The DXARTS SoftLab is a studio and an online platform whose mission is to examine the role of workmanship in artistic research, to redefine the use of crafting in the post-digital era, and to explore the body as an interface of control and resistance. It is part of the Department of Digital Arts and Experimental Media (DXARTS) at the University of Washington in Seattle.

Sign Language Glove By Cindy Xu

Sign Language Glove By Cindy Xu

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Every Language is beautiful, no mater what form it is in. Every language shoulb be beautiful.

This project is intended to allow more people to experience the beauty of sign language. Many people have the misconception that only the deaf community uses sign language, but in fact sign language is as beautiful as any other language. I think it would be a good thing for everyone to learn and understand it.

This project was inspired after I learned more about the deaf community. Not only the deaf community but also when I saw people I knew and loved ones who were not speaking clearly due to illness or age, it made me realize the importance of sign language.

This glove can detect hand gesture with the DIY buttons and sensors.

I think there is beauty in speech without sound, and I don't want to destroy that balance of beauty. I want to be able to communicate more through visuals than through sounds. That's why I chose to use LED to assist in conveying more information for my project. Many psychological studies have shown that color is inextricably linked to the human psyche and brain. More so because the color is a more personal sense, for example, some people like the color red, while others feel that red is associated with anger and irritation. I like the private feel of the color and respect it.

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DIY Flex Sensor

DIY Flex Sensor

Reference:

Manandhar, S., Bajracharya, S., Karki, S., & Jha, A. (2019). Hand Gesture Vocalizer for Dumb and Deaf People. SCITECH Nepal, 14(1), 22-29. https://doi.org/10.3126/scitech.v14i1.25530


N. S. Soni, M. S. Nagmode and R. D. Komati, "Online hand gesture recognition & classification for deaf & dumb," 2016 International Conference on Inventive Computation Technologies (ICICT), Coimbatore, 2016, pp. 1-4, doi: 10.1109/INVENTIVE.2016.7830112.


“Speaking System For Mute People Using Hand Gestures.” Nevon Projects, February 8, 2020. https://nevonprojects.com/speaking-system-for-mute-people-using-hand-gestures/.

“American Sign Language.” National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 14 Dec. 2020, www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/american-sign-language.

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