Konami Gaming, Inc.

Masaya Matsuda

A gaming machine including a cabinet, a display device mounted to the cabinet, and a control unit operably coupled to the display device is described herein. The control unit includes a processor programmed to execute an algorithm to render an animated sequence of computer-generated images on the display device including the steps of rendering a primary game screen on the display device including a plurality of virtual reels displayed within a reel window including a plurality of cells arranged in a plurality of rows and columns. The processor transforms the reel window by animating the reel window to increase a size of the reel window to display an additional row of cells within the reel window upon determining the game outcome displays a special symbol within the reel window. The processor also decreases the size of the reel window upon determining the game outcome does not display the special symbol.

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Las Vegas, NV, United States of America

Masaya Matsuda