Methods and systems for providing personalized interactive entertainment

A method for providing multiple guests with one or more interactive adventures, the method comprising:

• providing each guest with a portable identification device comprising:
• (i) a first non-volatile memory storing a first unique identifier and an encryption key;
• (ii) a first radiofrequency (RF) transceiver;
• and (iii) a first antenna configured to activate said first RF transceiver when said first antenna is energized by an external RF field;
• providing, at different locations within a venue, multiple RF reader devices, each comprising:
• (i) a second non-volatile memory storing a second unique identifier;
• (ii) a second RF transceiver configured to wirelessly communicate with said first RF transceiver;
• and (iii) a second antenna configured to produce an external RF field that energizes said first antenna by inductive coupling over a predetermined distance;
• providing, at different locations within said venue, multiple display devices for delivering an interactive adventure based at least in part on the first unique identifier and the encryption key, wherein the encryption key is used to authenticate data received from said portable identification device;
• providing a host computer system configured to communicate with each of said multiple RF reader devices and each of said multiple display devices;
• and
• causing said host computer to track activities related to the interactive adventure of each guest within said venue according to said first unique identifier.

A method for providing multiple guests with one or more interactive adventures, the method comprising:

• providing each guest with a portable identification device comprising:
• (i) a first non-volatile memory storing a first unique identifier and an encryption key;
• (ii) a first radiofrequency (RF) transceiver;
• and (iii) a first antenna configured to activate said first RF transceiver when said first antenna is energized by an external RF field;
• providing, within a facility, multiple RF reader devices, each comprising:
• (i) a second non-volatile memory storing a second unique identifier;
• (ii) a second RF transceiver;
• and (iii) a second antenna;
• providing, within said facility, multiple display devices for delivering an interactive adventure based at least in part on the first unique identifier and the encryption key, wherein the encryption key is used to authenticate data received from said portable identification device;
• providing a host computer system configured to communicate with each of said multiple RF reader devices and each of said multiple display devices;
• and
• causing said host computer to track activities related to the interactive adventure of each guest within said facility according to said first unique identifier.