Pictograph Chat Communicator III: A Chat System That Embodies Cross-Cultural Communication

  • Jun Munemori
  • Taro Fukuda
  • Moonyati Binti Mohd Yatid
  • Tadashi Nishide
  • Junko Itou
Part of the Lecture Notes in Computer Science book series (LNCS, volume 6278)

Abstract

The Pictograph Chat Communicator III is a modified version of the conventional system, where pictograph selection and the taxonomy of pictographs were taken a closer look. We added new pictographs (subjects, verbs, adjectives, 5W1H, symbols, and alphabets) and deleted unnecessary pictographs. We also changed the taxonomy of pictographs. Experiments were carried out 9 times in international conference halls of America, Vietnam, and Portugal, between people who do not share the same spoken language (or native language). As a result, the level of understanding is 91.1%. We supposed that pictograph communication was enough in the ice-breaking communications.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Jun Munemori
    • 1
  • Taro Fukuda
    • 1
  • Moonyati Binti Mohd Yatid
    • 1
  • Tadashi Nishide
    • 1
  • Junko Itou
    • 1
  1. 1.Faculty of Systems EngineeringWakayama UniversityWakayamaJapan

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