CAMPAIGN DRAFT · figures are finalized once we have the specialist's hourly rate from the Greek Deaf Federation
We're building the first free, complete dictionary of Greek Sign Language on a 3D avatar — you type Greek, the avatar signs it. The technology already works. What we're asking for is to build the right Greek data, together with Deaf people, fairly paid.
Thousands of Deaf people in Greece have no free, everyday tool that turns Greek text into correct sign language. The solutions that exist internationally are either for other languages (English, German), or closed and expensive, built for businesses. For Greek sign language there is neither a product nor an open tool — only research projects that have stopped.
Signa takes Greek text and shows it as sign language on a 3D human — on phone or in the browser, lightweight, free for everyone. The engine is already built and working.
At signa-3ya.pages.dev the avatar already signs. Honest note: the demo currently shows English, as proof that the technology works. What this campaign funds is exactly that — building the Greek data, properly.
Sign language has its own grammar; it isn't word-for-word. To come out right, every sign must be performed and validated by a Deaf person who knows the language fluently. The campaign money goes exactly there:
Goal: 300-500 words + basic phrases + the alphabet, correctly recorded and validated. A complete, usable first step.
| Fair pay for Deaf collaborators (MVP sprint) | €9,500 |
| Quality control / validation (2nd Deaf person) | €1,800 |
| Equipment (gloves + Arduino, 2-3 sets) | €900 |
| Kickstarter + payment fees + video | €1,800 |
| Contingency (buffer) | €1,000 |
| Phase 1 total | €15,000 |
Figures are a draft. The pay line locks once we get the specialist's real hourly rate from the Deaf Federation. "All or nothing": if we don't reach the goal, no one is charged.
The engine already exists — we built it and it runs live. Worldwide, whoever has done something like this keeps it closed, or it's for other languages. For Greek, no one has the motion data. That's not an obstacle — it's the opportunity: whoever builds it first and properly, with the community beside them, creates something that isn't easily copied and helps thousands of people.
A sign-language tool can't be built right without Deaf people at the wheel. We commit: Deaf collaborators are paid fairly, the language is validated by its native users, and we actively pursue cooperation with the Greek Deaf Federation. Without that, the result wouldn't be real GSL — and we wouldn't do it.
Your name among the supporters + progress updates.
First access to the app + your name in the credits.
The above + a special mention in the community.
Campaign T-shirt + everything above.
You "sponsor" a word/phrase — a mention next to it + everything above.
Name/logo as a lead supporter + a special mention.
The rewards are mostly digital on purpose — zero shipping cost or delay, so the money goes into the work.
300-500 words + phrases + alphabet, with Deaf people. Free app for the public.
~1,000 words, grammar, validation by the community.
3,000-5,000 words. Funded by the state and grants, with the Federation beside us.