Comments on: From Buzzword to the Classroom – Exploring VR Gaming for Language Learning https://fltmag.com/from-buzzword-to-the-classroom-exploring-vr-gaming-for-language-learning/ IALLT's free language technology magazine Tue, 23 Jul 2024 21:47:04 +0000 hourly 1 By: edwigesimon https://fltmag.com/from-buzzword-to-the-classroom-exploring-vr-gaming-for-language-learning/#comment-357637 Mon, 13 Nov 2023 18:02:42 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=7285#comment-357637 In reply to Betsy Lavolette.

Done, thanks for the heads up Betsy!

]]> By: Betsy Lavolette https://fltmag.com/from-buzzword-to-the-classroom-exploring-vr-gaming-for-language-learning/#comment-355810 Sat, 04 Nov 2023 00:43:42 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=7285#comment-355810 I noticed that Ijiri’s study is missing from the references. How about updating this article to correct that?

]]> By: Amelia Ijiri https://fltmag.com/from-buzzword-to-the-classroom-exploring-vr-gaming-for-language-learning/#comment-290019 Wed, 23 Nov 2022 00:33:40 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=7285#comment-290019 Thank you for the insightful article and for mentioning my case study about teaching language in VR. While I agree that VR certainly has a wow effect, I am not sure that “it may also turn out to be a superficial gimmick that fizzles out once the initial excitement has abated.”

Advances in high-speed internet, computing power, artificial intelligence, and high-resolution displays have made the possibility of a persistent and immersive simulated world experienced in the first person by a large group of simultaneous users more of a probability than a possibility. However, it might not be the same VR we know today with heavy and awkward headsets but more of a wearable.

Your research is vital to whether educators will develop a pedagogy for immersive learning or use this advanced technology is left to commercial players and industry associations.

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