RosettaShard – the beginnings of language learning on the PSP
Here’s another educational piece of homebrew for people to use. Though it’s still in its early stages of development, it does open itself up to further use by the homebrew community in making education applications for their PSP. It’s called RosettaShard (cool name!), and it aims to teach people to learn a new language.
Here’s what the creator, foebea, had to say about the application:
This will allow you to use some of the more popular tools from the Rosetta Stone language learning tool while on the go. This early version includes 8 flashcards with sound. The flashcard images are royalty free images and the vocal work was done by my mom. This will allow you to see what the purpose of this application is, and with any luck, those of you who have not heard of The Rosetta Stone might check them out. They really are the best for language learning…
Just copy to the psp and run the program. Choose Quickstart to get into the demonstration. Once all 8 flashcards are done it automatically goes back to the menu. From the menu you can hit home twice to exit. In the flashcards, press CIRCLE to exit.
The original Rosetta Stone is actually a literal stone that allowed for comparative translation between early Egyptian and Greek languages. Much like the original one, the RosettaShard application uses text, pictures and sound to attempt to teach people about new words by covering the three basic aspects that make up language (visual, written, and spoken).
For people interested in using the basic application to make other apps, the source code is also included as a download. In the meantime, give it a try, and enjoy!
Download: RosettaShard
Download: RosettaShard Source
Here’s another educational piece of homebrew for people to use. Though it’s still in its early stages of development, it does open itself up to further use by the homebrew community in making education applications for their PSP. It’s called RosettaShard (cool name!), and it aims to teach people to learn a new language.
Here’s what the creator, foebea, had to say about the application:
This will allow you to use some of the more popular tools from the Rosetta Stone language learning tool while on the go. This early version includes 8 flashcards with sound. The flashcard images are royalty free images and the vocal work was done by my mom. This will allow you to see what the purpose of this application is, and with any luck, those of you who have not heard of The Rosetta Stone might check them out. They really are the best for language learning…
Just copy to the psp and run the program. Choose Quickstart to get into the demonstration. Once all 8 flashcards are done it automatically goes back to the menu. From the menu you can hit home twice to exit. In the flashcards, press CIRCLE to exit.
The original Rosetta Stone is actually a literal stone that allowed for comparative translation between early Egyptian and Greek languages. Much like the original one, the RosettaShard application uses text, pictures and sound to attempt to teach people about new words by covering the three basic aspects that make up language (visual, written, and spoken).
For people interested in using the basic application to make other apps, the source code is also included as a download. In the meantime, give it a try, and enjoy!
Download: RosettaShard
Download: RosettaShard Source
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