The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

I have appreciated it a lot, so I thought it could have been a cool idea to make a post for you to describe how it is and compare it with the previous Leap Motion controller. Some weeks ago, I have reviewed the new Leap Motion Gemini (v5) runtime , and I have appreciated its robustness. Are you in?

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

From that day, many people have started asking me more about this augmented reality device, so I understood it was time for one of my big reviews! is the second iteration of the Realmax augmented reality glasses (the first one was the Realmax 100). Are you ready to discover more about Realmax Qian? RealMax Qian.

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Leapmotion

JULY 21, 2015

Early last month, Leap Motion kicked off our internal hackathon with a round of pitch sessions. One of our tracking engineers suggested using our prototype Dragonfly module to augment a physical display with virtual widgets. Leap Motion. Our team of five ran with this concept to create AR Screen. normalized().y;

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ARPost

APRIL 4, 2023

AR and VR Content Creation With Integrated Ultraleap Hand Tracking Ultraleap was founded in 2019 when Leap Motion was acquired by Ultrahaptics , and the two companies were rebranded under the new name.

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ARPost

JUNE 18, 2021

Developers of immersive games and apps, rejoice! Immersive experiences are in greater demand in all fields: for home entertainment, for training in various industries, and for retail and marketing. Leap Motion. From now on, you will only need to write one code for all the devices that users may have. Sense Glove.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 24, 2018

In a week here in Italy will start a very interesting VR-related event called Immersive Architecture. The rooms inside the Im Arch venue where you’ll be able to meet interesting people from the industry and also assist to some cool showcase (Image from Immersive Architecture). Can you introduce yourself to my readers?

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 13, 2024

Robust to handling objects: Hyperion offers superior hand tracking while holding an object in your hand, making it perfect for mixed reality. Object tracking : Hyperion allows the Leap Motion Controller 2 camera to track AR Markers (also known as fiducial markers) enabling tracking of any object.

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Tech Trends VR

JANUARY 11, 2019

So by that measure, Pimax over-delivered at CES 2019 with its Leap Motion bundle featuring 8K VR headset with built-in speakers, 200° FOV and optional eye tracking being developed in partnership with 7invensun. Pimax holds the Guinness World Record for the most successful crowdfunded VR project with over $4m in funding.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 24, 2024

It was a reference design by Goertek which was mounting no Leap Motion controller. I was very surprised by this approach: five minutes before I didn’t even know these gadgets existed and five minutes later I understood they may be a very valid approach for tracking in immersive realities. And that’s it.

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Road to VR

JULY 8, 2018

The larger field of view will make the virtual world feel much more encompassing and immersive. Leap Motion North Star. Image courtesy Leap Motion. It will be a few years yet until the market sees an affordable and compact AR headset which feels immersive in both input and output. Oculus Santa Cruz.

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Road to VR

JUNE 11, 2018

Bolstered by growing interest in wearables and augmented reality, DigiLens recently announced the closure of a $25 million Series C investment to grow the company which has developed what it says is a proprietary, low cost waveguide manufacturing process. The company showed the first glimpse of the headset at AWE USA 2018.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Project North Star is an opensource reference design for a wide-FOV augmented reality headset that Leap Motion (now Ultraleap ) has given to the community. The hand tracking was fabulous as always thanks to Leap Motion and its Orion tracking. At WCVRI , I have tried some cool AR/VR hardware.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 14, 2019

A variation called the VR-2 also offers integrated hand-tracking via Ultraleap (formerly Leap Motion). Alongside the VR-2, Varjo will also offer a VR-2 Pro which will include integrated hand-tracking via Ultraleap (formerly Leap Motion), as well as a removable counterweight for the back of the headset to achieve better balance.

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VRWorld

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

With Pokémon Go recently breaking a financial milestone – reaching one billion USD in revenue , it may finally be time to say that Augmented Reality (AR) is now reaching mainstream acceptance and acknowledgement. Although still a novel concept, the industry is clearly taking altered realities seriously. Why Stop at Gaming?

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VRScout

JULY 25, 2017

Lenovo’s new AR concept headset & Disney partnership, all the VR/AR goodies at Comic-Con, Steven Spielberg’s trailer for Ready Player One is finally here, new industry landscape shows 60% increase in enterprise augmented reality, the investment & funding wrapup, and more… 1. LENOVO KEEPS GETTING MORE IMMERSIVE.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JULY 11, 2022

As the XR landscape continues to grow, accelerating towards an expected value of $300 billion by 2024, immersive technology is evolving at an amazing rate. Increasingly, vendors and innovators are searching for new and improved ways to immerse users in unique experiences, using powerful and disruptive technology.

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VRScout

AUGUST 13, 2017

I spoke with VR Bound co-founder, Daniel Colaianni about what he hopes the VR Awards would achieve for VR technology and he says, “The VR Awards exists to promote growth and achievement throughout the immersive industry by reinvesting in promoting strategic partnerships.” Leap Motion – Leap Motion.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 15, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Google) Google announces important AI and XR news at Google I/O This Google I/O has seen immersive realities back to the menu. It will feature a selection of immersive artworks that will be hosted at an in-person “Games & Immersive Experience” area at the festival hub. Are you ready?

