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With the advancement of technology and communication, globalization is realized progressively as geographical barriers break. The idea of visual communication systems started developing under the cross-culture interaction and communication umbrella. The development of such a visual language serves as a universal form of communication bridging linguistic and cultural gaps. The proposed visual communication system cannot be considered a language, but rather a supplement to languages to create better and faster understanding. In this research, we ask two questions; 1. Would the existence of a universal visual language bridge cultural gaps? And 2. we study the effect of having a visual language on the emotional experience of the user, so we ask if the usage of pictographs as a universal language would make the experience of people a more emotional one? In this paper, we propose an augmented reality application that translates natural languages to pictographic symbols.
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Nawar, H., Gabr, H. (2013). "Multicultural/Cross-Cultural Emotional Design:" The Usage of Pictographs to Design Emotional Interactive Environments. In: Stephanidis, C., Antona, M. (eds) Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. User and Context Diversity. UAHCI 2013. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8010. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39191-0_43
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