Patent ID: 7654899

Claim:
A gaming machine for playing a wagering game, comprising: a display region including a plurality of floating screen assemblies with respective arc-shaped projection surfaces, each of said projection surfaces having separated first and second ends, said floating screen assemblies connected to a housing or a display area of said gaming machine via resilient members such that at least one of said floating screen assemblies is configured to be movable in one or more of a x-direction, a y-direction, or a z-direction; a controller for conducting said wagering game; a video projector coupled to said controller for simulating mechanical reels of a slot machine in said display region, said video projector projecting images onto said projection surfaces, said projection surfaces being spatially separated from said video projector, said images including a plurality of symbols that indicate a randomly selected outcome of said wagering game; and a plurality of mechanisms for imparting movement to said floating screen assemblies as said images are projected onto said projection surfaces.