StarCraft taught me to type

[badgersprite]

Well, I'm actually dyslexic, so my spelling and grammar was, well, suffice it to say flawed before I came across the internet. When I started going onto forums, using word documents and joining RP circles, I got a lot more practice with writing than I'd ever had before, and I was able to read well-written posts and learn from them. Also, I guess as I was more exposed to the internet, I got a sense for post-structure that bothered me, and developed a sense of what was and wasn't a good paragraph. It was the best place for me to practice and overcome my dyslexia.

 

[Ph33nix]

it did for me 2

 

[DSEZ]

tribes taught me how to type
i learned greek mythology from god of war
and samething with call of duty i learned alot of guns from that game

 

[Flap Jack452]

EverQuest and World of Warcraft taught me to type much quicker.

 

[TheFacelessOne]

I learned basic typing skills on Warcraft 3

This. We also had to do those stupid typing programs. I always blew away the teachers with my 100+ WPM while everyone else was crawling at 25 WPM.

The funny thing is though, I hate the use of homerow. I don't use it, I just find the keyes on the keyboard. I memorized the locations, my hands just fly across the keyboard, picking away at a lightning speed.

Edit:

Seems like the internet and video games have helped improve the literacy skills of most people.

Suck that! Stupid "THINK OF THE CHILDREN!" nay-sayers!

 

[FinalHeart95]

I learned how to type from a free MMO that I hate now.

 

[Mrsoupcup]

Assassins Creed taught me how to look cool while walking through a crowd. Good times....

 

[TheFacelessOne]

This. We also had to do those stupid typing programs. I always blew away the teachers with my 100+ WPM while everyone else was crawling at 25 WPM.

The funny thing is though, I hate the use of homerow. I don't use it, I just find the keyes on the keyboard. I memorized the locations, my hands just fly across the keyboard, picking away at a lightning speed.

I'm exactly the same way.
I usually don't even rest my hands on the keyboard, and when I'm typing, it's an active motion - hands and arms, to a lesser degree, move.

That homerow bullshit can bite me.
My way is better.

Amen! Or maybe Ohrah! How about Yes Sir!

Take your pick.

 

[TOGSolid]

On a similiar note, Tie Fighter taught me to type. That game had almost the entire damn keyboard mapped to something. Over time I didn't have to look at what keys I was hitting just out of sheer necessity and when I finally had to take a typing class in school, I was way ahead of everyone else.

 

[ReinofFire]

Video games may not have taught me much about typing but it did insane things to my grammar and reading capabilities. Now even if its a word I hardly know I can spell it out pretty accurately. I still mess up though. In fact I didn't start with the fragmented words used nowadays, I had to learn those.

You can learn more from old games though. The original Halo taught me that standing out in the open will get you killed. A better word would be destroyed. Starcraft taught me why go around when you can just fly there. The wonders of video games.

 

[Caligulove]

I am astonished that you can type as well as you do, considering the genesis of your skills.

I think that team shooting games have taught me some good leadership/communication skills.

Dealing with faceless people in a team can be more challenging than talking to those you know, so it's a good way to learn how to persuade people to follow you (though, you need to consider the fact that the individuals will differ depending on the medium).

Communication-wise, I think I learned how to get something across faster, which really helps with holding conversations. I use to be a bit of an explanation merchant, trying to speak long monologues to get to the point. Now, I can cut out the needless information faster. That's not just games at work, though, but my writing major.

haha, I guess I should say that I learned how to type quickly from StarCraft on Battle.net... the whole basics and learning my way around the keyboard itself and knowing how to respond quickly to people.

typing- content wise and learning how to convey things to other people is something that I learned from writing and advanced classes and college level classes, and well... college probably, too (maybe).

But I just love the fact that really, I would have still been using the home row if not for StarCraft. And probably type slower (?) though Im sure Id just adapt to whatever was thrown at me

 

[zombflux]

I learned how to bhop.

Quick lesson young ones. Typing is what you do on a typewriter, keyboarding is what you do on a computer

I learned how to KEY by playing Police Quest and Leisure Suit Larry

xD

 

[IxionIndustries]

We were stuck with fucking microtype. I hated that god damn robot..

Anyways, I learned how to type fast by typing in cheat codes in WC3... Ah.. Good times..

 

[CrysisMcGee]

It was World of Warcraft than heled me improve. I also learned how to type with one hand.

Been typing for years. Learned ever since I was six.

 

[Just Joe]

I learnt to type mostly from copying the entirety of the novel "Grendel" (by John Gardner) into my computer. That's... totally normal, right?

 

[Samurai Goomba]

I was the same way. I tried typing programs but none of them ever worked for me. Then I started visiting forums and now I can type about as fast as I can think. A bit slower, if I don't want a bunch of typos in my work.