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Developer(s) | Community Project |
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Stable release | 1.8.3
/ August 20, 2014 |
Repository | |
Written in | C |
Operating system | Cross-platform |
Available in | English |
Type | Educational Typing Tutor for Children |
License | GNU General Public License |
Website |
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Tux Typing is a free and open source typing tutor created especially for children. [1] It features several different types of game play, with a variety of difficulty levels. [2] It is designed to be fun and to improve words per minute speed of typists.
It is written in the C programming language and is available in the repositories of some Linux distributions such as Fedora. [3]
There is a practice mode for learning the basics of typing. There are also two games. [4] In the first, fish are falling from the sky. Each fish has a letter or a word written on it. When the player presses the corresponding key, or types the appropriate word, Tux will position himself to eat the fish. [5] The second game is similar, but the goal is to prevent comets from falling on a city. When a comet lands on the city, the shield will be removed. Then if it is hit again without the shield, it disappears. If it is hit by a comet while the city is destroyed, points will be deducted. In both games, different languages can be selected as a source for the words. [4]