Kinect-Based Systems For Maritime Operation Simulators?

Maritime operations involve complex tasks that must be taught through practical training. Using modern technologies offshore simulators can serve as realistic environment for training. The degree of immersiveness can be increased by replacing conventional input devices (keyboards, joysticks) with natural user interface (NUI) devices. This paper surveys different NUI technologies and advocates that vision-based systems, such as Microsoft Kinect, can provide gesture recognition with high fidelity. The unobtrusiveness of vision-based technologies is highly important to avoid user resistance and preserve realism of the simulation.