USING GAME ELEMENTS TO MOTIVATE LEARNING
First Claim
1. A method for utilizing game elements within a productivity application, the method executing on a processor of a computer, comprising:
- tracking features being utilized by a user within the application;
wherein the application is a productivity application;
calculating a score as the user utilizes the tracked features;
determining recommendations to provide to the user based on the tracked features utilized by the user;
wherein the recommendations include new features of the application to learn;
providing the recommendations to the user;
displaying the score;
receiving a selection of one of the provided recommendations; and
providing a training challenge to allow a user to practice the recommended feature that is selected.
2 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Elements of game play are incorporated into a productivity application to assist in motivating users to learn features of the productivity application. For example, the elements of game play that are incorporated into learning features of the productivity application may include items such as usage statistics, scores, levels, challenges, achievements, competition, and the like. A recommendation system assists users in determining what features to learn next. For instance, the recommendations may be based on what features the user has already learned and/or based on what features the user'"'"'s peers are using. Help content that is associated with the productivity application is also tied to the features that are currently being used by the user.
-
Citations
20 Claims
-
1. A method for utilizing game elements within a productivity application, the method executing on a processor of a computer, comprising:
-
tracking features being utilized by a user within the application;
wherein the application is a productivity application;calculating a score as the user utilizes the tracked features; determining recommendations to provide to the user based on the tracked features utilized by the user;
wherein the recommendations include new features of the application to learn;providing the recommendations to the user; displaying the score; receiving a selection of one of the provided recommendations; and providing a training challenge to allow a user to practice the recommended feature that is selected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
-
-
9. A computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions for utilizing game elements within a productivity application, the instructions executing on a processor of a computer, comprising:
-
tracking features being utilized by a user within the application;
wherein the application is a productivity application;calculating a score as the user utilizes the tracked features; determining recommendations to provide to the user based on the tracked features utilized by the user;
wherein the recommendations include new features of the application to learn;directly linking help content that is natively supplied by the application to each of the recommendations, such that the linked help content for one of the recommended features is provided to a user without performing a search for the linked help content; providing the recommendations within a display; displaying the score; receiving a selection of one of the provided recommendations; - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
-
-
17. A system for utilizing game elements within a productivity application, comprising:
-
a processor and a computer-readable medium; an operating environment stored on the computer-readable medium and executing on the processor; a network connection; a productivity application and a feature manager operating on the processor; and
configured to perform tasks, comprising;tracking features being utilized by a user within the application;
wherein the application is a productivity application;calculating a score as the user utilizes the tracked features; determining recommendations to provide to the user based on the tracked features utilized by the user;
wherein the recommendations include new features of the application to learn;directly linking help content that is natively supplied by the application to each of the recommendations, such that the linked help content for one of the recommended features is provided to a user without performing a search for the linked help content; providing the recommendations within a display; displaying the score for the user along with a display showing a component score for each of the components that determine the score and displaying an indicator that shows how the score for each component compares to a group score for the component; receiving a selection of one of the provided recommendations; and providing a training challenge to allow a user to practice the recommended feature that is selected. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
-
Specification