[arg_discuss] Umm, wow... Far out.

[Brian Clark]

LOL ... I love you, Adrian.

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Subject: Re: [arg_discuss] Umm, wow... Far out.

OK, I'm really stupid, I didn't scroll down in that article. So it  
*is* for Perplex City and I'm listed as one of the inventors. Well, I  
suppose I'd better not go into it much, but it should be pretty clear  
from the text that it's really quite specific.

Adrian

On 26 Sep 2007, at 23:35, Adrian Hon wrote:


> Quite apart from there probably being plenty of prior art out  

> there, Mind Candy actually got a patent for some of the game  

> mechanics behind Perplex City. It was a defensive patent, of  

> course, but I'm sure it covered some of the same areas as this patent.

>

> To be honest, this one sounds remarkably similar to PXC, what with  

> 'unique identifier' and 'proferred puzzle solution'. Maybe it even  

> *is* the PXC patent - I never looked at it too closely myself.

>

> Adrian

>

> On 26 Sep 2007, at 23:24, Charles Kriel wrote:

>

>> I'm sure someone has pointed this out previously, but I've just  

>> sidled up to

>> the bar.

>>

>> Is this real? Any implications? :::

>>

>>

>> Title:

>> Immersive alternate reality game

>> Document Type and Number:

>> United States Patent 20060246970

>> Kind Code:

>> A1

>> Link to this page:

>> http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20060246970.html

>> Abstract:

>> An architecture for an alternative reality game that provides a  

>> revenue

>> stream to a game provider. A game objective and a narrative are  

>> defined as

>> is a set of collectible game pieces. The collectible game piece  

>> comprises a

>> unique identifier and a narrative element. The narrative element  

>> of at least

>> some of the collectible game pieces relates to the narrative. A  

>> puzzle and a

>> puzzle solution are assigned to the collectible game piece and the  

>> puzzle

>> and the puzzle solution are associated with the unique identifier.  

>> The

>> puzzle solution of at least some of the collectible game pieces  

>> relates to

>> achievement of the game objective. A player purchases a random  

>> assortment of

>> collectible game pieces and proffers proffers the unique  

>> identifier and a

>> proffered puzzle solution to a game provider server. If the proffered

>> solution is the puzzle solution, the game player is awarded  

>> points. A prize

>> is offered to a winning player achieving the game objective and  

>> having the

>> most points.

>>

>>

>>

>> -- 

>> Dr Charles Kriel

>>

>> Director - Black Swan Media

>>

>> UNESCO World Summit Awards National Expert in New Media

>> www.wsis-award.org

>> wsa at kriel.tv

>>

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>> www.DJsounds.com

>> charles at kriel.tv

>>

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>>

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>>

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>>

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