HCI Project 2007

HCI 2 is a module at the Computer Science school at the University of Birmingham. The HCI Project 2007 blog is the place where the team will discuss ideas and processes involved in developing a 'useful piece of technology' for our target audience - children <= 11 years old.

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Case: L-Mo

The university of Nottingham, collaborating with Sharp Laboratories of Europe Ltd (SLE), are working on a project called L-Mo (Language - Mobile). The system will work on current mobile devices using gaming to make learning about languages more fun and engaging. Education experts have found that students can enjoy the learning experience more through the use of games rather than traditional methods.

At the moment the system is targeting children between 7 and 12, living in Asia, who are learning English, but the idea could quickly transform into a revolutionary new teaching method - one that we could adapt to any sort of educational device/application we decide to produce.

The article can be found here.

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