Gesture
hideA gesture is a form of non-verbal communication made with a part of the body, used instead of or in combination with verbal communication. The language of gesture allows individuals to express a variety of feelings and thoughts, from contempt and hostility to approval and affection. Most people use gestures and body language in addition to words when they speak. The use of gesture as language by some ethnic groups is more common than in others, and the amount of such gesturing that is considered culturally acceptable varies from one location to the next.
Gesticulation: any movement made by a foreigner. (J. B. Morton)
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News tagged with gestures
Scientists: Man controlled robotic hand with thoughts
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(AP) -- A group of European scientists said Wednesday they have successfully connected a robotic hand to an amputee, allowing him to feel sensations in the artificial limb and control it with his thoughts.
iPhone Software That Controls Robot Movements (w/ Video)
Nov 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- At the graduate school of media design at Keio University in Tokyo, a project called "Walky" is under developed. Researchers have developed specifically designed software for the iPhone that ...
Microsoft Researchers Developing Muscle-Based PC Interface (w/ Video)
Technology / Computer Sciences
Oct 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Microsoft researches have teamed up with the University of Washington and the University of Toronto to develop a muscle-controlled interface that allows for hands-free, gesture-driven interaction ...
Ein, Zwei, Molson Dry? Researcher says hand gesturing to count in foreign countries can be tricky
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 29, 2009 |
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If you are planning to do some Oktoberfesting in Germany, you may want to pay attention to how you order your beverages. The server is not giving you a three-for-the-price-of-two beer special; you're holding up the wrong ...
Translate this: 'cognition-strength interfaces'
Jul 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A highly ambitious European project used basic cognitive function, eye-tracking and keystroke logging as the starting point for the study of human-computer interaction for translation. It ...
3-year-olds get the point
Apr 06, 2009 |
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Dogs and small children who share similar social environments appear to understand human gestures in comparable ways, according to Gabriella Lakatos from Eötvös University in Budapest, Hungary, and her team. Looking at how ...
Bird can 'read' human gaze
Apr 02, 2009 |
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We all know that people sometimes change their behavior when someone is looking their way. Now, a new study reported online on April 2nd in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, shows that jackdaws—birds related to cro ...
Wag the Robot? Brown scientists build robot that responds to human gestures
Mar 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Imagine a day when you turn to your own personal robot, give it a task and then sit down and relax, confident that your robot is doing exactly what you wanted it to do.
Gestures lend a hand in learning mathematics
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 24, 2009 |
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Gesturing helps students develop new ways of understanding mathematics, according to research at the University of Chicago.
Researcher investigates how the gestures of the blind differ across cultures
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Gestures serve an important role in language learning and development, and differ depending upon the language and culture, notes a Georgia State University researcher who is investigating how children born ...
Deaf children use hands to invent own way of communicating
Feb 15, 2009 |
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Deaf children are able to develop a language-like gesture system by making up hand signs and using homemade systems to increase their communication as they grow, just as children with conventional spoken language, research ...
How gorilla gestures point to evolution of human language
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Feb 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of St Andrews have discovered that gorillas have a more extensive repertoire of gestures than any other mammal.
