Are we now at a point where we can put some distance between us and our computers? Can we instruct them without direct contact but now move to the new union of voice-gesture?
Leap Motion Controller – a small USB-powered dongle that sits on your desk to interpret the subtlest of motions from all 10 digits. A person’s hands and each of their ten fingers are individually tracked within this defined space, which measures around 8 cubic feet in the X, Y and Z axis.
‘So what can it do?’ A direct to the point answer is, today, very limited. But tomorrow? Very promising!
Like any new input device, there’s a learning curve to using the LMC, and you’ll be reminded of it every time you use a new app that has its own set of gesture commands.
Whereas we all know that a down gesture on a touchpad scrolls down and an up gesture scrolls up, or pinching two fingers in and out zooms and shrinks an element, there are no universal gesture guidelines (at least not yet) for the LMC. This makes it very frustrating when you try to attempt one gesture from one game or do something such as open and close your fingers and expect an element to expand or contract, only to find it doesn’t work like that. It requires incredible patience just to adjust to in different apps. But as they say, the bigger the risk, the bigger reward. It’s incredibly satisfying when you actually nail certain gestures and controls down!
The Digital Samurai, Al Caudullo, will keep you with more updates about LEAP and the varied selection of apps you can enjoy with LEAP! How does slashing FRUITS on mid air with just one finger (and not smudging your screens) sounds to you?
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More information at Dvice.com [Leap Motion review: Minority Report tech hasn’t quite arrived]