<s>
is	O
a	O
1996	O
Australian	O
educational	B-Application
typing-themed	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
koala	O
protagonist	O
named	O
Kewala	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
renamed	O
Typequick	B-Application
for	I-Application
Students	I-Application
in	O
1997	O
and	O
,	O
by	O
2002	O
,	O
was	O
called	O
Success	O
With	O
Typing	B-Device
for	O
Students	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
sees	O
the	O
player	O
follow	O
the	O
true	O
blue	O
(	O
authentically	O
Australian	O
)	O
koala	O
protagonist	O
Kewala	O
on	O
an	O
adventure	O
through	O
Australian	O
landscapes	O
to	O
the	O
magical	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Eaz	O
,	O
learning	O
how	O
to	O
type	O
through	O
tutorials	O
on	O
where	O
to	O
place	O
fingers	O
and	O
touch-typing	O
practice	O
through	O
sentences	O
that	O
advance	O
Kewala	O
's	O
movements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consistent	O
praise	O
was	O
given	O
to	O
how	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
educational	B-Application
qualities	O
were	O
masked	O
behind	O
a	O
highly	O
entertaining	O
adventure	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
rare	O
showcase	O
of	O
local	O
Australian	O
landmarks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
10	O
to	O
15-hour	O
interactive	O
adventure	O
about	O
a	O
true	O
blue	O
(	O
authentically	O
Australian	O
)	O
koala	O
named	O
Kewala	O
as	O
he	O
treks	O
through	O
Australia	O
on	O
an	O
emu	O
,	O
then	O
surfs	O
with	O
whales	O
to	O
the	O
magical	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Eaz	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
masters	O
their	O
typing	B-Device
skills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
records	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
progress	O
and	O
typing	B-Device
speed	O
and	O
will	O
return	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
lesson	O
upon	O
re-entering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CD-ROM	O
came	O
with	O
a	O
hardcover	O
binder	O
with	O
details	O
of	O
each	O
typing	B-Device
lesson	O
for	O
teachers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
emphasizes	O
the	O
importance	O
of	O
posture	O
and	O
finger	O
positioning	O
for	O
typing	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
this	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
Sydney-based	O
software	O
company	O
Typequick	O
had	O
been	O
a	O
successful	O
Australian	O
software	O
company	O
for	O
15	O
years	O
;	O
its	O
software	O
was	O
widely	O
used	O
across	O
Australian	O
universities	O
,	O
TAFEs	O
and	O
schools	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
biggest	O
selling	O
typing	B-Device
program	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Founded	O
by	O
Noel	O
McIntosh	O
in	O
1982	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
sold	O
$25	O
million	O
worth	O
of	O
typing	B-Device
programs	O
,	O
with	O
over	O
half	O
its	O
gross	O
profits	O
from	O
overseas	O
sales	O
,	O
by	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kewala	B-Application
's	I-Application
Typing	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
for	O
11	O
to	O
25	O
year	O
olds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
written	O
in	O
the	O
Borland	B-Application
C++	I-Application
integrated	B-Application
development	I-Application
environment	I-Application
and	O
includes	O
64	O
background	O
scenes	O
,	O
2500	O
animated	O
images	O
,	O
and	O
20	O
talking	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
called	O
Kewala	B-Application
's	I-Application
Typing	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
Typequick	O
identified	O
that	O
the	O
product	O
sales	O
were	O
below	O
expectations	O
so	O
hired	O
a	O
design	O
agency	O
and	O
conducted	O
market	O
research	O
which	O
discovered	O
the	O
original	O
packaging	O
looked	O
"	O
too	O
gamey	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
agency	O
was	O
tasked	O
with	O
designing	O
a	O
package	O
that	O
was	O
appealing	O
to	O
parents	O
,	O
teachers	O
,	O
and	O
students	O
and	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
Typequick	B-Application
for	I-Application
Students	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2002	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
also	O
called	O
Success	O
With	O
Typing	B-Device
for	O
Students	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Typequick	O
brought	O
its	O
original	O
package	O
to	O
Japan	O
and	O
localised	O
it	O
in	O
1986	O
,	O
in	O
1994	O
Japan	O
Data	O
Pacific	O
signed	O
a	O
contract	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
domestic	O
distributor	O
of	O
Typequick	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Kewala	B-Application
's	I-Application
Typing	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
which	O
was	O
also	O
localised	O
into	O
Japanese	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Typequick	B-Application
for	I-Application
Students	I-Application
won	O
the	O
Software	O
Information	O
Centre	O
Japanese	O
Top	O
Education	O
Course	O
of	O
1997	O
award	O
,	O
and	O
additionally	O
awarded	O
Software	O
Product	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
in	O
the	O
Social/Life	O
skills	O
category	O
at	O
Japan	O
's	O
1997	O
SOFTIC	O
Award	O
ceremony	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
software	O
product	O
in	O
circulation	O
in	O
Japan	O
throughout	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Typequick	O
's	O
website	O
asserts	O
that	O
Kewala	B-Application
's	I-Application
Typing	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
annually	O
teach	O
over	O
250,000	O
students	O
how	O
to	O
touch-type	O
.	O
</s>
