Patent ID: 6210272
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: A63F,G09B

Abstract:
A method using a multi-player interactive electronic game using an electronic communications network for educating players of the multi-player interactive electronic game about a health condition common to the players, comprising:a) setting a first electronic game objective for a first player, and a second electronic game objective for a second player, said first objective comprising a first health-management game goal for said health condition, said second objective comprising a second health-management game goal for said health condition;b) educating the players about said health condition by providing communication between said first player and said second player about said health condition by correlating a progress of said first player toward attaining said first objective with a progress of said second player toward attaining said second objective by sharing common game resource data;c) achieving said correlating of progress by setting equal a score of said first player to a score of said second player.