Slot Machine Symbol Repositioning and Animation Effects
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional slot machines lack entertaining factors and player engagement, as they primarily rely on spinning reels and fixed pay lines for winning combinations, leading to monotonous gameplay.
Innovation Solution
A slot machine system that includes a display and controller to reposition symbols, award prizes based on combinations, and output animation effects when symbols are dragged and dropped to a performance character, enhancing gameplay interaction and engagement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional slot machines use fixed pay lines and spinning reels, then the game operation is simple, but the entertainment factor and player engagement are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by transforming the static, fixed pay line system into a dynamic one where symbols can be repositioned during gameplay. Players can drag and drop symbols to new positions, creating variable winning configurations rather than fixed pay lines. This dynamic repositioning capability significantly enhances entertainment factor while adding interactive elements to the gameplay mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary interaction layer between the player and the symbols through drag-and-drop operations. This intermediary mechanism allows players to actively manipulate symbol positions, creating a bridge between traditional passive slot machine operation and engaging interactive gameplay. The animation effects serve as visual feedback intermediaries that enhance player engagement during the repositioning process.
2Ease of operation
If symbols are repositioned interactively with drag and drop, then player engagement increases, but the game operation becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service by allowing players to directly manipulate symbols through intuitive drag-and-drop operations. Players themselves reposition symbols to create winning combinations rather than relying on complex automated systems or multiple control mechanisms. This self-service approach simplifies the control interface while maintaining high player engagement, as players use familiar touch or click-drag interactions to actively participate in forming winning lines.
3Adaptability or versatility
If animation effects are outputted during symbol repositioning, then entertainment factor is enhanced, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies periodic action by outputting animation effects only at specific moments during gameplay - namely when symbols are repositioned or when winning combinations are formed. Rather than continuous animation that would consume excessive energy, the system uses periodic, event-triggered visual effects that enhance entertainment factor while minimizing energy consumption. The animations occur in discrete bursts aligned with gameplay events rather than continuously.
Data Source
AI summary
When the number of bets is determined and a game is started, reels start spinning. After a lapse of a predetermined time, fifteen symbols are repositioned in symbol display regions. Particularly, in case a “RED7” symbol or a “BLUE7” symbol is included in the repositioned symbols, an animation effect to represent a volcanic eruption of a volcano, a performance character, and a sound effect corresponding to a volcanic eruption sound of the volcano are outputted by dragging and dropping the “RED7” symbol or “BLUE7” symbol to a crater of the volcano.