A reader, Gramps, writes, “Can you recommend a Windows software game-type program suitable for a 9-year-old to learn to type on our castoff laptop? She would really benefit from learning to touch type ...

Children are familiar with the digital world at younger and younger ages than ever before. While not all schools teach it anymore, knowing how to type is a crucial skill for everyone. Free typing ...

We all remember sitting in front of the computer screen in middle school while the typing teacher droned on about the proper placement of your right index finger. Then suddenly he transformed into The ...

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GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Typing games have come a long way since Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing.

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Typing of Ys The Ys Typing Tutor game is a normally hidden mini-game included with the full Zwei!! PC game that can be unlocked provided certain conditions ...

“Keyboarding was a new skill and computers were driving home the need for everybody [to learn to type],” Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing developer Mike Duffy tells The Verge. “And then suddenly, everybody ...

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We didn't have Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing in my school. Instead we had some cheap knock-off version—as well as an actual middle-aged woman whose job was to shout "ASDF!" and "FRF JUJ!" at us for 40 ...

Last month Mojang's resident hat-warmer Notch released Drop, a challenging typing game for browsers. VG247's Dave Cook plays it, and explores other quirky typing games over the years. American writer ...