Kudos For MS Kudos Patent
from the wonderful-patents dept
theodp writes "Could the 21 year-old NBA Slam-Dunk Contest be in jeopardy? Microsoft was awarded a patent Tuesday for a Kudos scoring system with self-determined goals, which covers the awarding of points for the style or flair with which a player performs a task in a game, ala Project Gotham Racing 2. "Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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