Creating casino experiences

摘要

Techniques for controlling wagering game environments are described herein. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method for controlling a casino wagering game environment includes determining a plurality of zones in the casino wagering game environment, wherein the zones include one or more wagering game machines. The method can also include presenting wagering games on the wagering game machines in the wagering game environment, and detecting an event in the wagering game environment, the event triggering a bonus game for which a plurality of players have a possibility of winning an award. The method can also include determining one or more of the zones in which to present media associated with the bonus game, and presenting, in the one or more zones, the media associated with the bonus game. The method can also include determining a winner of the bonus game, and providing the award to the winner.

主权项

1. A system to present a wagering game in a wagering game environment, the system comprising:
a plurality of wagering game machines configured to present wagering games; an account server configured to manage player accounts that provide monetary value for use in the wagering games; a microphone configured to capture sound associated with player activity in the wagering game environment; a camera configured to capture video indicating the player activity in the wagering game environment; an environment server configured to determine zones in the wagering game environment; receive one or more recordings including the sound and the video; determine, based on the one or more recordings, a trigger condition has been met for presenting mood-altering video content and mood-altering audio content in one or more of the zones in the wagering game environment; control presentation of the mood-altering video content; and control presentation of the mood-altering audio content; one or more video projectors configured to project the mood-altering video content onto one or more reflective surfaces in the one or more of the zones, wherein the reflective surfaces are positioned so the mood-altering video content is not perceptible to players outside of the one or more of the zones; and one or more audio presentation devices configured to present the mood-altering audio content in the one or more of the zones.