Gesture-controlled technology allows users to engage in virtual activities with motion and movements similar to what they would use in the real world to manipulate content intuitively. The idea that simple gestures can be used to control computers is opening the way to a host of input devices that look and feel very different from the keyboard and mouse — and that are increasingly enabling our devices to infer meaning from the movements and gestures we make. Voice control is used to control devices by means of the human voice.
MS Kinect allows computers to recognise and interpret voice and natural physical gestures as a means of control. It is dramatically changing the way in which people interact with computers. In our experiment, we look at the potential value of using Kinect in the lecture room to deliver PowerPoint presentations. We test its feasibility and reliability to control MS PowerPoint slides using voice and gesture control.