[sw-l] Learn SignWriting by Videophone ;-)

[Shane Gilchrist Ó hEorpa]

Yeah, audio on dlink dvc1000 isnt really reliant :-(

The audio did give out during a demo in Belfast last year - and of course,
the deaf audience smiled, saying "Well, what's the point in having the
audio? We can sign, no?"

;)

Yes, it can happen if u have interpreters etc

Shane


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu [mailto:owner-sw-
> l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu] On Behalf Of Valerie Sutton
> Sent: 08 May 2005 17:38
> To: sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu
> Subject: Re: [sw-l] Learn SignWriting by Videophone ;-)
>
> SignWriting List
> May 8, 2005
>
> Learn SignWriting by Videophone continued...
>
> Yesterday, May 7, 2005, was our first SignWriting presentation by
> videophone! There were good and bad points, and some of the bad can be
> fixed quite easily, now that I understand it better.
>
> How did it work?
>
> 1. The technicians at the school gave me their IP address (broadband
> internet connection address). I then programmed that IP address into my
> videophone, so I could call them.
> 2. We did a quick test run together about an hour before the class
> started, and I thought all was in order, because at the time of the
> test, the interpreters could hear my voice, and they could see me
> signing, and I could see their computer screen and I could see where
> they were on the computer....
> 3. So we hung up and then I called them exactly at 1:10pm in the
> afternoon.
> 4. I sat in front of my TV set. I had to made sure that I was not on a
> chair with wheels, because if I moved, by accident, they would not be
> able to see me, so I had to position my chair just right.
> 5. Kevin, the Deaf teacher, started by introducing me, and I could see
> him clearly because he was standing in front of their camera lens. Then
> he panned the room for me, so I could see 30 students sitting at their
> desks!!! Everyone waved hello! That was really amazing!
> 6. But after that it started to get complicated, because there were 2
> interpreters. We decided they would sign while I voiced, but then
> suddenly the audio became jumpy...the picture was PERFECT...but I did
> not have a good audio....I needed a better microphone and they could
> not always hear my voice clearly...So I ran and found a normal voice
> telephone and hooked it to the videophone and held the receiver to my
> ear and spoke into the phone and suddenly the interpreters could hear
> me fine...so the telephone acted as a microphone...but then it was hard
> for me to sign when I wanted to, because I had to hold the phone to my
> ear...
>
> But now I see that the D-Link videophone company has microphones and
> other equipment that I could purchase to make this experience
> better...so I will not let the audio be a problem again...
>
> Normally, with my Deaf friends, I use no audio at all...This is only a
> problem when we are trying to teach a group of people with
> interpreters...
>
> More next message...
>
> Val ;-)
>