The SDK allows to add the support of the Leap Motion to an existing application and is available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux (32-bit and 64-bit).Ī free account is required to download the SDK. The interesting thing with the Leap Motion is the SDK (Software Development Kit). You can find in real shops like the Fnac in France or MediaMarkt in Switzerland with a more or less similar price. The Leap Motion is priced at 90 euros (on the official web site). The Leap Motion bundle is simple: the controller, two USB cables (a short and a long) as well as a small user’s guide. ![]() The Leap Motion device is connected via the USB port and requires the installation of a driver (the driver’s link is available at the end of the article). ![]() The Leap Motion controller is based on an infra-red (IR) detector and is able to detect hands in a 30cm-radius half sphere centered on the Leap Motion device (actually it’s not a real half sphere because the Leap Motion field of view is around 150 degrees). The bones managed by the Leap Motion controller (source: Leap Motion SDK) It can send to a host application hand skeletal tracking data like the position of each bone of a finger or the orientation of the palm of the hand. ![]() The Leap Motion controller is a tiny device (size: 8cm x 1cm x 3cm) that allows to detect positions and orientations of one or several hands.
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