conferenceasl instructions
DESCRIPTION
ConferenceASL is a live simultaneous American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation of a TEDx livestream.TRANSCRIPT
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Signup: http://20130503-‐tedasltest2.eventbrite.com/ Thank you for volunteering to test the ConferenceASL prototype: a simple browser-‐based platform for simultaneous ASL interpretation of TEDx conference livestreams. Introductory videos by Rebecca Minor PhD (LinkedIn):
• Intro to ConferenceASL (http://goo.gl/hbMqs)
• CASL Viewing Instructions (http://goo.gl/hJZGo)
On Friday May 3, from 815am to 1030am, you will watch a livestream of TEDxDelrayBeach Session1 along with a simultaneous ASL interpretation. Interpretation is being provided by respected professionals who are kindly volunteering their time as well. In preparation, they spent hours reviewing speaker material:
• CHRIS TESTER ( http://christophertester.net/ ) • NATALIE ATLAS (http://www.natalieatlas.com/ )
The objectives for Friday are:
The stakeholders are:
• Test technology platform • Evaluate viewer experience • Evaluate interpreter experience
• TEDxDelrayBeach (map: goo.gl/maps/7NtUW)
• Chris Tester & Natalie Atlas (map: goo.gl/maps/xIDbh)
• YOU (Everywhere!) As with any prototype test, we expect to encounter technical surprises. Please bear with us and provide candid feedback. Please contact me any time if you have any questions: Sarge Salman [email protected] Cell phone (call or text): 970 818 6066
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SCHEDULE: TEDxDelrayBeach Session1 During this test, TED videos (RED) will not be interpreted. But a link to the talks, offering multiple language subtitles, will be provided to you after the event. TEDxDelrayBeach: http://tedxdelraybeach.com/
SPEAKER CONTENT MINUTES Chris Anderson TED VIDEO 2 Laura Fortgang (host) Welcome 8 Laura Fortgang Speaker Intro 1 Speaker1 TEDx Talk 10 Laura Fortgang Speaker Intro 1 Speaker2 TEDx Talk 8 TED VIDEO 10 Laura Fortgang Speaker Intro 1 Speaker3 TEDx Talk 8 Laura Fortgang Speaker Intro 1 Speaker4 TEDx Talk 6 TED VIDEO 15 Laura Fortgang Speaker Intro 1 Speaker5 TEDx Talk 15 Laura Fortgang Speaker Intro 1 Speaker6 TEDx Talk 11
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YOUR VIEW The CASL prototype relies on two browser windows, setup side-‐by-‐side, to display the TEDxDelrayBeach livestream and the interpreter livestream. This is what your screen should look like:
The TEDxDELRAYBEACH LIVESTREAM will be through the livestream.com website. The URL/web address for the TEDxDelrayBeach livestream is: http://goo.gl/xfzQU The INTERPRETER LIVESTREAM will be through YouTube.com. Due to the nature of the YouTube platform, we can only send you via email the interpreter livestream URL/web address on Friday May 3 at 8am.
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YOUR STEPWISE INSTRUCTIONS 1. Open two browser windows. Resize them and position them side-‐by-‐side
2. Copy & paste the TEDxDELRAYBEACH LIVESTREAM URL/web address into one browser address bar (purple): http://goo.gl/xfzQU
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3. Copy & paste the INTERPRETER LIVESTREAM URL/web address (that you receive via email on Friday 8am) into the other browser address bar (green). This is what you should see:
4. Click PLAY on each window (yellow) to begin. Enjoy the show!
DON’T FORGET TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY YOU RECEIVE BY EMAIL!