It took years to design and build the Leap Motion Controller, and our software engineers are the people who bring the potential of the device’s hardware to life. Earlier this week, we asked some members of our software engineering team to talk about their lives, work, and passions.
Game designers around the world have been inspired by the Leap Motion Controller’s incredible speed and accuracy to create games that take advantage of our unique 3D interaction technology. Last week, we caught up with Patrick Hackett – a game designer with popular indie developer Double Fine Productions – about his creative process in developing for the Leap Motion Controller.
Double Fine is widely known for creating quirky, innovative games that capture the public imagination. Their debut app for Leap Motion is the score challenge game Dropchord, which allows you to become a master DJ – dodging scratches, collecting notes, and jamming to an original electronic soundtrack. During our visit to Double Fine’s offices in San Francisco, we were invited behind the scenes to meet some of the amazing people who brought Dropchord to life.
NASA wants to change how you think about exploring the universe, and it begins with natural user interfaces. In a surprise demonstration at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco on Wednesday, NASA scientists Jeff Norris and Victor Luo used the Leap Motion Controller to remotely control a one-ton, six-legged ATHLETE rover located at the Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) in Pasadena.
South by Southwest Interactive is one of the world’s great breeding grounds for ideas and inspiration around emerging technologies. Last week, we had more than 5,000 people visit the Leap Motion Experience at SXSW in Austin, TX. There were more than 200 news articles and thousands of social media posts – reaching hundreds of millions of people around the world.
SXSW generated tremendous buzz for Leap Motion and for the developer partners that had the opportunity to showcase their apps. It also brought people from all walks of life – techies, children, and even police officers – into the future of NUI. It was an amazing experience for all involved.
Here are some of our favorite highlights from SXSW. You can see more photos in our albums on Facebook.
Adam Somers is always trying to discover and develop new tools to use for music performance. His passion for interaction with electronic instruments led him to create Air Harp. Just like a real harp, it relies on the finest level of precision and responsiveness. It understands every finger pluck and every hand nuance to make beautifully authentic harp sounds. It’s not only a remarkable app, it’s everything Leap Motion hoped to be.
