Progressive Jackpot Fraction Display for Player Motivation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Players in progressive jackpot games are not motivated to continue playing as they are unaware of the association between their gameplay and the increasing jackpot, as the payout increase is not clearly linked to their individual contributions.
Innovation Solution
A game machine with an accumulation-type progressive jackpot system that displays and manages a fraction of the jackpot payout increment per player, allowing them to see their individual contribution and motivating them to continue playing by linking their play to the jackpot increase.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If the jackpot payout always increases in the progressive jackpot system, then the jackpot amount increases continuously, but the player cannot discern whether the increase is caused by their own play or by other players
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the total jackpot increment into separate increments for each player. The fraction managing device divides the jackpot increase into individual player contributions, allowing the display device to show each player's specific fraction. This segmentation enables players to see their individual contribution to the jackpot accumulation, resolving the information loss about whose play caused the increase.
2Productivity
If the jackpot increase is not linked to individual player contributions, then the progressive jackpot system operates smoothly, but the player is not motivated to continue playing
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback by displaying each player's fraction of the jackpot increment on the display device. The fraction display control device provides continuous feedback to players about their contribution to the jackpot accumulation. This feedback loop motivates players to continue playing as they can see their fraction increasing with each play, creating a direct association between their actions and the jackpot growth.
3Device complexity
If the jackpot payout is increased by a predetermined unit according to predetermined number of game plays, then the jackpot accumulation is systematic, but the fraction smaller than the predetermined unit is overlooked by the player
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses visual representation to make the fraction visible and meaningful to players. The display device shows the fraction in a visually distinct manner, such as using different colors or graphical elements to represent the fraction portion. This visual emphasis ensures that even small fractions are noticeable and motivating to players, preventing the fraction from being overlooked.
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AI summary
In the game machine which adopts an accumulation-type progressive jackpot with a jackpot payout increasing according to a game play of a player and increases the jackpot payout by a predetermined unit according to a predetermined number of game plays by the player, the game machine includes a monitor which displays a game screen. The game machine counts the jackpot payout increasing according to the game play of the player by each player as a separate increment, manages a fraction with the separate increment smaller than the predetermined unit in association with the player and controls the display device so as to display the fraction.