Augmented Reality Virtual Symbol Collection for Gaming Engagement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Gaming devices struggle to maintain player interest over sustained periods, leading to challenges in increasing brand loyalty and engagement.
Innovation Solution
An augmented reality system that provides players with virtual symbols corresponding to specific combinations of symbols displayed on gaming devices, allowing players to collect and redeem awards through an AR device, encouraging continued play and engagement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Duration of action of moving object
If traditional gaming devices are used with primary games only, then device simplicity is maintained, but player interest duration decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the primary gaming device with an augmented reality mobile application to create an integrated gaming ecosystem. The mobile app captures images of symbols from the primary game and overlays virtual collected symbols, merging two separate systems into a unified player experience that extends engagement beyond the physical device.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention adds a digital/visual dimension to traditional gaming by using augmented reality to overlay virtual collected symbols on the mobile device screen. This transforms the one-dimensional physical game into a multi-dimensional experience that includes virtual layers of interaction and collection tracking.
2Productivity
If virtual symbol collection features are added to gaming devices, then player engagement increases, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile application performs automatic image recognition and symbol matching without requiring complex processing at the gaming device. The system uses the mobile device's camera and processing capabilities to capture symbols, identify matches, and update collection status, distributing the computational burden to the user's device.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile application acts as an intermediary between the primary gaming device and the player. It captures images from the device, processes symbol matching against stored combination data, and presents the collected symbols interface, simplifying the integration complexity at the gaming device itself.
3Reliability
If augmented reality features are integrated, then player loyalty increases, but ease of operation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates visual copies of game symbols in the form of collected symbols displayed in the mobile application. These virtual representations mirror the physical symbols from the gaming device, allowing players to track their collections through familiar visual patterns without requiring complex interactions.
Solution Approach 2:
The application provides immediate visual feedback by displaying captured symbols and updating the collection status in real-time. When symbols are captured and matched, the system promptly updates the interface to show collected symbols, reinforcing player actions and maintaining engagement through responsive interaction.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods are provided. A system is operable to provide, via a communication interface and to an augmented reality (AR) device that is associated with a user, symbol combination data that defines a first combination of symbols that are displayable on a gaming device. The system further provides a first virtual symbol that is collected by the AR device responsive to an image capture device of the AR device capturing image data that corresponds to the first combination of symbols. The system receives virtual symbol data from the AR device indicating that the AR device has collected the first virtual symbol. The system sends award data that corresponds to the first virtual symbol and that is redeemable by the user to the AR device.