Sign: A Game about Being Understood

This game is based on the history of Nicaraguan Sign Language. Nicaragua in the 1970s had no official form of sign language. In 1977, something happened. Fifty deaf children from across the country were brought together to a school in Managua. Without a shared language to express themselves, the children did something remarkable-they created one. In Sign, we follow a story inspired by that journey.

Moving between classroom sessions and recess, we will invent and develop a visual language together while our characters try to express who they are and what they need to one another.

My intention is for this game to be played outside between a table and the playground. Option to bring noise canceling headphones to increase the silence aspect of the game since there will be ambient noise.