UPDATES
January 14, 2009
HanGhoul has been updated to version 1.1 (finally!). This update adds two more vocabulary sets to the game, Set C and Set D: together they include over 850 new words! I tried my best to select interesting, relatively common words and fit them into some broad categories. I made a number of minor changes to the original vocabulary sets as well—too many to list. The Web pages for each set have been improved, with links for each annotated word. The main screen of the game has also been revised to show the selected stage title, and there is no longer a separate menu option to change the stage; instead, just press left or right on the first option ("Begin Stage").
I believe this will probably be the last major update to the game. If I learn of any inaccuracies with the vocabulary or of any glitches in the applet, I will put up another update as soon as I can. Right now I don't anticipate making any more big improvements to the game however. Of course, I would still appreciate any feedback you might have; my e-mail address is on the FAQs page.
Enjoy!
March 8, 2008
Version 1.09 is up. Aside from a few tiny tweaks to the game, this update consists mainly of vocabulary changes. I added some words to stages 4 and 5 of Set A and stages 2, 3, and 5 of Set B. In reviewing the verb sections, I replaced "relax" with "rest" and "stand" with "stand up" so the translations would be more accurate. I also removed a few verbs: "be" in Verbs 1 and "sneeze" and "shower" in Verbs 2. I took out "to be" (이다) since its meaning and translation are so imprecise; not only is there another "to be" verb (있다), but they are both extremely common and so chances are anyone studying Korean is already familiar with them. (If you haven't learned about them yet, here is a lesson that explains their usage.)
A new Java version was released this week: Version 6 Update 5. I highly recommend that you upgrade—especially if you are still using Update 3, since Update 4 had a lot of improvements and bug fixes (but for some reason it was never put up on java.com). Just a reminder: you can delete the older Java versions in Add or Remove Programs after you install the new ones.
I have started work on a new vocabulary set or two, but it will be at least several months before one of them might be ready. I removed "sneeze" and "shower" from Set B to make room for some more common verbs, but I'll be sure to put them back in Set C. (So don't be too disappointed!)
November 5, 2007
HanGhoul has been updated to 1.08. I can confirm that the game works fine with the latest Java version (which you can get from java.com). But again, if you have Java 5 there is no reason to upgrade. I made a couple changes to Vocabulary Set A: the Korean for "stairs" was changed to 계단 (which seems to be more common), and 안녕하세요 is now simply "hello" (formal) while 안녕 is "hello" (informal). Of course, 안녕하세요 is a common greeting which literally means "Are you at peace?" I also made one change to Set B: I replaced the entry for "sports field", since it was the same as "stadium" in Set A. In its place I added "ball" (공).
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