Professor scores patent for game blending fantasy sports and exercise

Описание: Illinois Tech Associate Professor of Psychology Arlen Moller was playing online fantasy sports with friends when the idea hit him: What if he could take the same features that made fantasy sports fun and social, and use them to motivate people to exercise more?

That's how his research project centered on active fantasy sports began. Backed by funds Moller received as a new professor at Illinois Tech, the initial study incorporated commercially available fitness-tracking technology and game-based peer feedback to fuel sustainable fitness motivation. Now, five years later, the project has been approved for a United States Patent, with help from students and faculty in Chicago-Kent School of Law.
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