[lojban-beginners] Re: Alternative learning techniques

[Robin Lee Powell <rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org>]

On Mon, Jan 10, 2005 at 09:53:16PM +0000, Jon Reeves wrote:
> coi rodo
> 
> I happened across an article on using the Sims (computer game) to
> help people learn a foreign language
> (http://llt.msu.edu/vol9num1/purushotma/default.html) 

If that existed in Lojban, I might actually play that game.

> and was
> wondering if there were any alternative lojban resources

There's Adventure (the first text-based adventure game).
Unfortunately, the code is kind of offline right now, but that
should be fixed within a couple of days.  When I have it back on
line, it'll be at
http://www.lojban.org/tiki/tiki-index.php?page=Lojban+Computer+Programs

To plug my own stuff, I'm currently doing a lot of writing on my
modern horror story, la nicte cadzu.  Trying to catch up with me
will give you a *lot* of practice.  :-)  It's at
http://www.teddyb.org/~rlpowell/hobbies/lojban/palm/

> Are there any lojban localised games/applications out there?  Creating a 
> localisation for firefox, for instance, should be fairly easy to do?

Many people have tried to localize various things.  So far as I
know, no-one has actually completed such a project.  The issue is
that the requirements of new word invention are *formidable*.

> Also what about multimedia?  I found a brief audio file on the
> website, but more of this would be really good to listen to during
> the daily commute.

Not much, sorry.

> I know there was a conversation a while ago about lojban software
> for PDAs, but it didnt really go anywhere.  Any developments in
> this area?  

Most of us with PalmOS devices use SuperMemo for Lojban
memorization.  MapleTop makes a PalmOS version, and I've made pdbs
for it.  Other PDAs I couldn't speak to.

-Robin

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