[sf-lug] how can we use leapmotion with linux?

[Michael Shiloh]

But very interesting nonetheless. I was hoping to use the Leap but was 
disgusted with the process of becoming a developer. I still haven't 
received confirmation that I was accepted.

I (and I suspect the larger Linux community) would be very interested in 
learning more.

Did you develop under Linux?

In what language(s) can you program?

Is there a well documented API? Is it a library or a client/server 
arrangement? Can you share the API with us?

What else can you tell us?

Michael



On 03/27/2013 10:49 AM, Kai Chang wrote:
> This is a similar concept to the Leap. It's not open-source.
>
> https://www.leapmotion.com/
>
> I used a developer version of the device to record some hand gestures.
> These are the X/Y positions of the fingertips (in the plane of the
> screen).
>
> http://fleetinbeing.net/leap-play/recorder-gallery.html
>
> Here's a video of me using the device to rotate/scale a map
> projection. This one uses the normal vector of the palm, and Y
> position of the hand.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PZs7VHhypk
>
> Anyways, probably not too helpful to your original problem of creating
> a device from scratch.
>
> Cheers,
> Kai
>
> On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 10:17 AM, Michael Shiloh
> <michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> i'm having trouble figuring out the best search words to find what i'm
>> looking for.
>>
>> basically, i'm looking for crude kinect-like behavior. i don't expect
>> perfect recognition or tracking, but surely something along these lines is
>> available.
>>
>> my plan is to mount 2 or 3 webcams in a small box. the user inserts his/her
>> hand in the box, and i'd like to track the tips of their fingers. i would
>> mount the webcams at right angles so as to track location in both the x and
>> y (and z) planes. the inside of the box can be painted any color to
>> differentiate from the hand, which i can require be free of gloves or
>> clothing. i can light the box, although later it might be nicer to have the
>> box dark and use infrared lighting.
>>
>> there are no other objects in the box, and only one hand at a time.
>>
>> thoughts?
>>
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