The document discusses Leap Motion, a motion sensing technology developed by Leap Motion that allows users to control computers with hand gestures. It was founded in 2010 and released its first product in 2013. The Leap Motion device uses infrared cameras and LEDs to track finger movements with high precision. It allows for intuitive interactions like navigating interfaces, drawing, and controlling games through natural hand gestures. Potential applications include gaming, robotics, music/video, healthcare, and design. The technology provides a more natural user experience compared to mouse/keyboard and offers potential for many industries.

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LEAP MOTION TECHNOLOGY
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2. • INTRODUCTION
• HISTORY OF LEAP MOTION
• FEATURES OF LEAP
• HOW DOES IT WORK?
• ADVANTAGES
• APPLICATIONS
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
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3. • Leap is a breakthrough in computer interaction.
• By Michael Buchwald and DavidHolz
• Through this new technology we can say good
bye to Mouse & Keyboard.
• Leap Motion is a startup developing advanced
motion sensing technology for HCI
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4. • It is a new way of interaction
• Motion detection – a process of detecting changes
in position of an object relative to surrounding
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HISTORY OF LEAP MOTION
 Leap Motion is founded by Michael Buckwald & David
Holtz in 2010 at San Francisco.
 Leap Motion publicly announced its first product,
originally called The Leap, on May 21, 2012 for $30.
 The device started full-scale shipping in July 2013.

6. • Basic computing tasks like navigating an operating
system or browsing through Web pages.
• Precise virtual drawing in 2-D and 3-D.
• Navigating large scale 3-D data visualization
systems
• Playing computer games
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7. • Creating and manipulating 3-D models like
houses and cars.
• Signing a digital document by writing in air
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8. • Electronic visual display that user can control
• Touch screens can be simple or multi touchable
with one ore more fingers
• Direct interaction with what is displayed on screen
• No mouse or other input devices 8

9. • Accuracy- small movements of fingers may result in
large movements
• Users hand may obscure the screen
• Screen have to be big enough for button pressing
• Screen will get dirty
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10. • Most affordable new technology in 2013
• Sensing device connected to computer via USB port
• Sensitive to the minutest movement
• 200 times more sensitive than existing touch-free
technologies
• Control computer through simple gestures using
finger or pen
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11. • Widely recognized as more powerful and accurate
• More accurate than a mouse
• Reliable as a keyboard
• More sensitive than touch screen
• 3D control with your natural hand and finger
• Works on windows vista/7/8/10 and Mac OSx and
Linux
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12. • Motion sensing is now available in video games
• User experience is natural and more life like
• IPod size controller is outfitted with company’s
software
• Track individual finger movement to 1/100th of a
millimeter
• Device is 200 times accurate than anything else on
market
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13. • To be placed on physical desktop, facing
upward.
• Creates a 3D interaction space
• It also tracks tools like pen, pencil, chopstick..with high
accuracy
• Leap performs task like navigating a website using
pinch to zoom gestures on map
• Provide high precision drawing and manipulating
complex 3D data visualization
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14. • Main technology behind leap is natural user
interface, gestures recognition and motion detection
• Consumes only 1-2% of the Central Processing Unit
(CPU)
• Leap has partnered with Asus to ship high end
notebooks and all in one PCs in later 2013
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H/W AND S/W SPECIFICATION
Hardware
 Intel i3 / i5 / i7 Processor
 2 GB RAM
 USB 2.0 PORT
Software
 Windows 7,8 or 10
 MAC OS
 Linux

16. • The Leap is a small USB peripheral device
• Using two VGA cameras and three infrared LEDs to
capture depth information
• The device observes a roughly hemispherical area, to
a distance of about 1 meter.
• It is designed to track fingers which cross into the
observed area, to a spatial precision of about 0.01
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17. • Sensor detects the finger
• Driver software determines where your finger is
• Update cursor position
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Hemispherical area of interaction

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Activation & First Use
 Plug in the Leap and place it in a comfortable
position in front of your computer screen
 Go to leapmotion.com/setup to download the drivers
and the Leap control panel (available for Windows
and Mac)
 After installation, the Leap Motion Orientation will
run

19. • The tiny device may look like any old USB, but
power to change how we interact with computers.
• The leap motion offers a lot of potential to many
professions particularly the creative kind.
• It is portable, so we can use it in any situation.
• Leap is more accurate, cheaper and high resolution
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20. • GAMING
o More intuitive compared to mouse or even touch
screens
o Great accuracy and responsiveness
• ROBOTICS
o Self Navigate
o Mimic Human Movement
• MUSIC AND VIDEO
o Electronic Music
o Playing or learning Instruments 20

21. o Organic Feel
o Efficient
o Flexible to Create and Edit videos
• HEATH CARE
For Surgeons
o Contactless. Maintain sterilization
o Manipulating screens
o Viewing reports
Physiotherapy
o To remotely monitor patients as they undergo
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22. o Engage children recovering from injuries by
merging physiotherapy and games
• ART AND DESIGN
o Offers better ergonomics compared to mouse
o More intuitive 3D interface
o Greater accuracy and responsiveness
o Easy to use with simple form factor
o Relatively cheaper than competitors
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23. • Plug the leap into USB port and load the leap
motion software for the magic
• Leap Motion plans has distributed thousands of
units for free to developers
• It is affordable for many people
• Great accuracy than existing technologies
• Wide response from users
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24. REFERENCES
• https://www.leapmotion.com/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leap_Motion
• http://www.technologyreview.com/news/507956/leaping
-into-the-gesture-control-era/
• http://9to5mac.com/2013/01/25/first-hands-on-with-the-
leap-motion-developer-edition-the-69-gesture-controller-
for-mac-and-pcs/
• http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/05/why-the-leap-
is-the-best-gesture-control-system-weve-ever-tested/
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25. THANK YOU

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