Abstract: A method of interacting with a mobile computing device and a secondary device comprising configuring a distributed application platform on the mobile computing device to receive a gesture input by a video stream, convert it into multiple frames wherein each frame is extracted and particular predefined gestures are identified based on spatiotemporal features of the stream of frames, the gestures, when used in isolation, act as an input to the distributed application, which by extension includes the mobile device, without physically touching, to control interaction of the end user with the mobile computing device and displaying output to a secondary display device with network functionality, the platform also allowing for the user to compose complex control flows originating and spanning several devices and their integrated sensors by combining input from multiple sensors on multiple devices.