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Math tutoring platform with a "webcam blackboard"

My idea is for a math tutoring platform that makes it as easy as possible for tutors to connect with students. A pain point for tutors are when students cancel at the last minute, or don't show up. A way around this is to conduct the tutoring sessions entirely through a video chat, but this complicates written communication. Rather than requiring the tutor and student to write math using a stylus, it would be awesome to use deep learning to allow both sides to "write" in the air with their finger or a pen.

Thoughts? Anyone know of something similar that already exists?

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Ideas and Validation
on March 6, 2020
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    Transcribing motion via video would be amazing, think there could be bigger markets than tutoring. Have you already explored how this can be done?

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      There are definitely other applications of computer vision. I just picked one that I can relate to. I would be interested to explore other ideas once I get comfortable with the tools I'm working with.

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      I've been playing with open cv: https://docs.opencv.org/master/d1/dfb/intro.html. Haven't gotten to the point where I can track an object yet, but I'm pretty certain it is possible.

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