Inspiration
Going through folders to start an application is tedious, and placing all the application on the desktop quickly fills up the screen with too many icons. I wanted to reduce the time used to find these applications and time used to clean up desktop screens, and I wanted to allow people to interact with their computers in a more efficient manner.
What it does
It allows people to interact with their computer without having to touch it.
How I built it
I borrowed a Leap-Motion sensor from MLH and learned how it functioned by reading the documentations. I proceeded to use what I learned to make a java application where certain hand gestures trigger certain events. For example, displaying your palm with fingers pointing upward will open up MSPaint.
Challenges I ran into
Challenges I ran into was determining whether to use a Listener where a new thread is made just to do the job for detecting and analyzing frames or to use polling. I ended up using polling which allowed me to determine when I needed to read each frame and allowed me to store values resulting from each frame.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
My application is able to open other certain applications with hand gestures. When finished interacting with each application, displaying two hands to the sensor signals it to close the process.
What I learned
I learned how to use the API provided by Leap Motion and the concepts behind their technology.
What's next for CMS
I would like to expand the range of hand gestures to open up more different applications. I would also like to implement a way for people to write with hand signals (ex: sign language).
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