Random Monday : Edutainment Games (I) – Typeracer
A new series of articles on some edutainment games that I have recently found from various sources so that we all can feel less guility when we’re supposed to be working on things that are more productive 
First up is TypeRacer, discovered on Ian Timothy’s blog via the Ping.sg RSS feed. More games coming up in the following weeks as and when I find time to write about them.
Typeracer is an online-only game where you’re randomly matched with other players to type a quote from a book or movie. This game not only hones your typing skills but helps to maintain an perfect illusion of you working diligently (especially when you’re in the software line like me 
) while you’re hard at work typing furiously during another round of Typeracer.
Your progress is tracked by a little Volkswagen beetle (product placement?) moving from left to right as you type, emphasizing the Racer part of Typeracer. I actually improved my typing speed by 2 to 3 words WPM after playing several rounds consecutively but I believe there’s a limit to the maximum WPM for someone like me who does not apply the proper typing fundamentals.
For the non-competitive or solitiare players, there’s always the Practice option for you to train up before unleashing your mad typing skillz in races with other Typeracers.
Play TypeRacer.
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I really don’t understand how some people can actually hit 130 plus wpm. That is really really awesome.
Yep and I think they fixed some loopholes in the code over the weekend.
Previously I was seeing some players hitting 500+ WPM – must be bots.
can i download it anyway?
if yes? from where?
Hi Saqib, it’s online only.