Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Zhimin Ren

Yang Liu

Xin Tong

Xiang Cao

Takaaki Shiratori

Nobuyuki Umetani

Yupeng Zhang

Teng Han

An intuitive interface may allow users of a computing device (e.g., children, etc.) to create imaginary three dimensional (3D) objects of any shape using body gestures performed by the users as a primary or only input. A user may make motions while in front of an imaging device that senses movement of the user. The interface may allow first-person and/or third person interaction during creation of objects, which may map a body of a user to a body of an object presented by a display. In an example process, the user may start by scanning an arbitrary body gesture into an initial shape of an object. Next, the user may perform various gestures using his body, which may result in various edits to the object. After the object is completed, the object may be animated, possibly based on movements of the user.

Object creation using body gestures

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Zhimin Ren