GraspingVileTerror Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 Obviously, without fingers we can't do many of the ASL signs, but it would be very cool to add some of these when the creation of new animations can be tackled. To differentiate them from existing emotes that are meant to convey the same or similar messages, I'd recommend naming these new ones with ASL as a prefix. ie: /em ASL_yes /em ASL_thanks /em ASL_please 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glacier Peak Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 I... well I support inclusivity and I like this suggestion, but I gotta ask... can't people with hearing impairment just use the chat function? Check out my zone tour of Pocket D! / A chronology of "the talks" between HC and NC / Buckets of Lore! / Winter Event Badges! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraspingVileTerror Posted September 19, 2021 Author Share Posted September 19, 2021 This isn't about accessibility. This is about representation and roleplay. I am hard-of-hearing in real life, and I personally think sign language is really cool and helpful. I would like to see it exist in-game, and then I would personally use it on some of the characters I do roleplay with. It's a low priority "wouldn't it be nice/cool/interesting" suggestion. I can certainly live without it, and instead continue to use ;explain and ;lecture to represent my characters signing. But there's no harm in posting a suggestion, request, or feedback. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glacier Peak Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 A very cool, didn't know that was a thing. Sounds... er looks good to me! Check out my zone tour of Pocket D! / A chronology of "the talks" between HC and NC / Buckets of Lore! / Winter Event Badges! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magairlín Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 Couldn't you just type ;signs Hello? Then it wouldn't matter if the player knew a sign language, just whether the character did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraspingVileTerror Posted September 19, 2021 Author Share Posted September 19, 2021 Already do, @Magairlín. But roleplay with animated emotes is generally a more engaging experience. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrannical Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Might be a little tough since player characters don't actually have fingers 😋 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraspingVileTerror Posted September 20, 2021 Author Share Posted September 20, 2021 For all ASL signs, naturally we'd need individual fingers, but 9 of those 12 examples would still be valid regardless, along with dozens more common words. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glacier Peak Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 5 hours ago, Tyrannical said: Might be a little tough since player characters don't actually have fingers 😋 They could do it the same way they do with the diceroll emote. Show those hand gestures above the player or something. 1 1 Check out my zone tour of Pocket D! / A chronology of "the talks" between HC and NC / Buckets of Lore! / Winter Event Badges! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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