GAMING METHOD AND GAMING APPARATUS WITH IN-GAME PLAYER STIMULATION

摘要

A method for operating a gaming apparatus includes displaying a set of stopped reels in place of one or more spinning reels, each stopped reel having at least one symbol thereon and the total number of stopped reels being less than the total number of reels originally spinning The method also includes determining an in-game outcome associated with a configuration of the symbols on the set of stopped reels, and providing an in-game stimulation selected from the group consisting of a 3-dimensional aural stimulation, a visual stimulation, a value stimulation and a physical stimulation according to the in-game outcome. The method further includes displaying stopped reels in place of all of the spinning reels, determining a game outcome associated with the configuration of the symbols on all of the stopped reels, and determining a value payout based on the game outcome. The apparatus is also included.

主权项

1. A gaming machine comprising:
at least one display device; at least one input device; at least one processor; and at least one memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and at least one input device to: (a) receive a wager for a play of a game associated with a set of a plurality of reels each associated with a plurality of symbols; (b) display each of the reels of the set spinning; (c) stop at least one, but fewer than all, of the spinning reels of the set from spinning such that, for each stopped reel, at least one of the symbols associated with said stopped reel is displayed; (d) after at least one of the reels of the set stops spinning and before each of the reels of the set stops spinning:
(i) determine whether the symbols displayed in association with the one or more stopped reels form part of a designated symbol combination; and(ii) if the symbols displayed in association with the one or more stopped reels form part of the designated symbol combination, before each of the reels of the set stops spinning, display a border around at least one spinning reel; and (e) after each reel of the set has stopped spinning, determine whether any winning symbol combinations are displayed and display any awards associated with any displayed winning symbol combinations.