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HeadBanger: tracking head position as a controller

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HeadBanger: tracking head position as a controller. / Oppenheim, Matthew; Sly, Zak.
In: Communication Matters, Vol. 28, No. 2, 08.2014, p. 34-36.

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Harvard

Oppenheim, M & Sly, Z 2014, 'HeadBanger: tracking head position as a controller', Communication Matters, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 34-36. <https://sites.google.com/site/hardwaremonkey/home/headgesture>

APA

Oppenheim, M., & Sly, Z. (2014). HeadBanger: tracking head position as a controller. Communication Matters, 28(2), 34-36. https://sites.google.com/site/hardwaremonkey/home/headgesture

Vancouver

Oppenheim M, Sly Z. HeadBanger: tracking head position as a controller. Communication Matters. 2014 Aug;28(2):34-36.

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Oppenheim, Matthew ; Sly, Zak. / HeadBanger : tracking head position as a controller. In: Communication Matters. 2014 ; Vol. 28, No. 2. pp. 34-36.

Bibtex

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title = "HeadBanger: tracking head position as a controller",
abstract = "Prolonged use of head buttons can lead to user dissatisfaction, fatigue and rejection of the technology. At Beaumont College, Lancaster, we have been experimenting with a system to enable the operation of virtual controls through head movement without the need for physical buttons. We have written custom software to repurpose off the shelf equipment to implement this idea. The operator interacts with the system through head motion and no markers need to be worn. ",
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RIS

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KW - Kinect

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