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Re: Non-linear / full-2d writing systems?

From:Joseph a.k.a Buck <zhosh@...>
Date:Friday, May 6, 2005, 20:52
> That nonetheless would still be a transcription tool,
> essentially. (I've seen SignWrite, and am decently good at
> ASL.) Sure, ASL is much better as a signed language than SEE
> or other MCEs; the question is by analogy, what would a
> "real" writing system be like, as compared to the linear ones
> we have now? :-P
In the case of ASL, it would need to be a holographic movie as it would need to be 4d instead of flat 2d. If you forego change (morphing) as part of the ideograms, then perhaps a tray of sculpy and sentients with really fast manipulators? :-)