Abstract: World Health Organization claims that approximately 5 % of the world population suffers from being deaf and mute. This highlights the critical need for technologies to bridge the ...

Words matter—but your hands might matter more, according to a new UBC study which found that purposeful hand gestures can make speakers appear more competent and persuasive. The team also ran ...

Hand gesture controls being developed for the next generation of virtual and augmented reality systems risk excluding millions of people, including those with common conditions such as arthritis and ...

Abstract: We propose a new Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) system that integrates both hand gesture recognition and voice commands, merging these modes of interaction to enhance accessibility and ...