spend the majority of my time at a keyboard, so I've always thought of keyboarding as my most practical middle school elective. Now, I'm convinced, because if I hadn't taken that class I may well have never played David Lynch Teaches Typing, a short, free typing game available on Itch courtesy of developer Rhino Stew.
If, like me, you're a culturally tone-deaf millennial, just know that David Lynch is famous for writing and directing such works as Twin Peaks and Eraserhead, to say nothing of his fabulous hair. You might think that would make him overqualified as a typing instructor, but after playing through his keyboard course, I find myself hard-pressed to argue with his teachings.
The opening lessons will take you right back to your first computer. It all starts with the home row: put your left index finger on F, and your right index finger on J. Easy. Next, use your left pinky to hold A and sever reality.
Ok, maybe I should have taken the advanced placement class.
You can download the 'trial version' of David Lynch Teaches Typing here. Just download it, extract it, and run the application. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'll be in the bathtub clapping my hands.
spend the majority of my time at a keyboard, so I've always thought of keyboarding as my most practical middle school elective. Now, I'm convinced, because if I hadn't taken that class I may well have never played David Lynch Teaches Typing, a short, free typing game available on Itch courtesy of developer Rhino Stew.
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Please Let David Lynch Teach You Typing
Visionary Twin Peaks director David Lynch is a man of many talents, and now teaching typing is one of them, thanks to indie developers Hyacinth Nil and Luke Palmer.
David Lynch Teaches Typing is a free game that envisions a world where quinoa aficionado and transcendental meditation enthusiast David Lynch has taken on the sinister role of Mavis Beacon, teaching you the basics of typing. Playing the game has definitely changed something in me, and I’m pretty sure I’m a better typist now.
You can download the game on RhinoStew’s itch.io page or watch our play through above.
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David Lynch Teaches Typing is probably not the best way to learn to type, but it is fun and very weird
starters: if you’re a child and you don’t yet know how to use a keyboard, why are you familiar with the oeuvre of David Lynch? You’re not ready! I’m 24 years old and I’m not ready. That’s why I’ve seen only two episodes of Twin Peaks and 30 minutes of Blue Velvet, which I turned off because I was too unnerved to continue. (I don’t even think I’m out of line with that one. It’s so disturbing!) For children, there are many ways to learn how to type and most of them involve nice things like skateboards and astronauts.
If you’re an adult and you’ve not yet learned to type, you’ve still spent enough time watching TV and listening to boring dinner conversations about tweets to have a brain fractured beyond repair — which will make it hard for you to sit through a glacially slow tutorial punctuated by moments of disorienting surrealism.
For example:
But you may have fun playing David Lynch Teaches Typing if you are a fan of David Lynch. I did read the David Foster Wallace essay about him once, which contains this remarkable anecdote:
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