Interactive Story Track Control for Coherent Collaborative Learning

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing storytelling methods lack a systematic approach to manage interactive decision-making thresholds and individual biases, leading to uncontrolled and potentially nonsensical characterizations and plot developments, especially in live performance settings, while failing to maintain meaningful story outcomes.

Innovation Solution

A system and method for interactive learning that utilizes a database of spatial, temporal, material, psychological, moral, artistic, neurological, philosophical, and probability elements to create a story track, allowing participants to collaboratively alter story elements through a software algorithm and moderator guidance, with real-time regulation and authorization gates to ensure balanced and meaningful changes.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Stability of the object's composition

If predetermined narrative forms and character developments are used, then storytelling structure is maintained, but participant interaction and creativity are limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestorytelling structureVSAvoidparticipant interaction
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a dynamic storytelling system where the narrative structure evolves in real-time based on participant inputs. The story track is not fixed but adapts continuously, allowing participants to influence plot developments, character arcs, and narrative directions through their interactions, thereby resolving the contradiction between maintaining structure and enabling creativity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system incorporates feedback mechanisms where participant choices and interactions are processed to generate story responses that feed back into the narrative. This creates a closed-loop system where the story adapts to participant inputs while maintaining coherent narrative structure through the feedback-driven evolution of the story track

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Adaptability or versatility

If participant choices and creative alterations are unlimited, then creativity and engagement are enhanced, but decision-making complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecreative choicesVSAvoiddecision-making process
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the storytelling decision-making process into discrete choice points along the story track. At each segment or checkpoint, participants are presented with specific, manageable options rather than overwhelming them with unlimited choices. This segmentation allows for creative exploration while maintaining decision-making tractability through structured choice architecture

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system manages complexity by changing parameters of the decision-making process dynamically. It adjusts the number, type, and complexity of choices presented to participants based on the story context, their previous selections, and the narrative needs, thereby balancing creative freedom with manageable decision complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Stability of the object's composition

If story elements are fixed initially, then narrative coherence is maintained, but story evolution beyond initial conclusion is limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenarrative coherenceVSAvoidstory evolution
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a dynamic story track that evolves beyond the initial narrative conclusion. The story elements are established to provide coherence but are designed to transform and adapt as the narrative progresses, allowing for multiple endings, alternate timelines, and continued story development through participant-driven evolution while maintaining narrative coherence through the structured story track framework

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS12614038B2System and method for interactive learning
Publication Date: 2026.04.28 HERTSGAARD PETER
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AI summary

A system and method for interactive learning comprising a content database, at least one software program disposed on at least one computer system designed to calculate story vectors from which to at least one or more of craft and analyze a story and select at least one learning objective, the system including at least one interaction vector determining the action of a story track. At least one machine learning program is designed to at least one or more of create and analyze story tracks. Story track analysis starts from at least one start point in time to at least one following point in time, the at least one software program further adapted to calculate degrees of change from the story vectors including story vector direction and magnitude, the following point in time further marking at least one change result and further adapted to maintain change results from the story vectors.