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From: dan Thompson [mailto:dthompson5 at mchsi.com] 
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2014 3:23 PM
To: dan Thompson
Subject: Google Glass gives the deaf an ASL interpreter, even in the dark,
Dan's tip for Thursday June 26 2014

 

Google Glass gives the deaf an ASL interpreter, even in the dark

Source link to article:

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/05/google-glass-gives-the-deaf-an-asl-in
terpreter-even-in-the-dark/

 

Deaf students are finally able to enjoy a planetarium, thanks to a Glass
app.

by Ron Amadeo - May 28 2014, 1:09pm CDT 

 

A group at Brigham Young University has turned Google Glass into a device
that 

helps deaf students enjoy a planetarium. The conundrum facing the deaf in
the 

dark is that they can't see an ASL interpreter, and captioning is difficult
on a 

round display and would interrupt the experience for hearing people. To
solve 

this problem, it's wearable computers to the rescue, as they can allow deaf 

students to view the interpreter without disturbing other viewers.

 

According to EurekAlert, the project is called "Signglasses," and it gives
deaf 

students a tiny ASL interpreter while watching the planetarium show. The
Glass 

display is visible in the dark and displays a video of the interpreter
during 

the show. The group, which includes two deaf students, hopes to expand the
idea 

beyond the planetarium. "One idea is when you're reading a book and come
across 

a word that you don't understand, you point at it, push a button to take a 

picture, some software figures out what word you're pointing at and then
sends 

the word to a dictionary and the dictionary sends a video definition back,"
the 

professor in charge of the group said. The full results of the group's
research 

will be published in June at the Interaction Design and Children conference.

Access Glasses in Action are shown here:

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/05/google-glass-gives-the-deaf-an-asl-in
terpreter-even-in-the-dark/

 

While the idea is a novel use for Glass, it's not the first time a piece of 

wearable tech has been used to provide personalized captioning in the dark.
For 

the last year, Sony and movie theater chain Regal entertainment have been 

employing "Access Glasses" 

 

shown at this link:

http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/mkt-digitalcinema/resource.latest.bbsccms-asset
s-mkt-digicinema-latest-EntertainmentAccessGlasses.shtml

 

to provide deaf customers personalized captions while 

watching a movie. Like Glass, Access Glasses are a heads-up display, but
this 

device covers both eyes for a wider display area. The downside is that they
look 

much dorkier than Google Glass, but hey, at least you only wear them in the 

dark.

 

 

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