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Leonar3Do is an integrated software and hardware platform capable of creating a three-dimensional VR (virtual reality) environment on desktop computers and other devices, allowing for the creation, manipulation, and analysis of three-dimensional objects in a three-dimensional space. Leonar3Do was originally invented by Daniel Rátai in Budapest, Hungary. Products and applications based on the Leonar3Do platform are developed and marketed by Leonar3Do International Inc.
The Leonar3Do has the following main hardware components:
The three sensors' task is to track the position of both the 3D glasses and the input device (bird) and send this information to the central unit. The central unit transmits the received data to the computer and the Leonar3Do system software, which generates, manages, and displays the virtual reality environment produced by the data processed. The result is a complete 3D VR environment, where the user can view the virtual object from any angle. Leonar3Do also has a complete software development kit, which allows the development of new applications based on the Leonar3Do platform. With Leonar3Do's modeling software, users can give physical attributes to virtual objects like changeable mass, gravity, impeccability, and rebounding. [1] [2] [3] [4]
This kit contains the following components:
Software applications require a 3D monitor and a Leonar3Do Professional Edition Kit or a Vimensio Kit, including the Leonar3Do system software and hardware elements.
In his childhood, Daniel Rátai was interested in the construction of spatial 3D drawing and wanted to break away from the traditional 2D drawing and modelling method. This interest lead to the creation of the first edition of Leonar3Do, which won him the second prize in the National High School Competition in Innovation of 2004.
In 2005, the Hungarian Association for Innovation asked Daniel to represent Hungary at the finals of the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) in May of 2005, [6] [7] where Daniel Rátai and the Leonar3Do project were awarded six first prizes. In the same year, Daniel founded 3D For All Ltd., now Leonar3Do International Inc.
Patronage was taken over the Leonar3Do education project by the Conference of Hungarian Rectors in December 2009, and [8] the development team and company achieved their primary objective of turning Daniel Rátai's invention into a finished 3D VR product in 2010. [9]
In 2011, venture capital was invested in the business by PortfoLion, enabling the company to make further developments and to start the mass-production of the Leonar3Do VR kit.
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