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I've just been testing this out. It works. Not perfectly, for me, so far - it's a little wobbly, and I heartily recommend clearing your desk before beginning.
by thenomad 11y ago
I've just been testing this out.
It works.
Not perfectly, for me, so far - it's a little wobbly, and I heartily recommend clearing your desk before beginning. With a headset-mounted Leap the close distance isn't particularly close, and it DOES work fine at arm's length. Unless what's sitting at arm's length is an expensive condenser mic, in which case you will a) fail to grab the block you're reaching for and b) punch your microphone.
Also, calibration is about as much fun as it is with most optical devices. For anyone who has never had that particular joy - it's not much fun. Tip if you're doing this - rotate the Leap, don't just move it around. Also, I had to iterate through about three allegedly reflective surfaces to get one that worked - ironically enough I ended up using the screen of my Surface Pro.
But it's orders of magnitude better than the last time I tried the Leap, and I suspect with a darker room it'd work even better. No latency I could feel, and I could throw blocks around and build towers in VR fine.
Very impressed indeed.
This evening I'm going to give it another go once the irritatingly persistent IR emitter in the sky goes away, and I'll also be trying their Warlock Battle game, which looks like lots of fun...
- hobo_mark 11y agoIs this "just" new software compatible with current devices or new hardware altogether?
- zardo 11y agoMy understanding is both, but the new hardware isn't a consumer device, it's a component meant for integration in a VR headset.
- thenomad 11y agoI've got an original Leap and it worked fine for me. It makes reference to needing a mount for the VR attachment, but elsewhere on their site they teach you how to DIY the mount with duct tape :)
- mchahn 11y ago> I've got an original Leap and it worked fine for me. Interesting. What did you use it for? I got one and couldn't find a single useful application.
- thenomad 11y agoSorry, poor contextual phrasing. I have an original Leap. When I tested it with the new software they've just released, it still worked fine. The new software doesn't require new Leap hardware, and will work with the original hardware. As for what I used it for when I got it - I bought it for motion capture. It wasn't good enough. The new "Orion" software, on the other hand, might be.
- thenomad 11y agoThe tracking is indeed significantly better post-sundown. I was actually getting some presence in VR. Very impressive.
- JabavuAdams 11y agoIs it better than the old LEAP tracking? I want to like the LEAP, but it's been consistently mildly disappointing.
- thenomad 11y agoYes, significantly. I was in the same boat. The new tracking's much better. Doesn't seem to improve all of the old apps, mind. I tried their 3D modelling app with the new Orion software and it wasn't much cop. But for VR it works well.