PINKYSLANG HAS STARTED FUNDRAISING ON KICKSTARTER

New media project aims to become Urban Dictionary for hand gestures and sign languages

AUSTIN, Texas--Over half of what we understand from what other people say is from their tone of voice, posture and hand gestures. This is the essence of non-verbal communication, and most of the time, we're not even aware of it.

To make matters more complicated, hand gestures - including over 150 sign languages - are used all throughout the world, but their meanings are different wherever you go.

pinkyslang.com is like Urban Dictionary for hand gestures.

The project has several key goals, namely:

1. Make hand gestures and sign languages accessible and searchable

2. Foster awareness of non-verbal and cross-cultural communication

3. Create a vibrant online community that encourages cross-cultural communication as well as communication between hearing and hard-of-hearing people from around the globe

The current fundraising round on Kickstarter will enable developers Monkey vs. Banana LLC to turn their existing proof-of-concept website into a comprehensive, accessible and searchable reference of hand gestures, including sign languages, from all around the world.

Interested parties can support the project by going to http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/3jt/pinkyslang-speak-with-your-hands and making a pledge.

More information about the pinkyslang project can be found at http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/3jt/pinkyslang-speak-with-your-hands and http://pinkyslang.com.

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