Artificial Intelligence in Gestural Interfaces – Possible Near-Term Applications Emerj

Gesture-based interfaces are applications that allow users to control devices using hand and other body parts. Today, they are found in devices used in home automation, shopping, consumer electronics, virtual reality and augmented reality gaming, navigation, and driving, among others. A study reported that the global gesture recognition in the retail market is projected to grow by 27.54 percent from 2018 to 2023. To date, some of the top producers of gestural interface products include Intel, Apple, Microsoft, and Google. According to research titled Hand Gesture Recognition Using Computer Vision, gesture recognition is done in two ways: data glove sensor devices that transform hand and finger motions into digital data, and computer vision which uses a camera. The second method may let humans interact more naturally with machines because it leaves their hands free to move.