Optical flow based head tracking for camera mouse, immersive 3D and gaming
Sriranjan Rasakatla, Bipin Indurkhya · 2010
The idea of controlling the computer without physically touching the keyboard or mouse is exciting and has applications ranging from operation of the computer by the physically challenged, intuitive gaming using body motion etc. Here in this paper the optical flow of a user's head is measured using a camera and the same motion is transformed for moving the mouse cursor on the screen. Later this marker less tracking of the user's face was extended for a full fledged application of camera mouse, face controlled photo album application with voice commands, Hands free jet plane game and Immersive 3D.