Pin up in 3 and a half hours. I am off to the printers now to get my posters done and sketch book bound. It is a fantastic feeling when everything is done, and it will be even better when it is all sitting out. It isn’t till the end you realise how much hard work you have put in, and this is a special project since it is my last ever assessed mark, yes this is my final project, and I’m glad to say, one I am extremely proud of. Video is exporting as I type, I’m pretty happy with it but would love this to get taken forward so I could work with game developers to really bring the graphics and ideas to life.
Thank you to everyone who got in touch and helped with the project.
I am rather sleepy now but we have a degree show to build today so heads up, might get a wee kip in the hammock in our studio.
So here it is, Wii Sign:
Wii Sign is the outcome of a thematic project entitled No Words. There are between 30-70000 sign language users in the UK. A common misconception is that Sign language is based on words, and that each word can be translated into a sign. In fact, it is a completely different language with its own unique grammar and structure.
Sign language is about the full experience of movement, expression, and gestures. Sign language is about telling stories.
Wii Sign is a product and interactive game that allows users to learn and practice sign language in a fun and engaging way. The game is an immerses the user in an environment where only signs can be used. Wii sign is a language learning tool but maintains gaming elements to appeal to a younger age group.
Users can progress over time to more advanced levels or simply play short games with their friends or online.
The game aims to improve the sign language learning tools available by providing real environments, everyday tasks and simulated conversations.
Wii sign is for everyone
This is very inspirational, well done, fantastic even.
Question, are you also using the Wii as a Videophone ? If not what would your recommendation be?
The context is a recommendation I made to Digital Britain / Ofcom that the Text relay service (costs £10m pa – but with few users) should be replaced with a Video Communications service over Broadband.
Well done again. I will show this to a friend of mine who owns a games making company.
The base station can communicate with a mobile phone if it is bluetooth enabled and the movements placed into a relevent software, in this case wii sign but many programmes could be built with different functions. If we have applications like skype which enable us to video call for free over the internet I’m sure in the very near future we are going to be receiving ‘free’ video calls…
I’ll be posting the video later of the interface. They are put together with screen shots of the sims background and some 3d animated avatars doing sign language but it gets the message accross. x
through my tiredness Mike, I don’t think I answered your questions entirely correct. Yes, I could see the wii as a video communication tool… in terms of sign language, there could perhaps be prompts from a helpful avatar.
Although I think Nintendo could build on this possibility and build a wii world, if specks can translate into 3d avatars then it would be like a second life for the wii?