tuniSigner: An Avatar based System to Interpret SignWriting Notations
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Virtual Reality is an exciting technology that holds great promise for delivering innovative new ways for people with special needs to deal with information more easily. For instance, signing avatars are virtual human characters capable of performing sign language utterances in a three dimensional environment. They are actually used by deaf community for interpreting television news, teaching school subjects, creating sign language dictionaries, and displaying SMS message content on mobile phone screen. These digital humanoids provide a cost effective and efficient way to make all kind of information accessible to sign language users.
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