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[[File:LeapDesk.png|thumb|Hand tracking working in a virtual reality scene]]
 
'''Hand tracking''' is technology for tracking hands in 3D.
 
'''Hand tracking''' is technology for tracking hands in 3D.
    
It is typically done using infrared sensors and computer vision.
 
It is typically done using infrared sensors and computer vision.
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Hand tracking using infrared is usually slower and less accurate than [[electromagnetic tracking]] of a pen or something. IR hand tracking has trouble with visibility.
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[[Leap motion]] is a company that makes hand tracking gadgets and software.
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[[Leap motion]] is a company that makes hand tracking devices and software.
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The [[Meta Quest Pro]] has a form of hand tracking, but it does not capture the full range of human motion. It also has latency and limited range for detecting the hands.
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The [[Meta Quest Pro]] has hand tracking that is slow, drifty, and has a limited range for detecting the hands.
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Headsets with hand tracking include the [[Project North Star]] headsets.
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One of the goals of typical hand tracking systems is to provide an accurate geometry mesh of the user's hands to a computer application, for example, a VR game.
    
==References==
 
==References==
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[[Category:3D tracking]]
 
[[Category:3D tracking]]
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[[Category:Control peripherals]]

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