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Re:Leap Motion sets a course for VR by endergen on Thursday August 28, 2014 @01:52PM (#8238670)
I like their approach for simple apps where you are just working with your hands in front of you. But definitely optical tracking tech can't compete with exoskeleton like gloves and other sensor approaches. Curious if people think otherwise, optical tracking without many markers and many trackers just hasn't been done well in any product that I've come across, save motion capture studios.
Re:Leap Motion sets a course for VR by pbreit on Thursday August 28, 2014 @02:30PM (#8238879)
I've never seen a truly useful application of hand gestures to control a PC. Great for short demos, though.
Re:Leap Motion sets a course for VR by endergen on Thursday August 28, 2014 @03:18PM (#8239152)
Agreed, the only thing that's been done sort of well is full body controls in MS Kinect. But it's only really the dancing games that I've found compelling. Most gamers would rather just play with a controller for most game genres they already enjoy.