Sign language has long played a vital role in communication among deaf and mute people; however, it does not help them communicate with those that don't understand it. This is where the VR tech comes in.
手语一直在聋哑人的日常交流中发挥重要作用，但是，对不懂手语的人来说却没有多大帮助。这个时候，虚拟现实技术就可以介入了。
Using a pair of "smart gloves", sign language gestures are able to be interpreted and converted into verbal language, giving users a voice which can be universally understood.
有了一双“智能手套”，手语中的手势就可以被转换为所有人都能听懂的语音信息。
这款产品名为聋哑人手语翻译手套(sign language interpreting glove)，简称“智能手套”(smart glove)，手套上配有传感器(sensors)和加速传感器(accelerometers)，随时监测到手的动作然后通过蓝牙传输到电脑上，电脑中的程序会对这些动作进行分析，并与一个强大的手语数据库(sign language database)进行比对，找到匹配的信息之后就将其转换为视频或音频信息传输出去。
手套主要记录用户手指的弯曲程度(how much the fingers are bent)，手掌的方向(palm orientation)以及手活动的路径(the movement path of the user's hands)，这些信息会提高信息读取的准确度。
