Virtual reality just doesn't seem immersive enough when a hand-held controller is needed for basic actions such as picking up and throwing objects. Leap Motion's new Interaction Engine may be the ...

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Instructional designers and educational technologists often talk about the potential for learning objects. Lego-like in their utility, learning objects are the small pedagogical chunks that can be ...

The ability to perceive object motion accurately while in motion oneself is a cornerstone of effective navigation and interaction with the environment. Contemporary research indicates that the brain ...

Virtual reality is more immersive when you can pick up objects with your bare hands, rather than a controller or a pair of wand-style remotes. Leap Motion is one of the frontrunners in this area, ...

Researchers found that people make much more accurate estimates when they have access to information about both the speed of a moving object and the timing of its rhythmic patterns. Catching a ...

"This volume derives from a School for Advanced Research short seminar held in Santa Fe on May 8-9, 2012, entitled Things in Motion : Object Histories, Biographies, and Itineraries. The seminar ...