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Asked by jjt83 {138} http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1325293567 12/10/2010 5:58:44 AM This may sound a bit silly, but are there any steno writing games out there? Something that's kind of similar to games from Mavis Beacon softwares? Practice would be more interesting and fun if something like this were to exist. I hope someone out there knows what I'm talking about and can relate to my curiosity. |
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Hi, Julienne. Someone has already posted the link to Marc "Simply Steno" Greenberg's Name Droppers game, but that is basically finger-spelling. Someone recommended a game to me that was basically Space Invaders, but the ships had letters ... and didn't march obediently accross the playing field to get shot. Alas, I do not recall the name of this game, but it does bring to mind this simple fact: If your CAT software can write to other applications, why can't you use, say, Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing with your steno machine? If that's not enough, using the .pdf for the Phoenix Theory implmentation of StenoKeys should allow you to emulate any key stroke via your writer: Left arrow, right arrow, etc. ... and if you can do that, playing games like Halo shouldn't be too far off! In fact, I had planned on writing an article about just that very thing for my (cheap and sleazy) website, but never got around to it (well that, and girls don't seem to like Halo, for some reason ...(?!)), so I've been searching for another game instead .... |
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| Judy Rakocinski Hey, that`s a really good idea. :) Friday, December 10, 2010 | ||
| Tobi Minich no kidding - invent one and you just might make a mint! Friday, December 10, 2010 | ||
| Jen Warner Miller If there isn`t, there should be. I sometimes dread practicing and if I had something else to focus my mind on it would help. Friday, December 10, 2010 | ||
| Jessica Mondello Check speedbuilders.com I`m not sure if they do but they might Friday, December 10, 2010 | ||
| Rosaly Piderit What are we, ten years old?...lol just kidding. It think it`d be a great idea. :) ....We need a computer game programmer to enter the field! Friday, December 10, 2010 | ||
| Phyllis Rea Here is online flash cards for court reporting: http://www.flashcardmachine.com/flashcards/ Friday, December 10, 2010 | ||
| Rosaly Piderit OR a court reporter to marry one and convince him!! >:) Friday, December 10, 2010 | ||
| Michelle Williamson Sometimes my jobs feel like a steno writing game - just not fun!! :) Friday, December 10, 2010 | ||
| Julienne Judilla Wow. I guess there`s none out there. :( Well, I gotta present this idea to video game developers! :) I can imagine it`ll be an intricate task being that there`s many CAT softwares out there. Hm... marrying a programmer/developer wouldn`t be such a bad idea! LOL :PThe online flashcards seem like a wonderful practice tool. I will definitely utilize it. Thanks, Phyllis! :) Friday, December 10, 2010 | ||
| Tracy Barksdale Um, I`m a reporter, and my husband IS a programmer....:D Friday, December 10, 2010 | ||
| Lisa Thomas The game is Are You Fast Enough :) Friday, December 10, 2010 | ||
| Jillian Woods HERE`S A GAME!: http://speedbuilders.com/name.html ...So weird, I just shared this link on my FB like 2 days ago. Apparently the idea is in demand! :) Friday, December 10, 2010 | ||