Project North Star: Difference between revisions

'''Project North Star''' is an [[open source]] [[augmented reality]] (AR) [[head-mounted display]] originally designed by [[Leap Motion]] (now [[Ultraleap]]) and first announced in April 2018<ref name="announcement">{{cite web|url=https://www.roadtovr.com/leap-motion-reveals-project-north-star-an-open-source-wide-fov-ar-headset-dev-kit/|title=Leap Motion Reveals Project North Star, an Open-source Wide FOV AR Headset Dev Kit|author=Ben Lang|date=April 9, 2018|website=Road to VR|accessdate=June 26, 2025}}</ref>. The project was open-sourced on June 6, 2018<ref name="opensource">{{cite web|url=https://www.tomshardware.com/news/project-north-star-open-source-documents,37222.html|title=Leap Motion Open Sources The Project North Star AR Headset's Schematics|author=Kevin Carbotte|date=June 6, 2018|website=Tom's Hardware|accessdate=June 26, 2025}}</ref>, providing the community with hardware designs, software, and documentation to build their own AR headsets under an [[Apache License 2.0]]<ref name="apache">{{cite web|url=https://blog.leapmotion.com/north-star-open-source/|title=Project North Star is Now Open Source|website=Leap Motion Blog|date=June 6, 2018|accessdate=June 26, 2025}}</ref>. The headset is notable for its wide [[field of view]], high [[resolution]], and integration with Leap Motion's [[hand tracking]] technology.