CUSTOMIZED GESTURE INTERPRETATION

The technology disclosed relates to filtering gestures, according to one implementation. In particular, it relates to distinguishing between interesting gestures from non-interesting gestures in a three-dimensional (3D) sensory space by comparing characteristics of user-defined reference gestures against characteristics of actual gestures performed in the 3D sensory space. Based on the comparison, a set of gestures of interest are filtered from all the gestures performed in the 3D sensory space. The technology disclosed also relates to customizing gesture interpretation for a particular user, according to another implementation. In particular, it relates to setting parameters for recognizing gestures by prompting the user to select values for characteristics of the gestures. In one implementation, the technology disclosed includes performing characteristic focused demonstrations of boundaries of the gesture. It further includes testing the interpretation of gestures by prompting the user to perform complete gesture demonstrations and receiving evaluation from the user regarding the interpretation.