Game Over!!! Thanks for playing everyone!!!
Huge congratulations to InterHigh (Top School) 🏫 🏆 and Gillian T (Top Student) 👩💻 🏆, full results on Games Scoreboard. Prizes and certificates to come next week! Now, rest up everyone that was a MASSIVE effort, almost 50% more responses than 2020!
THE OFFICIAL RESULTS ARE IN!
Random Prize Draw Winners
Random prize draw for one of ten $25 digital vouchers (every 250 points counts towards an entry)
Benjamin R, St. Dominic's College
Emily B, Brigidine College
Timofey S, InterHigh
Patrick H, St. Dominic's College
Aubrie W, Methodist Ladies' College, WA
Gillian T, Kerikeri High School
Alexander K, InterHigh
Vitor C, EU24h
Cameron G, St. Dominic's College
Paige B, InterHigh
Top 2 Students Overall
Awarded for the “greatest individual score overall”
ImmerseMe Games Dux Award - Top Scholar (includes PDF certificate & $100 digital voucher*): Gillian T, Kerikeri High School, 21,000 points
ImmerseMe Games Proxime Accessit Award - Runner-up (includes PDF certificate & $50 digital voucher*): David K, InterHigh, 15,359 points
Top 2 Schools Overall
Awarded for the “greatest school score overall”
ImmerseMe Games Top School Award (includes PDF certificate and name engraved on the Winner trophy): InterHigh, 191,819 points
ImmerseMe Games Runner-up Award (includes PDF certificate and name engraved on the Runner-up plate): St. Dominic’s College, 74,107 points
Top 2 Students Per Language
Awarded for the “greatest student score per language” and includes pdf certificate and $50 digital voucher (winner) or $25 digital voucher (runner-up)
ImmerseMe Games Student Prize in English: Timofey S, InterHigh, 1,682 points
Runner-up: Abdullah M, InterHigh, 1,450 points
ImmerseMe Games Student Prize in French: Diya P, InterHigh, 4,965 points
Runner-up: Paige B, InterHigh, 2,375 points
ImmerseMe Games Student Prize in German: Aalia P, InterHigh, 2,189 points
Runner-up: Z I, Bayard Rustin High School, 2,000 points
ImmerseMe Games Student Prize in Greek: Logan W, St. Dominic’s College, 3,352 points
Runner-up: Gillian T, Kerikeri High School, 2,822
ImmerseMe Games Student Prize in Indonesian: Zac G, InterHigh, 3,180 points
Runner-up: Fatima F, InterHigh, 2,462 points
ImmerseMe Games Student Prize in Italian (1st Equal): Logan W, St. Dominic’s College, 5,417 points & Lachlan T, St. Dominic’s College, 5,417 points
ImmerseMe Games Student Prize in Japanese: Jarryd T, St. Dominic’s College, 4,780 points
Runner-up: Logan W, St. Dominic’s College, 2,546 points
ImmerseMe Games Student Prize in Mandarin: Gillian T, Kerikeri High School, 2,130 points
Runner-up: Eric L, Viewbank College, 712 points
ImmerseMe Games Student Prize in Spanish: David K, InterHigh, 14,353 points
Runner-up: Alexander K, InterHigh, 14,350 points
Top 2 Schools Per Category
Awarded for the “greatest school score per category”
Category 1 Winner (1 - 50 students): Kerikeri High School, 27,835 points
Runner-up: Asquith Girls High School, 6,412 points
Category 2 Winner (51 - 100 students): St. Dominic’s College, 74,107 points
Runner-up: South Arbor Charter Academy, 3,508 points
Category 3 Winner (101 - 250 students): Trinity Lutheran College, VIC, 20,828 points
Runner-up: Cheltenham Primary School, 13,181 points
Category 4 Winner (251 - 500 students): The Mac.Robertson Girls’ High School, 40,015 points
Runner-up: Brigidine College, 16,276 points
Category 5 Winner (501 - 1000 students): Viewbank College, 31,163 points
Runner-up: Methodist Ladies’ College, Victoria, 8,312 points
Category 6 Winner (1000+ students): InterHigh, 191,819 points
Runner-up: N/A
Top 2 Schools Per Language
Awarded for the “greatest school score per language” (includes pdf certificate)
ImmerseMe Games School Prize in English: InterHigh, 8,876 points
Runner-up: Global XR Academy (Panama), 681 points
ImmerseMe Games School Prize in French: InterHigh, 52,259 points
Runner-up: The Mac.Robertson Girls’ High School, 25,531 points
ImmerseMe Games School Prize in German: Viewbank College, 24,673 points
Runner-up: InterHigh, 17,543 points
ImmerseMe Games School Prize in Greek: St. Dominic’s College, 4,757 points
Runner-up: Kerikeri High School, 2,841 points
ImmerseMe Games School Prize in Indonesian: InterHigh, 11,987 points
Runner-up: The Mac.Robertson Girls’ High School, 5,802 points
ImmerseMe Games School Prize in Italian: St. Dominic’s College, 44,692 points
Runner-up: Trinity Lutheran College, VIC, 17,359 points
ImmerseMe Games School Prize in Japanese: St. Dominic’s College, 19,163 points
Runner-up: Ambrose Treacy College, 11,202 points
ImmerseMe Games School Prize in Mandarin: InterHigh, 2,858 points
Runner-up: Methodist Ladies’ College, Victoria, 2,770 points
ImmerseMe Games School Prize in Spanish: InterHigh, 76,330 points
Runner-up: Kerikeri High School, 10,756 points
*Digital vouchers may include options like Amazon eGift Card, iTunes voucher, Prezzy Card, or as requested.
