Bring Your Hands Into PCVR and Vtubing With Leap Motion 2 - Full Setup & Review

Join me as I test drive the new Leap Motion 2 hand tracking device. See how it performs for VSeeFace and in SteamVR with Half Life Alyx and LIV. Learn how to set it up, get the best tracking, and take your avatars to the next level with natural hand and finger motion.
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0:00 Intro
0:31 What the heck is a 'Leap Motion'
1:18 Leap Motion 1 vs 2
1:45 Overview
2:09 VSeeFace Test
2:27 VR Tests
3:50 LIV and facial tracker + leap motion test
4:41 Setup: Leap Motion 2
5:03 Setup: VSeeFace
5:34 Setup: PCVR
6:55 Hand Puns
Preorder/purchase Leap Motion 2: www.ultraleap.com/product/lea...
Leap Motion Steam VR Driver: github.com/SDraw/driver_leap
Accessories mentioned (adapter, cables, hub): kit.co/AtomBombBody/leap-moti...
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I started streaming in 2017 but went full time as a freelancer in 2018, and I specialize in virtual and mixed reality gaming. I enjoy showing off various VR games through my live-streams here on this channel, and I offer tutorials to other aspiring content creators on how they can setup VR for broadcasting and recording.
I also am product marketing over at LIV! www.liv.tv/

[@aokayest]

thank you for this video!!! dude ive been looking for a while for someone to talk and show the leap 2 and tbis was so insightful. it looks great! im sold and want one now. great video!

[@Nanotopia]

super helpful towards the Git download and where to place it. I did not have to add True - it simply worked! Yay for hand tracking in Resonite! :) Thanks

[@imgnechips]

I love the hand puns 😂

[@Megasteakman]

Oh awesome, thanks for this! I just got mine, and it's really fun. Never thought of all those other use cases for it.

[@AtomBombBody]

VRChat is next on my list of things to try with it, you can get it working with OSC! So far I've randomly stumbled across a piano world, but I'm sure there's more out there I haven't looked at yet!

[@PlanetNixia]

What are some of your thoughts on it? I worry about the heating issue I've heard with the previous version. ^_^

[@Megasteakman]

@@PlanetNixia It definitely gets hot, but I've never felt like I'm in danger. I was hoping it would pick up my hands in a bigger volume, but still its very impressive.

[@PlanetNixia]

I was thinking of using it on my desk or my monitor. I worry about it getting so hot that it eventually stops working. @@Megasteakman

[@sluxi]

Did not know they were finally coming out with a new version. Did not want to get the old one but I think this could be great for flight simming. And the like button? I think I'm going to give this video a thumbs up!

[@AtomBombBody]

Bahaha thanks for continuing the puns. I've tried a flight sim with some haptic gloves which was interesting, but I just can't do the glove thing for too long as a sweaty hands person. Depends on how wide the dash is if used on flat only but for VR it could be really interesting!

[@Vicinity360]

👏

[@Zimtok5]

"In handsight" XD

[@NikolaosTsarmpopoulos]

Thanks for sharing. It is indeed early days of hand tracking. The installation in SteamVR does not look straightforward and the integration is not designed to allow for easily switching between hands tracking and conventional controllers tracking (e.g. Index controllers). It's been quite a while since the first Leap Motion sensor came out and the whole thing still looks experimental, unfortunately.

[@AtomBombBody]

Yes, I think that's my biggest complaint although its possible I've also become spoiled by how easy it is to switch from controllers to hand tracking on the Quest.

[@NikolaosTsarmpopoulos]

@@AtomBombBody today I received the UltraLeap Motion 2 and attached it to a Varjo Aero for testing and experimentation. The Aurora demo is indeed very interesting and representative of the capabilities of the UltraLeap solution. While not as accurate as Valve's Index Controllers, the UltraLeap solution is great for applications that do not require very high resolution and accuracy.

[@tomlee9394]

Can you demo MSFS😊 BIG BIG THS❤

[@user-ux7zp5tb1i]

Thank you for the good video. Can you tell me what the mount product is on my neck?

