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The LoCoS universal visible language developed by the graphic/sign designer Yukio Ota in Japan in 1964 may serve as a usable, useful, and appealing basis for a mobile phone application that can provide capabilities for communication and storytelling among people who do not share a spoken language. User-interface design issues including display and input are discussed in conjunction with prototype screens showing the use of LoCoS for a mobile phone.
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The author acknowledges the assistance of Yukio Ota, President, Sign Center, and Professor, Tama Art University, Tokyo, Japan, in preparing this text. In addition, the author thanks Designer/Analyst Dmitry Kantorovich of the author’s firm for his extensive assistance in preparing the outline for this chapter and for preparing the figures used in it. This chapter is based on a paper (Marcus 2007) that appeared in the Proceedings of the 2009 Human-Computer Interface International, Beijing, China.
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Marcus, A. (2010). m-LoCoS UI: A Universal Visible Language for Global Mobile Communication. In: Marcus, A., Roibás, A., Sala, R. (eds) Mobile TV: Customizing Content and Experience. Human-Computer Interaction Series. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-701-1_20
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