Playware: augmenting natural play to teach sign language

Authors:
Svetlana Yarosh;Kevin Huang;Ian Mosher;Marisa Topping
Affiliations:
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA;Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA;Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA;Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
Venue:
CHI '08 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Year:
2008

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Abstract

We discuss PlayWare--a system of augmented dress-up clothes, toys, and a digital environment that teaches simple ASL vocabulary to young children. We present a preliminary evaluation of the system in a school setting and plans for improving the PlayWare system for future deployment.