leap motion dk2

I don't think so. Both Leap and DK2 use infrared lights for tracking, and I'm afraid it will confuse Leap Motion, as ML doesn't like any environment infrared lights. Even in a totaly dark room it has many problems with tracking , because shiny surfaces reflect light from it's sensor.
Trust me, don't waste 99 euros as I did. Add same more money and just take Razer Hydra.

"olixiolit" wrote:
Add same more money and just take Razer Hydra.

Hydra has disappeared from every store. Only place i found it was on ebay with huge price. :(
Hopefully that means that there will be a hydra 2 in the near future.

forget the Leap Motion - dead system. it's great in theory, but they messed up their one shot and now lack funds to give it a real second effort.
until there is a real pool of software for it don't buy one. and since pretty much all developers jumped ship by now there is no point buying.

better wait for what Oculus will show in the future, try to get a used Hydra or invest in one of the kickstarted devices like STEM, PrioVR or the Magnum. My recommendation though is going with whatever Oculus will demo.

"IsoMacintosh" wrote:

"olixiolit" wrote:
Add same more money and just take Razer Hydra.

Hydra has disappeared from every store. Only place i found it was on ebay with huge price. :(
Hopefully that means that there will be a hydra 2 in the near future.

the Hydra was developed by Sixense and produced by Razer, now Sixense has a new system called STEM that is basically a wireless Hydra. Pretty expensive though - too expensive to really see support I am afraid, but much cooler than Leap

Yeah, it's $220 in the Stem store for the base station and a single controller.
They may be protecting the kickstarters with this initial pricing though.

I supported the $299.99 5 tracker bundle which includes the base station ($99.99) two controllers ($119.99 each) and three STEM packs for generalized body tracking ($100 each).
I feel these prices will drop after their intial product stock is sold, and we will see a much cheaper second gen once the company achieves a foothold in the market.

Given the nature of the technology, and that the product is nearly shipping, I'm surprised this hardware is not getting more attention. It doesn't seem to have same accuracy, drift or latency issues of the PrioVR, and it doesn't require you put on a glove and body harnesses which is nice. It does have a restricted field of movement though, but I have a feeling nearly all VR is primarily going to be done on average within sitting space near a computer.

I'm personally waiting to see what Oculus will be announcing regarding hardware. If they aren't going to be releasing any decent 1:1 tracking solution within the next year or two, I'm going to start developing with ControlVR (I need fingers!), and let that hold me until Oculus releases some form of finger-tracking solution.

...I will be heartbroken if they eschew finger-tracking for something vaguely like STEM.

"nuB" wrote:


Given the nature of the technology, and that the product is nearly shipping, I'm surprised this hardware is not getting more attention.

price - developers would love to create software for it, but it's too expensive to expect that there are enough people out there to sell your game. and it's not like mouse and keyboard or gamepad, you can not make an experience that really makes use of the controller and keep it compatible with established devices.

so unless Oculus announces something that will be bundled or sell tens of thousands of pre-orders, there will be hardly any software available for it. and that is sad, because motion controls are the coolest inputs in VR!

okey thanks for the advice and my usual unlycky i flipped my dk1 whit the razer hydra now i regret both i see razer prices skyhigh . but anyway i got many headache about the cordes to the hydra so hoping for wireless insted .

"selkess" wrote:
okey thanks for the advice and my usual unlycky i flipped my dk1 whit the razer hydra now i regret both i see razer prices skyhigh . but anyway i got many headache about the cordes to the hydra so hoping for wireless insted .

no need to hope - STEM is pretty much a wireless Hydra, made by the guys that made the Hydra! The pricetag might not be to your liking (and a good reason why I kept my Hydra).
I am tempted to buy some Hydras here and sell them to the US where prices are much higher :D

i just talked to leapmotion it self and they say yes they are compatible and they will soon come whit more updates on Vr
so now im interested again