Patent ID: 8651953
Filing Date: 2014-02-18
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. An electronic device for playing a game, comprising: a housing having an output device that can present a question to a user, the question having a correct answer, the housing defining a first axis and a second axis orthogonal to the first axis, the housing being movable about the first axis and movable about the second axis; a motion detector disposed in the housing, the motion detector detecting movement of the housing about the first axis or the second axis; and a control mechanism disposed in the housing and connected to the motion detector, the control mechanism determining whether the user has moved the housing about the first axis or the second axis, determining an answer to the question based on the detected movement of the housing about the first axis and/or the second axis, comparing the answer based on the detected movement of the housing, and providing an output based on whether the answer based on the detected movement is the correct answer to the question.