Patent ID: 8616979

Claim:
A social networking game system comprising of: (a) standalone, wearable gaming device configured for activating an application program stored on a mobile displaying device, wherein the application program is configured for activating location determining means to start a monitoring session where upon activation, a location determining means calculates a geographical position and a game player's performance metrics, and wherein a location determining means includes at least one sensor for sensing the game player's performance metrics during physical exercise during the monitoring session thereby originating at least one moving parameter for the game player; (b) the application program is further configured for converting the at least one game player's moving parameters into a plurality of game player's statistics; and (c) communication means positioned within the mobile displaying device for transmitting the game player's statistics to at least one remote server, wherein the at least one remote server includes at least one processor and computer executable instructions readable by the at least one processor and operative to conduct a game, wherein the game is configured for: (i) receiving the game player statistics; (ii) identifying a game player's account for which the game player's statistics will apply; (iii) converting the game player's statistics into virtual mileage based on a correlation to actual distance travelled during the monitoring session; (iv) updating the game player's account to include a game player virtual mileage accumulated during the monitoring session; (v) awarding virtual mileage to the game player for each crew member that accesses the game; (vi) displaying the game player's virtual mileage on the social networking game; or (vii) determining a winner for the game player with the most accumulated virtual mileage within a prescribed period.