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This Tech Lets You Move Virtual Objects Like A Jedi

VRScout

To test the feature, the team used an Oculus Rift CV1 for display and a Leap Motion was applied for hand tracking. The virtual environment was developed in the Unity game engine, and the native physics engine of Unity was used to drive the physics-based simulation of the Force Push interface.

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Moving Virtual Objects Like a Jedi

Tech Trends VR

To test the feature, the team used an Oculus Rift CV1 for display and a Leap Motion was applied for hand tracking. The virtual environment was developed in the Unity game engine, and the native physics engine of Unity was used to drive the physics-based simulation of the Force Push interface.

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Build AR & VR Apps With the Open-Source Virtuoso SDK

Peter Graham

The most popular tend to be videogame engines such as Unity and Unreal Engine which have been fine-tuned over many years. VSDK is a free, augmented/virtual reality software development kit that helps developers rapidly achieve results,” said Dr. Michael Jenkins, Senior Scientist at Charles River Analytics in a statement.

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Meet the Winners of 3D Jam 2.0

Leapmotion

Based on community ratings and scores from the Leap Motion team, we’re excited to present the winners of the second annual 3D Jam. Prize: $10,000, Unity Suite, 2 OSVR HDKs, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti. Prize: $7,500, Unity Pro, OSVR HDK, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti. Prize: $2,500, Unity Pro, OSVR HDK. The votes are in!

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The Importance of Hand Tracking UX Design

The Ghost Howls

It starts with how you can install Unity and get started with hand tracking development and then proceeds with some suggestions about hands tracking UX. First, let’s start with installing Unity hand-tracking. How to Set Up Hand Tracking in Unity 3D. Let’s start there—let’s download Unity and set it up for hand-tracking.

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Punch into Hyperspace with VR Cockpit: Leap Motion’s Latest Experimental Project

Leapmotion

The demo puts you in control using a combination of Leap Motion interaction and a fully integrated Hands On Throttle and Stick (HOTAS) control system. Leap Motion + HOTAS Gamepad. However, these hardware controls are also cumbersome in traditional virtual reality. the XBOX 360 gamepad, the XBOX ONE gamepad, or.

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Simple, Elegant, Fun: Hauhet + Paper Plane by VRARlab

Leapmotion

With Paper Plane , we studied the basic features of Leap Motion using fairly simple mechanics. What was it like incorporating Leap Motion into your Unity workflow? Unity provides a very natural way for the implementation of VR in your project. How did each idea come about? VRARlab is on Twitter @VRARlab.