Studio 1 - Week 1 - Related Works

Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing

Mavis Beacon is an application software designed to teach touch typing via mini games that involve speed typing and reaction based learning. The application teachers and encourages good hand and finger placement as well as typing accuracy. Mavis Beacon presents a solution to a  problem in 1987 of needing to adapt to new technology being a much more common place in society. This program ended up being used in many schools and homes and it also allowed for teachers and parents to be able to track results. 

Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (1996)

Carmen Sandiego was a popular edutainment video game that plays like a strategy/point&click-side scroller. The game was popular across classrooms and at home helping students develop skills in comprehension, problem solving and social awareness. Carmen Sandiego was so popular that it even had its own TV show and eventually a Netflix adaptation. The game itself helped to encourage the forward motion that games itself can be more than just a source of entertainment, but also something that can be used as a learning device.