motion and the creator of Weightless and Geometric. From the crudest, touching the spoon snap attaches it to your hand/controller, to an extremely nuanced simulation of real-life grabbing as detailed in building the Leap Motion Interaction Engine. Leap Motion’s Interaction Engine allows human hands to grab virtual objects like physical objects. 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. Facebook filed a patent application for an armband which performs finger tracking by reading electrical signals inside the user’s wrist. 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. Tagged with: Clazer , htc vive , MMORPG , new releases , nick. Experiences gaming Clazer htc vive MMORPG new releases nick 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. Our Unity Core Assets and the Leap Motion Unreal Engine 4 plugin both handle position and scale out-of-the-box for the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. For the Oculus Rift, this offset is 80mm, while on the HTC Vive it’s closer to 90mm. The post Space and Perspective in VR appeared first on Leap Motion Blog. 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. SEE ALSO After Management Shuffle, HTC Says VR/AR More Important Than Ever to Its Future. HTC has also confirmed to Road to VR that the Vive Focus’ new PC VR streaming functionality will eventually also support the 6DOF controller tracking mode. 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. Thankfully, the team at Leap Motion have been working tirelessly to deliver hand tracking and late last year launched their much more compact hand tracking solution specifically aimed at mobile form factors. 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. The contest is not open to employees of Leap Motion, AltspaceVR, NVIDIA, or anyone else associated with the development, judging, or administration of the contest. appeared first on Leap Motion Blog. Get ready to raise the roof! MORE
After having detailed his vision for a better future where we all will wear an XR headset, Alvin has started introducing HTC’s vision for the Vive Focus Plus. Honestly, I find it a smart idea for this moment, but I also think that HTC has to invest more to have more content on Viveport on the long term if it plans to fight with Oculus and its upcoming Quest. As you can see from the price, it has been positioned in the West as an enterprise headset as all the devices by HTC. 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. When you do this, the iHandModel component in the model prefab receives a default Leap hand pose. Since all Leap hand models inherit from the iHandModel, class this means that each pair of hands will align with the others. appeared first on Leap Motion Blog. 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. The experience within the headset will be at least a couple of frames behind what you would experience on the Oculus Rift or HTC Vive. If you’re sensitive to motion sickness, the added latency may cause you to feel uncomfortable. Setup your Google Cardboard with Leap Motion Controller. 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
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
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‘Doraemon’ is a popular manga and anime involving a robotic cat who travels back in time to help a young boy. MORE
One of the first accessories for AR/VR I had the opportunity to work on is the Leap Motion hands tracking controller : I made some cool experiments and prototypes with it and the Oculus Rift DK2. Leap Motion has also been the first important company I have interviewed in this blog. MORE
In my unboxing video, you may see that I’ve found an additional Leap Motion v1 controller + Leap Motion mount for RealMax + USB-C cable for Leap Motion. If you need a wide-FOV AR headset and you have a limited budget, go for the Leap Motion North Star. MORE
Weekly Funding & People Roundup: Leap Motion Raises $50M, WaveOptics Raises £12M, Hutch Interiors Raises$10M, ObEN Raises $5M, nDreams Raises £2.7M, Mira Announces $99 AR Headset, Paramount Pictures Names Ted Schilowitz as Futurist in Residence 1) Leap Motion , a hand-tracking company, has raised $50M in Series C funding led by clients advised by J.P. 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. It’s tracked using Leap Motion’s hand-tracking controller on the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive to enable six degrees of freedom (6DOF), capturing your full range of movement. 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. they support both the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. The post Unity Core Assets 101: How to Start Building Your VR Project appeared first on Leap Motion Blog. MORE
The Ghost Howls
SEPTEMBER 21, 2020
You can finally buy the Leap Motion v2 accessory. The time for us XR developers to buy a Leap Motion 2 has finally come. Leap Motion 1 has been used by almost every developer and researcher , both in VR and not.
