Minecraft Word Adventure
A fun way to learn English
The combination of education and games has always been a hot research field. As an incubation project from Microsoft Research Asia, we are exploring using AI + gaming to make learning English fun and effective.
Minecraft Word Adventure is a research project focused on English vocabulary learning for primary school students. Through AI technology, it can achieve the learning and practice of four dimensions of listening, speaking, spelling and meaning in English words.
Based on Minecraft Java Edition, Minecraft Word Adventure is an educational game designed to support fundamental research on artificial intelligence in education. The Minecraft Word Adventure research consists of a mod for the Java version and a server operated by Microsoft. These two versions currently only support running on Windows system.
Zoo version
The Zoo version supports multiplayer mode and contains three missions, two test rooms, and the three mission stories.
Outerspace version
The Outerspace version is in mod form and only supports single-player games.
Minecraft is ideal for artificial intelligence and online education research for the same reason it is addictively appealing to the millions of fans who enter its virtual world every day. Unlike other computer games, Minecraft offers its users endless possibilities, ranging from simple tasks, like walking around looking for treasure, to complex ones, like building a structure with a group of teammates.
Are you interested in game-based learning? Then let Minecraft Word Adventure be your choice!