Osmo Launches Leap Motion-Style iPad Gaming Platform

Companies like Oculus Rift and Leap Motion continue to develop innovative ways to make gaming more immersive. But these platforms require pricey hardware and are still far from mainstream.

A new startup aims to change that with Osmo, a gaming platform that can bring Leap Motion-style gameplay to anyone with an iPad.

Osmo relies on what Tangible Play, the company behind the device, calls Reflective Artificial Intelligence technology. It consists of a base that props up the iPad and a small mirror that gets placed over the iPad's camera.

The mirror flips the camera so it points down at the area directly in front of the screen, enabling users to play games on the iPad without actually touching the display. The company is hoping to raise $50,000 through its crowdfunding campaign to fund the final stages of production Read more...