For those unfamiliar with the world of computer science and language technology, gesture recognition is a machine’s interpretation of human gestures through mathematical algorithms. You may remember seeing this type of thing in futuristic and sci-fi movies like “Minority Report,” but this seemingly far-fetched concept is becoming a technological reality. Fraunhofer in Munich is developing a new 3D gesture control system which is designed so that the user can interact with objects and images without even touching them. You simply reach our your hand and grab an object (virtually, of course) and from there, move it, rotate it, scale it. Whatever you would do with a touch and a click, only this time a mere gesture is required. To delete an object you can grab it and throw it off the screen. The machine can recognize multiple hands and fingers simultaneously so that interaction among several users can be possible. I’m sure the older generation is still baffled at the concept of a touch-screen, and now a touch-air!
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