Title:
GAMING METHOD AND GAMING APPARATUS WITH PLAYER STIMULATION DURINGTHE GAME
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003008056
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A method for operating a gaming apparatus is provided, the gaming apparatus capable of playing a game comprising a plurality of game pieces. The method includes the steps of determining a first in-game outcome for each game based on a configuration of a first set of game pieces selected from the plurality of game pieces, the number of pieces in the first set of game pieces being less than that in the plurality, displaying a first set of images corresponding to the first set of game pieces, and providing a first in-game stimulation selected from the group consisting of a 3-dimensional aural stimulation, a visual stimulation, a value stimulation and a physical stimulation according to the first in-game outcome. The method also includes the steps of determining separately a game outcome for each game based on a configuration of the plurality of game pieces, displaying a plurality of game piece images corresponding to the plurality of game pieces, and determining a value payout based on the game outcome. A gaming apparatus including a controller programmed according to the above method is also provided, as is a system made up of such gaming apparatuses.
Inventors:
BEAULIEU NICOLE
LEMAY STEVEN G
BENBRAHIM JAMAL
LEMAY STEVEN G
BENBRAHIM JAMAL
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/022265
Publication Date:
October 30, 2003
Filing Date:
July 15, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
IGT RENO NEV (US)
International Classes:
G07F17/32; (IPC1-7): G07F17/32
Domestic Patent References:
| WO1999010849A1 | 1999-03-04 |
Foreign References:
| EP1082979A2 | 2001-03-14 | |||
| EP1083531A1 | 2001-03-14 | |||
| EP1054368A2 | 2000-11-22 | |||
| US5855515A | 1999-01-05 | |||
| EP0840256A2 | 1998-05-06 | |||
| GB2193441A | 1988-02-10 | |||
| US6048269A | 2000-04-11 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1407429A2
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