Tux Typing

Tux Typing
Developer(s)	community project
Stable release	1.8.3 / August 20, 2014; 7 years ago
Repository	github.com/tux4kids/tuxtype ;
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

Tux Typing is a free and open source typing tutor created especially for children. It features several different types of game play, at a variety of difficulty levels.^[1] 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.

Interface[]

There is a practice mode for learning basics of typing. There are also two games.^[2] 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.^[3] 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.^[2]

References[]

^ Diehl, Mike (October 21, 2009). "Teaching with Tux". Linux Journal. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Radulescu, Bogdan. "Tux Typing Review". softpedia. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
^ http://www.pcworld.ca/downloads/details/152332.htm^{[dead link]}