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Re: Dotsies (2012)

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Post by brad0 » Sat, Jul 22, 2017, 2:42 PM UTC

I like this. I spent 15 minutes playing the game and I feel like I can pick up the basics. I'll try the bookmarklet from time to time.

Re: Dotsies (2012)

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Post by snailletters » Sat, Jul 22, 2017, 3:59 PM UTC

rcarmo wrote: post #15

Reminds me of Marain, which I actually wish was in use: http://www.omniglot.com/conscripts/marain.htm

As a note, the further reading links are dead.

They are available [0] on Web Archive, if anyone is interested.

0. http://web.archive.org/web/20080524200838/http://homepages.c...

Re: Dotsies (2012)

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Post by idle_zealot » Sat, Jul 22, 2017, 4:34 PM UTC

jwilk wrote: post #20

duckwho wrote: post #14

Korean is structured this way

I don't see any similarity.

It's a loose similarity to be sure. In Korean, syllables are written as a constricted glyph. In dottsies, words are written as a constructed glyph.

Re: Dotsies (2012)

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Post by ivanbakel » Sat, Jul 22, 2017, 6:01 PM UTC

idle_zealot wrote: post #23

jwilk wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't see any similarity.

It's a loose similarity to be sure. In Korean, syllables are written as a constricted glyph. In dottsies, words are written as a constructed glyph.

That would be like saying cursive Latin alphabet produces constructed glyphs. Dotsies is just an alphabet - no letter or syllable acts as a modifier on any other.

Re: Dotsies (2012)

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Post by nerdponx » Mon, Jul 24, 2017, 3:03 PM UTC

nerdponx wrote: post #18

vortico wrote: post #5

Was about to pass this off until I starting reading the sample near the bottom of the page that gradually teaches you. It actually amazed me that I could sort of read it halfway through. I can't get to the end though, but at least I have an idea of the difficulty level to read it naturally.

Couldn't get past "if you can read this, keep going."

Update: it's just because I was doing it on my phone. Having a blast learning this!