We are researching technology for generating sign-language computer graphics (CG) by inputting Japanese sentences and having a CG character reproduce those sentences in sign language. Here ...

However, situations analogous to this scenario exist in Japan today—in schools for deaf children. The educators in these schools don’t always know sign language themselves, even though they ...

“Sign language is the first language for the hearing impaired. They turn Japanese text into sign language to understand,” Komatsu said. “I hope that what people without hearing problems say ...

Here, we exhibit a system that generates sign language CG from input Japanese news sentences. The challenge is reproducing the essential linguistic elements of sign language in CG animation ...