Patent ID: 8342957
Filing Date: 2013-01-01
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming machine operable in a group play operating mode, the gaming machine including: a processor; a memory including one or more games executable by the processor, at least one of the games comprising a group play game being playable in a group play operating mode; one or more displays operably connected to the processor; a user interface operable by a player to initiate play of the group play game; the group play game including a set of possible outcomes and a paytable, the set of possible outcomes including a set of possible winning outcomes, and the paytable including a set of awards corresponding to the possible winning outcomes; responsive to initiation of a play in the group play game, the processor being operable to obtain a randomly or pseudo-randomly determined game outcome and instruct a first of the one or more displays to display a game presentation for the group play game in accordance with the game outcome for the play in the group play game; in the event that the game outcome is one of the possible winning outcomes, the processor being operable to determine an award using the paytable; in the group play operating mode, the processor being operable to instruct the one or more displays to display a player dashboard including player position information in the group play game, the player dashboard being simultaneously viewable with the game presentation for the group play game; the gaming machine further comprising a video camera, the video camera operable to capture a live player video feed for display on the one or more displays, and wherein: the processor is operable to transfer a player score and a player position to the one or more displays substantially in real-time, the player position comprising the position of the player relative to other players participating in the group play game; the player dashboard includes a player display area, a player position display area, and a player score display area; the live player video feed is displayable in the player display area substantially in real-time; the player position is displayable in the player position display area simultaneously with the live player video feed; and the player score is displayable in the player score display area simultaneously with the live player video feed.