Objetivo ViSiCAST will develop and evaluate Virtual Humans generating European deaf sign languages. ViSiCAST builds on SignAnim, which received two UK Royal Television Society awards for technical innovation in 1998. An English language analysis or speech recognition system drives a virtual human using data captured directly from human signers. SignAnim demonstrated that a virtual human is a valid alternative to video and could run semi-automatically. ViSiCAST will extend this work in three areas:(1) In television. Sub-titles help hard-of-hearing people who can read easily. The virtual signer will improve access for those who sign as a first language.(2) For Web and multi-media. Improved control over signed multi-media generation and delivery will increase the independence of deaf people using the Internet for communication and learning.(3) In face-to-face transactions. It will improve communication between a deaf customer and a service provider.DESCRIPTION OF WORKA key result in the first year will be a live signing system for television using a virtual human according to a new standard transmission format, trials of face-to-face communication with deaf subjects and initial web-based tools. In the second year the project will deliver an ambitious prototype text-to-signing tool and an avatar driven from HamNoSys. Key third year results include a face-to-face dialogue system, and a semi-automatic translator from text to signing implemented within a web browser. A key result in year 1 will be live a signing system for TV using a virtual human according to a new standard transmission format, trials of face-to-face communication with deaf subjects and initial web-based tools. Year 2 will deliver an ambitious prototype text-to-signing tool and an avatar driven from HamNoSys. Key year 3 results include a face-to-face dialogue system, a semi-automatic translator from text to signing implemented within a web browser. Ámbito científico humanitieslanguages and literaturegeneral language studiesnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesinternethumanitieslanguages and literaturelinguisticssign language Programa(s) FP5-IST - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on a "User-friendly information society, 1998-2002" Tema(s) 1.1.2.-1.3.1 - Systems and services for independent living Convocatoria de propuestas Data not available Régimen de financiación CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinador INDEPENDENT TELEVISION COMMISSION Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección KINGS WORTHY COURT, KINGS WORTHY SO23 7QA WINCHESTER Reino Unido Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Participantes (8) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo INSTITUT FUER RUNDFUNKTECHNIK GMBH Alemania Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección FLORIANSMUEHLSTRASSE 60 80939 MUENCHEN Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos INSTITUT NATIONAL DES TELECOMMUNICATIONS Francia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección RUE CHARLES FOURNIER 9 91011 EVRY Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos ROYAL MAIL GROUP PLC Reino Unido Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección 148 OLD STREET EC1V 9HQ LONDON Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos STICHTING INSTITUUT VOOR DOVEN EN INSTELLING VOOR COMMUNICATIEF BEPERKTEN Países Bajos Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección THEERESTRAAT 42 5271 GD SINT-MICHIELSGESTEL Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos TELEVIRTUAL LIMITED Reino Unido Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección THORPE HOUSE - 79 THORPE ROAD NR1 1UA NORWICH, NORFOLK Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos THE ROYAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR DEAF PEOPLE Reino Unido Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección 19-23 FEATHERSTONE STREET EC1Y 8SL LONDON Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos UNIVERSITAET HAMBURG Alemania Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección EDMUND-SIEMERS-ALLEE 1 20146 HAMBURG Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA Reino Unido Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección NR4 7TJ NORWICH Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos
