Educational computer puzzle

A system for presenting an educational challenge to a user, the system comprising:

• a computerized platform including a processor, a display coupled to the processor, and a user input device coupled to the processor;
• wherein the processor is programmed to provide via the display a set of options for selecting among more than one subjects for puzzle-solving, wherein the subjects include a world map with an outline of each continent and a human body map with an outline of organic systems of the body,
• wherein the processor, in response to the user selecting a subject, displays the corresponding map providing one or more puzzles, and,
• further wherein the processor provides, in response to the user selecting a puzzle within the selected map, a virtual container area and a solution area for a puzzle corresponding to the map, the puzzle further providing a set of puzzle pieces in the virtual container area and a set of solution locations in the solution area, each solution location corresponding to one of the puzzle pieces, and the processor further providing for the user to operate the user input device to move one or more puzzle pieces from the virtual container area to the solution area;
• wherein the processor depicts on the display each puzzle piece in the virtual container area at substantially the same size, and wherein the processor evaluates a size of each solution location and adjusts the size of each puzzle piece as the user moves each puzzle piece from the virtual container area to the solution area, the processor further matching the size of each puzzle piece to the solution location when placed in a correct location;
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• further wherein the processor, in response to the user's placing a piece in an incorrect location advises the user by returning the piece to the virtual container area.

A system for presenting an educational challenge to a user, the system comprising:

• a computerized platform including a processor, a display coupled to the processor, and a user input device coupled to the processor;
• wherein the processor is programmed to provide via the display a menu to the user with a selection of puzzles, each puzzle providing a virtual container area and a solution area, the puzzle further providing a set of puzzle pieces in the virtual container area and a set of solution locations in the solution area, each solution location corresponding to one of the puzzle pieces, and the processor further providing for the user to operate the user input device to move one or more puzzle pieces from the virtual container area to the solution area;
• wherein the processor depicts on the display each puzzle piece in the virtual container area at substantially the same size, and wherein the processor evaluates a size of each solution location and adjusts the size of each puzzle piece as the user moves each puzzle piece from the virtual container area to the solution area, the processor further matching the size of each puzzle piece to the solution location when placed in a correct location;
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• further wherein the processor, in response to the user's placing a piece in an incorrect location advises the user by returning the piece to the virtual container area, and further wherein the processor, in response to the user's placing a piece in an incorrect orientation advises the user by returning the piece to the virtual container of pieces, and further wherein the processor depicts a cancellation area on the display and, if the user moves a puzzle piece to the cancellation area, the processor returns the puzzle piece to the virtual container area, and further wherein the processor further provides a set of selectable difficulty levels, a player performance report, and a set of instructions.