A Qualitative and Quantitative Characterisation of Style in Sign Language Gestures

Alexis Héloir (1) , Sylvie Gibet (1)

1 VALORIA - Laboratoire de Recherche en Informatique et ses Applications de Vannes et Lorient

This paper addresses the identification and representation of the variations induced by style for the synthesis of realistic and convincing expressive gesture sequences. A qualitative and quantitative comparison of styled gesture sequences is made. This comparison leads to the identification of temporal, spatial, and stuctural processes that are described in a theoritical model of sign language phonology. Insights raised by this study are then considered in order to enhance existing gesture specification systems.

Mots clés: Gesture analysis; Sign Language

Domaines: Interface homme-machine [cs.HC]

Alexis Héloir, Sylvie Gibet. A Qualitative and Quantitative Characterisation of Style in Sign Language Gestures. (Revised Selected Papers), May 2007, Lisboa, Portugal. pp.122-133, ⟨10.1007/978-3-540-92865-2_13⟩. ⟨hal-00503245⟩