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 research 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.