Microsoft invented the game on a search engine
Microsoft has patented a game that is a bit like the Yandex Search Cup on the Internet, but, unlike Russian fun, it has real practical benefits.
The idea of ​​the game is to help the user find the necessary information on the Internet. It is supposed that other users participating in the game will help him in this. For them, finding the answer to a question before others on the Internet is part of the competition. Thus, the game is a collective search, and this invention fits into the now fashionable concept of Web 2.0.
As stated in US Patent Application No. 20060167874 , a game search engine consists of several components. One of them transmits requests from the user to a variety of game participants directly through the search interface. As you can see, the idea is somewhat similar to those search competitions that Yandex has been conducting for five years. There, competitors simultaneously receive a question and must find an answer to it on the Internet for a limited amount of time. At Yandex, players simply compete with each other, while in the Microsoft game, they also serve users of the search site.
Another feature of the Microsoft search game is directly in the gameplay. Here, players get the opportunity to observe the actions of the participant who is searching the Internet for the answer to the question posed, as well as prompt him. The patent mentions a “monitoring module”, through which players watch the process, as well as a “feedback module”, through which viewers can send him hints.
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Active players can be encouraged by virtual points, as well as various gifts and even money. In a sense, this is reminiscent of Google Answers , where you can earn money by acting as an expert and answering questions in your area of ​​expertise.
It is assumed that the Microsoft gaming system should work completely autonomously. Among the software components, by the way, there is a special filter that should filter out obscene expressions.
In fact, the text of the patent application lists several different technologies that can be used to create a “search game.” How to combine them and whether it will work in practice is difficult to say. It is also unclear whether the developers of the Microsoft company are really working on this game, or this patent is filed out of the known American habit of patenting everything, absolutely any ideas, even far from implementation.
The idea of ​​the game is to help the user find the necessary information on the Internet. It is supposed that other users participating in the game will help him in this. For them, finding the answer to a question before others on the Internet is part of the competition. Thus, the game is a collective search, and this invention fits into the now fashionable concept of Web 2.0.
As stated in US Patent Application No. 20060167874 , a game search engine consists of several components. One of them transmits requests from the user to a variety of game participants directly through the search interface. As you can see, the idea is somewhat similar to those search competitions that Yandex has been conducting for five years. There, competitors simultaneously receive a question and must find an answer to it on the Internet for a limited amount of time. At Yandex, players simply compete with each other, while in the Microsoft game, they also serve users of the search site.
Another feature of the Microsoft search game is directly in the gameplay. Here, players get the opportunity to observe the actions of the participant who is searching the Internet for the answer to the question posed, as well as prompt him. The patent mentions a “monitoring module”, through which players watch the process, as well as a “feedback module”, through which viewers can send him hints.
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Active players can be encouraged by virtual points, as well as various gifts and even money. In a sense, this is reminiscent of Google Answers , where you can earn money by acting as an expert and answering questions in your area of ​​expertise.
It is assumed that the Microsoft gaming system should work completely autonomously. Among the software components, by the way, there is a special filter that should filter out obscene expressions.
In fact, the text of the patent application lists several different technologies that can be used to create a “search game.” How to combine them and whether it will work in practice is difficult to say. It is also unclear whether the developers of the Microsoft company are really working on this game, or this patent is filed out of the known American habit of patenting everything, absolutely any ideas, even far from implementation.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/4254/
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