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Rob F.
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What do you like best about Leap Motion?

Used for exhibition apps where we needed hand-tracking to interact with mini games and experiences. The Leap Motion provided us with a single hardware addon solution for such a purpose with extensive documentation, developer tools and SDK resources to help implement Leap Motion in our projects with Unity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Leap Motion?

Sometimes the SDK or firmware changes so much that there are breaking changes. Namely recently since a big update we have lost access to the gestures system and now to use the Leap we need some separate software installed which also breaks backwards compatibility with older SDKs and apps. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Leap Motion solving and how is that benefiting you?

Hand tracking for hands-free XR experiences and addition of hand tracking to other apps we are making. The hardware is all in one module which makes it simple to add to existing setups. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Year Founded
2010
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Michael C.
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Michael C.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"Hand Recognition for the Home Computer"
The ability to grab items and move them where I need them is one of the best features. I work partially in VR development, and being able to test...
Pranav S.
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Pranav S.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
3.0 out of 5
"Leaf motion's work in VR haptic is really amazing and feeling this in a game made it more realistic"
Their technology and the way I can feel virtual things in real life.
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NItin K.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"Amazing Tools for Gesture Control App Development"
Wide range of plugins, many examples to start with, excellent documentation, support of multiple languages and SDK with great ease of use. Been usi...
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What do you like best about Leap Motion?

Wide range of plugins, many examples to start with, excellent documentation, support of multiple languages and SDK with great ease of use. Been using it since its Beta release. It has improved a lot since then. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Leap Motion?

Older versions get heated relatively fast; accuracy needs improvements, progress on updates is slow and backward compatibility is pretty poor. It's an excellent tool that can create a revolution with proper direction. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Leap Motion solving and how is that benefiting you?

Gesture-controlled applications in the aviation and Medical domains tried to integrate with a host of applications to control a lot of hardware and displays, which also helped make a great UX experience for end users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Leap Motion?

Leap Motion is an innovative technology enabling precise and effective hand tracking. The Leap Motion SDK library allows for integrating the hand-tracking software into various applications, reducing the skill ceiling required to develop robust hand tracking functions. In addition, the Leap Motion App Gallery includes many free demo applications that highlight the numerous use cases of this innovative product that allow users to interact with technology in a way that feels natural and familiar. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Leap Motion?

My only dislike with Leap Motion is that, very occasionally, the hand tracking software will bug out, and the hand position will not be accurately displayed. This tracking loss is bound to occur due to the countless variety and differences between people's hand sizes and shapes. Leap Motion updates its software continually and further improves this bug each time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Leap Motion solving and how is that benefiting you?

Leap Motion simplifies the integration of hand-tracking functionality into a variety of applications. With native support for multiple programming languages, Leap Motion ensures that anyone can quickly learn and use their product. In addition, it is also an entertaining tool, and seeing your hands on a computer screen in real time is an incredible experience straight out of science fiction. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ryan C.
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What do you like best about Leap Motion?

It helps our team think of new posibilities on how we could create interactive events for our clients and interact with potential clients. Also, its a lot of fun! We've owned this for a number of years and how found interesting ways to use it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Leap Motion?

The product line and company has had some solvency issues and we hope they make another attempt to stay in business. Its scary developing on a product where the lead company could go away. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Leap Motion solving and how is that benefiting you?

We wanted to find out if there was a better way to interact with our client's kiosk products. Post covid, people are weary to touch screens and we're hoping for a better, cleaner way to interface with technology. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Michael C.
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What do you like best about Leap Motion?

The ability to grab items and move them where I need them is one of the best features. I work partially in VR development, and being able to test how coded physics and object interactions actually respond live from the computer we code from before compiling a build saves so much time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Leap Motion?

Transitioning back and forth between using full hands in a 3D build environment and mouse replacement for the PC desktop can be challenging. While whole-hand tracking seems to work perfectly, trying to use a single finger for a mouse feels less accurate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Leap Motion solving and how is that benefiting you?

The biggest problem Leap solves for us is the compile time it cuts out for every test. Now we can change a single line of code and re-run instantly without waiting for a compile/build. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

RAHUL A.
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What do you like best about Leap Motion?

