11. A computer-readable storage device storing computer-readable instructions for using a gesture shortcut in a system that takes user gestures as input to an application, said computer-readable instructions, based at least on being executed on a processor, causing the processor to perform operations comprising: receiving data captured by a capture device, the data corresponding to a user motion or pose; determining, based on the data, a first output identifying that the user motion or pose corresponds to the user performing a shortcut of a full gesture, a performance of the shortcut of the full gesture identifying an input to the application also identified by performance of the full gesture, the shortcut of the full gesture comprising a subset of a user motion or pose comprising the full gesture; sending the first output to the application; determining, based on the data, a second output identifying that the user motion or pose corresponds to the user performing the full gesture; sending the second output to the application; recognizing the first output and the second output as identifying the same intended gesture input to the application; and based at least on recognizing the shortcut of the full gesture and the full gesture within a predetermined amount of time as identifying the same intended gesture input to the application, the application using only either the shortcut of the full gesture or the full gesture as the intended gesture input to the application.
11. A computer-readable storage device storing computer-readable instructions for using a gesture shortcut in a system that takes user gestures as input to an application, said computer-readable instructions, based at least on being executed on a processor, causing the processor to perform operations comprising: receiving data captured by a capture device, the data corresponding to a user motion or pose; determining, based on the data, a first output identifying that the user motion or pose corresponds to the user performing a shortcut of a full gesture, a performance of the shortcut of the full gesture identifying an input to the application also identified by performance of the full gesture, the shortcut of the full gesture comprising a subset of a user motion or pose comprising the full gesture; sending the first output to the application; determining, based on the data, a second output identifying that the user motion or pose corresponds to the user performing the full gesture; sending the second output to the application; recognizing the first output and the second output as identifying the same intended gesture input to the application; and based at least on recognizing the shortcut of the full gesture and the full gesture within a predetermined amount of time as identifying the same intended gesture input to the application, the application using only either the shortcut of the full gesture or the full gesture as the intended gesture input to the application. 14. The computer-readable storage device of claim 11 , wherein the first output is indicative of providing the input to the application, the application associates providing the input to the application with a score or achievement, and wherein sending the first output to the application comprises: sending the first output to the application, the application associating the first output with a smaller score or achievement than had the input to the application been provided through performance of the full gesture.