Leap Motion, the company behind
the hand-tracking depth sensor, recently tweeted out another
through-the-headset view of a prototype UI, this time centered on how some simple
elements might work in the augmented office of the near future. Using the
company’s prototype dev kit, dubbed Project North Star, Leap Motion keeps the
user interface fairly muted until it’s needed, the company shows how a minimized
AR element like an event reminder could hide in plain sight.
By moving your hand closer to the
small white bar, which is projected to appear on the edge of a desk, you can
produce a 2D window, pick it up, place it in mid-air, and even lay it down flat
on a desk. Notably, the windows appear to have a weightiness about them that
make them appear more natural in the environment. First revealed earlier this
month, the Project North Star AR headset boasts a 100 degree field of view, low
latency, and high-resolution.
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