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Playware: augmenting natural play to teach sign language

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We discuss PlayWare--a system of augmented dress-up clothes, toys, and a digital environment that teaches simple ASL vocabulary to young children. We present a preliminary evaluation of the system in a school setting and plans for improving the PlayWare system for future deployment.

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CHI EA '08: CHI '08 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
April 2008
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ISBN:9781605580128
DOI:10.1145/1358628
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  1. augmenting toys
  2. children
  3. sign language

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  • (2014)Great expectationsProceedings of the 52nd ACM conference on Computers and people research10.1145/2599990.2600008(105-111)Online publication date: 29-May-2014
  • (2012)Designing a mobile video game to help young deaf children learn AuslanProceedings of the 26th Annual BCS Interaction Specialist Group Conference on People and Computers10.5555/2377916.2377964(345-350)Online publication date: 10-Sep-2012

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