I just got a new toy to play with, a Leap Motion Sensor. It is kind off a mini Kinect that works at a distance of about 8 to 24",and is capable of seeing each fingertip:
Unlike the Kinect, it works right out of the box, and developers have already written a bunch of apps, that are available either free of for a few bucks on the Airspace Leap Store. I downloaded a bunch of them, and have been playing with the few that have potential for our project.There are a couple of Music apps, particularly Chordion Conductor, which offers many synthesiser sounds and controls, AirHarp:
and Syntheremin. The drumming apps don't work very well, and would require practice.
There are also a couple of Particle Generation apps that work very well, like Flocking:
Midnight:
Beautiful Chaos:
Airbow:
VIZ.it
A search on the internet turned up a lot of tests, demos and reviews, but surprisingly few serious used.
I am considering mounting the Leap Sensor on the front wall so Mary can control the projected image or the music, at least till we get the Kinect working.
Unlike the Kinect, it works right out of the box, and developers have already written a bunch of apps, that are available either free of for a few bucks on the Airspace Leap Store. I downloaded a bunch of them, and have been playing with the few that have potential for our project.There are a couple of Music apps, particularly Chordion Conductor, which offers many synthesiser sounds and controls, AirHarp:
and Syntheremin. The drumming apps don't work very well, and would require practice.
There are also a couple of Particle Generation apps that work very well, like Flocking:
Midnight:
Beautiful Chaos:
Airbow:
VIZ.it
as well as a plugin for Photoshop called Ethereal:
A search on the internet turned up a lot of tests, demos and reviews, but surprisingly few serious used.
I am considering mounting the Leap Sensor on the front wall so Mary can control the projected image or the music, at least till we get the Kinect working.
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