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Computer Vision Interaction for Virtual Reality

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Progress in Artificial Intelligence — IBERAMIA 98 (IBERAMIA 1998)

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As virtual reality evolves towards more natural interfaces, new contact less interaction based on gesture recognition is unfolding. This interaction is supported on geometric, dynamic and cognitive modelling of gestures. As well as other branches of artificial intelligence, computer vision plays an important role in this modelling.

The purpose of this paper is to describe how computer vision is helping to develop virtual reality and present some interfaces developed in our laboratory.

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  1. Laboratorio Nacional de Informática Avanzada, A.C. Rébsamen 80, c.p. 91090, Xalapa, Veracruz, México

    Homero V. Ríos Figueroa & Joaquín Peña Acevedo

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Ríos Figueroa, H.V., Acevedo, J.P. (1998). Computer Vision Interaction for Virtual Reality. In: Coelho, H. (eds) Progress in Artificial Intelligence — IBERAMIA 98. IBERAMIA 1998. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 1484. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-49795-1_23

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