VOCAR
AR Based Vocabulary Learning
Project type
HCI 580 class project
Tools
Unity & Vuforia
Deliverables
AR & Unity animation
Duration
4 weeks
Objective
Goal
* Help English as a second language (ESL) students memorizing English vocabulary.
* Help individuals whose first language is Korean and Spanish learn English Vocabulary.
* Provide a platform that is beginner and a various age friendly.
* Help ESL learners with pronunciation of vocabulary by providing the correct pronunciation.
* To make the language learning engaging by making it fun and interactive.
Vision
* Develop the effective long-term memorization through interactive Augmented Realith learning
* Lower the bar of English learning by making learning fun, easy, and interactive
* Expand the language setting more than Korean and Spanish for various language speakers
* Learners engage in self-directed learning using the platform given to reach their educational goal
* Help learners build daily and consistent study habit by providing rewards system in the app
* Expand the platform not only for English learners but also for various language learners
Questionnaire
Summary
About 20 people answered the survey conducted through Survey Monkey. Among 20 people, most people were aged between 25-34 with a bachelor degree. 60% of people have studied a foreign language on their own. Spanish was the language most people answered wanted to learn. Over half of the respondents were interested in learning using interactive AR mobile app.
Questions asked
1. what is your age?
2. What is your native language?
3. What's your highest level of education completed?
4. How many languages do you speak?
5. Have you studied foreign language on your own?
6. What language are you planning to learn in the future?
7. What about learning a language do you struggle?
8. What is the biggest challenge you face learning a new language?
9. Which method would you be most interested in?
To add...
Statement
Through the class - HCI 580, I was able to learn Unity and the use of AR and VR. In the class, we were required to work on three different Unity projects, and this was the final project that I had worked on. To accomplish the project, I used Vuforia with Unity and some animation assets from Unity. For some animation, I needed to create their movements using an exisiting 3D object. After creating 10 different animations, I added sound onto 3D objects.
Next Steps
✴ Support various language learning - add more languages for learning
✴Add voice recognization for feedbacks
✴ Expand the number of vocabulary provided on the app
✴ Add abstract vocabulary