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. Thankfully, the team at Leap Motion have been working tirelessly to deliver hand tracking and late last year launched their much more compact hand tracking solution specifically aimed at mobile form factors.
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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.
The Ghost Howls
JANUARY 27, 2021
One of the first accessories for AR/VR I had the opportunity to work on is the Leap Motion hands tracking controller : I made some cool experiments and prototypes with it and the Oculus Rift DK2. Leap Motion has also been the first important company I have interviewed in this blog.
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. But now the Leap Motion controller has found new life as a virtual reality hand tracker. Currently no consumer VR headset has a built in hand tracking system using Leap Motion.
VRScout
OCTOBER 22, 2018
HTC reveals native hand/finger tracking for Vive Pro alongside 6DoF functionality for Vive Focus. It looks as though the front-facing cameras on your Vive Pro will finally begin seeing some use as HTC reveals plans to launch native support for hand and finger tracking on their high-end PC VR headset. 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.
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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. The experience within the headset will be at least a couple of frames behind what you would experience on the Oculus Rift or HTC Vive. If you’re sensitive to motion sickness, the added latency may cause you to feel uncomfortable. Setup your Google Cardboard with Leap Motion Controller.
Leapmotion
APRIL 5, 2016
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. The Unity Core Assets are built to use the native VR plugin, which officially supports the HTC Vive as of the Unity 5.4 Have a question about Leap Motion + HTC Vive?
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. Not only did the headset have two front facing cameras, but it also had a slot remarkably similar in shape and configuration to the Leap Motion finger tracking addon. Or perhaps Leap Motion was simply being used to help train a first party algorithm using the front facing cameras.
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. After users take a seat in the exhibit and strap into their HTC Vive headset, they’ll be instantly transported to an exact virtual replica of the Brand Tower lobby they’re currently situated in. News Automotive HTC Vive Leap Motion T-Roc Virtual Reality Experience Volkswagen Volkswagen Group
UploadVR
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
The HTC Vive Cosmos will support the same finger tracking SDK as Vive and Vive Pro, as shown in a video posted to Twitter by HTC Vive’s China President. HTC released finger tracking for Vive and Vive Pro back in March. Developers can integrate it into their app and it will work on any HTC VR headset. Since the tracking is using the regular cameras on the headsets and not a depth sensor, HTC recommends against having “complicated backgrounds”.
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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.
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. Since the tracking is using the regular cameras on the headsets and not a depth sensor, HTC recommends against having “complicated backgrounds” The lighting needs to be bright enough so your hands are visible but not so bright as to cause glare.
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. Back in April HTC launched new tools to help developers take advantage of the Vive Pro’s largely unused front-facing cameras. This new capability, which HTC demonstrated today at the WCVRI conference, enables hand-tracking without the need of the need of externally tracked controllers.
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. Augmented & Virtual Reality Education Leap Motion Team vr firstInfographic: Universities lead in #VR #AR research, number of headsets is exploding, and 6/10 use #LeapMotion.
Peter Graham
OCTOBER 15, 2019
There are several virtual reality (VR) headsets competing in the higher end enterprise sector such as the HTC Vive Pro Eye, VRgineers’ XTAL and Varjo’s VR-1. Additionally, the Varjo VR-2 Pro also comes with integrated Ultraleap (formerly Leap Motion) hand tracking technology. ” Image Credit: Varjo – Comparison – Left HTC Vive Pro, Middle Varjo with SteamVR support (Ultra-high res at 40 PPD), Right Native Varjo SDK (Human-eye res at 60 PPD).
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.
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. Then he described virtual reality advancements, highlighting the dominant role of China and HTC in this technology. This is just a personal speculation of mine and there is not an official statement of HTC about it.
