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ArticleOpen Access http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/aitcs.2025.06.002

A YOLOv8-based Static Gesture Recognition System for Contactless Human-computer Interaction in Public Service Scenarios

Jiaming Shen

Hohhot No.2 High School, Hohhot 010000, Inner Mongolia, China.

*Corresponding author: Jiaming Shen

Published: September 2,2025

Abstract

With the increasing prevalence of public self-service terminals, traditional touch-based human-computer interaction (HCI) methods face significant challenges in terms of hygiene, efficiency, and accessibility. This study focuses on the need for contactless interaction in public settings and proposes a static gesture recognition system based on the YOLOv8 object detection framework. The system supports natural gesture-based control for commands such as "Confirm,"  "Cancel,"  "Scroll Up," and "Scroll Down." A hybrid dataset combining a public benchmark (HaGRID) and a custom-built gesture image set was constructed to train the model. Leveraging YOLOv8's efficient architecture, the system implements an end-to-end recognition-to-feedback pipeline optimized for real-time performance on macOS devices. Experimental results demonstrate strong performance in terms of accuracy (92.6%), inference speed (38.7 FPS), and mean average precision (mAP@0.5 = 84.3%), surpassing conventional models. Finally, limitations in generalization, dynamic gesture recognition, and customization are discussed, along with future directions including dynamic modeling and multimodal integration to enhance adaptability and intelligence.

Keywords

YOLOv8; Gesture recognition; Contactless interaction; Human-computer interac-tion; Public service system; Edge deployment

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How to cite this paper

A YOLOv8-based Static Gesture Recognition System for Contactless Human-computer Interaction in Public Service Scenarios

How to cite this paper: Jiaming Shen. (2025) A YOLOv8-based Static Gesture Recognition System for Contactless Human-computer Interaction in Public Service Scenarios. Advance in Information Technology and Computer Science2(1), 6-13.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/aitcs.2025.06.002