gesture-based

Operated by movements

Gesture-based describes interfaces or systems controlled by physical movements rather than buttons, keyboards, or voice commands.

A gesture-based touchscreen responds to swipes and pinches.

Gesture-based gaming uses body motion as input: The gesture-based controls let players swing an imaginary sword.

The term appears most often in discussions of user interface design.

interface

touchscreen

Input-sensitive display panel

  • swipeQuick sliding motion
  • pinchSqueeze with fingertips
  • tapValve controlling liquid flow

multitouch · haptic · trackpad · stylus · finger · scroll · zoom · rotate · drag · flick

communication

sign language

Visual-gestural communication system

  • ASLManual visual communication system
  • deafUnable to hear
  • signingInscribing one's name

handshape · fingerspelling · interpreter · nonverbal · pantomime · mudra · gesticulation · body language · expression · symbolic

accessibility

hands-free

Operable without holding

disability · inclusive · universal design · motor impairment · ergonomic · touchless · intuitive · low-effort · customizable · accommodation

technology

motion-capture

Body movement recording technology

camera · tracking · recognition · sensor · wearable · VR · AR · contactless · infrared · computer vision

Opposites
input method type

gesture-basedvoice-activated

Operated by spoken commands

text-based · command-line · menu-driven · touch-screen · remote-controlled

interaction continuity

gesture-basedon-off

Having two states only

push-button · point-and-click

body involvement

gesture-basedhands-free

Operable without holding

touchless · brain-computer interface · thought-controlled · neural interface · passive

Family

gesture, gestures, gestured, gesturing, gestural, base, based, basing, bases

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