ABSTRACT
We present a system designed to facilitate language development in deaf children. The children interact with a computer game using American Sign Language (ASL). The system consists of three parts: an ASL (gesture) recognition engine; an interactive, game-based interface; and an evaluation system. Using interactive, user-centered design and the results of two Wizard-of-Oz studies at Atlanta Area School for the Deaf, we present some unique insights into the spatial organization of interfaces for deaf children.
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- A gesture-based american sign language game for deaf children
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