Gesture recognition

Held on the first Friday of every month, Just Bust is an all ages open mic held in downtown Madison. Individuals can dance, rap, sing, or perform poetry. It is free and open to anyone who is willing to listen or perform. Just Bust is led by the Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives(OMAI), whose mission is to provide innovative, culturally relevant hip-hop art programs to inspire engagement, learning, and activism for diverse communities. It is a safe environment to make yourself heard, since…

skills for an individual. Many of the greatest conductors have spent decades perfecting their craft and creating their style, while building their musicality. One element that sets apart the greatest of conductors is expressivity. Proper expressive gesture can influence not only audience perception of an ensemble, but also the ensemble sound. The notion that expression can influence ensemble sound…

Adults tend to make gestures when they communicate whether intentional or not. It generally helps the speaker express their thoughts, and research shows it makes the listener comprehend the information more extensively. Since gesture and speech are so closely correlated, they are often thought of as a single unified system. Hand gestures are generally used universally but vary throughout different parts of the world. For example, a V sign with fingers may indicate peace in some areas of the…

Women complain that men do not listen or are unsupportive because of their lack of body language that shows they listen. Women are used to talking to their friends using eye contact or supportive gestures showing the person sharing that they are listening. Men on the other hand also get frustrated from women. “Men expect silent attention interpret a stream of listener noise as overreaction or impatience,” and that is what women do the majority of…

The story Deaf Like Me begins with a young married couple, Louise and Thomas Spradley, waking up in the middle of the night and panicking about the child they are expecting. Louise is five months pregnant with the couple 's second child. They already have a three and a half year old one named Bruce who became ill last summer. When taking him to the doctors, Louise finds out that Bruce has German measles, or rubella. The doctor notifies Louise that if she is pregnant there can be possible…

I do not use hand gesture when I am communicating; however, I do notice that my family and people in my culture use hand gesture to help facilitate their points when they are communicating. Leslie also states that in her culture hand gesture is prevalent (Leanos, Leslie). She uses the example that when she talks about height her hand gesture would be to place it at the position to help show how tall or short it is. I believe that hand gesture is common in both our cultures because…

able to have a conversation or speak, so they have to use hand gestures or facial expressions in order to get a point across. The textbook defines Nonverbal Communication as “communication other than written or spoken language that creates meaning (Beebe, Beebe, and Ivy, 2007)”. Similar to how people can often misinterpret what someone is trying to say, the same thing can happen with nonverbal communication. Different expressions, gestures, or ways to communicate without speaking are often not…

All over the world, you find the diversity of different ethnics, race, and cultures. All of these are unique and special in their own way The deaf culture is different but they are still the same. The deaf culture is amazing in so many ways and I 'll tell you why. Some might see the deaf as handicap incapable of some ability. They have their own way in the way they talk or listening to another talk of communication. No one really knows where who or when the whole sign language began It is an…

in our group put equal effort in the work and there were no slackers in our group. At times I just hoped all my group member did their part and I was always nervous for them. Zachary had good eye contact and his tone was informative but his hand gestures were a little…

performance and expression. One of the components Meeta Pandit utilized during her performance was the use of her hands. Meeta Pandit appeared to use musical gestures with her hands to signify different ragas or tones. Meeta utilized her hands as a tala for signaling rhythms to the table player. Furthermore, Metta Pandit’s hand gestures to me were telling or guiding the audience through a story. Which has great…