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"Leap Motion, the motion controller that lets you interact with a PC or Mac by waving your hands in midair, is rolling out the next generation of its software to developers.\nThe update is aimed at creating a more intuitive user experience and will be the biggest for the platform since the company launched its gesture-based controller last year.\nSee also: 4 Innovative Ways Startups Are Using Leap Motion\nLeap Motion's controller tracks users' hand movements so they can play games, read articles and control basic PC functions without ever touching a screen, keyboard or mouse. But its current software has limitations that make it difficult for developers to take full advantage of the platform, says Michael Buckwald, the company's CEO and cofounder.\nThe current software may lose tracking if a user rotates his hand vertically or intertwines his fingers, for example. But version two will be able to track the individual joints of each finger so it won't lose the position.\n\"The Leap is the most accurate motion tracking in the world at tracking what it can see,\" Buckwald told Mashable. \"With version two of the tracking, we're able to track what the device can't see.\"\n\nVersion 2 of Leap Motion's software will be able to track users' hands, no matter what position they are in.Image:  Leap MotionBuckwald says in the beginning, the company focused on encouraging developers to experiment, but now wants to emphasize a more consistent user experience.\n\"Too many apps today involve just one finger or the whole hand,\" he said. \"The developer should be able to focus on creating a physical experience and not have to think about the finger tracking or the hand tracking.\"\nCurrently, the representation of a person's hand or finger onscreen is different in each app, but Leap wants each developer to eventually add a virtual hand, mirroring the position of the user's hand, into the apps to make the user experience more intuitive.\nAs of Tuesday, the Leap Motion update is only available to developers in a public beta, but it will eventually roll out to consumers after developers have had a chance to optimize their apps for the new software. The company isn't providing that timeline, but Buckwald said the beta will be updated regularly.\nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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