data into a common tabulated format so the messages can be read more Its just for fun/academic use. Are we going to keep all attributes of the bitwise ciphers when moving them to paper and pencil or are we going to adjust them to real world scenarios where not everyone knows binary maths ? Pen and Paper Pictionary. The operation of the Piktograph is very simple: you stand in front of the machine, look into the camera and take a selfie. I dont think AES is the best cipher available, but to expect any private company to do better is laughable. Yes, they are typically encoded, However on playing with it we discovered that if you print a QR code with it some smartphones see it and respond to it which with a chat over a pub lunch gave rise to some quite evil posabilities.