key Information
Registration process: New schools follow these instructions. Current subscribers are automatically registered.
Equipment required: Laptop, tablet, mobile or VR headset!
Cost: Complimentary (free).
No. students: There is no cap on the number of students you can register to compete.
Dates: Thu 20 May to Thu 27 May 2021.
Exact start and finish time: 8pm 🇳🇿 | 6pm 🇦🇺 | 9am 🇬🇧 | 1am LA 🇺🇸.
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Archive: ImmerseMe Games 2020 website and results.
Poster: Click to download an A4 ImmerseMe Games poster.
ImmerseMe Games Webinar
In the last 7 days before ImmerseMe Games 2021, Scott Cardwell (ImmerseMe co-founder and CEO) chats with Chloé Briand (Head of Languages, Melbourne) about how she maximises ImmerseMe for her classroom.
Top tips:
- Set a time limit with students, less is more!
- Spread the students out around the classroom or number 1, 2, 1, 2 (1s speaking, 2s writing)
- Slow downnnnn... success is accuracy not speed!
Chloe uses ImmerseMe from grades 7-12 with all 4 languages at her school and they are PUMPED about the ImmerseMe Games happening in just 7 days' time.
2020 FEEDBACK
“The ImmerseMe Games were a fantastic opportunity for my quieter students to shine in an environment where they didn’t have to worry about anyone else around them.
They were able to speak up in a comfortable environment, which enabled them to build confidence in expressing themselves in German.
A number of my sometimes less engaged students connected with the technology aspect of the ImmerseMe Games and practiced their German almost as a side-effect of being enthralled in the technology, which was really powerful.”
- Heike Barker, German teacher, Cheltenham Primary School (VIC, Australia)
AFFILIATES
Are you part of a professional language teacher association in Australia or New Zealand? Please let them know about our ImmerseMe Games Affiliate programme.
It’s super simple, if your teacher association sends an email or posts on social media about the ImmerseMe Games to their network (wording provided) then we’ll put their logo on this competition page and every PDF certificate sent to schools! No cost for either party, just mutual language learning promotion 🙌
Please email hello@immerseme.co if you’re interested and our friendly ImmerseMe team will be there to help.
Register Your Rivalry
Tapping into those well-entrenched school rivalries for student motivation, we’d love for teachers to throw down the gauntlet and challenge a rival school(s) to the highest average score! We’ll issue a Special Award to the winning school.
To Register Your Rivalry simply:
CC us into an email at hello@immerseme.co introducing the key contact from your rival school(s).
Tell us the title of your rivalry, e.g. Boys' vs Girls' College Challenge, be creative!
That's it! We'll get them set up and ready to rise to your challenge.
2020 PRESS
NZ Herald article (3 Jul 2020) https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503450&objectid=12344548
Kerikeri students top the world in virtual language contest
Winners of the world's first international virtual reality language competition, Gillian Toala and Nimish Singh of Kerikeri High School, with ImmerseMe co-founder Scott Cardwell (wearing virtual reality goggles). Photo / Peter de Graaf
Two Kerikeri High School students have topped the world in the first international virtual reality language competition.
Gillian Toala, 16, didn't just beat 10,000 students in six countries to win the top prize in the ImmerseMe Games, she also won first place for Greek, a language she'd never studied before, and Spanish.
Another Year 12 student at Kerikeri High, Nimish Singh, also 16, placed second worldwide and took out the prize for Mandarin Chinese.
The competition was based around virtual reality language learning software developed by Kiwi company ImmerseMe. Read more…
2020 SHOWCASE VIDEO
What do students do?
