Mouse pointer control through natural user interface using kinect camera

A current trend in computer controlling is using new technologies such as touchscreens, voice control, ges­ ture or movement control. This paper describes the development of an applica­tion that can control the Windows mouse pointer through movements and gestures of the user's hand. The system uses the Kinect Sensor, developed by Microsoft, and its implementation is based on the Soft­ware Development Kit for Kinect, and Visual Studio 2010.