VRC Sign Language Gathering [#39] | Halloween Talk

The theme for the VRC Sign Language Gathering [#39] was "Halloween Talk".

VRC Sign Language Gathering

The VRC Sign Language Gathering is one of the sign language communities belonging to "#VRC Sign Language Portal Connect". The event has been held every Monday (from 10:00 PM) since January 2025.

The main content consists of reviewing sign language expressions from the "#Negi Sign Language Class" held by the same community, as well as sign language interaction (sign language chatting).

Event Schedule

📅 Every Monday from 10:00 PM
📝 Review of VRC sign language expressions / Sign language interaction (sign language chatting)
🌎 #VRC Sign Language Portal Connect Group+

[#39] Halloween Talk

Here is the report for the 39th event!

You can watch the review video created for the event on YouTube! Please make use of it for your review! ✨

VR Sign Language (VRC Sign Language) Expressions

These are the expressions we reviewed during the event! Please watch the video to see the actual ways to express them! ✨✨✨

Example 1: It's almost Halloween, but I'm struggling to choose a costume...

➡ "Almost" + "Halloween" + "Even though" + "Costume" + "Choose" + "Struggle"
Sign Expression 1: "Almost" = "Soon" + "After/Later"
Expression 1: "Soon"
Expression 2: "After/Later"
Sign Expression 2: "Halloween" -> 2 ways to express
*When simply expressing "pumpkin", do it in front of the body
Sign Expression 3: "Even though" -> 3 ways to express
Expression 1 -> On the palm
Expression 2 -> On the back of the hand
Expression 3 -> Tracing "No" and "Ni"
Sign Expression 4: "Costume/Clothes" -> 2 ways to express
Expression 1
Expression 2
Sign Expression 5: "Choose"
Sign Expression 6: "Struggle"
-> Since it's difficult in VR, using two fingers (peace sign) is okay

Example 2: Ghost or witch, which image suits me better?

➡ "Ghost" + "Or" + "Witch" + "Image" + "Suit/Match" + "Which?"
Sign Expression 1: "Ghost/Spirit"
Sign Expression 2: "Or"
-> This is a method of visually separating two words to the left and right
<- "Ghost" | Or | "Witch" ->
Sign Expression 3: "Witch"
Sign Expression 4: "Image" -> Originally, only the little finger is raised
-> In VR sign language, a rock-and-roll hand shape is okay
Sign Expression 5: "Suit/Match"
Opposite expression: "Doesn't suit / Doesn't match"
Sign Expression 6: "Which?"
*As a rule of sign language, interrogative expressions are placed at the end of the sentence

Example 3: I like the eerie atmosphere of Halloween night.

➡ "Halloween night" + "Eerie" + "Atmosphere" + "Like" + "I"
Sign Expression 1: "Halloween night"
Sign Expression 2: "Eerie"
-> *Actually, it's important to make an eerie facial expression too
Sign Expression 3: "Atmosphere/Air"
Sign Expression 4: "Like/Want to"
Sign Expression 5: "I"

Example 4: Speaking of Halloween staples? "Give me candy!"

➡ "Halloween" + "Staple" + "Speaking of?" + "Give me candy!"
Sign Expression 1: "Halloween"
Sign Expression 2: "Staple" = "Absolutely / Definitely / By all means" + "As is"
Expression 1: "Absolutely / Definitely / By all means"
Expression 2: "As is" -> Express while changing location back and forth
"Same" -> Express in the same location
Sign Expression 3: "Speaking of?" = "Say" + "What?"
Expression 1: "Say"
Expression 2: "What?"
Sign Expression 4: "Give me candy!" = "Candy" + "Request"
Expression 1: "Candy"
Expression 2: "Request"
-> *There is no Japanese Sign Language that directly expresses "Trick or treat!" as used in overseas culture, but we express it as "Give me candy!" to convey the image

Commemorative photo

Thank you for participating in the event! ✨

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