Capturing Hand Gesture Movement: A Survey on Tools, Techniques and Logical Considerations
Sheran Corera, Naomi Krishnarajah · 2011
The massive influx of computers in modern society has led to the discovery of novel approaches in how humans interact with computers. Extensive research on more “natural” mechanisms of human computer interaction (HCI) has led to the tracking of hand gesture movement, due to the fact that gestures play a predominant role in human communication. This paper analyzes numerous approaches to hand gesture capture, critically evaluating research carried out in the domains of computer vision and alternative sensor based tools and techniques. It is mainly hardware driven, but related logical considerations such as the use of gesture vocabularies and the need for following a framework based approach. For the purpose of this study, computer vision has not been generalized with other sensor based input techniques and has been evaluated separately due to the maturity of the domain when contrasted with alternative input modes.