PITTSBURGH, Sept. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Duolingo (NASDAQ: DUOL), the world’s leading mobile learning platform, today announced significant product innovations at its annual conference, Duocon 2024. These new features, Video Call and Adventures, demonstrate Duolingo’s commitment to leveraging cutting-edge AI to improve the learning experience for millions of users around the world. The company also underscores its investment in music education by announcing a partnership with Loog, a leading beginner musical instrument brand, and hosts a wide-ranging conversation with Grammy winner Jon Batiste.
“Our mission is to build the world’s best education and make it accessible to everyone. We believe the best way to do this is to continually push the boundaries of technology,” said Luis von Ahn, Duolingo co-founder and CEO. “With new AI-powered features like video calling and adventures, we’re creating immersive new ways to practice languages and build confidence. These innovations are just the beginning of how we’re leveraging technology to better serve our global community of learners.”
AI-Powered Conversations: Video Call with Lily
Duolingo’s new video calling feature represents a leap forward in language practice for learners. This AI-powered tool allows Duolingo Max subscribers to engage in spontaneous, lifelike conversations with Lily, one of Duolingo’s most popular characters. The technology behind the video call is designed to simulate natural dialogue and provides a personalized and interactive practice environment. Even beginner learners can converse in a pressure-free environment, as the video call is designed to adapt to their proficiency level. By giving learners the opportunity to converse in real-time, the video call builds the confidence to communicate effectively in real-world situations. The video call is available to Duolingo Max subscribers learning English, Spanish, and French.
Adventures: Explore and learn in the world of Duolingo
Duolingo will also unveil Adventures, an innovative exploration-game experience that immerses learners in the dynamic world of Duolingo. For the first time, users can explore dynamic environments and scenarios, interacting with beloved characters like Oscar and Lily in a fully realized Duolingo universe. Adventures allows learners to apply their language skills to realistic scenarios, from checking their passport to ordering a coffee, blending fun with functional learning. Adventures will be available on Android and iOS devices.
Expanding Music: Popular songs, compact piano partnership and a celebrity interview
To expand its music course capabilities, Duolingo is announcing a partnership with Loog, a leading portable instrument maker, to create a compact and portable digital piano designed for the Duolingo music course. The partnership allows learners to practice Duolingo music lessons on a three-octave digital piano. The Duolingo x Loog piano will be available for pre-order on boutique.duolingo.com for $249. Plus, thanks to Duolingo’s partnership with Sony Music, learners can now play along to popular songs from their favorite artists!
In addition to these key product innovations, Grammy-winning artist Jon Batiste will join us at Duocon 2024 to share his unique perspective on the intersection of music, language and culture, and how these elements shape our global community.
For more information on conferences and product announcements, log on to duolingo.com/duocon.
About Duolingo
Duolingo is the world’s leading mobile learning platform. Its flagship app has organically grown into the world’s most popular way to learn languages and the top-grossing app in the Education category on Google Play and the Apple App Store. With technology at the heart of everything it does, Duolingo has continually invested in providing learners with a fun, engaging, and effective learning experience while staying true to its mission to build the world’s best education and make it universally available.
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