Defeat Your Enemies with Rock-Paper-Scissors in RPS Island
One of the most widely played games on the face of the planet is your only means of survival in RPS Island. Created by ISVR, it took third place in this year’s 3D Jam VR Track for addictive gameplay...
View ArticleInteraction Sprints at Leap Motion: Exploring the Hand-Object Boundary
Physical interaction design for VR starts with fundamentally rethinking how objects should behave.Click To TweetWhen you reach out and grab a virtual object or surface, there’s nothing stopping your...
View ArticleSummoning and Superpowers: Designing VR Interactions at a Distance
One of the core design philosophies at Leap Motion is that the most intuitive and natural interactions are direct and physical. Manipulating objects with our bare hands lets us leverage a lifetime of...
View ArticleVR Flight Simulator Lets You Explore the World and the Web
Want to reach into a VR cockpit that’s a little closer to Earth? This week, Daniel Church achieved lift-off with a successful Kickstarter campaign for his virtual reality flight simulator. FlyInside...
View ArticleBreak Out Your Scissors: The Secret of Rapid 3D Prototyping for AR/VR & IoT
Virtual reality and the Internet of Things are fundamentally different in many ways, but they share a common goal – bringing digital experiences into the 3D world. And whether that world is a space...
View ArticleLive from Berlin! VR Workshops for Unity & JavaScript
Hey everyone! As part of our global tour for the Leap Motion 3D Jam, we’re at Berlin’s Game Science Centre to take developers through our SDK and building with the latest VR tools. Registrations for...
View Article6 Kickass Unity Assets for Your Leap Motion VR Projects
Looking for the perfect Unity assets for the 3D Jam? Today on the blog, we’ve handpicked six assets that will take your Leap Motion VR demo to the next level. Avatar Hand Controller for Leap Motion –...
View ArticleVideo Series: Taking VR Guitar to a Whole New Depth
As the 3D Jam approaches, developers around the globe are already getting a headstart on their projects. Zach Kinstner, the creator behind Hovercast and Firework Factory, has been sharing his latest...
View ArticleControlling the Physical World with Leap Motion and Raspberry Pi
When the Leap Motion Controller made its rounds at our office a couple of years ago, it’s safe to say we were blown away. For me at least, it was something from the future. I was able to physically...
View Article3D Jam: Now with Over $75K in Prizes!
Our second annual 3D Jam kicks off in just a few weeks, and it’s bigger than ever! Today we’re excited to announce new prizes for competitors, bringing up our prize total to over $75,000. And we’re...
View ArticleFrom Objects to Scenes to Stories: The Magic of 3D
What makes a collection of pixels into a magic experience? The art of storytelling. At the latest VRLA Summer Expo, creative coder Isaac Cohen (aka Cabbibo) shared his love for the human possibilities...
View ArticleThe Essential 3D Jam Development Guide
With the 3D Jam just around the corner, we thought we’d give you a headstart – with a full guide to the very latest resources to bring your to life. In this post, we’ll cover everything you need to...
View ArticleWelcome to the 2015 3D Jam!
On your mark, get set, GO! This morning, our second annual 3D Jam kicks off with developers around the world competing for over $75,000 in cash and prizes – building brand new experiences for virtual...
View ArticleInfographic: Building Your 3D Jam VR Project
Developers around the globe have until Nov. 9th to build the most amazing experiences for virtual reality, desktop, mobile, and beyond – with over $75,000 in cash and prizes up for grabs. Register for...
View ArticleVR Interface Design and the Future of Hybrid Reality
Sci-fi movie interfaces are often breathtaking ways to tell a story, but the next generation of AR/VR interfaces will be clearer and easier to use – with a lot less visual clutter. This week, motion...
View ArticleHack the World: Reaching into the Internet of Things
Over the next few years, billions of devices are going to spill onto the Internet and rewire our world in ways never before thought possible. Alongside augmented and virtual reality, the Internet of...
View ArticleChanging How People Look at Physical Therapy
In the tech world, “making the world a better place” has become a bit of a cliché. But with over a billion people living with some form of disability or impairment, medical technology can make a huge...
View ArticleEscape Virtual Reality with Telekinetic Powers
Much like sketching the first few lines on a blank canvas, the earliest prototypes of a VR project is an exciting time for fun and experimentation. Concepts evolve, interactions are created and...
View ArticleHappy #ScreenshotSaturday! 3D Jam Mid-Progress Roundup
It’s #ScreenshotSaturday, and you know what that means – time to take a look at the very latest projects for the 3D Jam. We’re almost at the halfway mark, which means that developers are starting to...
View ArticleReach into the Digital World: Getting Started with Leap Motion @ HackingEDU
The world is changing – can you hack it? At Leap Motion, we believe that the next wave of technological interfaces will rely on the original human operating system: your hands. Whether you’re giving...
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