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Somnium VR1 Ultraleap


Ultraleap reportedly sold its hand-tracking development
business to musical instrument company Roli.
No confirmation was found at the Roli website.
Roli's Airwave apparantly involve theremin tech, not Ultraleap...

Leap Motion Controller 2 by Ultraleap AKA Stereo IR170
Ultraleap hand tracking cameras and software
- VR Gaming - Controller & Hands discussion
Not Installed initially 
Don't worry..
Happened to me also the very first time connecting..
Just click the reset button [in VR1 Tool]
or unplug and replug USB, then rerun wizard..
Alternatively, manually run the Ultraleap installer
inside the program files folder
or via the software tab.. So much options      - nEuDy
VR1 Ultraleap installation log: 
Starting C:\Program Files\Ultraleap\TrackingService\bin\LeapSvc.exe
 Version: 6.0.1.96 - df83ef54

[2025-02-19 11:10:38.023] [console] [info]
ul::LicenseManagerCache::load_licenses()#462:  {
  "issue_date": "2024-07-04T15:07:50",
  "license_expiry_date": "2027-01-01T00:00:00Z",
  "license_feature_flags": [
    "Offline",
    "Hyperion",
    "SIR170"
  ],
  "license_key": "HYPM0-CKHURG7QWXMXZT",
  "license_type": "Somnium OEM"
}
Ultraleap Hyperion version at Steam: v6.1.0.1 03/09/2024
Getting Started

Plan of attack
- since VR1 is already (sort of) Hyperion,
  I will try Nyabsi's Leapify fork of SDraw/driver_leap,
- Leapify appears to be at least somewhat Hyperion-aware
Atom Bomb Body's video seems less awful than first supposed
- it demos Ultraleap's Aurora SteamVR app
- since VR1 Ultraleap installation presumably includes VR1-specific configuration,
  updating to Ultraleap website Hyperion version could be problematic.
  Steam Hyperion version works after rebooting, but not by VR1 Tool;
  - no need to restart Hyperion server;  multiple VR1 resets are often required.

First Use
Ultraleap service, installed by VR1 tool, launches at Windows boot
  • did not detect when VR1 was powered on
  • restarting Ultraleap service did not resolve
  • Reset Headset in VR1 tool resolved it:

      system tray icon

  • Launch Ultraleap Control Panel:


  • Ultraleap Control Panel display works with or without SteamVR:


  • Launching VR1 tool with VR1's Ultraleap Control Panel display open
    makes Mixed Reality unhappy:

    - but mixed reality headset button still works;
      starting Ultraleap Control Panel after VR1 tool is ok
  • Installing Steam ultraleap hyperion initially disabled VR1 Mixed Reality.
    That Steam installation replaced VR1's Ultraleap runtime.
    - Steam ultraleap hyperion displayed Ultraleap Control Panel in headset.
    - Neither Ultraleap Hyperion's Microgestures nor Launcher app ran.
  • Reinstalling VR1 tool's Ultraleap Runtime restored Mixed Reality function
  • Restoring compatible Ultraleap Control Panel function
    required uninstalling SteamVR ultraleap hyperion
  • Ultraleap's Aurora game eventually loads and plays
    with SteamVR's Ultraleap Hyperion runtime,
    but if representative of Ultraleap hand tracking,
    then it for me was a hateful waste of money and effort.
  • Since hand tracking motion controller emulation is IMO much worse,
    seemingly touchscreen emulation with headset gaze pointing is wanted.

Ultraleap hand tracking VR controller emulation IMO sucks

  • Leapify
    - downloaded leapify-rc4.zip from Releases
    - copied leapify folder from that .zip to my Steam installation:
      F:\Steam\steamapps\common\SteamVR\drivers\
    - started SteamVR, in upper left corner of SteamVR Status,
      clicked Settings->Leapify:


    - controllers and menus appear in headset,
      their orientations and positions follow hands,
      but finger gesture attempts seemingly did nothing
     
      leapify incompatibility with Steam Hyperion server?
    - regardless, keeping laser pointer on target while gesturing is for me impossible.

  • SDraw driver_leap Gemini Hand tracking driver

    References

    Handy applications for Leap Motion Controller 2
    HelloXR
    Magic Leap 2 sample OpenXR application
    Hyperion Troubleshooting Guide

    Leapify Hyperion-aware SteamVR controller driver
    driver_leap fork switches between controllers and Hand Tracking
    enables Leapmotion handtracking in games like VRChat and Maestro

    Leap-Gesture-Checker
    Reports confidence values for gestures matched
    Software Downloads
    Ultraleap apps on Steam
    Ultraleap Hyperion app on Steam
    - Microgestures, Barista, Launcher
    YouTube
    OpenXR Toolkit with UltraLeap
    Ultraleap handtracking
    Assetto Corsa Handtracking (Leap motion)
    - Works with CSP preview 1.79.1 ( and later)
      and SDraw driver_leap from GitHub.
    Hand Tracking on ANY VR Headset Just Got BETTER Gemini Jul 2023 YouTube
    SDraw driver_leap SteamVR Leap Motion driver. Overlay input
    • maintained by blekenbleu