| "Makimono" is the term for a traditional Japanese scroll, on which books and letters were written. The ninjas or spies of Edo Japan used such scrolls to transmit intelligence. The operating language of BontenMaru is also called "Makimono." This language is based on simple logical reasoning, and is intended for children of age ten and above. It is used to write a program or "jutsu" to manipulate BontenMaru. Such a program is also called a Makimono or a Makimono program. Two basic Makimono programs, Nigeruno jutsu (Avoidance program) and Karugamono jutsu (Imprinting or Pursuit program), are already present in BontenMaru's internal memory. In the first, BontenMaru avoids an object in its way. In the latter, it follows a moving object but ignores a stationary one. |