Mischa Spiegelmock is a software engineer and architect with a variety of specializations, including security, web applications, and real-time media. One of the earliest members of our developer program, he’s published a book about Leap Motion development essentials. You can follow Mischa’s latest work on GitHub. Like many people, as soon as I saw the first demonstration […]
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Imagine reaching into a song and tweaking it with your fingers, without anything getting in the way. In our latest spotlight video, electronic musician DJ SelArom shows how it’s possible with the Leap Motion Controller and GecoMIDI.
Since July, we’ve seen lots of innovative performances from musicians using the Leap Motion Controller. This weekend, Uriel Yehezkel followed up from his last performance created with GecoMIDI and Leap Motion to drop the bass on some dubstep.
From live virtual orchestras to distorted pianos, we’ve seen lots of musicians reimagine how they create sounds with the Leap Motion Controller. Recently, Long Beach musician Rahfee Zahkee incorporated our 3D interactive technology alongside an unusual mashup of devices, including customized video game controllers, dance pads, and wireless joysticks. Based in Long Beach, California, Zahkee […]
This week in the Airspace store, get ready to dive into two new arcade-style games for Windows – Blue Estate Prologue, a bloodspattered Mafia rail shooter that’s free for a limited time, and a classically inspired 2D shooter that takes you into battle with viruses. Plus, we have plugins for Windows Media Player and Scratch, […]
Can one person play an entire live orchestra with only two hands? Using the Leap Motion Controller, GecoMIDI, and a keyboard, Hagai Davidoff was able to dynamically control the flow of a full classical ensemble through natural hand and finger movements in the air. Check out how he did it in the video below.
Tokyo-based industrial artist Aliceffekt’s album Telekinetic went live this week, and it’s already getting international coverage for how it was made – it’s the first known album release created with the Leap Motion Controller. By translating hand movements and gestures into retro-futuristic sounds, Aliceffekt created the full 20-minute ambient album using the Leap Motion Controller […]
This week in the Airspace Store, enjoy your favorite music without missing a beat and reach out to control Internet Explorer with our newest Windows apps. Plus, overcome a vengeful faerie queen in a free puzzle game that’s newly available for Mac.
Imagery, video, text – whatever its form, ephemeral media is a thrill to experience because it’s forever fleeting. Teeming with the threat that if you look away, even for a second, you could miss it entirely. With his completely improvised performances, Russian-based musician Anton Maskeliade brings this elusive principle into the genres of electronica and […]
Musicians around the world are experimenting with new ways to perform their songs using Leap Motion. The Geco MIDI app has been particularly popular in Airspace, and we’ve seen lots of amazing videos showing how musicians are using Leap Motion in their work. Here are 6 songs from artists based in Israel, the United Kingdom, Iowa, […]