Serious Game Classification

Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing! for Kids Software Toolworks, Inc. (U.S.A.), Software Toolworks, Inc. (U.S.A.), 1994  

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Classification

RETRO SERIOUS GAME
(Exergame)

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Purpose

Besides play, this title features the following intents:
  • Training

Market

This title is used by the following domains:
  • Education

Audience

This title targets the following audience:
Age : 12-16 / 17-25
General Public

Gameplay

The gameplay of this title is Game-based
(designed with stated goals)

The core of gameplay is defined by the rules below:

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Educational title aimed at kids ages 4 to 8. As the title implies, the premise of the game is to teach to type, for that you'll meet Mavis, a young girl, who takes you to her cartoony grandparent's house for a visit. Each room in the house presents different drills and challenges where you progressively learn to stop writing with two fingers, stare at the monitor, etc. while your accuracy and speed are ranked in a progress chart.

Graphics are made of colourful svga cartoony images with smooth animations and sounds. [source:mobygames]

Distribution : Retail - Commercial
Platform(s) : PC (Windows)

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