The Accuracy! The accuracy that Leap Motion offers is unparalleled. There are very few like Leap Motion that provides the same. The result that Leap Motion offers is without any lag. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Leap Motion?

The occasional erratic movement of the arrow was identified in the Leap Motion output. Though occasional, it nearly kills the smoothness it provides and even tests my patience sometimes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Leap Motion solving and how is that benefiting you?

I wouldn't say this is something that benefits me a lot. But as a gamer, Leap Motion elevates the gaming experience. However, the occasional craziness of the pointer does an excellent job as a buzzkill too. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Leap Motion?

Having used various design programs and CAD programs and sticking with the old trackpads, stylus, and wacom style tablets, having a new AR tech advanced device like leap motion makes your job so much easier to perform. You can easily do lots of stuff with your fingers and hands rather than having to use a stylus or tablet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Leap Motion?

Calibration can be a little difficult at first. It took around 2 hours to calibrate, now some of that was to do with our fault in not following all the steps correctly but we got there in the end. The only other issue is a stylus or tablet you can easily share with other users but the Leap Motion needs to be calibrated even a little bit between users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Leap Motion solving and how is that benefiting you?

Leap Motion is replacing the need to use Stylus' or tablets for any design software and design schedules. Moving stuff around, selecting stuff, rotating screen is made much easier by hand motions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Leap Motion?

Considering how intricate the engineering behind it is, Leap Motion is surprisingly easy to use and amazing at helping me produce LED art. In general, it's also a very enjoyable controller to explore with and play around with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Leap Motion?

To build fluency for the general public user through hardware/software, I wish it were more widely used in the real world. It's unfortunate that this technology isn't more widely used, particularly given how health-conscious we are about the items we come into contact with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Leap Motion solving and how is that benefiting you?

Going beyond the typical input systems, which enables uncommon, enjoyable, and creative experiences feels to me like the fundamental issue it's solving. I believe Leap Motion is exploring the enormous possibilities of the gaming business. It was also a crucial step towards developing various sorts of inputs for virtual reality systems, a sector that is still in its infancy and I believe has a lot of room to expand. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Yashovardhan J.
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What do you like best about Leap Motion?

The most helpful thing about Leap Motion is its ability to track your hands and fingers in 3D space. This allows you to control your computer using gestures that are intuitive and natural. The downsides of Leap Motion are that it can be difficult to set up and calibrate, and it may not work well with all applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Leap Motion?

The least helpful thing about Leap Motion is that it does not work with all devices. The downsides of using Leap Motion include that it can be difficult to use and is not compatible with all devices. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Leap Motion solving and how is that benefiting you?

Some problem that Leap Motion is solving is that it is providing an ultra-precise, low-latency hand tracking technology. This helps to provide users with an immersive experience when using virtual reality or other similar technology. Leap Motion is also working on solving the problem of tracking hand gestures in 3D space. This benefits users because it allows them to interact with digital content more naturally. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mohammed N.
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What do you like best about Leap Motion?

Leap Motion is a fantastic tool that has assisted us in creating LED art and is surprisingly easy to use given how intricate the engineering is. In summary, it's a great controller to play about and experiment with. Your hand motions are accurately and virtually captured by the Leap Motion controller. It was also quite easy to use the Unity plugin for Leap Motion programming. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Leap Motion?

Sometimes we experienced the software crashing and had to reboot to use it properly. Nothing much apart from that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Leap Motion solving and how is that benefiting you?

Leap Motion has helped our team learn vital information about virtual mobility in the game. The lessons also save a tonne of time and offer valuable knowledge. It is really fun to work on this one. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Leap Motion?

The interaction with the device, how easy it is to set up and how easy it is to use the API to build friendly and robust applications in different environments, such as Javascript. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Leap Motion?

I am thrilled with the device. I'll improve some things like the precision of how it tracks the movements and how it sends the data to the developer through the console Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Leap Motion solving and how is that benefiting you?

It's an excellent device for a showcase event or to impress a client or people at a conference; I think they are giving us a perfect tool to get some physical parameters and use them in a software Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.