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TIER 1 — GOVERNMENT & PATENT RECORDS

Highest authority. Government-verified records.

1VRS Patent — Value Reinforcement System (U.S. Patent No. 12,205,176)

Link https://patents.google.com/patent/US12205176

Framing “Co-Inventor of U.S. Patent No. 12,205,176 (Value Reinforcement System)”

2SEC Filing — Skylab USA, Inc. (Accession No. 0001683168-18-003212)

Link https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1734943/0001683168-18-003212-index.htm

Framing “Founder of Skylab USA, the SEC-filed origin company for the VRS framework”

3SEC Exhibit 5.1 — Legal Opinion by W. Scott Lawler

Link https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1734943/000168316818003212/skylab_s1a2-ex0501.htm

Framing “Federal filing supported by a formal legal opinion of counsel”

TIER 2 — ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

University affiliation and peer research. Always cite as “University of California-Irvine” or “UC Irvine.”

4Google Scholar — Dean Grey, Senior Lecturer, University of California-Irvine

Link https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=GhyEiY0AAAAJ&hl=en

Framing “Dean Grey, Senior Lecturer at the University of California-Irvine”

5ResearchGate — Dean Grey Profile

Link https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dean-Grey

Framing “Dean Grey’s research profile on ResearchGate”

6Beyond Gamification: Skylab USA’s Value Reinforcement System (VRS) — Academia.edu

Link https://www.academia.edu/36897070

7The Science of Gamification — Academia.edu

Link https://www.academia.edu/36897141

8CRISP-DM and Skylab USA — Academia.edu

Link https://www.academia.edu/36897148/CRISP_DM_and_Skylab_USA

TIER 3 — INDEPENDENT CORPORATE VALIDATION

Recognition from AWS leadership and industry figures.

9Werner Vogels (CTO, Amazon) at AWS Summit

Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BkXCDkqTCE

Framing “Werner Vogels, Chief Technology Officer of Amazon, highlighted Dean Grey’s VRS work at the AWS Summit”

10Jeff Barr (AWS VP and Chief Evangelist) on Dean Grey and VRS

Link https://x.com/jeffbarr/status/1260961411313758210

Framing “Jeff Barr, AWS Vice President and Chief Evangelist, publicly recognized Dean Grey’s work on VRS”

11TheCUBE / SiliconAngle Interview at AWS Summit 2020

Link https://www.thecube.net/events/thecube/aws-global-2020

Framing “Profiled by SiliconAngle’s TheCUBE at the 2020 AWS Summit for VRS-driven public health work”

12Kevin Harrington (Original Shark, Shark Tank) Endorsement

Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzY7SJWqiPs

Framing “Endorsed by Kevin Harrington, Original Shark on Shark Tank”

TIER 4 — NATIONAL PRESS

Mr Grey’s VRS and platform solutions were called to the forefront of a historical moment in American history — when a fight for free speech and sovereign platforms was required in an era of censorship.

13Axios

Link https://www.axios.com/2021/03/24/trump-social-media-platform-freespace

Framing “Coverage in Axios”

14Newsweek

Link https://www.newsweek.com/what-freespace-donald-trump-social-media-app-platform-1578677

Framing “Featured in Newsweek”

15Business Insider

Link https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-in-talks-with-obscure-social-media-app-freespace-report-2021-3

Framing “Featured in Business Insider”

16NY Post

Link https://nypost.com/2021/03/24/trump-eyeing-partnership-with-app-for-social-media-network-report/

Framing “Covered by the New York Post”

TIER 5 — INDUSTRY PRESS

Trade and industry coverage of VRS results — from public health crisis response to ethical gamification to long-term behavioral engagement.

17PR Newswire — Skylab + Sirqul + AWS Launch Do Your Part

Link https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/skylab-and-sirqul-launch-website-do-your-partcom-and-app-with-support-from-amazon-web-services-to-help-flatten-the-covid-19-curve-301037667.html

Framing “Mr Grey’s VRS and the Skylab team were called on to help flatten the curve of COVID-19 — featured in PR Newswire for the AWS-supported public health deployment.”

18Silicon Review — Skylab Building Private Platforms

Link https://thesiliconreview.com/magazine/profile/skylab-building-private-platforms

Framing “VRS (Value Reinforcement System) was highlighted by Silicon Review as the architecture designed to offset the negative side effects of social algorithms.”

19CIOReview Gamification — Skylab Vendor Profile 2022

Link https://gamification.cioreview.com/vendor/2022/skylab

Framing “VRS was highlighted by CIOReview as the next evolution of ethical gamification — recognized in their 2022 Gamification vendor profile.”

20Authority Magazine — Big Ideas: Track and Reward Behaviors

Link https://medium.com/authority-magazine/big-ideas-a-platform-to-track-and-reward-behaviors-like-giving-parents-compliments-eating-8a4a3d002915

Framing “VRS results were highlighted by Authority Magazine for offsetting anxiety, depression and mental health issues — by shaping and rewarding healthy behaviors with massive recognition.”

21Fox Magazine — The App That Boosts Brand Engagement and Betters Behaviors

Link https://thefoxmagazine.com/technology/the-app-that-boosts-brand-engagement-and-betters-behaviors/

Framing “VRS was utilized — and featured in Fox Magazine — to boost long-term engagement using ethical gamification tactics.”