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 9, 2021

Additionally, I would highly recommend buying this head padding kit from Knox Labs as it will dramatically increase comfort as you wear the headset, especially for longer periods of time as you will be immersed within the Triton. Triton works with Leap Motion (now Ultra Leap) hands tracking.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 2, 2019

Augmented Reality in 2018. You may hate or love Magic Leap, but the fact that it has released a product is for sure a great news for all the ecosystem : if after all those investments, that startup failed, it would have had a ripple effect on all the ecosystem, making investors lose trust in augmented reality.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 14, 2019

If the report were true, this would mean that Apple doesn’t believe in AR anymore and this would be terrible news for all the immersive realities ecosystem. Apple is clearly committed in augmented reality, and the recent release of ARKit 3 proves that. Companies are studying foveated rendering for AR glasses.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

The new HoloLens features: Eye tracking Full hands tracking (a la Leap Motion) Voice commands understanding. As Alex of Leap Motion explained me, using carefully studied sounds and visual feedback when the user touches a virtual object, it is possible to create a sense of fake touch, that can make the experience more realistic.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

MAY 11, 2022

Ultraleap Gemini is a fifth-generation hand-tracking platform that supports virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) solutions, and has been designed to provide immersive, realistic, and interactive computing experiences. Works in a challenging environment. Flexible integration options. Why Should Users Opt for the Device?

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Peter Graham

JULY 15, 2019

There are a number of ways to create your own virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR) app/videogame. The most popular tend to be videogame engines such as Unity and Unreal Engine which have been fine-tuned over many years.

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Leapmotion

OCTOBER 31, 2015

At Leap Motion, we’ve seen our fair share of impressive motion-controlled robots that will one day bring about the robocalypse. As for the augmented reality side of the equation, Alex sees it as a way to make robotic controls more seamless and intuitive. Happy Halloween! We’re looking at you, hexapod !)

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 9, 2020

A guy and a girl from Prague showcased in Stereopsia a simple demo where you could play the piano with a Vive with a Leap Motion mounted on. Since the tracking of Leap Motion is not fast and reliable enough to let you really play a virtual piano, they made a game inspired by playing this instrument. VR Pianist.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 19, 2017

I attended the Experiential Technology Conference (XTech) in San Francisco this week to hear talks about creating virtual experiences that truly immerse you in another world. It showed me that virtual reality has only scratched the surface. Above: David Holz, founder of Leap Motion, shows off hand-tracking in VR.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Circuit Stream , the company he works for, offers a full platform of AR/VR training and learning services to help people master immersive technology. Established in 2015, Circuit Stream has helped over 40,000 people learn to design and develop virtual reality and augmented reality applications. Tracking Volume: Proximity.

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Leapmotion

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

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? What types of tools or building blocks have helped you create a sense of immersion? How did each idea come about? VRARlab is on Twitter @VRARlab.

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Leapmotion

JULY 28, 2015

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. As a pre-production demo, it also explores a variety of other concepts including: the use of narrative context to aid motion control usability. Leap Motion + HOTAS Gamepad.

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Leapmotion

JULY 3, 2015

User interfaces (UIs) play a crucial role in virtual and augmented reality, especially at this early stage of the medium’s evolution. Hover VR interfaces use the Leap Motion Controller, providing hand-based interactions and strong sense of immersion in the virtual space. The Next Generation of User Interfaces.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 1, 2020

We all work towards making XR experiences that are always more immersive and advanced, but few of us work towards improving the ethical aspect of what we are going to build. Cyber-XR releases its standards for inclusion and accessibility. Let’s all remember Morton Heilig. Unity launches MARS tools. Johnny Sins endorses the Oculus Quest.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 15, 2016

I’m an early-stage VC focused on virtual and augmented reality, so I pieced this together based on the forward-thinking pitches and demos I’ve been lucky enough to see through my work, plus a lifetime of burning through sci-fi and video games. But it’s still incredible enough to give a taste of where it’s headed. Body movement.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

There are also the underlying depth mapping systems such as Intel RealSense, Microsoft Kinect, Leap Motion, Occipital, Apple TrueDepth (with related acquisitions like PrimeSense and LinX), Nimble VR (acquired by Facebook), and Apple’s predicted move into ultra-wideband spatial sensing with the U1 chip announced as part of the iPhone 11 launch.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2018

In these 2 days (October, 19-20th), in Nanchang, China, it is held the first edition of the World Conference on VR Industry (WCVRI) , a very important event to talk about virtual and augmented reality. The city is full of references to Virtual Reality, and so it is like a paradise for us VR enthusiasts.

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Leapmotion

JUNE 12, 2015

In the context of motion controls, good affordance is critical, since it is necessary that users interact with objects in the expected manner. With 2D Leap Motion applications, this means adapting traditional UX design principles that condensed around the mouse and keyboard. Sound is an essential aspect of truly immersive VR.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 4, 2018

This work makes me understand why Leap Motion has changed completely business model and is not selling the second version of its device as an accessory: soon all headsets will integrate hand tracking out of the box. Do you remember Facebook Camera, the augmented reality framework of Facebook? Full Keynotes.

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