Metamorphic Jackpot Displays for Dynamic Probability Feedback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current electronic gaming machines lack an engaging and transparent mechanism for indicating the probability or likelihood of awarding progressive jackpots and feature awards, which can lead to player uncertainty and reduced excitement.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of metamorphic images that change in response to both local and networked gaming device game events, providing visual effects that reflect the accumulation of feature award credits and the probability of awarding progressive jackpots, using displays to present dynamic visual effects such as strings of firecrackers or sectors of a circle, enhancing player engagement and suspense.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional static displays are used for jackpot information, then device complexity is reduced, but player engagement and excitement are diminished due to lack of visual feedback on award probability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by transforming static jackpot displays into dynamic metamorphic images that continuously change appearance based on award probability. The visual representation evolves from dull to vibrant states, creating motion and transformation without mechanical moving parts, thereby enhancing player engagement while maintaining digital system simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes color changes as a key mechanism for the metamorphic image to convey award probability. The display transitions through different color states (e.g., from gray to bright colors) to indicate changing likelihood of jackpots, providing intuitive visual feedback that enhances player engagement without requiring complex mechanical systems.
2Loss of information
If no visual feedback on award probability is provided, then device complexity is minimized, but information transparency and player excitement are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback by creating a visual loop where the metamorphic image continuously reflects the current award probability based on accumulated feature award credits. This feedback mechanism provides transparent information to players about their chances of winning, enhancing information transparency through intuitive visual cues rather than complex data presentations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces the metamorphic image as an intermediary between the complex internal state of the gaming system (feature award credits, probability calculations) and the player. This visual mediator translates complex probabilistic information into simple, understandable visual states, providing information transparency without exposing system complexity.
3Reliability
If individual jackpot amounts are displayed without probability context, then information clarity is improved, but player excitement and competitive engagement are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges two separate information elements (jackpot amount and award probability) into a single integrated metamorphic image display. The visual representation simultaneously conveys both the prize value and the likelihood of winning through combined visual cues, maintaining information clarity while adding the excitement element of probability visualization.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies parameter changes by varying multiple visual parameters of the metamorphic image (color intensity, brightness, size, transformation state) to encode different levels of award probability. This allows the display to convey rich information about both jackpot amount and winning chances through coordinated changes in visual parameters, enhancing player excitement while maintaining clarity.
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AI summary
A local electronic gaming device may include a display system, an interface system and a control system that includes one or more processors. The control system may cause the display system to present visual effects corresponding to a metamorphic image, which may correspond to an award. The visual effects may include changes to the metamorphic image in response to local game event data corresponding to one or more games presented on the local gaming device and in response to networked gaming device game event data corresponding to one or more games presented on one or more other gaming devices.