German Researchers Show Off a Gesture-Based Interface

smitty777 writes "The folks at the Potsdam University have developed a user interface based completely on hand gestures. A small(ish) device worn around the neck is used to track the hand position, allowing the user to draw, type, or gesture in the air. You think it looks ridiculous when you can't tell that folks are talking on a cell phone? Imagine a bus full of people gesturing in thin air. Also, don't forget to turn this thing off, or it will look like your cat was walking on your keyboard." Update: 06/11 00:54 GMT by T : This informative comment (kudos!) adds links to a video demonstration and the researcher's own site.

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That's a crappy article.

[kurokame]

Here's a much better one. There's even a video of the project in action.

http://www.hpi.uni-potsdam.de/baudisch/projects/imaginary_interfaces.html

To be honest, it doesn't look like much if you're already familiar with work in the field, but it's probably still worth a quick watch.

Original sources

[Anonymous Coward]

Original paper with video

Research author page,
project papers, and published papers.

Institute home page

Enjoy!