Abstract

The mouse is one of the great inventions of HCI (Human Computer Interaction) technology. Nowadays there are Bluetooth devices (Wireless Mouse) that are used for controlling the PC. Wireless or Bluetooth mouse technology is Present, but it’s not device-free. Bluetooth mouse requires the use of batteries and the included dongle. The presence of additional electronics in the mouse makes it difficult to use. In the proposed virtual mouse system, employing a webcam or a built-in camera for capturing hand gestures and hand tip detection using computer vision can be used to overcome these limitations. Based on the users’ hand gestures, the PC can be controlled virtually and can perform left-click, right-click, double-click, and computer cursor function just as a physical mouse, without using the physical mouse. Hence, the proposed system is very practical in this post-COVID-19 world by eliminating human intervention and dependency on devices to control the computer, As a result, the transmission of devices through physical contact by multiple users is reduced. This project promotes an approach to Human Computer Interaction (HCI) where cursor movement can be controlled using a real-time camera; it is an alternative to the current methods including manual input of buttons or changing the positions of a physical computer mouse. Instead, it utilizes a camera and computer vision technology to control various mouse events and is capable of performing every task that the physical computer mouse can