We present a method to recognize hand gestures, based on a pattern recognition technique developed by McConnell [16] employing histograms of local orientation. We use the orientation histogram as a feature vector for gesture class cation and interpolation. This method is simple and fast to compute, and o ers some robustness to scene illumination changes. We have implemented a real-time version,...

This paper discusses an evolution in North Indian instruments in the designing of technology to capture gestures from a performing artist. Modified traditional instruments use sensor technology and microcontrollers to digitize gestures, enabling a computer to analyze performance to synthesize sound and visual meaning. Specifically, systems were built to capture data from three traditional North...

Introduction Gestures, the spontaneous hand or body movements that normally accompany face-to-face conversation, are potentially an important component of interpersonal communication. This paper presents an episode of conversation among physics students and a teaching assistant in which gestures figure prominently in the discussion. My purpose is to illustrate that attention to gestures can be ...

In order to ensure smooth turn-taking between conversational participants, interlocutors must have ways of providing information to one another about whether they have finished speaking or intend to continue. The current work investigates Swedish speakers’ use of hand gestures in conjunction with turn change or turn hold in unrestricted, spontaneous speech. As has been reported by other researc...

jarun namah is an illustrated epopee that belonged to the second half of safavid period and isfahan painting style. it reserved in great britain museum. poetry of the book attributed to qadri shirazi. the story is about a battle between iran and portuguese army in the time of shah abbas i, also describes the battle scenes and courage of safavid commanders army. manuscript contains 10 miniatures...