System and method for knowledge transfer with a game

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8172577
APP PUB NO 20080026359A1
SERIAL NO

11881511

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An educational maze navigated through responses to questions provided at points in the maze enhances factual assimilation and retention for the user. The user selects responses to travel through the maze and is not immediately informed whether the selected responses are correct. Various indications can be provided to inform the user about the correctness of responses or whether they are on a path towards the maze exit. The indications may be dead ends, loops, suggested reference materials or other information that tends to assist the user in assimilating facts or navigating the maze. The user may receive a reward for providing correct responses or successfully completing the maze. The problem-solving and cognitive judgment skills applied to navigate the maze tends to help users assimilate and retain the factual information represented by the queries and responses.

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NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY360 HUNTINGTON AVENUE BOSTON MA 02115

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
O'Malley, Donald M Needham, US 2 70

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