INTELLIGENT PLAYER INTERFACE MESSAGING FOR GAMING SYSTEMS

摘要

A gaming system includes a plurality of input devices for operating a wagering game feature. A level of adoption is determined and dynamically modified for one or more input devices based upon player interaction during the feature. A tailored level of messaging is presented to the player corresponding to the level of adoption. A level of adoption may be maintained separately for each feature of the wagering game and for each input device. The level of adoption may be based on determined player familiarity, proficiency, desirability, usage, etc., of the input device, during one or more features of the wagering game. The level of adoption for a player, the one or more input devices, and all available feature contexts of the wagering game may evolve during a single gaming cycle session, starting at a predetermined default value and changing in response to player interaction with the input devices and operation of the gaming features. An optional player account allows information to remain persistent over multiple gaming cycles.

主权项

1. A gaming system, comprising:
a regulated gaming machine primarily dedicated to playing at least one casino wagering game, the gaming machine including an electronic display device, a value-input device, and a plurality of electronic input devices, the plurality of electronic input devices including a first input device and a second input device, the casino wagering game including a first feature alternatively operable by a player using either the first input device or the second input device; and game-logic circuitry configured to:
detect, via the value-input device, a physical item associated with a monetary value that establishes a credit balance;initiate the casino wagering game in response to an input indicative of a wager covered by the credit balance;determine a level of adoption for the player to operate the first feature using the first input device;in response to the first feature occurring during play of the casino wagering game, display, via the electronic display device, a level of tailored instructions to the player according to the level of adoption, the tailored instructions related to operation of the first feature using the first input device;receive, via at least one of the first input device or the second input device, an input to operate the first feature;modify the level of adoption in accordance with a manner in which the first feature is operated by the player; andreceive, via at least one of the one or more electronic input devices, a cashout input that initiates a payout from the credit balance.