Patent ID: 8265544

Claim:
An educational voting game comprising the steps of: classifying a plurality of prospective users logged onto an at least one server for user selected preferences, wherein said users are classified into at least one category including prospective election candidates and prospective voting participants; verifying that prospective election candidates and voters meet minimum requirements thereby generating a plurality of election candidates and voting participants; receiving at said at least one server a video clip of predetermined length from each election candidate using the world-wide-web system, wherein each video clip includes personal views on predetermined election issues or in the alternative each video clip includes the election candidates views on why voters should vote for the candidate; receiving at said at least one server photographs from election candidates and voting participants; receiving at said at least one server a selection for a particular set of virtual clothing from at least one election candidate; generating avatars, wherein the avatars are made up of the election candidates photographs and selected virtual clothing; allowing voting participants access to the video clips and photographs of the election candidates; and conducting at least one election, wherein voting participants vote for their preferred election candidate on a predetermined election cycle; wherein election candidates who win office are required to run for a higher office position on the next election cycle.