Computer-assisted culture learning in an online augmented reality environment based on free-hand gesture interaction

IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 107-117

  Yang, Mau Tsuen ^a   Liao, Wan Che ^a  

^a NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Augmented reality; computer assisted language learning; gesture recognition; VECAR

Indexed keywords

AUGMENTED REALITY; COMMUNICATION; GESTURE RECOGNITION; PRODUCT DESIGN; TEACHING;

COMPUTER ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING; CULTURAL PRACTICES; GESTURE INTERACTION; INTER-PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS; INTUITIVE INTERACTION; REAL TIME INTERACTIONS; THREE DIMENSIONAL SPACE; VECAR;

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION;

EID: 84901403463     PISSN: 19391382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TLT.2014.2307297     Document Type: Article

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