Patent ID: 8956218
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: A63B,A63F,G07F

Abstract:
1. A computer-executable method for adjusting a set of game mechanics associated with a video game environment, the method comprising: loading, by a computing device, a game-mechanics-adjusting application from storage into memory; obtaining a psychosocial profile associated with a user, wherein the psychosocial profile includes at least one personality trait that influences the user's participation in a video game environment of a video game system; selecting, by the computing device, a game mechanic that controls an aspect of the video game environment, and is positively correlated to a personality trait of the psychosocial profile, wherein a respective game mechanic positively correlates to a personality trait of users that experience an increased enjoyment in participating in the video game environment when the video game system adjusts the game mechanic to influence the users; adjusting the game mechanic to motivate the user to perform a task within the video game environment; determining whether the adjusted game mechanic has motivated the user to perform the task; and responsive to determining that the adjusted game mechanic has not motivated the user, adjusting one or more other game mechanics that controls other aspects of the video game environment.