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Mondly: Practice Languages in VR
Over the summer, I traveled with my girlfriend to Belgium.
I used a few apps to help prepare me for the trip.
One of those was Mondly, a VR app that aims to give you a more immersive language-learning experience.
For my French practice, Ive found its immersive conversations pretty darn helpful.
I’m not terrible at French in simple interactions, but Im not very confident.
Immersive conversations were a non-starter, so I opted for a few of the lessons.
Despite setting myself at beginner level, I struggled a massive amount.
This is because the lessons go from 0 to 100 on a dime.
But then I was tasked with remembering and speaking the phrase Can I have a tour of your kitchen?
(or, at least, something along those lines).
Id listen to the Japanese over and over, but it just wouldnt stick.
I tried a few other simple lessons and had a similarly tough time.
But if youre starting to learn a language from scratch, this is not the VR app for you.
Despite the dire circumstances, theres a lot of fun to find in this adventure.
As youd hope from a VR Ghostbusters title, busting ghosts is a literal blast.
You wont have to go out on your own either.
Ive also found that things can start to feel a little repetitive after a few hours.
If the ghosts were a bit more distinct, it would help a lot.
There is a lot to love in Rise of the Ghost Lord, however.
Youll need to grow your understanding of physics, chemistry, and biology to solve the apps puzzles.
You arent just observing the lesson, youre getting hands-on with it in VR.
Its the VR equivalent of an educational point-and-click adventure.
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