agentzi Posted February 5, 2007 at 02:58 PM Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 at 02:58 PM a newsblub (I didn’t see mentioned yet here) MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online Game) Teaches Chinese Language and Culture .........Zon - The New Chengo Chinese is an experimental MMO which is meant to allow students and instructors to interact and role-play while learning Mandarin as well as Chinese culture and history. Currently being developed in partnership with the Chinese government-sponsored Confucius Institute, Zon is a five-level course designed to prepare students for participation in Chinese advanced placement offerings in MSU’s virtual high school program..................consisting of four virtual worlds: "villages", "towns", "cities" and "cosmopolitans". The four virtual worlds will progress with increasing complexity........the design for the game claims it will have ‘1000 learning activities’ comprising the equivalent of a ‘3000-hour Chinese language and culture learning contents. design doc: http://www.gamepolitics.com/images/legal/chengo.doc http://gamepolitics.com/2007/01/21/mmo-to-teach-mandarin-chinese-culture/ http://www.qj.net/New-MMO-aimed-to-teach-Chinese-culture/pg/49/aid/80204 http://confucius.msu.edu/news.htm#zon hmm... should be of interest to some when it comes out... (given some gamer’s addictions).... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toffeeliz Posted February 5, 2007 at 07:43 PM Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 at 07:43 PM hey - this sounds fabulous! You'd better keep us posted on this one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nubix Posted February 5, 2007 at 09:59 PM Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 at 09:59 PM neat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted June 1, 2008 at 02:39 PM Report Share Posted June 1, 2008 at 02:39 PM Michigan state university has released a new online game for learning Chinese - Zon. From the website: Zon is a multiplayer, online learning environment designed to teach Chinese language and culture through gameplay. As a web-based site, Zon provides real-time, on-demand connection to interactive learning activities and authentic cultural information. Zon players are motivated not only by their intrinsic desire to learn more about Chinese language and culture, but also the ability to interact with engaging story-driven plot lines, interesting characters, and fellow players. Zon is built on the premise that learning is interactive.I just had a quick look at it now. You start out as a tourist at Beijing airport and go from there. It seems quite an interesting concept, but very much geared towards beginners (at least in the few minutes I played it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandeX Posted June 2, 2008 at 02:17 AM Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 at 02:17 AM Thanks for the heads up, will check it out. I remember looking at this a while back when it was still in development, and wishing it was done. Guess now I can try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipsi() Posted June 6, 2008 at 08:59 AM Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 at 08:59 AM Not sure if you guys have seen this, but http://enterzon.com/. It's quite interesting, though it's really slow to load for me, not sure how well it will work for those in China. It's still in beta, but it's good fun. If it was faster, I might even enjoy it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted June 6, 2008 at 09:28 AM Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 at 09:28 AM Imron posted about it a few days back, and when I went looking to find it to merge, I discovered there was also a post from last year. So all merged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipsi() Posted June 6, 2008 at 09:30 AM Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 at 09:30 AM Hmm... I obviously don't pay as much attention as I should . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted June 6, 2008 at 09:33 AM Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 at 09:33 AM Yeah, we should probably delete your post so that Imron doesn't realize you didn't read his . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted June 6, 2008 at 09:44 AM Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 at 09:44 AM Actually if this is MMO we can all go and play. I'm signing up now, same user name as on here - who's joining me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted June 6, 2008 at 10:03 AM Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 at 10:03 AM Ok, given up now - had some fun trying to walk over Chenpv and managed to buy a coffee, but it's far too slow to actually use at the moment. Looks promising though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipsi() Posted June 6, 2008 at 10:09 AM Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 at 10:09 AM EDIT: Agreed on the far to slow bit. As am I tonight... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenpv Posted June 6, 2008 at 10:39 AM Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 at 10:39 AM Also give it up. I didn't have a choice on my hair color upon setting up, nor was able to change it later on at a barber's or a salon kind of place. Earned 40 dollars at the ATM machine, and one of the questions 'in that machine' provided no collect answers. After refreshing myself with a cake (3 or 4 dollars), I tried to break out of custom, unsuccessfully though. Also tried to chat up a few guys, but the voice chat seemed dead. Traded with Xiao K successfully, though I didn't receive anything, nor pay a dime from my deposit. Anyway, it's fun to wander about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted June 6, 2008 at 10:43 AM Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 at 10:43 AM I signed up the other day to give it a whirl. I noticed that the bank at the airport let me continually change traveller's cheques, but I got bored once I reached RMB 30,000. Not sure what I'll do with all my cash, there doesn't seem anywhere to really spend it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandeX Posted June 7, 2008 at 03:43 PM Report Share Posted June 7, 2008 at 03:43 PM I got bored before leaving the airport, it need to be more "game" and less "sequential lessons with an overlay resembling some games" I'm thinking something like your WoW/EQ type MMO that is actually something you want to do, and not realize your learning in the process. Not sure if that is possible or not though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted July 22, 2008 at 02:21 PM Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 at 02:21 PM Has anyone tried this lately? I was going to take a look, but the news section doesn't mention any updates so I lost enthusiasm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
來撒母耳 Posted December 8, 2010 at 12:13 AM Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 at 12:13 AM Just signed up, It looks like something I've really been looking for, yes It is slow, but as a beginner I've already picked up a few new words. I'll see how it goes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
來撒母耳 Posted December 8, 2010 at 01:38 PM Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 at 01:38 PM Ok, now I'm stuck at the loading screen, and now I'm on a different PC and still stuck at the loading screen, oh well... good things come to those who wait? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
來撒母耳 Posted May 20, 2011 at 07:33 PM Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 at 07:33 PM Ok, well I just upgraded my ubuntu to 11.04, and decided to try to log on again, and viola! It works, I haven't left the airport yet, but so far I'm finding it fun, but maybe that's cuz I'm still at the newbie stage, and this is far more appealing to me right now than making new flashcards for anki EDIT: As a side note for anyone running into the same problems I have been, it seems under the new ubuntu 64bit, that large flash applications are having a problem displaying correctly in Firefox 4, but I got it to work very nicely under chromium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meng Lelan Posted May 20, 2011 at 09:02 PM Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 at 09:02 PM So what does the game have so far - bank, airport, barber, anything else like a post office, school for the deaf, etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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