Category Archives: technology

HUVR Tech – Flying with Tony Hawk, Moby and Doc Brown

In the last days an interesting video hit YouTube – the so called Huvr Technology makes the “Mattel Hover Board” From “Back to the Future” real. Many people visited this blog – because there’s also a LEAP Motion program called “Huvr” – check out the well made video :).

Cynical Metaballs: A Leap Motion flying game

Fly through a virtual environment based on images by NASA and send some missles into towers. All controlled by LEAP Motion controller. Still in development – upcoming version also supports Oculus Rift + Leap Motion. Check it out.

A finger controlled follow spot

Leap Motion as interface to control a follow light on a stage – just by pointing onto the object.

uDribble Basketball and Leap Motion (wip)

Dribble a basektball through a parcour – udribble with LEAP Motion support (work in progress).

A game designed to help people with amblyopia – Diplopia

Diplopia is a virtual reality game designed by James Blaha to help amblyopia (lazy eye) and strabismus (crossed eye) using the Oculus Rift and Leap Motion controller.   James  put up his game on indiegogo.com crowdfunding platform and got over 20.000 Dollars funded – congratulations! I really like the social idea behind his work. Check out his project and preorder the game.

LeapMotion/Projected Interface: Tagging and capturing physical objects

Tagging and catpuring objects with the help of LEAP Motion, a projector and Software by Anouk Hoffmeister.

Update: 3D Pelvic model & Leap Motion

Cees-Willem Hofstede has modelled a 3D version of a pelvis you can move around and brush into it with Leap Motion in a web application.

LM + Arduino + RC Helicopter

Mini RC Helicopters are a hell of fun and even with a normal remote not too easy to control. Марат Сурмашев tries it with Arduino and Leap Motion – and for a beginning it’s not too bad.Â