Uniform motivation for multiple computer-assisted training systems

A computer readable medium useful in association with a computer which includes a processor and a memory, the computer readable medium including computer instructions which are configured to cause the computer to provide motivation to a user of a training process which, when executed, presents stimuli to the user wherein the stimuli are designed primarily to improve a cognitive ability of the user and measures the cognitive ability of the user by comparison of responses of the user to the stimuli to predetermined correct responses by:

• establishing a progress milestone in terms of correct responses of the user to the stimuli presented by the training process;
• displaying to the user a progress indicator at an initial position wherein the position of the progress indicator represents the proximity of the user in using the training process to achieving the progress milestone;
• and
• in response to the user responding to stimuli of the training process, changing the position of the progress indicator to represent a change in the proximity of the user in using the training process to achieving the progress milestone by:
• animating movement the progress indicator to represent a continuous transition from the previous progress state to the next progress state;
• and
• animating the progress indicator independently of a change in position of the animating movement of the progress indicator.

A computer system comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory operatively coupled to the processor;
• and
• a motivation module (i) which executes in the processor from the memory and (ii) which, when executed by the processor, causes the computer to provide motivation to a user of a training process which, when executed, presents stimuli to the user wherein the stimuli are designed primarily to improve a cognitive ability of the user and measures the cognitive ability of the user by comparison of responses of the user to the stimuli to predetermined correct responses by:
• establishing a progress milestone in terms of correct responses of the user to the stimuli presented by the training process;
• displaying to the user a progress indicator at an initial position wherein the position of the progress indicator represents the proximity of the user in using the training process to achieving the progress milestone;
• and
• in response to the user responding to stimuli of the training process, changing the position of the progress indicator to represent a change in the proximity of the user in using the training process to achieving the progress milestone by:
• animating movement the progress indicator to represent a continuous transition from the previous progress state to the next progress state;
• and
• animating the progress indicator independently of a change in position of the animating movement of the progress indicator.