Recent advances in the field of computer vision are leading to novel and radical changes in the way we interact with computers. It will soon be possible to enable a computer linked to a video camera to detect the presence of users, track faces, arms and hands in real time, and analyze expressions and gestures. The implications for interface design are immense and are expected to have major repercussions for all areas where computers are used, from the work place to recreation. This book collects ideas and algorithms from the world's leading scientists, offering a glimpse of the radical changes around the corner that will alter the way we interact with computers in the near future. Smart Rooms : Machine Understanding Of Human Behavior / A.p. Pentland -- Gesturecomputer : History, Design And Applications / C. Maggioni And B. Kämmerer -- Human Reader : A Vision-based Man-machine Interface / K. Mase -- Visual Sensing Of Humans For Active Public Interfaces / K. Waters [and Others] -- Human-robot Interface Using Pointing With Uncalibrated Stereo Vision / R. Cipolla And N.j. Hollinghurst -- Tracking Faces / A.h. Gee And R. Cipolla -- Towards Automated, Real-time, Facial Animation / B. Bascle, A. Blake And J. Morris -- Interfacing Through Visual Pointers / C. Colombo, A. Del Bimbo And S. De Magistris -- Monocular Tracking Of The Human Arm In 3d / E. Di Bernardo, L. Goncalves And P. Perona -- Looking At People In Action : An Overview / Y. Yacoob [and Others] -- Framework For Gesture Generation And Interpretation / J. Cassell -- Model-based Interpretation Of Faces And Hand Gestures / C.j. Taylor [and Others] -- Recognition Of Hand Signs From Complex Backgrounds / J.j. Weng And Y. Cui -- Probabilistic Models Of Verbal And Body Gestures / C. Bregler [and Others] -- Looking At Human Gestures / M. Yachida And Y. Iwai. Edited By Roberto Cipolla And Alex Pentland. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 317-343). Los avances en el campo de la visión por computador están dando lugar a cambios radicales en la forma en que interactuamos con los ordenadores. En el momento de la publicación de este libro en 1998, que pronto sería posible habilitar una computadora conectada a una cámara de video para detectar la presencia de los usuarios, el seguimiento de rostros, brazos y manos en tiempo real, y analizar las expresiones y gestos. Las implicaciones para el diseño de la interfaz son inmensas y se espera que tengan repercusiones importantes para todas las áreas donde se utilizan computadoras, desde el lugar de trabajo a la recreación. Este libro recoge las ideas y los algoritmos de los principales científicos del mundo, que ofrece una visión de los cambios radicales que están alrededor de la esquina y que va a cambiar la forma en que interactúan con las computadoras en un futuro próximo Advances in the field of computer vision are leading to radical changes in the way we interact with computers. At the time of this book's publication in 1998, it would soon be possible to enable a computer linked to a video camera to detect the presence of users, track faces, arms and hands in real time, and analyse expressions and gestures. The implications for interface design are immense and are expected to have major repercussions for all areas where computers are used, from the work place to recreation. This book collects the ideas and algorithms from the world's leading scientists, offering a glimpse of the radical changes that are round the corner and which will change the way we will interact with computers in the near future With recent advances in the field of computer vision, this book collects the ideas and algorithms from the world's leading scientists where they offer a glimpse of the radical changes in computers which will change the way users interact with each computers and each other. Leading scientists describe how advances in computer vision can change how we interact with computers
