YoHa
AI
hand tracking
SHOW HN2021
How HN took it
8 positive, 17 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 8 critical, out of 35 comments about the project. Thread score +0.02.
Idea: 3 for, 3 againstDesign: 3 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Demo is intuitive and the website explains the product quickly.
From 2 comments
The demo really sells it here [1]. It's amazingly intuitive and easy to use, it should be a part of video-conferencing software. [1] https://handtracking.io/draw_demo/
gitgud on HNThis is a GREAT website, I can understand what it does with zero clicks, zero scrolls. Really great, congratulations, I hope that I can find a way to apply this lesson to my SaaS.
tomcooks on HN
Good potential for education and accessibility uses.
From 2 comments
Great idea which is brilliantly executed. So many educational uses, well done.
adnanc on HNSo does the real world. Things are hard to do with disabilities. That's what the word means. This has great potential, and it's not worth shutting down because some people aren't…
rpmisms on HN
Objections
Not production ready and not open source; source is distributed as binaries.
From 2 comments
It's like an initial beta of the software - it's not production ready. I can't imagine this adding value to a meeting _yet_. Seems promising though.
Graffur on HNWas wondering how easy it'd be to port to native mobile, so went looking for the source code, but doesn't appear to actually be open source. The meat is distributed as binary…
programmarchy on HN
Demo fails on some devices such as Chromebook and iOS Chrome.
From 2 comments
The demo doesn't seem to work on my chromebook. Maybe it's too underpowered? Web page doesn't say anything after `Warming up...` and the latest message in the browser console is:…
eminence32 on HNDemo keeps crashing on iOS.
lost-found on HN
Excludes users with non-standard numbers of limbs or fingers.
From 1 comment
I think these tools are super interesting, but I tools like this marginalize users with non-standard number of limbs or fingers.
itake on HN
Requests
Two-hand support.
From 2 comments
That's an interesting idea. I have not tried to build something similar but a humble word of caution that I want to put out is that no matter what kind of ML you use the…
b-3-n on HNThank you for this inspiring question. For interpreting sign language you need multi-hand support which YoHa is currently lacking. Apart from that you likely also need to account…
b-3-n on HN
An undo gesture.
From 1 comment
An "undo" gesture seems necessary, it was a bit too easy to accidentally wipe the screen. Aside from that, this is fantastic! Love to see what WASM is enabling these days on the…
phailhaus on HN
Browser extension or desktop gesture control.
From 2 comments
That's nice but I'd also want it for general desktop stuff. So I guess it would have to be sitting on my machine. For example hand gestures to switch the desktop workspace. Swipe…
borplk on HNVery impressive. I want something like this so I can bind hand gestures to commands. For example scroll down on a page by a hand gesture.
borplk on HN
Questions
Can it translate sign language?
From 2 comments
My first question is whether this has the capability of being adapted to interpret/translate American Sign Language (ASL)?
inetsee on HNCould it be used to translate sign language signs to written or spoken words, I wonder.
kseistrup on HN
How does it handle different skin tones?
From 1 comment
I've been working on a couple of chording keyboard designs and was thinking I might be able to create a virtual keyboard using this library. It would be nice to also be able to…
smoyer on HN
Alternatives named
Leap Motion
From 1 comment
Also look at leap motion. https://www.ultraleap.com/product/leap-motion-controller/ (tip: mouser has them in stock and usually the best price) with midipaw…
hondadriver on HN
Google MediaPipe
From 1 comment
This architecture was also used in the link referenced when bringing up alternative implementations: https://github.com/google/mediapipe/issues/877#issuecomment-929615654
boxfire on HN
TAFFI pinch detection
From 1 comment
This reminds me of TAFFI [0], a pinching gesture recognition algorithm that is surprisingly easy to implement with classical computer vision techniques. [0]…
tjchear on HN