Jason Dyer Leighton

US Patent:

20090176581, Jul 9, 2009

Filed:

Mar 4, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/397513

Inventors:

Phineas Ayer Barnes - Portland OR, US
Ted Spooner - Portland OR, US
Jade L. Dhabolt - Portland OR, US
Jason Leighton - West Linn OR, US

Assignee:

responDesign, Inc. - Portland OR

International Classification:

A63F 9/24
A63F 13/00

US Classification:

463 43, 463 30

Abstract:

An instructional gaming apparatus and method implements adaptive instructional gaming from a start point along a trajectory to a final goal. The system comprises a receiver for electronically receiving data from a user. The system further includes an electronic subject matter database with a clearly defined set of discrete heuristics combined with an electronic processor for the creation of an electronic instructional gaming curriculum unique to the individual user and their goals to enable proficiency in the given subject matter. Performance is periodically tested. And electronic means allows the information from the user performance database to be incorporated into the discrete heuristic utilized by the electronic processor for the creation of future electronic instructional gaming curriculums and/or individual instructional gaming lessons for the specific user in the given subject.

US Patent:

20050181347, Aug 18, 2005

Filed:

Jan 18, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/038892

Inventors:

Phineas Barnes - Portland OR, US
Ted Spooner - Portland OR, US
Jade Dhabolt - Portland OR, US
Jason Leighton - West Linn OR, US

International Classification:

G09B003/00

US Classification:

434350000

Abstract:

An instructional gaming apparatus and method implements adaptive instructional gaming from a start point along a trajectory to a final goal. The system comprises a receiver for electronically receiving data from a user. The system further includes an electronic subject matter database with a clearly defined set of discrete heuristics combined with an electronic processor for the creation of an electronic instructional gaming curriculum unique to the individual user and their goals to enable proficiency in the given subject matter. Performance is periodically tested. And electronic means allows the information from the user performance database to be incorporated into the discrete heuristic utilized by the electronic processor for the creation of future electronic instructional gaming curriculums and/or individual instructional gaming lessons for the specific user in the given subject.