System and method for multiple component audio visual programming

Abstract

A computer-implemented method for activity instruction. The method includes: providing a website for access via a network by a user; prompting the user to select an activity from a plurality of activities provided on the website; prompting the user to select a distractor from a plurality of distractors provided on the website; prompting the user to select a virtual environment from a plurality of virtual environments provided on the website; and displaying the selected activity, the selected distractor, and the selected virtual environment on a display, wherein the user perceives the selected activity and the selected distractor in the selected virtual environment.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer-implemented method for activity instruction, the method comprising:
 providing a website for access via a network by a user;   prompting the user to select an activity from a plurality of activities provided on the website;   prompting the user to select a distractor from a plurality of distractors provided on the website;   prompting the user to select a virtual environment from a plurality of virtual environments provided on the website; and   displaying the selected activity, the selected distractor, and the selected virtual environment on a display, wherein the user perceives the selected activity and the selected distractor in the selected virtual environment.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of activities comprises an instructor performing a physical activity for the user to emulate. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the instructor appears to be performing the physical activity in the selected virtual environment. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the selected distractor is displayed on a portion of the display within the selected virtual environment. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of distractors comprises an audio-visual recording such that the user perceives the audio-visual recording of the selected distractor while perceiving the selected activity. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of distractors is selected from a group comprising educational information, nutritional information, test questions, test answers, and entertainment. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of activities is selected from the group comprising football, soccer, swimming, yoga, dance, baseball, Pilates, martial arts, golf, volleyball, and hockey. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of activities is physical fitness instruction. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises prompting the user to select an instructional workout or a custom workout, wherein, if the user selects a custom workout, the user is further prompted to select an activity, a distractor, and a virtual environment. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the instructional workout comprises an instructor performing an activity for the user to emulate in a system-selected virtual environment. 
     
     
         11 . An activity instruction system, the system comprising:
 a network interface; and   a server comprising:
 an activity database comprising a plurality of activities, wherein a user is prompted to select an activity from the plurality of activities; 
 a distractor database comprising a plurality of distractors, wherein the user is prompted to select a distractor from the plurality of distractors; and 
 a virtual environment database comprising a plurality of virtual environments, wherein the user is prompted to select a virtual environment from the plurality of virtual environments, 
   wherein the selected activity, the selected distractor, and the selected virtual environment are displayed on a display, and wherein the user perceives the selected activity and the selected distractor in the selected virtual environment.   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein each of the plurality of distractors is selected from a group comprising educational information, nutritional information, test questions, test answers, and entertainment. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein each of the plurality of activities is selected from the group comprising football, soccer, swimming, yoga, dance, baseball, Pilates, martial arts, golf, volleyball, and hockey. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the each of the plurality of activities comprises an instructor performing a physical activity for the user to emulate. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the instructor appears to be performing the physical activity in the selected virtual environment. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the selected distractor is displayed on a portion of the display. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein each of the plurality of distractors comprises an audio-visual recording such that the user perceives the audio-visual recording of the selected distractor while perceiving the selected activity. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein each of the plurality of activities is physical fitness instruction. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the server further comprises an instructional workout database, wherein the user is prompted to select an instructional workout or a custom workout and, if the user selects a custom workout, the user is then prompted to select an activity, a distractor, and a virtual environment. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 19 , wherein the instructional workout comprises an instructor performing an activity for the user to emulate in a system-selected virtual environment.