Synthesis of Virtual Reality Animations from SWML using MPEG-4 Body Animation Parameters

Papadogiorgaki, Maria | Grammalidis, Nikos | Sarris, Nikos | Strintzis, Michael G.

Volume:: Proceedings of the LREC2004 Workshop on the Representation and Processing of Sign Languages: From SignWriting to Image Processing. Information techniques and their implications for teaching, documentation and communication
Venue:: Lisbon, Portugal
Date:: 30 May 2004
Pages:: 43–50
Publisher:: European Language Resources Association (ELRA)
License:: CC BY-NC
sign-lang ID:: 04009

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Projects:: SIMILAR
Writing Systems:: SignWriting, SWML

Abstract

This paper presents a novel approach for generating VRML animation sequences from Sign Language notation, based on MPEG-4 Body Animation. Sign Language notation, in the well-known SignWriting system, is provided as input and is initially converted to SWML (SignWriting Markup Language), an XML-based format which has recently been developed for the storage, indexing and processing of SignWriting notation. Each sign box (basic sign) is then converted to a sequence of Body Animation Parameters (BAPs) of the MPEG-4 standard, corresponding to the represented gesture. These sequences, which can also be coded and/or reproduced by MPEG-4 BAP players, are then used to animate H-anim compliant VRML avatars, reproducing the exact gestures represented in sign language notation. Envisaged applications include producing signing avatars for interactive information systems (Web, E-mail, info– kiosks) and TV newscasts for persons with hearing disabilities.

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Maria Papadogiorgaki, Nikos Grammalidis, Nikos Sarris, Michael G. Strintzis. 2004. Synthesis of Virtual Reality Animations from SWML using MPEG-4 Body Animation Parameters. In Proceedings of the LREC2004 Workshop on the Representation and Processing of Sign Languages: From SignWriting to Image Processing. Information techniques and their implications for teaching, documentation and communication, pages 43–50, Lisbon, Portugal. European Language Resources Association (ELRA).

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@inproceedings{papadogiorgaki:04009:sign-lang:lrec,
  author    = {Papadogiorgaki, Maria and Grammalidis, Nikos and Sarris, Nikos and Strintzis, Michael G.},
  title     = {Synthesis of Virtual Reality Animations from {SWML} using {MPEG-4} Body Animation Parameters},
  pages     = {43--50},
  editor    = {Streiter, Oliver and Vettori, Chiara},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the {LREC2004} Workshop on the Representation and Processing of Sign Languages: From {SignWriting} to Image Processing. Information techniques and their implications for teaching, documentation and communication},
  maintitle = {4th International Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation ({LREC} 2004)},
  publisher = {{European Language Resources Association (ELRA)}},
  address   = {Lisbon, Portugal},
  day       = {30},
  month     = may,
  year      = {2004},
  language  = {english},
  url       = {https://www.sign-lang.uni-hamburg.de/lrec/pub/04009.pdf}
}