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| Tux Typing | |
|---|---|
| 👁 Image | |
| Developer | Community Project |
| Stable release | 1.8.3
/ August 20, 2014; 11 years ago (2014-08-20) |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Educational Typing Tutor for Children |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | www.tux4kids.com/tuxtyping.html |
| Repository | |
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]
Interface
[edit]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]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Tux Typing". Flathub. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ Diehl, Mike (October 21, 2009). "Teaching with Tux". Linux Journal. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
- ^ "Games/tuxtype2 - Fedora Project Wiki". fedoraproject.org. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ a b Radulescu, Bogdan. "Tux Typing Review". softpedia. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
- ^ http://www.pcworld.ca/downloads/details/152332.htm [dead link]
- Notes
- Tina Gasperson (September 8, 2008) Three typing tutors and a boy, linux.com
