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| − | The [https://www.leapmotion.com Leap Motion controller] is a small device which allows you to control your computer | + | The [https://www.leapmotion.com Leap Motion controller] is a small device which allows you to control your computer through the motion of your hands. I. e., it can detect the motion and position of your hands, even of your fingers, and translate this information into signals which may be processed by further programs in order to give you the illusion to control something by just moving your hands. This was often shown in movies like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minority_Report_(film) Minority Report] as pure fiction, but is now really possible up to a certain point. |
While it is not really well suited to precisely control things (as it is exhausting to hold your hands freely and move them precisely by only a small amount) it is really fun at larger and "free" movements. So, in JWildfire it is only used to control the floating motion of fractals in order to animate them, but not to construct fractals. | While it is not really well suited to precisely control things (as it is exhausting to hold your hands freely and move them precisely by only a small amount) it is really fun at larger and "free" movements. So, in JWildfire it is only used to control the floating motion of fractals in order to animate them, but not to construct fractals. | ||
Revision as of 11:25, 23 May 2015
Contents
About Leap Motion
The Leap Motion controller is a small device which allows you to control your computer through the motion of your hands. I. e., it can detect the motion and position of your hands, even of your fingers, and translate this information into signals which may be processed by further programs in order to give you the illusion to control something by just moving your hands. This was often shown in movies like Minority Report as pure fiction, but is now really possible up to a certain point.
While it is not really well suited to precisely control things (as it is exhausting to hold your hands freely and move them precisely by only a small amount) it is really fun at larger and "free" movements. So, in JWildfire it is only used to control the floating motion of fractals in order to animate them, but not to construct fractals.
Integration into JWildfire
Supported Platforms
Currently, only the Windows-platform is supported, on other platforms the feature is disabled in JWildfire. Both, Windows 32 Bit and Windows 64 Bit should work, but only 64 Bit was tested yet.
Installation
The required drivers are included inside the JWildfire installation, so you will only have to install the device itself and JWildfire. When using the JWildfire-installer be sure to enable the right driver (64 Bit or 32 Bit), in doubt install them both. If you use the *.zip-archive of JWildfire, both are included, too.
Getting started
- Start JWildfire
- Connect the device
