<s>
The	O
typing	B-Device
game	I-Device
is	O
a	O
genre	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
that	O
involves	O
typing	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
typing	B-Device
games	I-Device
were	O
a	O
subgenre	O
of	O
educational	O
games	O
and	O
used	O
to	O
familiarize	O
players	O
with	O
keyboard	B-Device
use	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
later	O
progressed	O
to	O
become	O
their	O
own	O
category	O
of	O
games	O
as	O
players	O
became	O
more	O
acclimated	O
to	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
keyboard	B-Device
and	O
the	O
games	O
became	O
more	O
difficult	O
and	O
complex	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Usually	O
,	O
a	O
typing	B-Device
game	I-Device
will	O
require	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
quickly	O
or	O
precisely	O
type	O
in	O
words	O
-	O
or	O
individual	O
letters	O
,	O
numbers	O
,	O
or	O
other	O
keys	O
-	O
that	O
display	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
to	O
proceed	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
functioning	O
as	O
both	O
a	O
challenge	O
and	O
a	O
means	O
to	O
improve	O
one	O
's	O
skill	O
at	O
touch	B-Device
typing	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
online	O
typing	B-Device
games	I-Device
offer	O
a	O
competitive	O
way	O
of	O
testing	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
typing	B-Application
speed	O
and	O
making	O
it	O
 [ typing ] 	O
more	O
addictive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
most	O
early	O
players	O
encountered	O
the	O
genre	O
via	O
minigames	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
car	O
racing	O
,	O
within	O
the	O
software	O
Mavis	B-Device
Beacon	I-Device
Teaches	I-Device
Typing	I-Device
,	O
the	O
genre	O
branched	O
out	O
to	O
entire	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
typing	B-Application
,	O
both	O
parodic	O
and	O
serious	O
in	O
nature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
limited	O
commercial	O
viability	O
of	O
such	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
AAA	O
market	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
typically	O
created	O
by	O
indie	O
developers	O
,	O
and	O
largely	O
released	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
keyboards	B-Device
on	O
most	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Typing	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
became	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
ultimate	O
typing	B-Device
game	I-Device
parody	O
"	O
,	O
adapting	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
2	I-Application
to	O
replace	O
the	O
gun	O
with	O
a	O
computer	B-Device
keyboard	I-Device
so	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
type	O
to	O
defeat	O
zombies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
resurgence	O
in	O
typing	B-Device
games	I-Device
among	O
indie	O
titles	O
saw	O
the	O
releases	O
of	O
parodies	O
of	O
typing	B-Application
tutor	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
David	B-Application
Lynch	I-Application
Teaches	I-Application
Typing	I-Application
,	O
Cooldog	O
Teaches	O
Typing	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Icarus	O
Proudbottom	O
Teaches	O
Typing	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Non-parodic	O
games	O
were	O
also	O
developed	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Keyboard	B-Device
Sports	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Textorcist	I-Application
,	O
Epistory	B-Application
-	I-Application
Typing	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Nanotale	B-Application
-	I-Application
Typing	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
which	O
largely	O
dropped	O
the	O
educational	O
context	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
and	O
featured	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
and	O
storytelling	O
as	O
a	O
traditional	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
Cook	B-Application
,	I-Application
Serve	I-Application
,	I-Application
Delicious	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
was	O
noted	O
as	O
being	O
an	O
"	O
accidental	O
"	O
typing	B-Device
game	I-Device
,	O
as	O
despite	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
fan	O
remake	O
of	O
an	O
initially	O
controller-based	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
move	O
to	O
PC	B-Device
necessitated	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
keyboard	B-Device
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
typing	B-Device
games	I-Device
branched	O
out	O
and	O
crossed	O
over	O
into	O
other	O
genres	O
,	O
their	O
developers	O
faced	O
challenges	O
advertising	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
most	O
people	O
still	O
assume	O
them	O
to	O
be	O
edutainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diego	O
Sacchetti	O
,	O
designer	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Textorcist	I-Application
,	O
stated	O
that	O
when	O
the	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
2019	O
,	O
90%	O
of	O
the	O
coverage	O
from	O
critics	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Mavis	B-Device
Beacon	I-Device
,	O
causing	O
him	O
frustration	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
would	O
classify	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
type	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
modern	O
day	O
,	O
the	O
familiarity	O
of	O
most	O
players	O
with	O
keyboards	B-Device
has	O
allowed	O
typing	B-Device
games	I-Device
to	O
have	O
a	O
"	O
moment	O
"	O
,	O
causing	O
players	O
to	O
think	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
in	O
"	O
new	O
,	O
more	O
interesting	O
ways	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
the	O
past	O
,	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
learn	O
typing	B-Application
is	O
less	O
prevalent	O
,	O
since	O
most	O
people	O
do	O
it	O
from	O
an	O
early	O
age	O
,	O
enabling	O
developers	O
of	O
typing	B-Device
games	I-Device
to	O
pursue	O
non-educational	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
