Sign language animation

Computer-generated animated characters that produce sign language from text or script input, offering a potentially scalable alternative to pre-recorded human signer videos for making information accessible to deaf users. Sign language animation systems must convey not only manual signs but also non-manual markers including facial expressions, eye gaze, and body movements to be linguistically accurate. While animation offers advantages in ease of updating and anonymity, the technology faces challenges in achieving natural-looking movement and acceptance from deaf communities, some of whom express concern about animation replacing human interpreters.