Whadget: animation using perceptual interaction through personified hand gestures

Authors:
Yu Nagao;Haruka Yamaguchi;Kazuhiro Harada;Kaori Omura;Kenta Kawano;Masa Inakage
Affiliations:
Keio University, Endo, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan;Keio University, Endo, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan;Keio University, Endo, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan;Keio University, Endo, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan;Keio University, Endo, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan;Keio University, Endo, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan
Venue:
ACE '08 Proceedings of the 2008 International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology
Year:
2008

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Abstract

Our research is about interactions using personified gesture movements of a hand. Multi-touch gesture interaction has become a popular genre for usage both commercial and experimental alike, as they are being applied to various interfaces. However, those fingertip gestures are used in tool-like ways, such as tapping, dragging, and pinching digital objects. Whadget focuses on the human-like gestures our hands can perform such as by pointing the index and middle fingers downward and making strides with them, which is a form of non-tool-like and expressive use of hand. Through distinguishing various personified hand gestures, users are able to interact and play alongside with digital creatures, while those creatures treat your personified hand as a unique and independent character.