Title :
Implementation and Evaluation of the Gesture Interface for Object Based e-Learning System
Author :
Nagata, Kazuo ; Dounoue, Satoshi ; Koshi, Kazuhiro ; Miyoshi, Masazumi ; Kiyota, Kimiyasu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf., Commun. & Electron. Eng., Kumamoto Nat. Coll. of Technol., Kumamoto, Japan
Abstract :
The basis of the e-learning system used in most educational institutions is a character representation by a web browser. This has caused a decrease in usability. It´s user interface is not easy for beginners. Therefore, the user comes to have to study the manner of operation of the system before original study. This paper proposes the GI (Gesture Interface) as an operation method for e-learning system. Users can operate e-learning system viscerally by using GI. We have implemented and evaluated some gestures for object based e-learning system that has made on Adobe Flash. This system recognizes two positions and motions of user´s fingers from an USB web camera. This allows users to give the system several gestures.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; distance learning; gesture recognition; online front-ends; Adobe Flash; USB web camera; character representation; educational institutions; gesture interface; motion recognition; object based e-learning system; position recognition; user interface; web browser; Cameras; Educational institutions; Educational technology; Electronic learning; Fingers; HTML; Information systems; Systems engineering and theory; Usability; User interfaces;
Conference_Titel :
Innovative Computing, Information and Control (ICICIC), 2009 Fourth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kaohsiung
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5543-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICICIC.2009.238
