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Using video games to learn a language - Matt Parish

Published: July 9, 2019, 8:58 a.m.

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Matt is the lead full-stack game developer at Wibbu

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Currently the lead full-stack game developer at Wibbu, Matt makes games for language learning. His goal is to create immersive experiences for players to learn languages. From the player perspective, this is done as a second point to the game. Wibbu wants its players to enjoy their game experience and then once they\\u2019ve finished they realise they\\u2019ve learned a language. The school version of Ruby Rei is sold and endorsed by Cambridge University Assessments and is accompanied by an extensive Teacher's Handbook developed by Cambridge University Press.

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Before Wibbu Matt has worked in web development and for a games company called Everi, which specialised in slot machine games.

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**At 9.13 Matt mentions mention that the school's version of Ruby Rei is scheduled to release in May. As schedules usually do, this has changed. The school's version is currently being sold in Turkey and is going to be launched in Mexico and Spain within the next year?

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