Patent ID: 9086732
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: A63F,G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of manipulating a visual object being displayed on a gaming machine primarily dedicated to playing at least one casino wagering game, the gaming machine including a gaming cabinet, one or more electronic display devices coupled to the gaming cabinet, and a gesture-sensing system including a touch-sensitive surface and a motion sensor, the method comprising: generating one or more random elements with a random element generator; determining, by at least one of one or more controllers, an outcome of the casino wagering game based, at least in part, on the one or more random elements; sensing, by the gesture-sensing system, a continuous gesture that includes a contact component and a non-contact component, the contact component including contact with the touch-sensitive surface, the non-contact component including motion within the designated volumetric space, the contact and non-compact components transitioning directly from one to the other; in response to sensing the contact component, visually modifying, by at least one of the one or more controllers, a characteristic of at least a first object displayed on at least one of the one or more electronic display devices; in response to sensing the non-contact component, visually modifying, by at least one of the one or more controllers, at least one of a characteristic of the first object and a characteristic of a second object displayed on at least one of the one or more electronic display devices; and awarding, by at least one of the one or more controllers, an award in response to the outcome and the visual modifications meeting a predetermined award criteria.