CWA Signing Avatars : Development Release : Version vhg2021z

Please see the Conditions of Use applying to the CWASA software.

For information on this and previous releases of CWASA, please see the Release Notes and Platform Issues.

Some examples use a wider range of characters than the standard avatars Anna, Marc, Francoise, Luna and Siggi. The additional avatars are made available for evaluation only. Please contact cmp_virtualsigning@uea.ac.uk to discuss commercial support and use of additional avatars.


HTML5 Web Pages using WebGL

These pages should function on all major browsers on Windows, Linux, and OS X. They should also function on iOS devices and modern tablets and smart phones. See below for a version transpiled for legacy browsers such as Internet Explorer.
Feedback is welcomed via cmp_virtualsigning@uea.ac.uk, including on experience with other platforms.

Pages using JavaScript in the browser to process SiGML data:

The Open and Legacy releases demonstrate pages using a script transpiled for legacy browsers such as Internet Explorer.

HTML5 Test Pages using JavaScript and WebGL

Test Pages using JavaScript in the browser to process SiGML data:

Test Pages using a server side CGI script to process SiGML data:

The Legacy release demonstrates pages using a Java Applet to process SiGML data.


Applications using Node.js and Electron

An application for animating SiGML data is available based on the WebGL implementation via Node.js and Electron. Installers are available for OS X, Windows, and Linux. See notes on CWASA Platform Issues, especially for the Linux distribution.

The application can also play SiGML data that it receives on a socket. See Driving the SiGML Player App for details.

Web GUI for Electron Applications

The application is available in the Open and Legacy distributions.

Working demonstration of the user interfaces for the Electron applications:


Development of the JASigning and CWASA software was supported by the EU Framework 7 project Dicta-Sign FP7-ICT-3-231135.


Available under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND License. JRWG 2021-01-19