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Re: Show HN: Multiplayer game to help non-native English speakers improve vocabulary

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franciscop wrote: post #29

So happy to do 5/5 as a non-native speaker! Tips: it is obviously for mobile, but for computer it is almost unusable. Max-widths and all, then `cursor: pointer` for the answers would go a long way. Also, a chat or a way to play another game with the same person would be nice.

Thanks :) Happy to know that you liked it.

We will definitely work on these changes to fix the experience for people using it on the desktop. As you said, max-width, cursor: pointer and may be a loader will be the way forward.

Re: Show HN: Multiplayer game to help non-native English speakers improve vocabulary

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j_s wrote: post #30

Anything out there for English-only homes to help their toddlers learn other languages, specifically Chinese and/or Spanish?

I don't know if it exists but my friend and I are thinking of making a VR app to help toddlers learn their first 100 words in a foreign language. Our idea is to use 360-degree images with annotations to teach words using Google cardboard or any other VR device.

There is a rich dataset of 360-images by MIT[1] if anyone is interested in taking up this project.

[1] http://people.csail.mit.edu/jxiao/SUN360/

Re: Show HN: Multiplayer game to help non-native English speakers improve vocabulary

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abhas9 wrote: post #32
j_s wrote: post #30

Anything out there for English-only homes to help their toddlers learn other languages, specifically Chinese and/or Spanish?

I don't know if it exists but my friend and I are thinking of making a VR app to help toddlers learn their first 100 words in a foreign language. Our idea is to use 360-degree images with annotations to teach words using Google cardboard or any other VR device. There is a rich dataset of 360-images by MIT[1] if anyone is interested in taking up this project. [1] http://people.csail.mit.edu/jxiao/SUN360/

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Re: Show HN: Multiplayer game to help non-native English speakers improve vocabulary

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Post by 6t6t6t6 »

abhas9 wrote: post #32
j_s wrote: post #30

Anything out there for English-only homes to help their toddlers learn other languages, specifically Chinese and/or Spanish?

I don't know if it exists but my friend and I are thinking of making a VR app to help toddlers learn their first 100 words in a foreign language. Our idea is to use 360-degree images with annotations to teach words using Google cardboard or any other VR device. There is a rich dataset of 360-images by MIT[1] if anyone is interested in taking up this project. [1] http://people.csail.mit.edu/jxiao/SUN360/

For some reason the idea of putting a VR visor to a toddler is unsettling to me. Maybe I am getting old...

Re: Show HN: Multiplayer game to help non-native English speakers improve vocabulary

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Post by sourcesmith »

6t6t6t6 wrote: post #34
abhas9 wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't know if it exists but my friend and I are thinking of making a VR app to help toddlers learn their first 100 words in a foreign language. Our idea is to use 360-degree images with annotations to teach words using Google cardboard or any other VR device. There is a rich dataset of 360-images by MIT[1] if anyone is interested in taking up this project. [1] http://people.csail.mit.edu/jxiao/SUN360/

For some reason the idea of putting a VR visor to a toddler is unsettling to me. Maybe I am getting old...

The Oculus Rift and Samsung Gear VR Health & Safety documents state that they should not be used by children under the age of 13. Same for the Google Daydream and Sony states that their VR is not for use by children under the age of 12.
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