SIGGRAPH Asia 2023 Emerging Technologies Audience Award: Zelenskaya, Whittington, Lyons and Vogel – ACM SIGGRAPH HISTORY ARCHIVES

SIGGRAPH Asia 2023 Emerging Technologies Audience Award: Zelenskaya, Whittington, Lyons and Vogel

©Maria Zelenskaya, Scott Whittington, Julie Lyons, Adele Vogel, and Jessica Korte

Awardee(s):


Award:


    Emerging Technologies Audience Award

Experience Description:


    For Deaf people to use natural language interfaces, technologies must understand sign language input and respond in the same language. We developed a prototype smart home assistant that utilises gesture-based controls, improving accessibility and convenience for Deaf users. The prototype features Zelda, an interactive signing avatar that provides responses in Auslan (Australian Sign Language), enabling effective two-way communication. Our live demonstration includes gesture recognition and sign production.