Happy holidays! In the spirit of the season, rediscover wonder and unwrap the Universe of Sound on Developer Labs. Plus, reach into touchless interaction with the Internet of Things and think about 3D app design with Lotus creator Eddie Lee.
This week’s newsletter also features outdoor Christmas lights with Leap Motion color control, an Arduino-driven laser turret, and an experimental particle system. To subscribe to our developer newsletter and get updates through email, click here.
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Inspiring Wonder: Building the Universe of Sound
Want to explore a galaxy of crystalline aliens created by songs? Dive into Isaac Cohen’s experiment in wonder, immersion, and the infinite horizon of human creativity. Read more » Bring Touchless Interaction to Everything Around You
Control your locks, lights, thermostats, and more. With SmartThings’ experimental Leap Motion integration, you can bring touchless interaction to a wide variety of everyday objects. Read more » Developing Apps in the 3rd Dimension with Eddie Lee
How is trying a new 3D app like visiting a foreign country? Watch Eddie Lee’s talk at the 2013 App Developers Conference to find out. Featuring interaction design best practices and a case study with his Lotus menu system, it’s one video you won’t want to miss. Read more » On Developer Labs, you can find deep insights and technical perspectives on Leap Motion projects, natural user interfaces, and developer communities worldwide. Want to contribute a guest post? Submit your proposal. |
Bringing cutting-edge technology to the classic Christmas lights display. Using the Leap Motion Controller and an Arduino board, Kaitlin Devine built an outdoor installation that lets passersby control the color of her Christmas lights. Read more on Kaitlin’s blog or check out the code on GitHub.
To see the latest UI elements and sample code shared by the community, check out Links & Libraries. You can share your code in the dev category on our community forums.
Highlights & Innovations
Create and control a flow of particles with your hand. Built in TouchDesigner, Simon Burgin’s particle system experiment lets users control the origin point of a stream, pause the flow, and create random interruptions.
Karl Lilje created an Arduino-controlled laser turret, constructed on a 3D-printed mount, with Leap Motion interaction.
Developer Events
All about WebGL at SFHTML5
Thursday, January 23, 2014 @ 5:00 – 10:00 PM
Explore digital playgrounds with Leap Motion experience engineer Isaac Cohen, whose talk “Finding (and Making) your Happy Place” focuses on our power to ask emotional questions through code – including WebRTC, the Web Audio API, and Three.js. The event will be livestreamed on Google Developers Live.