[@AtomBombBody]

You can try something like this: www.etsy.com/listing/1548055625/leap-motion-2-vlogging-3d-print-3d-leap?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=leap+motion+2+mount&ref=sc_gallery-1-1&pro=1&cns=1&sts=1&plkey=0dccb17cffad6988f8b87c0c7ec4ae1850f6b77a%3A1548055625 If you have a 3D printer you can probably print one out yourself, I just haven't looked that far into it. :)

[@D1360VR]

Considering ALVR open source VD latest 20.0 uptdatedmoved to openxr, LM2 support should be easier and eventually added by those cool devs community (ALVR has Quest pro eye/face traking to PCVR already) I wonder if LM2 can make the Apple vision pro UI demo for quest pro better, because LM2 should has less lantency and more accuraccy than Quest hand tracking for that demo

[@AtomBombBody]

I'd love to see it, and can't wait for more experiments to appear!

[@logicbuster]

"screentop" is also an option again with the latest Gemini software

[@logicbuster]

Also you need a 3.0 cable like what's included otherwise it mentions that tracking is reduced in the control panel

[@logicbuster]

6:28 the latest driver automatically switches to headset mode

[@Rocket0Surgeon]

HI QUESTION! Do the cords really need to be short? asking cause of my rig setup being under my desk

[@AtomBombBody]

Should be fine as long as its not a 2.0 USB cable!

[@MR3DDev]

Is there a way to place this so it doesn't have the elbows up all the time?

[@AtomBombBody]

What do you mean by elbows up?

[@BenMilford]

Can it be used as just a mouse on the desktop to interact with applications?

[@AtomBombBody]

Not by default, someone would have to create an app to do this. I'm not sure how great it would work out though because your hand is meant to hover over the device, not trace along it like a trackpad.

[@Nixz805]

ok i feel crazy but i cannot have it to work in vseeface. i had my first leapmotion work just fine and it tracks in gemini just fine but my leapmotion 2 is not showing up in vseeface .-.

[@Nixz805]

so i figured out my issue. i somehow clicked compatibility mode in vseeface and i may have connected my steamdeck usbc cable instead of the other usbc cable for it since theyre both on my desk and look identical lol

[@AtomBombBody]

@@Nixz805 Oh good, I'm glad you figured it out! I hate when weird stuff like that happens haha.

[@AsterPlushie]

I heard this works with vrchat but you just can't move around like you can with controller, is that true?

[@AtomBombBody]

That's correct. You use these in game touch pad controllers which are very difficult to use to move around and open menus. If you want to try it in VRChat I'd use your actual controllers to position to where you actually want to be before switching on the Leap 2.

[@owomushi_vr]

It doesn't work in VR returning it to Amazon

[@zhinzinz6202]

does this thing work great inside vrchat like walking grab stuff inside worlds ?

[@AtomBombBody]

Eh there are some worlds that support it but you would need to figure out how to navigate and get to them first. Trying to move around and use UI in VRChat is extremely difficult because VRChat wasn't built for it. You'd have to use your controllers to get where you want, get *exactly* where you want to and then switch your controllers off and get the Leap Motion on. It's a bit of a pain.

[@NikolaosTsarmpopoulos]

@@AtomBombBody thanks for sharing. Looks like the software is not built for hands tracking and I wonder whether we'll have to wait for hands tracking to be integrated into the HMDs or a software driver/adapter may allow for a more user friendly upgrade path using an UltraLeap Motion Controller 2 as an add-on.

[@madhaha]

Hey, do you have a recommendation for a compatible USB hub?

[@AtomBombBody]

Try this one: amzn.to/3rP78pA I couldn't find anything smaller on Amazon but if you can it would probably be easier for mounting!

[@madhaha]

Thanks! I think I was obsessing for a while over getting passthrough charging working through a hub (no luck yet). Will try something simpler like this.

[@FlockofSmeagles]

I'll be happy when desktop VR takes on hand tracking in the same way that meta has. I don't even use my controllers anymore. Granted, I don't game. I use immersed, and when I'm not doing that I'm browsing with the headsets features. It's a game changer, and the PC space is sorely lacking in this department.