REPORTING RESULTS OF GAMES FOR LEARNING REGULATORY BEST PRACTICES

• US 20140220541A1
• Filed: 02/04/2014
• Published: 08/07/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/04/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Gamxing, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Gamxing, Inc.
• Inventors: Waldron, Katherine, Ravula Lakshminarayan, Pavan Kumar
• Application Number:
  US14/172,605
• Publication Number:
  US 20140220541A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/362
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/00 Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions gaming systems which provide a financial reward G07F17/32
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/335 using Internet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/35 Details of game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/46 Computing the game score
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/67 adaptively or by learning from player actions, e.g. skill level adjustment or by storing successful combat sequences for re-use
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/75 Enforcing rules, e.g. detecting foul play or generating lists of cheating players
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/798 for assessing skills or for ranking players, e.g. for generating a hall of fame computing the game score A63F13/46
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/80 Special adaptations for executing a specific game genre or game mode
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/407 Data transfer via internet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/50 characterized by details of game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/558 by assessing the players' skills or ranking
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/5586 for enforcing rights or rules, e.g. to prevent foul play
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/6027 using adaptive systems learning from user actions, e.g. for skill level adjustment
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/61 Score computation
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/80 specially adapted for executing a specific type of game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/8064 Quiz
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/00 Teaching not covered by other main groups of this subclass teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying F41G3/26
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/02 with visual presentation of the material to be studied, e.g. using film strip
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records

Abstract

An apparatus, method, and program product are provided for games for learning regulatory best practices. A display module presents a virtual learning environment for an organization associated with an industry sector. A gaming module presents a game within the virtual learning environment that is designed to train and/or test a user on regulations associated with the industry sector. A reporting module provides a graphical representation of results of the game. The results indicate understanding of the regulations.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a display module that presents a virtual learning environment on an electronic display of an electronic device, wherein the virtual learning environment is for an organization associated with an industry sector;

a gaming module that presents a game within the virtual learning environment, the game designed to one or more of train and test a user on regulations associated with the industry sector; and

a reporting module that provides a graphical representation of results of the game, the results indicating understanding of the regulations.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the indication of understanding comprises one of compliance and non-compliance for the regulations.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the indication of understanding comprises a compliance score, the compliance score indicating a level of understanding for the regulations.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the compliance score is presented on a sliding scale, the sliding scale representing different levels of understanding for the regulations.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein a compliance threshold value is presented on the sliding scale such that compliance values below the compliance threshold value represent non-compliance with the regulations and compliance values above the compliance threshold value represent compliance with the regulations.

6. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the compliance score comprises a percentage of games successfully played by the user, a successful game comprising a game that the user demonstrates compliance with a predetermined number of regulations in the game.

7. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the compliance score comprises a percentage of a number of regulations correctly understood in the game, the compliance score being associated with the game.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the results present a compliance score associated with each regulation of the regulations presented in the game, the results being organized according to the compliance scores of the regulations.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the compliance score associated with a regulation of the regulations is determined based on an aggregate compliance score of all users playing the game, the users being associated with the organization.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the results include a frequency with which a regulation is one of correctly and incorrectly understood.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a management module that provides a manager access to the graphical representation of the results, the manager being different than the user.

12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the results are organized by users associated with the organization, the users being presented in order of compliance score for one of a regulation, a game, and a plurality of games.

13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the results include a frequency with which the user requests help from a remote user for a regulation.

14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the reporting module presents the graphical representation of the results as one or more of a graph, a chart, and a table.

15. A method comprising:

presenting a virtual learning environment on an electronic display of an electronic device, wherein the virtual learning environment is for an organization associated with an industry sector;

presenting a game within the virtual learning environment, the game designed to one or more of train and test a user on regulations associated with the industry sector; and

providing a graphical representation of results of the game, the results indicating understanding of the regulations.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the indication of understanding comprises one of compliance and non-compliance for the regulations.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the indication of understanding comprises a compliance score, the compliance score being presented on a sliding scale that represents different levels of understanding for the regulations.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein a compliance threshold value is presented on the sliding scale such that compliance values below the compliance threshold value represent non-compliance with the regulations and compliance values above the compliance threshold value represent compliance with the regulations.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the compliance score comprises a percentage of games successfully played by the user, a successful game comprising a game that the user demonstrates compliance with a predetermined number of regulations in the game.

20. A program product comprising a computer readable storage medium that stores code executable by a processor to perform:

presenting a virtual learning environment on an electronic display of an electronic device, wherein the virtual learning environment is for an organization associated with an industry sector;

presenting a game within the virtual learning environment, the game designed to one or more of train and test a user on regulations associated with the industry sector; and

providing a graphical representation of results of the game, the results indicating understanding of the regulations.