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FINANCIAL PLANNING FOR RETIREMENT

Award Information
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 13581
Amount: $47,774.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1990
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
01551 Sw Military Rd
Portland, OR 97219
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Barbara Spears
 (503) 635-8639
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
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Abstract

ONE REASON PEOPLE POSTPONE THEIR FINANCIAL PLANNING FOR RETIREMENT IS THE INTIMIDATING ALIEN NATURE OF MANY OF THE FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES AND CONCEPTS INVOLVED. A TECHNIQUE FORALLEVIATING THIS DISTRESS, IMPARTING THE REQUISITE KNOWLEDGE AND MOTIVATING THE NECESSARY ACTION, IS TO USE A SERIES OF "MICROWORLDS". THE FIRST MICROWORLD, CHOSEN BY THE SUBJECT, SHOULD DRAW THESUBJECT INTO A COMPUTERIZED EXPERIENCE OF A FAMILIAR AND BELOVED DOMAIN OF KNOWLEDGE, E.G., GARDENING OR VACATION PLANNING. THE NEXT MICROWORLD WOULD BE THAT OF THE TARGET KNOWLEDGE DOMAIN, IN THIS CASE, FINANCIAL RETIREMENT PLANNING. THE PLAN IS THAT THE PREEXISTING CHARM OF THE SUBJECT'S OWN CHOSEN REAL-WORLD ACTIVITY WILL TRANSFER TO THE CHOSEN MICROWORLD, AND THEN TO THE TARGET MICROWORLD. THE GOAL OF THIS RESEARCH IS TO DEVELOP COMPUTERIZED MICROWORLDS THAT WILL DRAW PEOPLE INTO CONSTRUCTIVE ACTIVITYIN SUCH A WAY THAT THE MOTIVATION, ENERGY, AND KNOWLEDGE GAINED WILL BE TRANSFERRED BACK TO THE REAL WORLD OF FINANCIAL RETIREMENT PLANNING. TO BE COST EFFECTIVE, A SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ALL THESE MICROWORLDS MUST BE CREATED. A FURTHER AIM IS THE EXTENSION OF THIS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT TO THE PRODUCTION OF MICROWORLD-BASED EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS.

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