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LM   / January 10, 2015 / Leave a Comment

Announcing the Leap Motion 3D Jam Winners!

Today we’re excited to announce the winners of the Leap Motion 3D Jam – but first, we have a special surprise for all our top 20 semi-finalists. It’s been an incredible competition, and we were really blown away by the high level of quality. As a result, we’ve decided to increase our prize pool! Now, each of the top 20 semi-finalists, along with three Honorable Mentions, will receive a cash prize.

The top three winners were all VR experiences designed for the Oculus Rift – reflecting how virtual reality is opening up new possibilities for truly innovative and compelling experiences. The winners were chosen from the semi-finalists by a special jury drawn from Leap Motion and the IndieCade community.

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App Store, Art & Design, Augmented & Virtual Reality, Education, Events, Gaming, Leap Motion Team, New Apps
LM   / January 8, 2015 / Leave a Comment

Leap Motion + VR 2015: A Look at the Year Ahead

It’s been five months since we launched the VR tracking beta, and since then we’ve made massive strides. In 2015, we’re building on this momentum with new resources for developers, while advancing support for several key VR platforms. In this post, I’d like to reflect on the year that we just left behind, and what’s coming in 2015. Here are just a few snapshots of the year ahead:

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Augmented & Virtual Reality, Events, Hardware, JavaScript, Leap Motion Team
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LM   / January 6, 2015 / Leave a Comment

Experimental Meadowhawk Module Featured in Mercedes-Benz’s CES Concept Car

This week at CES, Mercedes-Benz unveiled their latest concept car with technology plucked from the pages of science fiction – including one of our latest prototypes. Embedded into the console, Leap Motion’s Meadowhawk modules allow drivers to access an experimental natural user interface. Visitors at CES can also see Leap Motion technology featured in a demo by Hyundai, as well as a standalone demo that our team is bringing to the showcase. While these are early concept demos, we’re excited to drive the future of touchless interaction in 2015.

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LM   / January 1, 2015 / Leave a Comment

2014: A Year in Virtual Superlatives

We learned so much on the ground with our developer community in 2014. Translating soothing gestures into meditative brainwaves on EEGs. Springing drones to life. Navigating new ways of thinking about user interfaces in VR.

You’ve built incredible things this year, and along the way, we’ve based many of the experiments, resources, and examples found in the Developer Portal on your feedback and feature requests. We can’t wait to keep that conversation going in the New Year. And now, for a bit of inspiration, behold – our 2014 Shortlist of Virtual Superlatives:

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Augmented & Virtual Reality, Education, Gaming, JavaScript, Leap Motion Team, Medical, UX Design
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LM   / December 20, 2014 / Leave a Comment

Meet the 3D Jam Top 20!

Happy holidays! Today we’re thrilled to announce the top 20 semi-finalists for the Leap Motion 3D Jam: Presented by IndieCade – our six-week global competition for $75,000 in cash and prizes. If you haven’t played them yet, they’re all available for download (along with over 120 others) on the jam site.

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Augmented & Virtual Reality, Events, Gaming, Leap Motion Team
GUEST   / December 19, 2014 / Leave a Comment

LeapJS Widgets: A New Library for 3D Web Design

Who said Unity developers have all the fun? From building virtual hands in Three.js to browser-based virtual reality, we’re also developing new tools to enable truly 3D interaction on the web. This week, we’re happy to announce LeapJS Widgets – basic UI elements can be used in a wide variety of experiences. It’s a brand new library, simple enough to be used with just a few lines of code, but with near-infinite possibilities for experimentation and customization.

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Augmented & Virtual Reality, Free and Open Source, JavaScript, Leap Motion Team, UX Design
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GUEST   / December 9, 2014 / Leave a Comment

150+ New Demos: Cast Your Vote for Community Favorite!

After six weeks of heated competition, the 3D Jam closed with 150+ final submissions from developers in more than 40 countries around the globe. Now the first round of judging is underway – and you can vote for your favorites!

Sci-fi space odysseys and mysterious forests, quirky puzzles and addictive games, action-packed thrills and artistic experiments – there’s an incredible range of beta demos for you to download and play. Virtual reality was enormously popular among the jammers, with over 50% of submissions designed for the Oculus Rift.

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Augmented & Virtual Reality, Events, Gaming, Leap Motion Team, New Apps
GUEST   / November 25, 2014 / Leave a Comment

3D Jam Let’s Play: Demos to Haunt, Puzzle, and Delight You

With just one week until our 3D Jam submission deadline, we’re hosting another Let’s Play session today! At 2pm PST, join us on Twitch TV to see the latest demos and chat with your fellow game lovers.

While we ran into some technical difficulties with our audio setup and framerate last time (sorry about that, folks!) we’ll be up and running with a much stronger rig. To set a reminder, subscribe here, and we’ll email you 15 minutes before the session begins. While you wait, here are last week’s 3D Jam Let’s Play highlights!

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App Store, Augmented & Virtual Reality, Events, Gaming, Leap Motion, Leap Motion Team, New Apps
GUEST   / November 18, 2014 / Leave a Comment

Who Will Win the Leap Motion 3D Jam? 7 Early Submissions

This weekend, we saw 50+ early submissions to the Leap Motion 3D Jam! To celebrate the milestone, we’re hosting a live Let’s Play tomorrow at 4pm PST on Twitch TV – where you can join developers, gamers, and tech lovers to offer your commentary on these early contenders for jam supremacy. To set a reminder, subscribe here. We’ll email you five minutes before the session begins.

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Augmented & Virtual Reality, Events, Gaming, Hardware, Leap Motion, Leap Motion Team, News & Promotions
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GUEST   / November 16, 2014 / Leave a Comment

New Videos: Getting Started with Unity, VR, and UX/UI

It’s been a busy month on the Leap Motion Twitch TV channel! With our 3D Jam Let’s Play! coming up on Wednesday, we thought we’d highlight our recent tutorial and Q&A sessions, which are now available on YouTube.

At the top of the post, you can watch as we build a mock application live, incorporating lessons we’ve learned about UX/UI design for 3D space. Topics range from creating slick menu systems, to the art of robust interaction design, to the intricacies of “immersion,” and beyond.

Update: Check out our 4-minute bite size video on how to create a Unity VR app!

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Art & Design, Augmented & Virtual Reality, Events, Free and Open Source, Gaming, Leap Motion Team, Unity
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