Hand Gestures as Communication

iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I wish to thank the Georgia Institute of Technology for providing me with a well-rounded education and exposure to the many facets of self-improvement through education. Specifically I would to thank my committee that includes my advisor Dr. Claudia R. Winegarden, and my committee Mr. Abir Mullick and Mr. Jon Sanford for taking a keen interest in my education and thesis. Throughout the process of creating this study, their expertise was of the utmost importance for this design study. I would like to thank my grandparents, parents, brother and sister-in-law, for always being supportive of my interests and direction. I would also like to thank my fiancé Nirali Parekh for being the most understanding and supportive person I have ever known.