Innovation - Embedded systems
Gestural interaction and virtual sales tools
New man/machine interfaces (particularly "gestural" interfaces) and virtual worlds are growing fields of applications. Here we show that such technological environments can be considered for sales in the not-too-distant future. We offer a tool controlled by gestures, allowing customers to browse and interact within a virtual 3D retail space. The presented prototype offers a vision of online sales that goes beyond the methods currently used, while putting forward numerous motivating issues for research. In all likelihood, this class of tool will see substantial growth.
Keywords: Virtual reality Human-machine interaction Interaction gesture Virtual sales ALCOVE