Cambridge, UK: Macunx VR, a platform for building memory palaces in Virtual Reality, launched this morning on Kickstarter. Playing to the strengths of our visual and spatial memories, Macunx will make learning and remembering things easier than ever before.
The Kickstarter campaign will run until 20th July and rewards for pledges range from short memory courses to your very own custom-built memory palace.
Inspired by medieval monks, Aaron Ralby, founder of Macunx and CEO of Linguisticator, started researching the memory palace technique during his PhD at Cornell University. He has been teaching language learners how to build memory palaces to achieve full grammar and vocabulary retention since 2011. Recently he has been having great success using memory techniques to teach children with dyslexia how to spell complex words and retain long strings of numbers.
Macunx will allow users to use the power of their visual and spatial memories to learn new subjects quickly and easily. The demo released and available to view on the Kickstarter page shows how St John’s College in Cambridge can be used as a memory palace to remember the names of the first seven kings of England.
The Macunx platform will be free to use and open to anyone. Eventually, guided modules will also be available to walk you through building memory palaces for specific subjects, from the kings and queens of Britain to the entire anatomy of the body. Users will also be able to register as instructors and create and market their own guided modules. Online courses in memory and how to build memory palaces for various subjects – including several languages – are already available on Linguisticator’s website.
“Macunx is an exciting new platform that has the potential to revolutionise the way we learn”, says Dr Aaron Ralby. “As human beings, we are very good at remembering places we’ve been and things we’ve seen. Macunx will allow us to unlock the power of our spatial and visual memories, making learning both more fun and more effective.”
Macunx VR and Linguisticator will host the Macunx VR and UKVR Launch: VR for Good event tonight at Barclays London Rise. This will be a celebration of the VR space in the UK, with a particular focus on the potential of VR, AR and mixed reality for education, life sciences and other non-gaming spaces. The event is being held in support of the British Dyslexia Association whose director, Dr Kate Saunders, will talk about how spatial and visual systems can aid memory.
To view the demo video, please visit our Kickstarter page: LINK. Photos available on request.
About Macunx VR and Linguisticator
Macunx VR is an immersive, educational platform under development at Linguisticator Ltd, a startup based in Cambridge, UK. Linguisticator specialises in the creation of online language and memory courses.
CONTACT:
Aaron Ralby, PhD – Founder and CEO
Linguisticator Ltd
https://www.macunx.com
https://www.linguisticator.com
aaron@linguisticator.com
+44 (0) 7577937418