Project Number

178

Title

Direct Manipulation Scene Creation in 3D: Estimating Hand Postures from Multiple-Camera Images

Description

Interactive virtual design environment with gesture-driven video interface.

Contact

Akira Utsumi

Affiliation

ATR Media Integration & Communications Research Laboratories

Address

2-2 Hikaridai, Seika-cho, Soraku-gun 
Kyoto 619-02, Japan

E-mail

utsumi@mic.atr.co.jp

WWW

Year

1997

Reference

SIGGRAPH 97 Visual Proceedings

Project Details

In an alternative approach to time consuming, manual virtual environment creation, the system presented allows users to create different colors and shapes of virtual objects in 3D spaces by direct manipulation. 
 
Using a proprietary, multiple-camera-based hand posture estimation method in which palm poses are interpreted by a statistical approach (regardless of finger bending), the hand gestures associated with commands for direct manipulation are recognized and executed. 
 
This technique allows direct manipulation of the virtual construction world without use of participating sensor devices attached to the participant.

Sight

graphics workstation, projection display

Sound

Touch

multi-camera based gesture interface

Smell

Taste

Other

Emergence

1 - Innovation, Custom, Research

Intent

2 - Technique (paradigm, human)

Primary

205 - tangible / gesture interface

Secondary

203 - interactive paradigm, technique

Remarks

Implementation details undocumented.

 


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