Play games to grow up bilingual: The BlaSquare linguistic game
Andrea Valente, Emanuela Marchetti
A new kind of computer game is proposed, to support the
linguistic development of primary school children, growing in
multilingual environments: with it players will be able to
simultaneously learn multiple languages.
The novel idea is to treat words in different languages as physical
items, that the player can collect and exchange for other words or
for concrete objects. A prototype is currently under development,
and it will be tested in cooperation with local schools. By design
this linguistic game will also be extensible, so parents and
teachers can tailor it with respect to languages and learning
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