1. A media and gesture recognition method using a computer system, the method comprising: viewing and generating a digital representation of a printed media using an electronic visual sensor during a first interaction session; identifying the printed media using the digital representation of the printed media; retrieving information corresponding to the viewed printed media from a computer system database; using the electronic visual sensor to view at least a first gesture of a user relative to at least a portion of the printed media; interpreting the first finger gesture as a first command; and based at least in part on the first gesture and the retrieved information, providing at least a portion of the retrieved information.