Gaming System Communal Bonus Event Trigger
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need to enhance the excitement and entertainment in gaming systems by increasing social interactivity among players and spectators, and to provide new ways to improve gaming experiences and environments, particularly in group or community gaming systems.
Innovation Solution
A gaming system that continuously generates and displays communal game symbols or elements, independent of player activity, which can trigger a bonus event for eligible gaming devices, incorporating these symbols into the primary game to offer bonus awards based on winning combinations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a secondary or bonus game is triggered by a designated triggering symbol in the primary game, then the player receives an additional bonus award, but the gaming machine requires the player to be actively playing the primary game to trigger the bonus
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-generates and stores bonus game outcomes in advance, so that when a bonus is triggered, the outcome is already determined and ready to be displayed. This allows the bonus game to play out even when the player is not actively engaged in the primary game, eliminating idle time while maintaining the bonus award structure
Solution Approach 2:
The gaming machine automatically plays through the pre-generated bonus game outcomes without requiring player input or active participation. The system serves itself by automatically advancing the bonus sequence, allowing the bonus award to be delivered even when the player is idle or watching other machines
2Adaptability or versatility
If group or community gaming systems are implemented to increase social interactivity, then player excitement and entertainment are enhanced, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The gaming machine is designed to participate in both standalone primary games and communal bonus games simultaneously. The same hardware and software infrastructure supports multiple functions: individual gameplay, bonus triggering, pre-generation of outcomes, and communal display coordination, reducing the need for separate dedicated systems for each function
Solution Approach 2:
A central controller or server acts as an intermediary between multiple gaming machines and the communal display system. This mediator coordinates bonus triggers across machines, manages pre-generated outcomes, and synchronizes displays, thereby managing system complexity centrally rather than requiring complex peer-to-peer interactions between machines
3Productivity
If the gaming machine continuously plays a communal game regardless of player activity, then bonus events can be triggered at any time increasing excitement, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of continuously playing the communal game, the system uses periodic or event-driven updates where the communal game state is advanced only when necessary (e.g., when a bonus trigger occurs or when players are actively watching). This reduces unnecessary energy consumption while maintaining the ability to trigger bonus events frequently during active play periods
Solution Approach 2:
The system maintains the communal game state in a ready condition without fully executing each game cycle continuously. Pre-generated outcomes allow the game to appear continuous and engaging to players while the actual computational and energetic cost is minimized by only processing and displaying outcomes when triggered or requested
Data Source
AI summary
A communal game is displayed by a gaming system. A plurality of gaming devices each enable a player to wager on plays of a primary game and determine an eligibility status. The communal game repeatedly generates at least one communal game symbol from a plurality of communal game symbols regardless of whether any player is wagering on plays of a primary game. The communal game triggers a bonus event based on the generated symbols. Any eligible gaming devices may participate in the bonus event. For each eligible gaming device, the gaming system applies at least one symbol or gaming element from the communal game to the primary game of the eligible gaming device. Each eligible gaming device provides an award based on any winning symbol combinations generated by application of the communal game symbol or gaming element.