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DIY Hand Gesture Multi-Touch Using a Webcam… and Magic

1:00AM November 9, 2008 | Gizmodo US Edition

Andy Wilson, from Microsoft Research, has created a pretty impressive new way to interact with your computer, using very basic equipment and some very smart software coding. He’s managed to use a standard webcam (“like $US30,” he says) and custom software to get the cam to recognise the shapes and movement of only his hands. It’s a bit like the Wiimote hack, but already working with programs like Google Earth.

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