Sign-language media

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Sign-language media are media based on a media system for sign languages. Interfaces in sign-language media are built on the complex grammar structure of sign languages. Generally media are built for or written languages, and are often not compatible with sign languages.

Sign-language media have specific characteristics:

  • Sound is absent, or on very low frequencies (bass).
  • No, or very little, text is used.
  • A specific camera frame for close-ups.

Milestones[]

  • Analog era:
    • Film - Sign-language media is born. The first sign-language film is created in 1902.[1]
    • Video - Sign-language magazines on video are distributed.
  • Digital era:
    • Digital video and software - Sign-language interfaces are created to browse content.
    • World wide web - Information in sign language becomes available for everyone.
    • The videophone and webcam - Sign-language telecommunication becomes possible.
    • Mobile videotelephony - UMTS provides support for sign-language telecommunications.
    • Vlogs - Sign-language newssites start booming with the protest against Jane Fernandes.
    • Production of sign-language videos using computer-generated avatars instead of images of a real person.[2][3][4]
    • Sign-language videos[5] in various form of signs are being produced using a real

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ http://libguides.gallaudet.edu/content.php?pid=120564&sid=1037883
  2. ^ Michael Kipp, Alexis Heloir, Quan Nguyen. Sign language avatars: Animation and comprehensibility. Volume 6895 of the series Lecture Notes in Computer Science pp 113-126. Link to article by Kipp, Heloir, and Nguyen.
  3. ^ Sarah Ebling. 2013. Evaluating a Swiss German Sign Language Avatar among the Deaf Community. Link to access
  4. ^ Link to Spanish Sign Language videos done by software
  5. ^ https://www.jw.org/ase/library/videos/#ase/categories/VODStudio


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