A brief, compelling video on your Leap Motion App Store profile is a great way to grab people’s attention and promote your app. In this post, we’re going to highlight our best practices for app trailers and demos, along with some real examples (and exceptions) from the App Store.
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Pictures of city skylines and fancy lattes, high-saturation filters, offbeat angles – these are just a few of the things that people love about Instagram. This week, we’re launching a contest with the Leap Motion community to find the photo or video that embodies the essence of Instagram. How does it work? It’s simple:
Computer vision is difficult. Actually, forget that. Computer vision is no problem – you hook up a webcam and boom. The machine can see. However, making a computer understand what it’s seeing is very difficult indeed. The Leap Motion Controller provides a solution. By interpreting the data coming from its cameras, it presents structured information […]
Patrick Hackett (@playmorevgames) is a Senior Gameplay Programmer and Drew Skillman (@dskillsaw) is a technical artist at Double Fine Productions. This post originally appeared on Gamasutra. If you’re a regular Gamasutra reader, you’ve likely seen an article or two about the prototyping process at Double Fine and how it has become a cornerstone of the company’s nature. Our […]
With the launch of their first public beta later this week, Vuo is making it easier for developers everywhere to build and adapt multimedia projects. Gestural controllers like the Leap Motion device provide loads of new possibilities for designing user interfaces. In some cases, maybe too many possibilities — there’s never enough time to explore […]
As a truly 3D human interface, the Leap Motion Controller opens up a lot of possibilities for developers of all stripes. For modern designers, it means that we have to constantly rethink and tinker with a new way of interacting with computers. It can be frustrating. At this point, you might expect me to say […]
This week, indie developer HESAW’s Mafia-themed PC rail shooter Blue Estate Prologue made a big splash in the Airspace Store. Free for a limited time and designed exclusively for the Leap Motion Controller, it puts players into the shoes of a trigger-happy mobster who shoots his way through outlandish locations including a burlesque show and […]
With 116 titles and counting currently in the Airspace Store, there are lots of great apps to explore. This week, based on your reviews, we’re highlighting five of the most popular apps. Check out the video demos below for 3 computer control apps, an arcade smashup game and a hand-illustrated puzzle.
Hi, I’m Hagai Davidoff. I specialize in music for theater, film, media and MIDI mockups. Recently, I performed a full orchestra using just a keyboard, orchestral VSTIs, and GeoMIDI with the Leap Motion Controller. Check out the full video above, or skip to 6:00 to hear the music.
Using Three.js and the Leap Motion Controller, Ukrainian developer Roman Liutikov was able to create a rigged hand that runs in your browser. Check out the demo with your device or watch the video, then hear about how Roman was able to apply rigged geometry to the Leap Motion JavaScript API. The demo showed in […]