Aspyr Reveals Details About futureu SAT Game
July 25, 2008 6:00 AM
Aspyr Media, in collaboration with Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions, has announced the name and all-new details for its SAT prep game. Called futureU, the company has revealed that the game will be divided into three main categories Math, Critical Reading and Writing.
These details come on the heels of Aspyr and Kaplans announcement in March that the companies have entered into a multi-year agreement in which Aspyr will bring Kaplan-branded interactive entertainment products to market. Scheduled to hit retail outlets this fall, futureU is the first title to be released under the agreement. The game is currently in development at Aspyr Studios and will be published by Aspyr Media for Nintendo DS, PC and Mac.
Designed to be an engaging and visually dynamic complement to traditional SAT programs, futureU teaches core concepts, measures player progress, and provides an accessible, interactive experience unlike any other learning program of its kind. The game is rooted in Kaplans proven curriculum and includes original methods and specialized strategies.
Aspyr has released the following details on each of the categories:
Critical Reading: Focuses on honing players reading skills with vocabulary building, main idea identification, attitude and tone, themes and arguments, technique, and recognizing word meaning based on context.
Writing: Seeks to improve players writing skills by covering topics such as passive voice, run-on sentences, misplaced modifiers, parallelism, wordiness, conjunctions, fragments, coordination and subordination, pronouns, subject-verb agreement, tenses, adverbs and adjectives, gerunds, idioms, wrong words, and double negatives.
Math: Enables players to delve into critical areas such as algebra, geometry, data, statistics, probability, polynomials, and sequences.
Additionally, players can engage in a section called Test Skill Activities that teaches test-taking skills such as how to spot wrong answers in a multiple choice sequence, know when to skip questions, and time management.
Head over to the links below for more information.
Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions
Aspyr Media
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