https://anamariafarazica.com/blog/ Recent content on Ana-Maria Farazica Hugo -- gohugo.io en © 2026 Ana-Maria Farazica Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://anamariafarazica.com/blog/sign-language-research/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://anamariafarazica.com/blog/sign-language-research/ <div class="back-link"><a href="https://anamariafarazica.com/blog">← Back to Blog</a></div> <p>I didn&rsquo;t expect to spend three months on one question: <em>what happens to a sign language recognition model when you move the camera?</em></p> <p>Turns out, everything breaks. But the way it breaks is actually pretty interesting.</p> <h2 class="relative group">The Idea <div id="the-idea" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#the-idea" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h2> <p>For my Block C independent research project at Breda University of Applied Sciences, I wanted to investigate how camera viewing angle affects sign language recognition accuracy. I worked with Dutch Sign Language (NGT) fingerspelling, specifically the 22 static hand shapes used to spell out letters.</p>