Road to VR
NOVEMBER 14, 2017
On stage at Vive Developer Conference in Beijing, HTC today unveiled their upcoming standalone VR headset, Vive Focus. While HTC is only releasing the headset in China, and not in the West as previously announced, the company is using Vive Focus as the impetus for its own mobile VR platform that aims to resolve what HTC calls a “highly fragmented” mobile VR market in China, and become a common platform and storefront across disparate hardware vendors.
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.
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. Tagged with: Clazer , htc vive , MMORPG , new releases , nick. Experiences gaming Clazer htc vive MMORPG new releases nick
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.
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. The post Hacking the (Old) VR Developer Mount for the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive appeared first on Leap Motion Blog.
Leapmotion
OCTOBER 8, 2016
Martin Schubert is a VR Developer/Designer at Leap Motion and the creator of Weightless and Geometric. From the crudest, touching the spoon snap attaches it to your hand/controller, to an extremely nuanced simulation of real-life grabbing as detailed in building the Leap Motion Interaction Engine. Leap Motion’s Interaction Engine allows human hands to grab virtual objects like physical objects.
The Ghost Howls
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
In my unboxing video, you may see that I’ve found an additional Leap Motion v1 controller + Leap Motion mount for RealMax + USB-C cable for Leap Motion. If you need a wide-FOV AR headset and you have a limited budget, go for the Leap Motion North Star.
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. they support both the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. The post Unity Core Assets 101: How to Start Building Your VR Project appeared first on Leap Motion Blog.
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. The tease is a photo of a unicorn-shaped modification to the HTC Vive that uses a series of cameras to sense the depth of surrounding objects. Leap Motion already offers a mount for its outward-facing hand tracking sensor that hooks up to the headset over USB.
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 Yes, we’ve updated our VR Developer Mount to be compatible with the latest generation of VR headsets, including the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. On the DK2, the Leap Motion Controller covered three LEDs in the center of the faceplate, and it didn’t affect Constellation tracking in the slightest.
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. The contest is not open to employees of Leap Motion, AltspaceVR, NVIDIA, or anyone else associated with the development, judging, or administration of the contest. appeared first on Leap Motion Blog. Get ready to raise the roof!
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. Our Unity Core Assets and the Leap Motion Unreal Engine 4 plugin both handle position and scale out-of-the-box for the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. For the Oculus Rift, this offset is 80mm, while on the HTC Vive it’s closer to 90mm. The post Space and Perspective in VR appeared first on Leap Motion Blog.
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. When you do this, the iHandModel component in the model prefab receives a default Leap hand pose. Since all Leap hand models inherit from the iHandModel, class this means that each pair of hands will align with the others. appeared first on Leap Motion Blog.
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. The HTC Vive wands, Oculus Touch controllers, and Playstation Move controllers have set the standard since their respective releases. HTC Vive wands. From left to right: LEAP Motion motion tracking, flex sensor based motion tracking, exotendon based motion tracking. LEAP Motion.
The Ghost Howls
MARCH 26, 2019
After having detailed his vision for a better future where we all will wear an XR headset, Alvin has started introducing HTC’s vision for the Vive Focus Plus. Honestly, I find it a smart idea for this moment, but I also think that HTC has to invest more to have more content on Viveport on the long term if it plans to fight with Oculus and its upcoming Quest. As you can see from the price, it has been positioned in the West as an enterprise headset as all the devices by HTC.
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‘Doraemon’ is a popular manga and anime involving a robotic cat who travels back in time to help a young boy.
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. It’s tracked using Leap Motion’s hand-tracking controller on the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive to enable six degrees of freedom (6DOF), capturing your full range of movement. Interestingly it also works with Microsoft’s Windows-based VR headsets but doesn’t require Leap Motion.
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. Facebook filed a patent application for an armband which performs finger tracking by reading electrical signals inside the user’s wrist.
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. SEE ALSO After Management Shuffle, HTC Says VR/AR More Important Than Ever to Its Future. HTC has also confirmed to Road to VR that the Vive Focus’ new PC VR streaming functionality will eventually also support the 6DOF controller tracking mode.
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