Olympian Gaming LLC

Other

Out of Sight Vision Systems LLC

Shuffle Master, Incorporated

Wizard of Odds Consulting, Inc.

Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited

Jon H Muskin

Stacy A Friedman

Michael Shackleford

Benjamin Cowen

Roger M Snow

Mark L Yoseloff

David Schugar

A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage medium directed to implementing a room scale virtual reality system which enables players to walk through a large virtual playing area in a physically limited size room. Physical tracking of a virtual reality headset is used so that the position and orientation of the virtual reality headset is identified to translate the physical player's motion into the virtual world which is displayed on the virtual reality headset. Relocation objects are placed in the virtual world so they correspond to physical location against physical walls. Relocation objects in the virtual world rotate and/or relocate the player in the virtual world which would typically cause the player in the physical world to turn around and thus walk away from the physical wall. Placement of relocation objects throughout the virtual world enable a large virtual world to be implemented using a small finite sized physical room.

Collision avoidance system for head mounted display in room scale virtual reality system

A Virtual reality system which comprises a head mounted display and positional tracking to determine the position and orientation of the head mounted display. A player wearing the head mounted display would view a virtual world. External physical objects such as a cup can be identified and displayed inside the virtual world displayed inside the head mounted display so that a player can drink out of the cup without having to remove the head mounted display.

Virtual reality detection and projection system for use with a head mounted display

Collision avoidance system for head mounted display utilized in room scale virtual reality system

A virtual reality system comprising a headset, a primary battery, a secondary battery (provides backup power), an output device which displays a 3-D virtual world (VW) based on the orientation and position of the headset. Swapping of the primary battery with a physical battery is viewed in the (VW) using virtual counterparts of the primary battery and the secondary battery in an output device in the headset. A user physically swaps the batteries while 'seeing' the swapping taking place in the VW. The locations the user sees (through the headset) the primary battery and secondary battery correspond to their locations in the real world relative to the headset so that while the user physically feels (with his/her hands) the primary battery and the secondary battery the locations of the primary battery and the secondary battery in the VW correspond to what the user feels so that the swapping feels 'real.'

Collision avoidance system for room scale virtual reality system

A network of slot machines which plays audio and/or other media assets in synchronicity, leading to a more consonant audiovisual atmosphere or more effective player attraction. Audio may be dynamically distributed among different gaming machines in the network. Audio playback may be synchronized between several machines, forming a collaborative harmony. Game events, such as reels stopping, may be synchronized with audio playback.

Synchronized multimedia content for gaming machines

A slot machine that can spin two or more of the reels in unison. Thus, the machine can spin and stop the reels in a standard fashion. If a special trigger occurs, then two or more reels can further spin with an identical offset. The further spin can generate additional rewards for the player.

Slot machine with synchronized spinning reels

A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage medium for implementing a bonus round of a slot machine game. A plurality of concealed elements are displayed, and a player can reveal each element one by one, until a terminating symbol is revealed. Combinations are formed and a player is awarded a highest combination upon revealing a terminating symbol.

Wagering game with concealed elements continuously revealed

An apparatus, method, and computer readable storage for automatically deciding slot machine configuration changes. Slot machine usage is electronically monitored and ideal settings are determined from the usage. Slot machines can then be updated electronically according to the ideal settings, either automatically or upon operator approval.

Method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to determine and/or update slot machine configurations using historical, and/or current and/or predicted future data

A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage medium for implementing improvements in video poker games. A second draw can be offered to the player, allowing the player an additional chance to improve the player's hand. The second draw can be always offered or triggered upon predefined conditions.

Double draw video poker games

A method to tracking a playing history chain of a cashless ticket. When an uncarded player first plays a slot machine and proceeds to cash out, inserts the latest ticket into another machine, plays, cashes out, inserts the latest ticket into yet another machine, plays, cashes out, etc., the entire chain of play can be automatically tracked. When the player redeems the ticket at a ticket redemption machine, the player can be presented with a message as to how many comp points the player would have earned had the player had and used a comp card. The player can also be presented with a voucher to be awarded the comp points if the player signs up for the casino's players (or slot) club.

Slot machine promotional system and method

A slot machine that has a bonus feature related to the '15 puzzle.' An empty space symbol can appear, thereby allowing other symbols to slide around the matrix, creating different payout combinations. The symbols can slide around to create an optimal arrangement of the symbols, and then the player can be paid on paylines.

Slot machine with sliding symbols

A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to allow players to wager on video games. The method disclosed herein can allow players to win or lose money while partaking in any video game previously played for entertainment purposes. A player can purchase play time on a game, play the game and earn monetary prizes during the game, and then redeem the monetary prizes for real cash.

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Philadelphia, PA, United States of America

Jon H Muskin