futureU - The SAT Prep Game

Aspyr Media Ships New SAT Prep Video Game, futureU, for PC and Mac
Interactive Test Prep Game Based on Study Material from Kaplan

Aspyr Announces futureU The SAT Game
Called futureU™, Game Will Offer Three Areas Of Dynamic Interactive Study Based On Proven Kaplan SAT* Test Preparation Methods

futureU will be divided into three main categories - Math, Reading and Writing. 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 Kaplan's proven curriculum and includes original methods and specialized strategies.

• 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 Skills" 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.

This product does not support Windows 95/98/ME/2000/NT or XP x64/Vista x64.

Operating System: English versions of Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista
CPU Processor: Intel Pentium 4 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 2800+
Memory: XP - 512 GB RAM, Vista – 1 GB RAM
Hard Disk Space: 1 GB + 500 MB Swap File
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
Video Card: 3D Hardware Accelerator Card Required – 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible 128 MB with latest drivers
Video Card (ATI): Radeon 9550
Video Card (Nvidia): Geforce 5200
Media Required: 6X DVD-ROM drive
Windows XP/Vista compatible mouse and keyboard with latest drivers
NOTICE: Some 3D accelerator cards with the chipset listed here may not be compatible with the 3D acceleration features utilized by futureU. Please refer to your hardware manufacturer for 100% DirectX compatibility.

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