This is Round 2
- Check out the
[results](http://gesture.chalearn.org/)
of the first round!
NEW:
[data annotations](http://gesture.chalearn.org/data/data-annotations)
and
[examples of algorithms](http://gesture.chalearn.org/data/sample-code)
(in Matlab).
This competition is identitical to the first round of the
[CHALEARN gesture challenge](http://www.kaggle.com/c/GestureChallenge)
, the only difference is that is will be judged on
new fresh final evaluation data
. Keep informed of new data releases and new events, sign up to the
[gesturechallenge group](https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?passive=true&service=groups2&continue=http://groups.google.com/group/gesturechallenge/subscribe?note%3D1&cd=US&hl=en)
.
Similarly, there will be a
development phase
(May 7, 2012 to September 6, 2012) and a
final evaluation phase
(September 7, 2012 to September 10. 2012):
Development phase:
Create a learning system capable of learning from a single training example a gesture classification problem. Practice with
development data
(a large database of 50,000 labeled gestures is available)
 and submit predictions on-line on
validation data
to get immediate feed-back on the leaderboard. Recommended: towards the end of the development phase, submit your code for verification purpose. See the
[evaluation section](http://www.kaggle.com/c/gesture-challenge-2/details/Evaluation)
.
Final evaluation phase:
Make predictions on the
new final evaluation data
revealed at the end of the development phase. The participants will have 4 days to train their systems and upload their predictions.
Sponsors
This challenge is organized by
[CHALEARN](http://chalearn.org/)
and is sponsored in part by
[Microsoft (Kinect for Xbox 360)](http://microsoft.com)
. Other sponsors include
[Texas Instrument](http://www.ti.com/)
.
This effort was initiated by the
[DARPA Deep Learning program](http://www.darpa.mil/Our_Work/I2O/Programs/Deep_Learning.aspx)
and is supported by the US National
 Science Foundation (NSF) under grants
[ECCS 1128436](http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1128436)
and
[ECCS 1128296](http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1128296)
,
 the
[EU Pascal2 network of excellence](http://pascallin2.ecs.soton.ac.uk/Challenges/)
.
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of
 the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the sponsors.