When students work together within virtual - reality games they tend to learn more than in a lower tech environment , according to researchers from Cornell University . In both trials , participants were asked to learn new Japanese words by watching game characters talk to each other . " In one version , students had the opportunity to collaborate via a chat messenger while in the other they were required to work together within a VR game . The team found the students in the second group spent more time communicating and therefore learned more words .
When students work together within virtual - reality games they tend to learn more than in a lower tech environment , according to researchers from Cornell University . In both trials , participants were asked to learn new Japanese words by watching game characters talk to each other . In one version , students had the opportunity to collaborate via a chat messenger while in the other they were required to work together within a VR game . The team found the students in the second group spent more time communicating and therefore learned more words .