An Approach to Modeling Facial Expressions Used in American Sign Language
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American Sign Language (ASL) is the natural and living language of the Deaf Community in North America. In addition to hand gestures, facial expressions are a key component of communicating in ASL. We present a method for reproducing facial expressions through computer graphic animation. Directions for further research are suggested.
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