sEditor: A Prototype for a Sign Language Interfacing System

Sign languages are as capable of expressing human thoughts and emotions as traditional (spoken) languages. The distinctive visual and spatial nature of sign languages makes it difficult to develop an interfacing system as a communication medium platform for sign language users. This paper targets th...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on human-machine systems 2014-08, Vol.44 (4), p.499-510
Main Authors: Beifang Yi, Xusheng Wang, Harris, Frederick C., Dascalu, Sergiu M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Artificial intelligence
Assistive technology
Biological system modeling
Body parts
Computer science
control theory
systems
Computer systems and distributed systems. User interface
Editors
Emotions
Exact sciences and technology
Gesture recognition
Graphical user interfaces
Human
human gesture simulation
interactive systems
Linguistics
Pattern recognition. Digital image processing. Computational geometry
Platforms
Pragmatics
Rendering (computer graphics)
sign language
Software
Software engineering
Speech and sound recognition and synthesis. Linguistics
Virtual environments
Virtual humans
Visual
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Summary:Sign languages are as capable of expressing human thoughts and emotions as traditional (spoken) languages. The distinctive visual and spatial nature of sign languages makes it difficult to develop an interfacing system as a communication medium platform for sign language users. This paper targets this problem by presenting some explorations in the areas of computer graphics, interface design, and human-computer interaction with emphasis on software development and implementation. We propose a sign language interfacing system, as a working platform, that can be used to create virtual human body parts, simulate virtual gestures, and construct, manage, and edit sign language linguistic parts. It is expected that the system and the results presented in this paper would provide an example for the future sign language "editor."
ISSN:2168-2291
2168-2305
DOI:10.1109/TSMC.2014.2316743