18. A gesture recognition apparatus comprising: an input assembly comprising a glove having hand sensors configured to detect hand movement, an elbow sensor configured to detect forearm movement, an arm sensor configured to detect arm orientation, and a shoulder sensor configured to detect arm rotation, said input assembly further comprising a frame having an upper arm section and a forearm section, said upper arm section and said forearm section coupled together by a hinge; and a computer connected to said input assembly and configured to generate an output corresponding to the detected hand movement, forearm movement, or arm rotation.
25. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein said glove includes a finger accelerometer, a thumb accelerometer, a first back hand accelerometer on a back of said glove configured to detect vertical orientation and movement of said glove, and a second back hand accelerometer on the back of said glove configured to detect axial orientation and movement of said glove with respect to the forearm sensor.