Students have one week to earn points by successfully responding to native speakers within contextual virtual reality-based 360° video recordings.
Examples include: ordering a baguette in Paris, buying a bento box in Tokyo or trying tapas at a Spanish restaurant.
ImmerseMe™ has been designed by a team of global language educators (see list) with the vision of creating ‘the world’s best academic language tool’.
Content is differentiated into three levels: Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced.
Learners are progressed through 4 scaffolded learning modes: Pronunciation > Typing > Translation > Immersion.
Students are tested on their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.
Choose from over 3,000 interactive scenarios across 9 languages: Mandarin Chinese, English, French, German, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese and Spanish.
ImmerseMe™ will prepare students with the practical language skills they need to thrive as a global citizen.
Teachers can follow student progress from a Teacher Dashboard and assign lessons as tasks.
Certificates and prizes (see below) are available to every student who earns more than 250 points.
Learning a second language is tough, but virtual reality is here to help out. ImmerseMe transports high schoolers around the globe to practise on the ...
CASE STUDY - MLC (AUSTRALIA)
"This is a tool that you use to practise and improve on your fluency and accuracy in a real-life scenario, without feeling self-conscious in front of a native speaker. It enables us to get rid of classroom walls and connect with the outside world."
Chloé Briand, Head of Languages
Methodist Ladies’ College (Melbourne)
SCREENSHOTS
PDF Certificates
Open Student Categories
PDF certificate will be awarded at the conclusion of the competition for the highest level achieved per student:
Bronze ‘Independence’ Award (250 points)
Silver ‘Global Citizen’ Award (500 points)
Gold ‘Fluency’ Award (1,000 points)
ImmerseMe ‘Laureate’ Award (2,000 points)
The word “laureate” refers to being signified by the laurel wreath. In Ancient Greece, laurel wreaths were awarded to victors as a sign of honour.
Innovative Educator Award
PDF certificate awarded to every teacher whose student(s) have achieved an open category award.
Top 2 Schools Per Category
Awarded for the “greatest school score per category”
Category 1 Winner (1 - 50 students) & Runner-up
Category 2 Winner (51 - 100 students) & Runner-up
Category 3 Winner (101 - 250 students) & Runner-up
Category 4 Winner (251 - 500 students) & Runner-up
Category 5 Winner (501 - 1000 students) & Runner-up
Category 6 Winner (1000+ students) & Runner-up
Top 2 Students Overall
Awarded for the “greatest individual score overall”
ImmerseMe Games Dux Award - Top Scholar (includes PDF certificate & $100 digital voucher*)
ImmerseMe Games Proxime Accessit Award - Runner-up (includes PDF certificate & $50 digital voucher*)
Top 2 Students Per Language
Awarded for the “greatest student score per language” and includes pdf certificate and $50 digital voucher (winner) or $25 digital voucher (runner-up)
ImmerseMe Games Student Prize in English & Runner-up
ImmerseMe Games Student Prize in French & Runner-up
ImmerseMe Games Student Prize in German & Runner-up
ImmerseMe Games Student Prize in Greek & Runner-up
ImmerseMe Games Student Prize in Indonesian & Runner-up
ImmerseMe Games Student Prize in Italian & Runner-up
ImmerseMe Games Student Prize in Japanese & Runner-up
ImmerseMe Games Student Prize in Mandarin & Runner-up
ImmerseMe Games Student Prize in Spanish & Runner-up
Top 2 Schools Overall
Awarded for the “greatest school score overall”
ImmerseMe Games Top School Award (includes PDF certificate and name engraved on the Winner trophy)
ImmerseMe Games Runner-up Award (includes PDF certificate and name engraved on the Runner-up plate)
Top 2 Schools Per Language
Awarded for the “greatest school score per language” (includes pdf certificate)
ImmerseMe Games School Prize in English & Runner-up
ImmerseMe Games School Prize in French & Runner-up
ImmerseMe Games School Prize in German & Runner-up
ImmerseMe Games School Prize in Greek & Runner-up
ImmerseMe Games School Prize in Indonesian & Runner-up
ImmerseMe Games School Prize in Italian & Runner-up
ImmerseMe Games School Prize in Japanese & Runner-up
ImmerseMe Games School Prize in Mandarin & Runner-up
ImmerseMe Games School Prize in Spanish & Runner-up
RANDOM Prize draw
Random prize draw for one of ten $25 digital vouchers* (every 250 points counts towards an entry)
*Digital vouchers include options like iTunes, Prezzy Card, Fortnite or as requested.