1891 · A sign-first product
A city you run by signing.
An elevator. An ATM. A drive-thru. A small town of everyday places a kid can step inside and operate by signing — no buttons, no touchscreen, no asking for help. Built in a browser. Installed for real.
Runs on the camera in front of you. Nothing leaves the room.
How it works
Step in. Sign for it. Walk out having done the thing.
Every scene is a real-world task, redrawn so the input is a sign instead of a button.
Step inside a scene
Open a place on the screen in front of you — an elevator, an ATM, a drive-thru. A small city of the everyday, one tab at a time.
Run it by signing
Sign a number. Spell a word. Make a handshape. The scene answers like the real machine just learned sign language.
Finish it yourself
You rode the elevator. You got the cash. You ordered. No touchscreen, no help — just you, signing, and the thing you came to do.
Where it lives
A corner, a camera, a screen — and a line out the door
Imagination Town is built to be installed in the places families already go.
Children's museums & science centers
A camera, a screen, and a corner become a room kids line up for. The exhibit that teaches a public skill while it plays.
Kiosk or wall screen · camera includedLibraries & civic buildings
Put a signing ATM, elevator panel, or service window where the public already is — and make "use this on your own" the default.
Lobby kiosk · wall-mounted · accessible heightFamily attractions & quick-serve
The drive-thru, the ice-cream stand, the movie marquee — the brand moment that tells a Deaf family, plainly, "you belong here."
Branded scene · scoped to your spaceWhat's inside
Eleven scenes. Run by signing. Real installation.
Everyday places, redrawn for signing
Elevator, ATM, drive-thru, pharmacy, ice-cream stand, keypad, smart home, movie marquee, sound booth and more — eleven scenes, each one a real task you finish by signing. The recognizer is trained on Deaf-signed handshapes, so a fingerspelled order or a signed PIN just works.
11 scenes todayBuilt to be installed for real ✦
The version in your browser is the working prototype. The studio builds the second one into your space — a real elevator panel, a real lobby kiosk, a real service window — scoped to your room and the people who use it. Same logic, on the wall.
Studio-installedNothing leaves the room
The recognizer runs on the kiosk itself — no faces stored, no video sent anywhere, nothing recorded. Captions are on by default for any sound, and every scene has a keyboard fallback, so a camera that can't see a hand never locks anyone out.
Try it right here
Step into the elevator. Sign a floor, and ride.
Your camera turns on only when you press start — and off the moment you close it.
Why it matters
Access you can walk up to isn't a special version. It's the version.
A Deaf kid operating a public machine in her own language — not a workaround, not a "press here for help," just the way the machine works. That's the whole idea of Imagination Town: practice the everyday, then put the everyday within reach for real.
Installations · what we really do
A permanent Imagination Town, built into your space.
The demo runs in a browser. The real thing is an installation — a signing kiosk the studio builds into a space and keeps running.
What an installation actually is
A real signing kiosk or panel — or a real device like an elevator panel or a service window — that the studio specs, builds, installs, and maintains, scoped to your space and the people who use it. It runs on the device itself: nothing about a visit leaves the kiosk, nothing is recorded. No app to download, no account to make. Just an everyday place a kid can walk up to and run by signing, in the language your community signs.
Children's museums
A long-running exhibit kids line up for — an elevator, a drive-thru, an ATM they run by signing.
Libraries & civic buildings
A signing service window or kiosk where families already are.
Airports
A wayfinding or check-in kiosk a Deaf traveler can run themselves.
Family attractions & quick-serve
A branded drive-thru or ticket window that says "you belong here."
What's included
- The scenes you want, scoped and branded to your space
- The on-device recognizer — nothing leaves the kiosk, nothing recorded
- Hardware spec'd, sourced, and installed (screen + camera + mount)
- Captions default-on and a keyboard fallback, by contract
- Signage, staff walkthrough, and ongoing upkeep
- Custom scenes built for your room, on request
Scoped per space · one-time build + upkeep
Talk to us about an installationOr try the demo first — the browser version is the real prototype.
Questions
Good to know
Is it only for Deaf kids?
No. Anyone can run a scene by signing — that's the point. Imagination Town is an ordinary public space that happens to speak sign, so a Deaf child and a hearing child use it exactly the same way.
What signs does it understand?
Fingerspelled letters A–Z, numbers, and a handful of everyday gestures, depending on the scene. The recognizer is trained on Deaf-signed handshapes, so a signed PIN or a spelled order reads naturally.
Does it need the internet?
The recognizer runs on the device itself. Once a kiosk is set up, the scenes run on-site — no faces stored, no video sent anywhere, nothing recorded.
What does an installation involve?
We scope the scenes with you, spec and source the hardware, build the install into your space, and keep it running. It can be as small as one kiosk or as built-in as a real elevator panel.
Can we get a scene that's just ours?
Yes. Custom scenes are scoped to your room — your service window, your brand, your everyday task. That's a studio engagement; tell us what the room needs.
What if the camera can't see a hand?
Every scene has a keyboard fallback, and captions are on by default for any sound. No one is ever locked out of finishing the task.