Leap Motion has announced that they’ll be hosting their second 3D Jam this year, a developer competition to spur the creation of experiences making use of the company’s motion input controller. Once again the company has laid out a $50,000 prize pool and this year they’ve dedicated more than half of that to AR/VR content.

The 2015 3D Jam launches on September 28th and will accept entries until November 9th, 2015 at 11:59:59 pm PST. While the company does have a strong focus on AR/VR for this developer jam, the Open Track also seeks applications aimed at other platforms including desktop, Android, and the Internet of Things.

While Leap Motion originally began as a desktop-oriented motion input controller, in the last few years the company has been focusing on using their device for immersive experiences. Last year Leap Motion released a VR Developer Mount to affix their compact hand-sensing controller to the Oculus Rift VR headset, allowing players to bring their hands into the game for VR, or the entire world at large (using pass-through camera functionality) for AR applications.

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3D Jam 2015 prizes for the AR/VR Track follow:

  • 1st Prize: $10,000
  • 2nd Prize: $7,500
  • 3rd Prize: $5,000
  • 4th Prize: $2,500
  • 5th Prize: $1,000
  • Community Favorites (2): $500 + Hardware

Leap Motion says that anyone who signs up for the 2015 3D Jam can use the code 2YEARS22 to take 22% off of anything in the company’s web store and that teams who complete a submission by November 9th can have the cost of their hardware refunded.

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Register for Leap Motion 3D Jam

The company’s inaugural 3D Jam in 2014 saw more than 160 submissions. Many of the winning submissions were virtual reality experiences, including the top three.

See Also: Oculus Rift VR Experiences Take Top Spots in Leap Motion ‘3D Jam’ Contest

The company has a helpful Getting Started page for those just delving into VR-oriented development with the Leap Motion. You can check out the official rules of the 3D Jam here.

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