Introducing a painless new way to prep for the SAT. Sharpen your critical
thinking skills, build relevant knowledge and reduce test anxiety with a
collection of games that feature curriculum from Kaplan, the leader in SAT Prep.
Study on your own time and for however long you like. There’s no easier – or
more fun – way to become a better problem-solver, boost your confidence and up
your SAT score!
No pressure. No deadlines. Just a whole lot of fun!
Aspyr Media, in collaboration with Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions introduce
futureU - an SAT prep video game for PC and Mac. futureU. It represents a
new medium for supplemental SAT prep, adapting test preparation material into a
collection of fun interactive games.
futureU consists of six distinctive innovative mini-games that are divided
into three main categories – Math, Reading and Writing. Designed as a
complement to traditional SAT study methods, the game is grounded in Kaplan
curriculum and features hundreds of questions and track-able player progress. In
addition, players can engage in a section called “Test Skills” that teach
the vital test-taking and time management skills necessary for taking the big
exam.
futureU incorporates a wealth of in-game content that challenges and sharpens
skills including:
Reading
Focuses on refining players’ reading skills, vocabulary, main idea
identification, themes and arguments, technique, and recognizing word
meanings based on context.
Writing
Concentrates on improving players’ writing skills by covering topics such
as passive voice, run-on sentences, misplaced modifiers, parallelism,
conjunctions, fragments, coordination and subordination, pronouns,
subject-verb agreement, tenses, adverbs and adjectives, gerunds, idioms,
wrong words, and double negatives.
Math
Enable players to practice critical math areas such as algebra, geometry,
data, statistics, probability, polynomials, and sequences.
Get the inside track on tackling the big
test with curriculum from Kaplan, the SAT prep experts.
Improve core knowledge of the test
material through fun games – no memorization necessary.
Track your progress and identify areas
that need more practice.
Strengthen test-taking skills that will help you on the SAT, in your
college experience and in life.
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English versions of Windows XP SP2,
Windows Vista Only (This product does not support Windows
95/98/ME/2000/NT or XP x64/Vista x64.)
512 GB of RAM for Windows XP, 1 GB of RAM
for Windows Vista
1 GB Hard Disk space + 500 MB Swap File
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
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.
Supported Chipsets:
ATI RADEON 9550
ATI RADEON 9700
ATI RADEON 9800
ATI RADEON X300
ATI RADEON X600
ATI RADEON X800
ATI RADEON X1600
ATI RADEON X1800
ATI RADEON X1900
ATI RADEON HD 2400
ATI RADEON HD 2600
ATI RADEON HD 3850
ATI RADEON HD 3870
NVIDIA GEFORCE 5200
NVIDIA GEFORCE 5600
NVIDIA GEFORCE 5700
NVIDIA GEFORCE 5900
NVIDIA GEFORCE 6200
NVIDIA GEFORCE 6600
NVIDIA GEFORCE 6800
NVIDIA GEFORCE 7300
NVIDIA GEFORCE 7600
NVIDIA GEFORCE 7800
NVIDIA GEFORCE 7900
NVIDIA GEFORCE 8400
NVIDIA GEFORCE 8500
NVIDIA GEFORCE 8800
NVIDIA GEFORCE 9600
English versions of 10.4.11 (Tiger);
10.5.4 (Leopard) (This product does not support 10.3.9)
PowerPC G4; G5; or Intel 1 GHz processor
256 MB of RAM
Hard Disk Space: 1 GB Hard Disk space+
500 MB Swap File
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