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Leap Motion Development Essentials

By : Mischa Spiegelmock
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Leap Motion Development Essentials

By: Mischa Spiegelmock

Overview of this book

Leap Motion is a company developing advanced motion sensing technology for human–computer interaction. Originally inspired by the level of difficulty of using a mouse and keyboard for 3D modeling, Leap Motion believe that moulding virtual clay should be as easy as moulding clay in your hands. Leap Motion now focus on bringing this motion sensing technology closer to the real world. Leap Motion Development Essentials explains the concepts and practical applications of gesture input for developers who want to take full advantage of Leap Motion technology. This guide explores the capabilities available to developers and gives you a clear overview of topics related to gesture input along with usable code samples. Leap Motion Development Essentials shows you everything you need to know about the Leap Motion SDK, from creating a working program with gesture input to more sophisticated applications covering a range of relevant topics. Sample code is provided and explained along with details of the most important and central API concepts. This book teaches you the essential information you need to design a gesture-enabled interface for your application, from specific gesture detection to best practices for this new input. You will be given guidance on practical considerations along with copious runnable demonstrations of API usage which are explained in step-by-step, reusable recipes.
Table of Contents (12 chapters)

About the Reviewers

Shaun Walker is a software and web developer from Tasmania, Australia. He enjoys tinkering with electronics, listening to music, playing computer games, and working on small projects that generally never get finished.

Shaun has a Bachelor's degree in Computing, majoring in Human Interface Technology, part of the HITLab, an International collaboration effort between a few universities around the world. His areas of focus during his studies were in augmented reality, virtual reality, and gesture-based interactions.

With a history in corporate IT support, working on network integration, software and web development, his main employment is with a Brisbane-based medical start-up.

Ramblings by Shaun can be found at his blog at http://theshaun.com or on Twitter @theshaun.

Carlos Zinato, aged 25, is from São Paulo, Brazil. Currently, he's living in Miami Beach, FL, developing mobile apps and games, playing bass guitar, and getting to know people and places.

Working with tools such as Objective-C, Leap Motion, Titanium, and Unity3D, Carlos makes mobile apps and games and this is what he loves to do.

Carlos is currently aiming to keep making awesome apps and games with skilled friends and teams. He not only cares about the money but, more importantly, about the knowledge. Carlos wants to keep working with brilliant people that enhance his job, his life, and his pocket.