With new titles being added to the Airspace Store almost daily, and 86 apps currently available, there’s always something to discover. This week, Fruit Ninja made its debut for the Leap Motion Controller along with several other games, a unique musical image app, and a new way to swipe through content. We’re also highlighting GameWAVE, a popular new app that lets you control your favorite games and OS by mapping gestures to actions.
When combined with the new apps last week – along with web-based apps we’ve featured that aren’t currently in Airspace – we’ve highlighted 21 newly added or web-based apps now available, bringing the current total to 96 apps for Leap Motion. Here are the seven new apps that made their debut over the past week.
Games
Fruit Ninja: Halfbrick’s universally acclaimed touchscreen game has now arrived on Windows for the Leap Motion Controller. Slice fruit in the air with lightning accuracy, avoid bombs, and become the master of splatter. Play in Classic, Zen, and Arcade modes to test your skills. In addition to fingers, you can air slice with a chopstick, banana, pencil, etc.
GameWAVE: Control your OS and computer video games with Uwyn’s versatile, popular gesture-control app for Mac and Windows. With GameWAVE, you can customize your system by assigning actions to a wide variety of gestures. According to our forum users, they have successfully played the following computer games with Leap Motion and the GameWAVE app:
Once you’ve tried GameWAVE with your favorite games, tell us what you played and share your experiences on the Leap Motion forum or tweet @LeapMotion.
Kyoto: Available for free on Mac and Windows, Kyoto is a short, interactive puzzle game with a sublime ambient sound track. Funktronic Labs, which also created Lotus, designed the game as an homage to the magical city of Kyoto, Japan.
Suspect in Sight!: Bring law and order to the streets of Miami, New York, and Los Angeles in this police-chopper arcade game from Jujubee S.A. Available for Windows, Suspect in Sight! features 30 missions, addictive gameplay, and sarcastic humor.
Dead Motion Prologue: Cities around the world are under attack by zombies. Fight the undead with handguns, machine guns, and rifles. Created by Twelve Games and available for Mac and Windows, this first-person shooter offers arcade, survival, and sniper gameplay modes.
Productivity & Utilities
Flowboard: Created by the developers of the same name, Flowboard for OS X is a viewer that allows you to take advantage of a unique presentation and storytelling platform. Use gestures to control side-scrolling publications with images, text, videos, links, and photo galleries. (Note: the current version is only for viewing – not for slide creation yet.)
Music & Entertainment
MusicalMe Images: Strike chords with the colors of your favorite images with this OS X musical app from uSOUNDit Partners. As you move your hand across an image, each color plays a distinct tone. Change keys, scales, and chords for a truly creative experience. Check out the demo video to see MusicalMe Images in action.
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