Ring-based gestural interaction : from elicitation to recognition

Since the beginning of the computer age, interaction with the computer has been a challenge. The coming of artificial intelligence, and moreover, machine learning, have created new possible computer interfaces like gesture recognition. This field started with 2D gestures, but this part of gesture recognition has already been extensively studied. The researchers now focus on the 3D gestures. However, the devices used for those studies often are expensive and cumbersome for end-users. It is in this context that this work takes place. We have found an easier and cheaper sensor that can record 3D gestures; an accelerometer mounted on a ring. The goal is to find a way to use hand gesture recognition with this cheap and user-friendly device to see if it could be used in an end-user application.