Rendering an avatar from sign writing notation for sign language animation

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dc.contributor.advisorConnan, James
dc.contributor.authorMoemedi, Kgatlhego Aretha
dc.contributor.otherDept. of Computer Science
dc.contributor.otherFaculty of Science
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-17T12:41:31Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-30T14:00:36Z
dc.date.available2011/06/08 08:57
dc.date.available2011/06/08
dc.date.available2014-01-17T12:41:31Z
dc.date.available2024-10-30T14:00:36Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.descriptionMagister Scientiae - MScen_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis presents an approach for automatically generating signing animations from a sign language notation. An avatar endowed with expressive gestures, as subtle as changes in facial expression, is used to render the sign language animations. SWML, an XML format of SignWriting is provided as input. It transcribes sign language gestures in a format compatible to virtual signing. Relevant features of sign language gestures are extracted from the SWML. These features are then converted to body animation pa- rameters, which are used to animate the avatar. Using key-frame animation techniques, intermediate key-frames approximate the expected sign language gestures. The avatar then renders the corresponding sign language gestures. These gestures are realistic and aesthetically acceptable and can be recognized and understood by Deaf people.en_US
dc.description.countrySouth Africa
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/16908
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.subjectAvataren_US
dc.subjectBlenderen_US
dc.subjectSASLen_US
dc.subjectSign writingen_US
dc.subjectSign languageen_US
dc.subjectSign language animationsen_US
dc.subjectSWMLen_US
dc.titleRendering an avatar from sign writing notation for sign language animationen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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