My first experiences with typing tutors were frustrating, and as a six-year-old, they were my nemesis. Sessions with the first program I tried often ended in me bashing my rather diminutive fists ...

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.

Jazmin Jones knows what she did. “If you’re online, there’s this idea of trolling,” Jones, the director behind Seeking Mavis Beacon, said during a recent panel for her new documentary. “For this ...

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The new documentary "Seeking Mavis Beacon" dives into the story of Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing, a software program first developed in the late 1980s. (Courtesy of Neon) The new documentary "Seeking ...

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Mavis Beacon taught the world to type. Starting in the late 1980s, a software program featuring the eponymous instructor drilled computer users on their keyboard skills, selling more than 10 million ...

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Back when inXile Entertainment founder Brian Fargo was still head of Interplay, he created Mario Teaches Typing for Nintendo, and has since shared with IGN what it was like working on the project. On ...