Background Machine learning is the capability of machines to interpret intelligent behavior. A subset of this is gesture recognition which allows for virtual gesture control, allowing users to manipulate the virtual environment using the real-world gestures. Current technologies available for gesture recognition are a variety of sensors to better...

­Visually impaired individuals often rely on assistive devices that attempt to encode spatial information into other means such as audio or tactile signals. However, challenges in implementation and interpretation of spatial information still exist. For instance, many existing devices still provide limited information to a user that the user must...