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Twist the Gears of a Massive VR Music Engine with Carillon

Leapmotion

The addition of VR to that arsenal has been extremely eye-opening, as the ability to build virtual instruments and experiences that leverage depth and space – literally allowing musicians to move inside a virtual instrument and interact with it while retaining a sense of place – plays off of musicians learned abilities to coax sound out of objects.

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Build-a-Button Workshop: VR Interaction Design from the Ground Up

Leapmotion

From the mouse and touchscreen, to hand tracking platforms like the Leap Motion Controller, the design of UI elements like the humble button is shaped by the hardware and how we use it. Users don’t always know what to expect, and this helps to build a mental model of how the virtual world works, and what each action achieves.