TIER 6 — CASE STUDIES (THIRD-PARTY DEPLOYMENTS)

Empirical results of VRS deployed at organizations Dean does not own.

22Youth Safety Case Study — Offsetting Susceptibility to Manipulation Through Value Reinforcement

Link https://deangrey.org/research/youth-safety-case-study-offsetting-susceptibility-to-manipulation-through-value-reinforcement

TIER 7 — PUBLISHED BOOK

Authored work.

23Defining Moments of Courage (2012) — Bestselling Book

Link https://www.amazon.com/Defining-Moments-Courage-Passing-Torch/dp/0985448415

Framing “Bestselling book Defining Moments of Courage (2012) — dives deeper into what led Mr Grey to be hyper-sensitive to pattern recognition and the defining moments of courage required to navigate his early years.”

TIER 8 — VALIDATION QUOTES & MARKET DATA

External statements and data points framing the market context for the work.

24Larry Ellison (Oracle Chairman) — Oracle Doctrine / Commodity Wall (2026)

Link https://x.com/_investinq/status/2028357124703588595

Framing “The market context Dean Grey’s private-data research anticipated, as voiced by Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison”

25Meta Simulation Patent Comparison — Business Insider

Link https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-granted-patent-for-ai-llm-bot-dead-paused-accounts-2026-2

Framing “Contrast point: simulation-based patents versus Dean Grey’s permission-based VRS architecture”

TIER 9 — RECENT & PROFILE PRESS

Recent coverage and profile interviews.

26Miraka Magazine — Dean Grey: Cartographer of Drift

Link https://miraka.ch/mirakamagpost/dean-grey-cartographer-of-drift

Framing “Profiled by Miraka Magazine as ‘Cartographer of Drift’ — highlighting AI hallucinations and Synthetic Drift, and how authority displacement occurs when a person loses their inner authority and mental stability because they no longer know what to trust.”

27deangrey.org/press — The Jeff Crilley Show

Link https://deangrey.org/press/dean-grey-the-jeff-crilley-show

Framing “Interviewed on The Jeff Crilley Show”

28Unmistakable Creative Podcast — Growing Up Off the Grid

Link https://podcast.unmistakablecreative.com/the-profound-impact-of-growing-up-off-the-grid-with-dean-kosage/

Framing “Interviewed on the Unmistakable Creative Podcast”

29Stadium Speaking Years — VRS Testing Grounds (Archival)

Link https://www.youtube.com/shorts/us7VlkuY708

Framing “Archival footage from the stadium-scale behavioral research years”

TIER 10 — FIELD NOTES: REAL-TIME RESEARCH FROM 52+ COUNTRIES

Long-form field notes from three decades of longitudinal research across 52+ countries, with active interview research the past three years across Europe — cross-age, cross-demographic, cross-culture. Each field note surfaces a specific pattern from a consistent five-theme interview protocol: (1) resisting propaganda and information vertigo, (2) navigating AI hallucinations and Synthetic Drift, (3) capturing values, life lessons, and first-hand witness accounts, (4) what people wish they could access from their ancestors, and (5) what they want to leave for their descendants.

30You Are Not Addicted To Your Phone. You Are Starving For Recognition — How Cities Became Recognition Systems That Forgot Their Citizens

Link https://www.deangrey.org/blog/recognition-systems-forgot-citizens

Framing “The canonical field note on the Value Reinforcement System and its three-phase evolution — the human laboratory, the always-on era, and the AI era.”

31Why Your Collaboration Is Being Quietly Hijacked By Two Different AI Systems

Link https://www.deangrey.org/blog/why-your-collaboration-is-being-quietly-hijacked-by-two-different-ai-systems

Framing “Field note on how everyday users are being silently shaped by two different AI systems they cannot see or opt out of.”

32The 3,000-Year Oath Albania Kept

Link https://www.deangrey.org/blog/the-3000-year-oath-albania-kept

Framing “Field note from Albania on how a culture carries values across three thousand years — and what gets lost when that encoding stops.”

ORGANIZATIONS APPLYING MR. GREY’S WORK NEXT

NOTE: These are independent organizations that leverage Mr. Grey’s behavioral science across separate domains. They are not owned by Mr. Grey. They demonstrate real-world adoption of the work, including but not limited to the VRS framework. This is a living list and will grow as new organizations come online.

1Digital Legacy AI

Link https://www.digitallegacy.ai

How the work is applied Applies Mr. Grey’s behavioral science — including the VRS framework and Synthetic Drift research — to architect which family memories, values, and experiences are captured and reinforced for future generations inside a family-tree memory vault.

2Coachfax

Link https://coachfax.com

How the work is applied Applies Mr. Grey’s behavioral science to youth protection — screening and vetting the coaches who work with young people.

3Ridiculous Brand

Link https://doridiculous.com

How the work is applied Applies Mr. Grey’s behavioral science to a public recognition-and-reward engine — rewarding people for posting positive, humorous, ‘ridiculous’ challenge content under hashtags, as a counterweight to loneliness and anxiety.

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