RezWorld Full immersion Video game teach endangered languages

RezWorld™ 3D Video Game is a fully immersive Native video game that teaches langauge and culture. The technology's been 3rd party tested on over 25,000 users (learning Arabic) produced Novice- High speakers in one week (40 hours). http://www.ndnlanguage.com From the leaders in "Language Tools for Indian Country."
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[RATHAHONNI]

Where the hell can u get it,this was posted in 2008 and still not for sale.Good idea but seems to be only an idea.

[ndnlanguage]

@RATHAHONNI  You're correct it is not yet available, but we created a fully-working 1-level game that teaches Cherokee. We don't want to release a partial version and want to expand it to a 12-level game that has been shown to create conversational speakers. The problem is that it is expensive and in this economic environment many interested parties dropped out.

Thanks for your comment.

[1livingdeadgrl]

This is awesome !

[TsalagiMic]

Another amazing project.

[SprachSchlampe]

Is this ever going to be released or will it just remain vaporware? It looks interesting and if it were available on the Mac, I'd certainly be interested in buying a copy. I am interested in something beyond basic colors and numbers, something that would teach reasonable conversation. This looks like a great idea if it works. Have you thought about distributing it via subscription on the Internet, sort of like a lot of other online games, such as WoW?

[ShootTheZombies]

@ndnlanguage What kind of parties are necessary to making this game a reality? I wouldn't be surprised if there were some linguists or anthropologists interested in helping to fund the idea, if it hasn't been scrapped entirely.

[sadriski]

ONCE AGAIN i HAVE TO WAIT. I've BEEN WAITING ALL MY LIFE!

[qwertyfshag]

awesome!

[RainbowDefender]

Partly not parky iPad auto-mistake

[RainbowDefender]

When is the Cherokee version going to be released so the millions of people with Cherokee dna can at the very least parky connect with their heritage? Why so long before it is released many people would be glad to pay for it.

[HarvestStation]

Cool! I may not be Native American....or even American but I still would be more than happy to keep the Native languages alive I love learning about their culture and languages.

[dylanbarrowak]

@TsesiChisholm @TsesiChisholm yeah i agree. if rez world had beta testing then they could get vaulable feedback on the project, if they demonstrate the effectiviness of this program to the general (note:white) public then the game could possibly pick up some grants, funding and/or donations from rich people. So, ndnlanguage, get up and make a beta level 1 please?

[dylanbarrowak]

@TsesiChisholm yeah i agree. if rez world had beta testing then they could get vaulable feedback on the project, if they demonstrate the effectiviness of this program to the general (note:white) public then the game could possibly pick up some grants, funding and/or donations from rich people. So, ndnlanguage, get up and make a beta level 1 please?

[TsesiChisholm]

@ndnlanguage Perhaps the release of the 1-level game would generate more interest in the full product and attract revenue. Is there a BETA-version program? I think many people would be interested in getting the 1-level version as part of a beta program. The feedback of a user's forum can help you as you develop the full version.