UK higher education institution: Anglia Ruskin University is using virtual reality to conserve the Cornish language of Kernewek and the Italian language of Griko.
Both Indigenous languages are on the brink of being lost to history; virtual reality through XR capabilities will bring these near-forgotten languages to the present day via digital archives encompassing film, audio, and photographs.
The £2.5 million project led by the East Anglian University hopes to increase awareness of ancient languages such as Kernewek and Griko, helping to preserve them for years to come and enabling young people to remain aware of their legacy.
The initiative comes as storytelling from XR technologies becomes increasingly immersive due to improved technologies, facilitating applications like linguistic preservation.
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Source: BBC News
