Universal Nudge Buttons for Skill Game Input
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Solution Overview
Problem
Gaming machines with excessive skill selections pose difficulties for users with disabilities or movement limitations, leading to increased time between plays and reduced revenue due to the need for extensive movements to reach various options.
Innovation Solution
A gaming machine system with two dedicated nudge buttons that utilize logic to determine the optimal nudge operation, reducing the number of options to two and providing guidance through illumination or suggestions, allowing users to easily select the correct nudge to improve game outcomes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple nudge buttons are provided for each reel option, then the user can select from more skill options, but the device complexity and number of required movements increase
Solution Approach 1:
A single pair of nudge buttons (up and down) is used to control multiple reels throughout the game, rather than providing separate buttons for each reel. The buttons serve universal functions across different game states and reel positions, reducing the total number of buttons while maintaining full control capability over all six reel options.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple nudge buttons are provided for each reel option, then the user can select from more skill options, but the ease of operation decreases for users with disabilities
Solution Approach 1:
The gaming machine's controller automatically determines which reel should be nudged and in which direction based on the current game state and initial results. This self-determination feature eliminates the need for users to navigate through multiple buttons to find the correct option, as the system presents only the relevant nudge choice.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides visual feedback by illuminating the appropriate nudge button (up or down) to indicate which action will improve the initial results. This feedback mechanism guides users with disabilities by clearly showing which single button press will achieve the desired outcome, eliminating guesswork and reducing operational difficulty.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple nudge buttons are provided for each reel option, then the user can select from more skill options, but the time between plays increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts and presents only the essential nudge decision (up or down) to the user, removing all other irrelevant reel selection options. By presenting a simplified choice of only two buttons instead of six or more reel options, the user can make the skill selection much faster, reducing the time between plays while still providing access to all necessary skill options through the universal buttons.
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AI summary
A system, method, and gaming machine for implementing an optimized nudge operation. The gaming machine includes a processor for executing a set of instructions to implement a game, a memory for storing the set of instructions, nudge logic for determining an effect of all possible nudge operations on initial results of the game when played by a user, and two hardware nudge buttons for selecting among the nudge operations for the game to change the initial results to a final outcome for the game.