Patent ID: 8147315
Filing Date: 2012-04-03
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method of facilitating a play of a base game on a gaming machine, the method comprising: upon logging onto the gaming machine, retrieving identification data about a player, including an avatar associated with the identification data from electronic storage, the avatar having a range of associated attributes that define one or more characteristics of the avatar; during the play of the base game, if a triggering event occurs, selecting an attribute from the range of associated attributes for change, at least one of the range of associated attributes being a persistent attribute; associating the attribute with the avatar on the gaming machine so as to alter the one or more characteristics of the avatar; and determining if the selected attribute is the persistent attribute and if so, storing the avatar and the persistent attribute with the identification data about the player in the electronic storage such that the avatar includes changed characteristics that are retrievable from the electronic storage in subsequent game played by the player.