GiMeSpace CamControl

GiMeSpace CamControl from GiMeSpace lets you control your computer by making gestures in front of your webcam! You can simulate mouse movements, the keyboard cursor keys, or control the GiMeSpace virtual desktop managers. You control the computer by making movements with a flat hand in front of your webcam.

There are 3 gestures:

• Move in a horizontal direction while your hand is vertical.
• Move in a vertical direction while your hand is horizontal.
• Move in a horizontal direction with two hands, making a "zooming" gesture.

Controlling GiMeSpace desktop managers. You need a version that supports it. These are the minimum versions:

• GiMeSpace Free Edition version 1.2.0
• GiMeSpace Desktop Extender version 2.3.0
• GiMeSpace Ultimate Taskbar version 2.3.0
• GiMeSpace Desktop Extender 3D version 3.1.0

You can adjust the sensitivity and the scroll and movement speeds with the trackbars; you will need to experiment a bit to find the ideal settings.

Low CPU load. While developing the program, most effort went into minimizing the load on your CPU, so it can even run on low-powered netbooks without affecting other programs much. According to the developer, this is a major difference from other camera-tracking software, which uses far more CPU power: GiMeSpace CamControl uses about 4% of a 2 GHz dual-core processor and about 15% of a 1.6 GHz single-core netbook.