I started to learn Chinese 7 months ago using this paid app called Pimsleur. I have improved a lot and I'm able to have casual conversations, but I don't get to practice with other people because I self study.

I have tried language exchange through the internet before, which is basically two people that want to learn each other languages get together and practice. But it haven't work as good as I expected, we always end up talking only in English, and is hard to know how to practice and introduce the language to the other person. In real life you have a context to talk about, like lets say you go bowling, or to some kind of workshop, or to play baseball, volleyball, tennis... You name it. Through the internet the context is only: I want to learn your language, you want to learn mine, so… where do we start? -awkward empty chat-

So I thought, what if we combine that with videogames? It immediately gives us a context depending on the game we are playing. You can introduce phrases like, follow me, don't go there, grab this, do that, come here, don't die, try making this… and if you don't understand or don't know how to say something you just have to ask! You can have a lot of fun in the process, and get to use right away what you are learning, and get to meet cool people… anyways. I have tried to find someone to do this, but haven't been lucky either. Reddit is my last hope, then I'll start to pray. So if you know a cool community, or a good place where I can try to find a videogame-language partner I would appreciate it. Or if you are interested yourself, I can exchange English or Spanish, and I want to learn Mandarin. About the videogames, I currently play Minecraft and Phasmophobia the most. I don’t play that many but I'm open to suggestions.