Multilingual immersive communication technology: repurposing virtual reality for Italian teaching

Billy Brick; Tiziana Cervi-Wilson; Sean Graham; Tsvetan Tsankov; Kelly Ryan; Nina Godson; Michael Loizou

doi:10.14705/rpnet.2019.36.949

Multilingual immersive communication technology: repurposing virtual reality for Italian teaching

Billy Brick
, Tiziana Cervi-Wilson
, Sean Graham
, Tsvetan Tsankov
, Kelly Ryan
, Nina Godson
, Michael Loizou

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This paper will report on a pilot Virtual Reality (VR) project
which repurposes an existing scenario-based VR asset for health
sciences. The original scenario aims to prepare health care students for home visits by allowing them to experience a semi-linear conversation with a virtual Non-Player Character (NPC). This provides a safe, non-threatening environment for students to hone the necessary skills they will need once they begin their professional careers. The NPC’s simulated emotional state and reactions are changed based on the student’s choice of responses. The original scenario was written in English but the opportunity to convert it into an Italian language learning
resource by changing the audio files was identified and implemented. The scenario involves learners to be recurrently selecting from a number of possible responses in order to help the virtual character with his grievances regarding his father’s care package.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	New educational landscapes: innovative perspectives in language learning and technology
Publisher	Research-publishing.net
Chapter	1
Pages	5-10
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	978-2-490057-48-1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.14705/rpnet.2019.36.949
Publication status	Published - 10 Jul 2019

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Repurposing virtual reality assets: from health sciences to Italian language learning.
Plutino, A., Cervi-Wilson, T. & Brick, B., 20 Apr 2020, Repurposing virtual reality assets: from health sciences to Italian language learning. Plutino, A., Borthwick, K. & Coradinni, E. (eds.). UK: Research-publishing.net, Vol. Innovative language teaching and learning at university: treasuring languages. p. 21-26 6 p.
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Orsini-Jones, M. & Cervero' Carrascosa, A., 10 Jul 2019, New educational landscapes: innovative perspectives in language learning and technology. Short papers from elearning-symposium 2019. Borthwick, K., Plutino, A. & Corradini, E. (eds.). Dublin: Research-publishing.net, p. 47-53
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Multilingual immersive communication technology: repurposing virtual reality for Italian teaching. / Brick, Billy; Cervi-Wilson, Tiziana; Graham, Sean et al.
New educational landscapes: innovative perspectives in language learning and technology. Research-publishing.net, 2019. p. 5-10.

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Repurposing virtual reality assets: from health sciences to Italian language learning.

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