Methods and apparatuses for dynamic determination of computer program difficulty

An apparatus comprising one or more processors and at least one memory including program code, the at least one memory and the program code configured to, with the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to at least:

• during a user interaction session with a computer program:
• receive a physiological evaluation data object originating from one or more physiological sensors corresponding to the user interaction session, wherein the physiological evaluation data object comprises one or more physiological evaluation measurements for the user interaction session;
• determine, based on the physiological evaluation data object, one or more physiological difficulty level values;
• receive a program evaluation data object, wherein the program evaluation data object comprises one or more program evaluation measurements indicative of performance of the user with respect to one or more dynamic difficulty tasks associated with the computer program, wherein the one or more program evaluation measurements for the user interaction session comprise at least one of (a) a user-controlled marble precision with respect to one or more moving targets, (b) a placement accuracy measure describing an accuracy of previous placements by the user with respect to one or more colored receptacles, or (c) a pending order count describing a number of pending custom item orders and a failed order count describing a number of failed custom item order fulfilments;
• determine, based on the program evaluation data object, one or more performance-based difficulty level values;
• determine, based on the one or more physiological difficulty level values and the one or more performance-based difficulty level values, one or more program control parameter values for one or more program control parameters associated with the computer program;
• and
• generate user interface data for the computer program, wherein the user interface data enables rendering an in- program experience of the computer program as adjusted by the one or more program control parameter values.

A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions configured to:

• during a user interaction session with a computer program:
• receive a physiological evaluation data object originating from one or more physiological sensors corresponding to the user interaction session, wherein the physiological evaluation data object comprises one or more physiological evaluation measurements for the user interaction session;
• determine, based on the physiological evaluation data object, one or more physiological difficulty level values;
• receive a program evaluation data object, wherein the program evaluation data object comprises one or more program evaluation measurements indicative of performance of the user with respect to one or more dynamic difficulty tasks associated with the computer program, wherein the one or more program evaluation measurements for the user interaction session comprise at least one of (a) a user-controlled marble precision with respect to one or more moving targets, (b) a placement accuracy measure describing an accuracy of previous placements by the user with respect to one or more colored receptacles, or (c) a pending order count describing a number of pending custom item orders and a failed order count describing a number of failed custom item order fulfilments;
• determine, based on the program evaluation data object, one or more performance-based difficulty level values;
• determining, based on the one or more physiological difficulty level values and the one or more performance-based difficulty level values, one or more program control parameter values for one or more program control parameters associated with the computer program;
• and
• generate user interface data for the computer program, wherein the user interface data enables rendering an in-program experience of the computer program as adjusted by the one or more program control parameter values.