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[Kate]

Hi Val...

Val has explained the project correctly.

My part of the project, an avatar interprets SignWriting into sign language
gestures.
Given the graphical nature of SignWriting, SWML was ideal to parse in a
computer.

The SWML is provided as input to the avatar, the avatar then analyzes the
input(SWML) and renders the animation.

To create documents in SignWriting, I'm using SignText (offline) downloaded
at http://www.signbank.org/signpuddle/SignText.zip

Currently, the avatar is able to render very simple animation. see attached.

I've asked this questioned before, and my solution is working partially
The main problem right now is, the signing sequence in complex signs.
In attached file (sign2.tiff), these signs are the same.
I'm using the arrow to create a signing sequence, by this I mean which
symbol to sign first and so on.
The symbols below the stem of the line first, follow by the arrow and the
symbols above the arrow head last.
I'm using the x,y coordinates provided by SWML to determine the position of
the symbols.

In the attached file sign2.jpg, sign marked with a tick, the touch symbol is
above the below the arrow head.
This sign is animated correctly, hand touches head and the moves forward
In the second sign (marked with a cross) the touch symbol is above the arrow
head.
The hand moves forward and then touches the head.

SWML is very limited as Steve has mentioned.
Steve wrote "SWML allows sorting symbols to be used in sign's spelling, when
sorting symbols should only be used in the SignSpelling Sequence"
I'm not sure what he means by that.

Where is the new BSW work?

Regards
Kate


On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 12:42 AM, Steve Slevinski <slevin at signpuddle.net>wrote:

>  Hi Val,
>
> For avatar programs, I think the SignSpelling Sequence would be invaluable
> for animation.  In a sense, the sequence for a sign is a time oriented
> listing of the symbols in the spelling.
>
> The new BSW data format includes the SignSpelling Sequence as part of the
> data.   Definitely useful.
>
> Regards,
> -Steve
>
>
>
> SignWriting wrote:
>
> SignWriting List
> February 23, 2010
>
> Hi Steve and Kate and everyone -
> I have been meaning to tell everyone about the amazing project that is happening in South Africa. Kate's professor wrote to me to tell me a little about it...
>
>
>
>  On Feb 4, 2010, at 5:33 AM, James Connan wrote:
>
>
>  I head up a project that is producing technologies needed to perform English to South African Sign Language and SASL to English translation.  We are currently focussing on the recognition and rendering of signed gestures.  More information about the project can be viewed at http://www.coe.uwc.ac.za/index.php/SASL.html.
> Last year we developed a prototype digital phrase book to demonstrate some of the tools that we have developed.  More information about the prototype can be viewed at http://www.cs.uwc.ac.za/~mghazi/iSign/.  With a video overview of the project http://www.cs.uwc.ac.za/~mghazi/iSign/iSign%20Video.mp4....cut...All Email originating from UWC is covered by disclaimer http://www.uwc.ac.za/portal
>
>  So if you follow those links you can see a little about the project...
>
> I believe that Kate is working on converting sign language that is written in SignWriting to gestures using an avatar that has been developed as a part of the above project, and James Connan, the project leader, asked for our help...
>
> If I have not explained your project correctly, Kate, feel free to correct me and tell us more about it...
>
> We are very happy to help -
>
> But I have a question for Steve...could the new Binary SignWriting or other new developments be used for avatar programming rather than SWML, when SignPuddle 2.0 is established later?
>
> Val ;-)
>
> -------------
>
>
> On Feb 23, 2010, at 1:32 PM, Steve Slevinski wrote:
>
>
>
>  Hi Kate,
>
> If I can ask, what are you trying to do with SWML?
>
> SWML has a couple of limitations.  SWML doesn't include the SignSpelling Sequence.  SWML doesn't force punctuation to be used alone and in the middle lane.  SWML allows sorting symbols to be used in a sign's spelling, when sorting symbols should only be used in the SignSpelling Sequence.
>
> Regards,
> -Steve
>
>
>
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