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Drug abuse prevention computer game

  • US 6,561,811 B2
  • Filed: 03/20/2002
  • Issued: 05/13/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/09/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of promoting abstinence from substance abuse of a human using a role-playing computer game comprised of the steps of:

  • a) assigning a role-playing computer game platform whereby one or more players assume the role of fictitious player-characters capable of interacting in a common virtual environment;

    b) setting an objective for said player-characters to pursue at the discretion of said players;

    c) providing a plurality of actions that each of said player-characters can attempt, wherein said actions are selected by and executed at the discretion of the players of said player-characters;

    d) providing among the said plurality of available actions the option of a player having their player-character self-administer drugs within said virtual environment;

    e) providing a set of character-attributes for said player-characters, wherein said character-attributes influence the outcome of attempts to take any of the said plurality of actions available to said player characters;

    f) providing a plurality of particular drugs for potential use by said player-characters at the discretion of said player-characters'"'"' players;

    g) allowing said players of said player-characters the discretion to select and execute commands that result in their said player-characters self-administering said particular drugs within said virtual environment;

    h) defining the effects imposed on each said character-attribute by each of said particular drugs; and

    i) modifying said character-attributes to impose the effects on said character-attributes of said drugs used by said player-character at the discretion of said player-character'"'"'s player, consequently affecting said player character'"'"'s probability of success in attempts to take any of said plurality of actions available to said player characters at the discretion of the player-characters'"'"' players.

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