Interactive game for promoting self-expression

• US 8,303,388 B1
• Filed: 12/12/2008
• Issued: 11/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Erik Steven Bleau
• Original Assignee: Erik Steven Bleau
• Inventors: Bleau, Erik Steven
• Primary Examiner(s): Graybill, David E
• Application Number:
  US12/333,890
• Time in Patent Office: 1,425 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 463/10
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 11/0011 Chance selectors A63F7/048, A63F9/04 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2009/2486 the computer being an accessory to a board game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2011/0016 Spinners
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2250/34 promoting partner selection
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/18 Question-and-answer games
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/02 of the type wherein the student is expected to construct an answer to the question which is presented or wherein the machine gives an answer to the question presented by a student

Abstract

An interactive game and method for promoting self-expression and awareness and improving group dynamics involves a game of chance goal for selecting a random performance activity from among various self-awareness and self-expression questions, physical challenges, and role-play scenarios, and including the possibility of passing a question or challenge to another participant.

Claims

1. A game system for promoting self expression or awareness among members of a group, comprising:

a first randomizing device for choosing a first participant;

a second randomizing device for making random activity performance choices on behalf of either the first participant or at least a second participant, said second randomizing device being the same or different from said first randomizing device, wherein the random activity performance choices involve at least one activity chosen from among action, role playing, self expression and self awareness performance activities;

an activity performance zone designed to place and position a participant in front of an audience of remaining players to perform the selected action, role playing, self expression and self awareness performance activity;

the performance thereafter scored or judged; and

a tracking mechanism for scoring performance progress of the participants and tracking continuing play by any remaining players.

2. The game apparatus of claim 1 wherein the randomizing device is selected from the group consisting of an object toss and bin arrangement, a spinner and dice.

3. The game apparatus of claim 1 wherein the randomizing device for choosing a first participant is a object toss and bin arrangement for selecting a stack of printed activity performance cards.

4. The game apparatus of claim 3 wherein the object toss and bin arrangement utilizes a ball or bag toss.

5. The game apparatus of claim 3 wherein the printed performance activity cards offer a plurality of action, role playing, self expression and awareness performance activities.

6. The game apparatus of claim 1 wherein the randomizing devices are logically programmable computing devices capable of displaying text representing random activity performance choices involving at least one activity chosen from among action, role playing, self expression and awareness performance activities.

7. The game apparatus of claim 1 further comprising rules.

8. The game apparatus of claim 1 further comprising activity guidance.

9. The game apparatus of claim 1 further comprising interpretive materials.