Method and system for incorporating physiological self-regulation challenge into geospatial scenario games and/or simulations

A method of improving physiological self-regulation skills of a participant, the method comprising:

• providing a series of predefined mental activities for the participant at respective predefined spaced-apart locations;
• providing a series of physiological self-regulation challenges for the participant with each of the physiological self-regulation challenges separate but related to a respective one of the predefined mental activities at the respective predefined spaced-apart locations and related to a respective one of the physiological self-regulation skills;
• providing the participant with information concerning the predefined locations and mental activities;
• determining respective physiological self-regulation goals for the physiological self-regulation challenges at the predefined locations, wherein the physiological self-regulation goals comprise achieving by self-regulation a target brain state conducive to learning or problem solving;
• utilizing a sensing device to measure a physiological brain state of the participant when the participant is at each predefined location prior to the participant participating in the predefined mental activity, wherein the sensing device is a wearable technology device configured to measure brain state values representing cognitive engagement;
• comparing the measured physiological brain state of the participant to the target brain state of the physiological goal for the determined self-regulation challenge;
• providing feedback to the participant concerning the participant's measured physiological brain state when the participant is at each predefined location;
• providing the participant with a predefined reward if the participant achieves the determined physiological self-regulation goal for the predefined location the participant is at, wherein the predefined reward includes educational material,
• wherein the participant benefits from improvement in the physiological self-regulation skills and improvement in the ability to complete the predefined mental activities as the participant advances through the physiological self-regulation challenges and the predefined mental activities at the predefined spaced-apart locations.

A method of improving physiological self-regulation skills of a participant, the method comprising:

• providing a series of physiological self-regulation challenges for the participant, with each of the physiological self-regulation challenges separate but related to a respective one of a series of predefined activities at respective predefined spaced-apart locations and related to a respective one of the physiological self-regulation skills;
• determining respective physiological self-regulation goals for the self-regulation challenges, wherein the physiological self-regulation goals include achieving by self-regulation a target brain state conducive to learning or problem solving, and wherein the target brain states are selected for enhanced performing of the respective predefined activities;
• determining a location of the participant;
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• determining the location of the participant is one of the predefined spaced apart locations,
• determining the predefined activity corresponding to the determined location and determining the respective self-regulation challenge for the determined one of the predefined activities;
• utilizing a sensing device to measure a physiological brain state of the participant while the participant is at the predefined location, wherein the sensing device is configured to measure brain state values representing cognitive engagement;
• comparing the measured physiological brain state of the participant to the target brain state of the physiological goal for the determined self-regulation challenge;
• causing a mobile communication device to communicate to the participant whether or not the participant has achieved the physiological self-regulation goal for the determined self-regulation challenge;
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• based upon a determination that the participant achieves the physiological self-regulation goal, providing the participant with a predefined reward that includes required information or required access for performing the predefined activity at the predefined location, location information for a next one of the predefined locations, or a combination thereof,
• wherein the participant benefits from improved physiological self-regulation skills as the participant advances through the predefined activities at the predefined spaced-apart locations.