립모션 개발자 버전 추가 배포(Leap Developer Program) - 개발자 신청서 업데이트

내년 초 립모션(Leap Motion)의 출시를 앞둔 가운데, 개발자들에게 미리 배포된 제품을 통해 많은 정보와 영상이 공개되고 있다.

• 립모션(Leap Motion) 데모 영상 모음
• 립모션(Leap Motion) 개발자 배포 버전 영상 모음

특히, 이번에 립 개발자로 신청한 사람들에게 발송된 메일을 통해, 출시 전 마지막으로 립모션과 SDK를 받아 볼 수 있는 기회가 생긴 것 같아 글을 남긴다. 개발자이거나 회사에 개발 그룹이 있다면, 밑져야 본전이니 한번 신청해보도록 하자.

먼저, 2012-12-09(일요일/어제)에 아래와 같은 메일이 도착하였다.

Dear Pyunghwa Kim (김평화),

It’s been an exciting few months for Leap. As you may recall, we announced Leap in May and received over 40,000 developer submissions. In October, we launched the Leap Developer Program and sent “early access” invitations along with a limited number of Leap developer units. Our focus for these early invitations has been on developers with the skills and experience to make amazing software that Leap customers will love to discover and download from our app store.

In less than a month, we’re already seeing some fantastic work from developers who have been sharing videos and collaborating on a wide variety of projects.

More importantly, we’re learning about what you need most from the Leap SDK. Our APIs have solidified and the SDK roadmap is in place. As a result of early developer input, we prioritized JavaScript support and Unity integration along with an initial set of interactive gestures soon to be released.

Additional admittance to the Leap Developer Program

With a more robust SDK and broader platform support, we’re ready to expand early admittance to the Leap Developer Program along with a new shipment of developer units. Our focus continues to be on software that Leap customers will discover and download from our app store. We’ve therefore updated the application form to make it easier to share how your app is going to take advantage of Leap to do something spectacular.

When you update your application, you should be specific and realistic about your plan, including timelines, and experience. Also make sure your past projects are relevant to your plans and please provide plenty of links to online profiles and portfolios of your work. Here are some quick guidelines for what makes a great Leap experience:

1. An intuitive and beautiful interface.
2. Leverages the speed, precision, and responsiveness of the Leap
3. Explores use of multiple fingers and hands
4. Takes advantage of 3D input using the “z” plane
5. Scales user movements to be effortless and efficient

Overall, a great Leap app helps users do things better than they have before, or better yet, allows them to do something they fundamentally couldn’t do in the past. We have an opportunity to change they way people interact with their computers, and your efforts will show the world how it can be done.

Update your application

The following link will take you directly to your existing application. It may look a bit different to how you remember so be sure to make use of the new fields available.

With tens of thousands of applications submitted, we still won’t be able to provide everyone with a unit, but we encourage you to share your app idea to increase the chance that you’ll be able to launch with us early next year.

Regardless of the limitations of developer units, our ultimate intent is to provide full access to the Leap SDK, documentation, and the Leap Developer portal for everyone at a later date.

We're just getting started, and it's already been a fantastic beginning. Thank you for your interest in helping us to build a Leap-enabled future.

Sincerely,

The Leap Motion Team

요약하자면, 또 한차례 립 개발자 버전을 배포하기 위해 개발자 신청 폼을 업데이트 했으니, 당신의 이력과 개발 계획을 좀더 자세히 써달라는 것이다. 특히, 메일의 내용과 업데이트된 신청 폼을 살펴보면,

• 개발 포트폴리오 (과거 개발 이력)
• 당신이 가지고 있는 앱이 립모션을 만나 어떤 시너지를 낼 수 있는지
• 자바스크립트 개발

위 사항이 립 개발자로 선택되는데 유리하게 작용할 것으로 보인다.

개발자 버전 신청은 개인 개발자 뿐 아니라, 회사나 연구소 단위로도 신청이 가능하기 때문에 해당 단체의 포트폴리오와 개발 계획을 가지고 도전하면 최초로 한국에서 립모션을 만져볼 기회를 갖을 수 있지 않을까 생각한다.

• 립모션 개발자 신청 : http://leapmotion.com/developer_applications/apply/