Virtual reality (also called “VR”) uses computers, phones, tablets, headsets or other devices to simulate a real environment. Rather than merely showing you a scenario, virtual reality puts you in that scenario.You can watch a 3D TV from of your couch. You can morph your face from the your phone. And the best part about the future is that technology isn’t just limited to entertaining options that will impress your friends. Technology can also help you improve yourself, and that includes your language skills.
From language apps to language learning systems to innovative language learning tools, technology is changing language learning. Each new technological advance leads to new developments in language learning, and each technology offers different advantages. Some apps can help you memorize words.
Avakin Life is a 3D mobile app in which you develop an avatar and then interact and explore in a virtual world. You can dance, build and decorate your living space, get a job or just hang out.
For language learners, Avakin Life provides some opportunities to practice your target language in a simulated environment. Avakin Life supports 11 languages: Chinese, English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. To find someone speaking your target language, you simply need to go to the “social spots” screen and toggle to “international mode.” Then, you can practice chatting in your target language in an immersive environment.
In our instructional technologies lesson, we experienced virtual reality and really enjoyed it!
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