Influent Language Learning Game

Inspired by old Dreamcast titles (namely Shenmue and Toy Commander), Influent immerses players in a fully interactive 3D environment where the names for absolutely every object in the game can be found with a single click! Double-click to find out even more information! Every door, drawer and cupboard can be opened with a right click here and a right click there, revealing more and more things for you to learn! Influent is packed with hundreds of native pronunciations (recorded specifically for this game) and offers players the unique opportunity to learn both vocabulary and pronunciation in the language of their choice. With 10 languages currently available for download, Influent combines the joy of playing a video game with learning a language, offering real rewards and achievements that will stay with players for a lifetime. Influent is a language learning game that focuses mainly on vocabulary acquisition and pronunciation. It was originally developed in Japan at the Entertainment Computing Laboratory of the University of Tsukuba as part of the Monbukagakusho Government Research Scholarship. After the research funds ran out, a very successful Kickstarter campaign made it possible to complete the game. The Information Processing Society of Japan (IPSJ) has published a research report on the ideas behind the game and its applications, which you can read in full here.