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Teach and learn a foreign language using virtual reality with Learn Immersive
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Hello listeners! Welcome to the EnterVR podcast. On today's show I speak with Tony Diepenbrock from Learn Immersive. Tony and his team are creating a way for you to learn a foreign language using the virtual reality. Come along as we discuss using deep learning with VR, what makes vr so effective when learning a new language and more! Here is a snippet of some of the things we talked about: 20: Intro. What is Learn Immersive? How do they what they do? 2:20 What sparked the idea of using vr to teach languages in the first place. 4:00 Combining deep learning with virtual reality? 5:00 The target audience that Learn Immersive has in mind. 7:00 The platforms that Learn Immersive will be available in. 8:20 How long will it take for you to learn a language with VR? 10:00 Why is VR better for learning a language? 12:30 Why do you need to learn a language in the first place in 2015? 16:30 What motivates Tony to work on this project? 18:00 What does the Learn Immersive interface look like? 19:00 The languages of learning of language from a native speaker vs. a none native speaker vs. machines? 22:00 Creating a market place for language tutors in VR. 24:00 What is the advantage of working in the Metaverse as a language tutor? 25:00 What does the pricing model look like for the Learn Immersive experience? 27:00 How to pitch to investors when your business model might lose money in the first few months? 29:00 How does the business model scale up? 30:00 The tools that Learn Immersive is using to create their virtual environments. 31:00 Why use gamefication? Is gamefication the future of learning? 34:00 How does Learn Immersive pick up on what you will be saying? And how will it provide value to the experience? 37:00 What is the goal of Learn Immersive? 38:00 How to localize the language learning process from country to country? 41:00 Making experienced based learning accessible in subjects like history and math. 43:00 How do we learn new things in the information age? 44:00 What is Learn Immersive's biggest weakness? 45:00 Incorporating a rating system for students and tutors? How to make sure the right tutors are paired with the right students. 47:00 Tailoring the learning experience to the scenarios you will most likely see yourself in. 49:00 Could this system help soldiers learn the languages of the combat theater they will be in before they get there. 52:00 How long before deep learning algorithms get to a point where learning a foreign language is not necessary anymore. 58:00 What does the Facebook acquistion of a speech recognition company mean for Learn Immersive? 1:01:00 Worst and best case scenarios for the vr industry. 1:03:00 When will public demos become available? 1:04:00 Why work in vr in the first place? 1:05:00 Estimations as to how big vr will in the next 5 years. 1:08:00 Last minute on meal on planet earth? 1:08:30 Favorite video game of all time. 1:10:00 Will the Metaverse become a wild west or become a more tamed version of our current internet? 1:13:00 If you could turn into any animal every time you sneeze, what would it be? 1:13:30 Closing thoughts and how to stay in touch Thanks again to Tony for being a true scholar and gentleman of virtual reality and thank you for listening. Keep in touch with Tony and Learn Immersive with links below: https://twitter.com/learnimmersive http://learnimmersive.com/ ANNOUNCEMENTS: I will be hosting an event in collaboration with Silicon Valley Founders and VCs meetup group on Janaury 26th . Check out the meetup page for more info on the event in the coming days. Follow @entervr on twitter and check out the r/entervr subreddit to get in touch with the community. http://www.meetup.com/SV-Founders-VC/ https://twitter.com/EnterVR
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Hello listeners! Welcome to the EnterVR podcast. On today's show I speak with Tony Diepenbrock from Learn Immersive. Tony and his team are creating a way for you to learn a foreign language using the virtual reality. Come along as we discuss using deep learning with VR, what makes vr so effective when learning a new language and more! Here is a snippet of some of the things we talked about: 20: Intro. What is Learn Immersive? How do they what they do? 2:20 What sparked the idea of using vr to teach languages in the first place. 4:00 Combining deep learning with virtual reality? 5:00 The target audience that Learn Immersive has in mind. 7:00 The platforms that Learn Immersive will be available in. 8:20 How long will it take for you to learn a language with VR? 10:00 Why is VR better for learning a language? 12:30 Why do you need to learn a language in the first place in 2015? 16:30 What motivates Tony to work on this project? 18:00 What does the Learn Immersive interface look like? 19:00 The languages of learning of language from a native speaker vs. a none native speaker vs. machines? 22:00 Creating a market place for language tutors in VR. 24:00 What is the advantage of working in the Metaverse as a language tutor? 25:00 What does the pricing model look like for the Learn Immersive experience? 27:00 How to pitch to investors when your business model might lose money in the first few months? 29:00 How does the business model scale up? 30:00 The tools that Learn Immersive is using to create their virtual environments. 31:00 Why use gamefication? Is gamefication the future of learning? 34:00 How does Learn Immersive pick up on what you will be saying? And how will it provide value to the experience? 37:00 What is the goal of Learn Immersive? 38:00 How to localize the language learning process from country to country? 41:00 Making experienced based learning accessible in subjects like history and math. 43:00 How do we learn new things in the information age? 44:00 What is Learn Immersive's biggest weakness? 45:00 Incorporating a rating system for students and tutors? How to make sure the right tutors are paired with the right students. 47:00 Tailoring the learning experience to the scenarios you will most likely see yourself in. 49:00 Could this system help soldiers learn the languages of the combat theater they will be in before they get there. 52:00 How long before deep learning algorithms get to a point where learning a foreign language is not necessary anymore. 58:00 What does the Facebook acquistion of a speech recognition company mean for Learn Immersive? 1:01:00 Worst and best case scenarios for the vr industry. 1:03:00 When will public demos become available? 1:04:00 Why work in vr in the first place? 1:05:00 Estimations as to how big vr will in the next 5 years. 1:08:00 Last minute on meal on planet earth? 1:08:30 Favorite video game of all time. 1:10:00 Will the Metaverse become a wild west or become a more tamed version of our current internet? 1:13:00 If you could turn into any animal every time you sneeze, what would it be? 1:13:30 Closing thoughts and how to stay in touch Thanks again to Tony for being a true scholar and gentleman of virtual reality and thank you for listening. Keep in touch with Tony and Learn Immersive with links below: https://twitter.com/learnimmersive http://learnimmersive.com/ ANNOUNCEMENTS: I will be hosting an event in collaboration with Silicon Valley Founders and VCs meetup group on Janaury 26th . Check out the meetup page for more info on the event in the coming days. Follow @entervr on twitter and check out the r/entervr subreddit to get in touch with the community. http://www.meetup.com/SV-Founders-VC/ https://twitter.com/EnterVR
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