Huh!? I've Been Hired By Alien Researchers

Our project, "Huh!? I’ve Been Hired By Alien Researchers", is an AR Language learning world exploration game meant to motivate users to one of the most tedious parts of language learning, memorizing vocabulary. Players are introduced to the ICRC, the Interplanetary Communications Research Company whose aim is to solve language barrier problems by studying how human brains memorize words. Dr. Zero, their boss, offers you a job to help them!

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One of the inspirations for our application was the multitude of studies on memory retention ability during exercise. After reading and cross-referencing numerous papers (all linked  below), similar conclusions have been drawn: information retention is increased during light to moderate aerobic exercise.  Adding to this, there are also studies about the positive correlation of spacing out memorization between different sessions. Taking these ideas and world exploration into account, we were inspired to create an application for memorizing foreign vocabulary while walking from place to place, aiming for better word retention.

Research Papers discussing the idea about light to moderate exercise while memorizing improving memory retainment:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3658977/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4942640/

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0177624

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6719811/#:~:text=Simultaneous%20memorization%20and%20exercise%20produced,memorization%20after%20or%20without%20exercise.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/07/well/move/exercise-memory.html

During the Jam period, we created this demo, modeled + handpainted + rigged all 3D models[excluding the Niantic Yeti mascot], and created all 2D UI assets.

Team Members: Xinying Chew, Sonia Lin, Emilee Meng, and Ruifeng Xu