MotionInput v2.0 supporting DirectX: A modular library of open-source gesture-based machine learning and computer vision methods for interacting and controlling existing software with a webcam

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2108.04357v1
• Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:23:21 GMT
• Title: MotionInput v2.0 supporting DirectX: A modular library of open-source gesture-based machine learning and computer vision methods for interacting and controlling existing software with a webcam
• Authors: Ashild Kummen, Guanlin Li, Ali Hassan, Teodora Ganeva, Qianying Lu, Robert Shaw, Chenuka Ratwatte, Yang Zou, Lu Han, Emil Almazov, Sheena Visram, Andrew Taylor, Neil J Sebire, Lee Stott, Yvonne Rogers, Graham Roberts, Dean Mohamedally
• Abstract summary: MotionInput v2.0 maps human motion gestures to input operations for existing applications and games. Three use case areas assisted the development of the modules: creativity software, office and clinical software, and gaming software.
• Score: 11.120698968989108
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Touchless computer interaction has become an important consideration during the COVID-19 pandemic period. Despite progress in machine learning and computer vision that allows for advanced gesture recognition, an integrated collection of such open-source methods and a user-customisable approach to utilising them in a low-cost solution for touchless interaction in existing software is still missing. In this paper, we introduce the MotionInput v2.0 application. This application utilises published open-source libraries and additional gesture definitions developed to take the video stream from a standard RGB webcam as input. It then maps human motion gestures to input operations for existing applications and games. The user can choose their own preferred way of interacting from a series of motion types, including single and bi-modal hand gesturing, full-body repetitive or extremities-based exercises, head and facial movements, eye tracking, and combinations of the above. We also introduce a series of bespoke gesture recognition classifications as DirectInput triggers, including gestures for idle states, auto calibration, depth capture from a 2D RGB webcam stream and tracking of facial motions such as mouth motions, winking, and head direction with rotation. Three use case areas assisted the development of the modules: creativity software, office and clinical software, and gaming software. A collection of open-source libraries has been integrated and provide a layer of modular gesture mapping on top of existing mouse and keyboard controls in Windows via DirectX. With ease of access to webcams integrated into most laptops and desktop computers, touchless computing becomes more available with MotionInput v2.0, in a federated and locally processed method.

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