tuxtype

Educational Typing Tutor Game Starring Tux

Summary

TuxTyping is an educational typing tutorial game starring Tux, the Linux Penguin. The player guides Tux to eat fish which are falling from the top of the screen. Each fish has a letter written on it. When the player presses the corresponding key, Tux will position himself to eat the fish. The game is intended for children learning to type, though it does have higher difficulty levels which even experienced typists may find challenging.

TuxTyping is an educational typing tutorial game starring Tux, the Linux Penguin. The player guides Tux to eat fish which are falling from the top of the screen. Each fish has a letter written on it. When the player presses the corresponding key, Tux will position himself to eat the fish. The game is intended for children learning to type, though it does have higher difficulty levels which even experienced typists may find challenging.

Technical Details

Type

Game

Age Range

Recommended age range

Profile

Edubuntu profile(s) that include this

Website

http://tux4kids.alioth.debian.org

Launchpad

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/+source/tuxtype

License

License(s) the application is available under

Language

C

Toolkit

SDL, GTK

Screenshots

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User Comments

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Edubuntu/AppGuides/tuxtype (last edited 2010-08-27 16:51:05 by rrcs-24-227-64-126)