Patent ID: 6890179

Claim:
A system for teaching financial principles, the system comprising: a server computer operative to be accessed by one or more client terminals over a communications network; and software stored on a tangible medium in communication with the server computer, the software including machine readable code that when executed by a processor is configured for: providing output to a user of the one or more client terminals via the communications network, wherein the output comprises video data representations of one or more animated characters conveying one or more financial lessons; and receiving input from the user via the one or more client terminals and communications network, the input comprising user response information relating to the one or more financial lessons; wherein the user response information comprises user actions to assist the one or more animated characters to accomplish a financial goal; wherein the financial goal comprises earning a greatest profit from a sale of an item; and wherein the provided output to the user further comprises video data representations of an interactive evaluation tool for the user actions to assist the one or more animated characters to earn the greatest profit.