Beginner

Before You Start: What New Players Need to Know

What you need before your first drive, and how to get the most out of Levels 0 and 1.

SpeedMind is a multilingual vocabulary memory trainer. SpeedMind works on words and phrases, so you need basic spelling skills in the language you're learning. SpeedMind won't teach you the alphabet from scratch, so get comfortable with the basic spelling rules before you take the wheel.

We strongly recommend clearing the Level 0 novice training library first. The goal is to master the driving controls and learn to listen to the voice prompts and read the prompter, the road signs, and above all the radar, which shows what's coming up ahead. Once your hands and eyes work together, you can give your full attention to memorizing. Clearing Level 0 usually takes 2 to 7 days.

The Level 1 basic vocabulary library is also well worth clearing. The system doesn't require it, but starting easy gives you time to get used to the game and find training habits that work for you. Besides watching and repeating words silently, I also recommend repeating after the voice prompts out loud. That is how babies learn language: saying words over and over helps rebuild the neural pathways in the brain's language areas.