Human-Computer Interaction using hand gestures

Abstract

The human-computer interaction became an instrument of maximum importance in bringing the idea that the link between a user and a computer should look more and more like one between two human beings. Later becoming available for the common consumers, the idea attracted many additional fields. Human-computer interaction is now defined as a sum of other related fields named: computer science, cognitive science, and human factors engineering, which ease the communication between users and computers. Research in the human interaction field is done by innovation in the field of software tools, studies of computer-supported work, or intelligent agents. Cognitive models and gesture recognition are also part of this multidisciplinary initiative. The researchers design, construct and inquire new ways and tools to support human activity concerning computers. In the past few years, a big focus of human-computer interaction was the vocal part such as Microsoft's Cortana, Apple's Siri, or Amazon's Alexa. Also, the current trend includes more and more advancements in the fields of augmented reality and virtual reality. The paper is focusing on the interaction between the users' hands and computer programs. The starting point is the given device, a “LEAP MOTION” controller, which can pick up the gestures made by the user and transform them into signals that can be interpreted by the computer, through custom-made software.