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Patent US7934994 - Virtual cameras and 3-D gaming environments in a gaming machine - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsA disclosed gaming machine provides method and apparatus for presenting a plurality of game outcome presentations derived from one or more virtual 3-D gaming environments stored on the gaming machine. While a game of chance is being played on the gaming machine, two-dimensional images derived from a...http://www.google.com/patents/US7934994?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7934994 - Virtual cameras and 3-D gaming environments in a gaming machineAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7934994 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/264,877Publication dateMay 3, 2011Filing dateNov 4, 2008Priority dateAug 9, 2001Also published asUS6887157, US7465230, US7572186, US20030032479, US20050233799, US20080045331, US20090062001Publication number12264877, 264877, US 7934994 B2, US 7934994B2, US-B2-7934994, US7934994 B2, US7934994B2InventorsSteven G. LeMay, Jamal Benbrahim, Richard E. Rowe, Robert E. Breckner, Nicole M. Beaulieu, Greg A. SchlottmannOriginal AssigneeIgtExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (133), Non-Patent Citations (119), Referenced by (9), Classifications (25) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetVirtual cameras and 3-D gaming environments in a gaming machineUS 7934994 B2Abstract A disclosed gaming machine provides method and apparatus for presenting a plurality of game outcome presentations derived from one or more virtual 3-D gaming environments stored on the gaming machine. While a game of chance is being played on the gaming machine, two-dimensional images derived from a three-dimensional object in the 3-D gaming environment may be rendered to a display screen on the gaming machine in real-time as part of the game outcome presentation. To add excitement to the game, a 3-D position of the 3-D object and other features of the 3-D gaming environment may be controlled by a game player. Nearly an unlimited variety of virtual objects, such as slot reels, gaming machines and casinos, may be modeled in the 3-D gaming environment.
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