A performative approach to learning Japanese as a second language. The projects rests on ethnographic research on the topic of identity and assimilation as a foreigner in Japan. The teaching system functions as a gamified workshop, helping fill the gap between foreign culture and Japanese culture, through exploration of the socio-cultural structures involved in the praxis of the language. Keywords: User Experience, Interface design, Research, Ethnography, Gamification 6 min read

A performative approach to learning Japanese as a second language. The projects rests on ethnographic research on the topic of identity and assimilation as a foreigner in Japan. The teaching system functions as a gamified workshop, helping fill the gap between foreign culture and Japanese culture, through exploration of the socio-cultural structures involved in the praxis of the language. Keywords: User Experience, Interface design, Research, Ethnography, Gamification 6 min read