Recognizing visual gestures may be useful for explicit control at a distance adding context to a conversation, and monitoring human activity. We have recognition view-based gesture developed a real-time, system, in software only on a standard PC, with the goal environment for children. The of enabling an interactive initial prototype system reacts to the user's gestures by making sounds(e.g., playing virtual bongo drums) and displaying animations(e.g., a bird flapping its wings along with the user).