Hand Gesture and Face Activity Recognition

Biometric recognition system is essential requirement for identification and recognition of human activity and behaviour. Human computer interaction also becoming popular and easier with the use of hand gesture and facial activity recognition techniques in comparison to traditional human computer interaction devices like keyboard, mouse, joystick and game pad. The chapter concern primarily with the understanding of different hand gesture and face activity recognition concepts. Examine the different hand gesture techniques and face activity recognition processes with proper steps and also provide comparative study of different available popular techniques in the field with their advantages and drawbacks. The chapter will also focus on benefits of above techniques for society and future research scope in the field of hand gesture and face activity recognition