{"id":43803,"date":"2023-10-20T15:31:16","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/language-learning-game-wins-inaugural-startup-weekend-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T15:31:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:31:16","slug":"language-learning-game-wins-inaugural-startup-weekend-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/language-learning-game-wins-inaugural-startup-weekend-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"Language learning game wins inaugural Startup Weekend – StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"
A game that was developed to help people learn Mandarin has taken out top honours at the inaugural Startup Weekend in Melbourne.<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Native Tongue team, which included six core members randomly put together for the competition, came up with the winning idea in the fast-paced competition, which demands that teams produce a complete business idea in just 54 hours.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The game, called Mandarin Madness, helps English speakers learn the language by challenging them to match characters with the visual representation of their meaning.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Native Tongue took out $8,000 in prizes after being voted number one out of 10 teams by a panel of venture capitalists, including web development, business consulting and office hosting, provided by sponsors including Microsoft and Sensis.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Startup Weekend works by pitting teams against each other over a 54-hour period to come up with the best business idea, plan and route to market, before making a five-minute pitch to a panel of judges.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n