Romania-based ATi Studios, the creator of the Mondly language learning platform, has released a virtual reality app for language education. <\/p>\n
The VR app uses Mondly's conversational voice chatbot, released by the company in August 2016, which has self-learning technology. <\/p>\n
It combines voice chatbot technology with speech recognition in virtual reality to create a new way for users to learn a new language. <\/p>\n
The Learn Languages VR by Mondly app allows people to experience lifelike conversations with virtual characters. <\/p>\n
The company created the VR application based on what users need to effectively learn a new language: instant feedback and an \"immersive, real-world experience to build their confidence.\" <\/p>\n
The technology uses speech recognition that understands phrases and words in 28 different languages. It has learned millions of new phrases and responses since its release, due to its self-learning technology. <\/p>\n
Its language-learning platform has been downloaded over 15 million times. The VR application intends to realize virtual reality's promise of immersive and automated educational experiences. <\/p>\n
It gives instant feedback on pronunciation and suggestions to add to a learner's vocabulary, and it offers 'surprises' to turn learning a language into a fun experience. <\/p>\n
The app aims to bridge the technologies behind chatbots, speech recognition, and VR with a new automatic voice detection system so that the speech interaction feels natural in a VR environment. <\/p>\n
The system calibrates to the room's background noise and ignores unintentional sounds. <\/p>\n
The first version of the app offers three scenes across 28 languages, such as a restaurant scenario where users can practice ordering food and drinks in a small bistro. <\/p>\n
Other scenarios include the Eurotrain, where users can have a conversation and make new friends on a train in Europe, or they can check into a boutique hotel and secure a room with a view. <\/p>\n
Alexandru Iliescu, the CEO and co-founder of ATi Studios, said: \"Because VR is so immersive, we quickly realised that traditional speech interaction models that require a tap or a voice command to enable speech recognition would kill the flow of the experience.\" <\/p>\n
He added: \"So we developed our own automatic voice detection system. The result is amazing, the conversations with the virtual characters happen as naturally as real-life conversations - they just flow.\" <\/p>\n
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