SignQUOTE: A Remote Testing Facility for Eliciting Signed Qualitative Feedback
Jerry C. Schnepp, Rosalee J. Wolfe, Brent Shiver, John C. McDonald, Jorge Toro · ScholarWorks@BGSU (Bowling Green State University) · 2011
Sign synthesis is still an evolving technology and improving it requires the elicitation of qualitative feedback from users. Current options for acquiring qualitative feedback are limited. Face-toface tests conducted in sign language are expensive. On the other hand, remote tests do not use the preferred language of the test participants. A new tool, SignQUOTE, (Signed Qualitative Usability Online Testing Environment) is a configurable, cross platform remote testing system based entirely on sign language. It includes an innovative method for capturing qualitative feedback in sign language via webcam. In a comparison study, participants viewed animations of American Sign Language and gave suggestions for improvement. The authors conducted a study using SignQUOTE that presented stimuli identical to those used in a previously-conducted face-to-face study. When comparing the two approaches, the authors found results that are consistent with previous comparison studies of remote and face-to-face testing. SignQUOTE comes with a Test Designer that allows researchers to customize tests. The software is available as open source. Conference proceedings from the Second International Workshop on Sign Language Translation and Avatar Technology (SLTAT)-2011, University of Dundee, UK, 24-26 October 24 - 26, 2011.