Communicating with computer involves use of touch screens, wireless/wired mouse along with keyboards. In this paper, we propose a "Human Computer Interfacing Device" mapping Hand Gestures, most intuitive communication gesture [1][2], to communicate with computers, robots and other household electronic devices. Developments in field of communication have enabled computer commands being executed using hand gestures. This proposed novel solution achieves effective interaction with Internet giving quality feedback, intuitive control with complete mobility. Simple inertial navigation sensor like an accelerometer is utilized to get dynamic/static profile of movement to navigate the mouse or gyroscope to rotate 3-D virtual objects. Accelerometer profiles are converted into wireless interactivity. The device involves non-tactile interaction with computer screen where mouse pointer reacts to and manipulates screen content in accordance with hand gestures. The applications envisioned: interaction using gesture technology for effective communication empowering physically challenged to interact with computers including 3-D graphic interactions and simulations.

In this poster we present an interaction language for the manipulation of an elastic deformable 2.5D display. We discuss a range of gestures to interact and directly deform the surface. To demonstrate these affordances and the associated interactions, we present a scenario of a topographic data viewer using this prototype system.

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This video introduces 'Cheers' -ice cubes that measure alcohol consumption, illuminate to give visual feedback and strobe to the ambient music.Alcohol deserves a separate chapter in the history of humanity for as long as history has been recorded there has been a mention of alcohol consumption is some form or the other. Alcohol has been more than often attributed to the source of creativity by poets, artists and inventors; the source of bonding by soldiers, businessmen and nobles; and the source of ruined lives by mothers, mentors and wives.Efforts to control alcohol consumption with monitoring devices has failed in the past, the reason is attributed to the fact that these monitoring devices scream a troubled individual to others and reinforces a feeling of being watched over for the user. The approach this device called 'Cheers' takes is that of designing a system that would monitor consumption giving salient feedback as well as be interactive and cool enough to fit naturally into the social atmosphere.The cubes change color from green to orange to red to indicate increased consumption. The device communicates with the smartphone over IR to text a contact as set in the app in case of an emergency.Cheers aims to make alcohol consumption both responsible and fun. Cheers!