A motivational system computer platform may retrieve a current motivational rule set (e.g., a program's motivational mechanism) from a motivational rule set data store. The system may then arrange to execute the program such that inputs from a remote user device are applied to the current motivational rule set resulting in current motivational feedback that is stored into a current motivational feedback data store and transmitted to the user device. The motivational system computer platform may also retrieve a shadow motivational rule set from the motivational rule set data store. The system may then arrange to execute the program such that inputs from the user device are also applied to the shadow motivational rule set, in parallel with the current motivational rule set, resulting in shadow motivational feedback that is stored into a shadow motivational feedback data store without being transmitted to the user device.