Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data
Patent
1995-12-18
1998-03-24
Harrison, Jessica
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
463 7, 434127, 434262, A63F 922
Patent
active
057306540
ABSTRACT:
A multi-player video game for health education encourages inter-player communication about a health condition by correlating the players' progress. Each player manages the health of a game construct such as a game character or body region. Correlating the player's game progress is achieved through: common scoring; conditioning a player's passage to higher levels on the health management success of all players; and common game resources, including game resources representing devices or supplies used in the care of the health condition. Applications include children' health education related to diseases such as diabetes and asthma, as well as health habits such as dental hygiene, and tobacco, alcohol and drug use.
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Harrison Jessica
Raya Systems, Inc.
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