Gestures in assisted living environments

Abstract

This paper is concerned with multimodal assisted living environments, particularly based on gesture interaction. The research of ambient assisted living is about the provision of a safe, comfortable, and inde-pendent lifestyle at a domestic environment. We refer to spatial gestures and gesture recognition software and present an observational user study related to gestures in the Bremen Ambient Assisted Living Lab (BAALL), a 60m 2 apart-ment suitable for the elderly and people with physical or cognitive impairments. © 2012 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.