Wagering game machine with biofeedback-aware game presentation
View Patent ↗A computerized wagering game system includes a gaming module comprising gaming code which is operable when executed on to conduct a wagering game on which monetary value can be wagered, and a biofeedback module operable to track at least one biometric characteristic of a game player. The wagering game is further operable to alter presentation of the wagering game based on changes in the at least one biometric characteristic. A mood enhancement module is operable to provide energy to a wagering game player at a frequency designed to provide a mood enhancing effect.
1. A computerized wagering game system, comprising:
one or more processors;
a gaming module comprising gaming code executable by the one or more processors in the wagering game system, the gaming module configured to present a wagering game on which monetary value can be wagered; and
a biofeedback module configured to:
obtain a baseline biometric measurement for at least one biometric characteristic of a game player of the wagering game, the baseline measurement obtained over a period of time;
track the at least one biometric characteristic of the game player over time during game play of the wagering game; and
alter a displayed presentation of the wagering game by adding or removing elements related to a theme of the wagering game when changes between the baseline biometric measurement of the at least one biometric characteristic and the at least one biometric characteristic tracked during the game play indicate a change in excitement level of the game player.
2. The computerized wagering game system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one biometric characteristic comprises at least one of pulse, pupil movement, blood pressure, infrared image, body movement, and body temperature.
3. The computerized wagering game system of claim 1 , further comprising at least one biometric sensor for tracking the biometric characteristic of the game player.
4. The computerized wagering game system of claim 3 , wherein the at least one biometric sensor comprises at least one of a pulse sensor, a blood pressure sensor, a body temperature sensor, an infrared camera, a pupil scanner, and a body movement sensor.
5. The computerized wagering game system of claim 3 , wherein the at least one biometric sensor is incorporated into a wagering game player interface device, the wagering game player interface device including a pushbutton, a pullarm, a touchscreen, or other player interface device.
6. The computerized wagering game system of claim 1 , the biofeedback module further operable to establish the identity of the game player through the at least one biometric characteristic.
7. The computerized wagering game system of claim 1 , wherein altering presentation of the wagering game comprises changing the volume, pitch, or other characteristic of music.
8. A method of operating a computerized wagering game system, comprising:
presenting by one or more processors a wagering game on which monetary value can be wagered;
obtaining a baseline biometric measurement for at least one biometric characteristic of a player of the wagering game, the baseline measurement obtained over a period of time;
tracking the at least one biometric characteristic of the game player over time during game play of the wagering game; and
altering a displayed presentation of the wagering game by adding or removing elements related to a theme of the wagering game when changes between the baseline measurement of the at least one biometric characteristic and the at least one biometric characteristic tracked during the game play indicate a change in excitement level of the game player.
9. The method of operating a computerized wagering game system of claim 8 , wherein the at least one biometric characteristic comprises at least one of pulse, pupil movement, blood pressure, infrared image, body movement, and body temperature.
10. The method of operating a computerized wagering game system of claim 8 , wherein tracking the biometric characteristic of the game player comprises operating a biometric sensor that is a part of the wagering game machine.
11. The method of operating a computerized wagering game system of claim 10 , wherein the at least one biometric sensor comprises at least one of a pulse sensor, a blood pressure sensor, a body temperature sensor, an infrared camera, a pupil scanner, and a body movement sensor.
12. The method of operating a computerized wagering game system of claim 10 , wherein the at least one biometric sensor is incorporated into a wagering game player interface device, the player interface device comprising a pushbutton, a pullarm, a touchscreen, or other player interface device.
13. The method of operating a computerized wagering game system of claim 10 , further comprising establishing the identity of the game player through the at least one biometric characteristic.
14. The method of operating a computerized wagering game system of claim 8 , wherein altering presentation of the wagering game comprises changing the volume, pitch or other characteristic of music.
15. A non-transitory machine-readable medium with instructions stored thereon, the instructions when executed operable to cause one or more processors of a computerized wagering game system to:
present a wagering game on which monetary value can be wagered;
obtain a baseline biometric measurement of a game player of the wagering game for at least one biometric characteristic, the baseline measurement obtained over a period of time;
track the at least one biometric characteristic of the game player over time during game play of the wagering game; and
alter a displayed presentation of the wagering game by adding or removing elements related to a theme of the wagering game when changes between the baseline biometric measurement of the at least one biometric characteristic and the at least one biometric characteristic tracked over time during the game play indicate a change in excitement level of the game player.
16. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the at least one biometric characteristic comprises at least one of pulse, pupil movement, blood pressure, infrared image, body movement, and body temperature.
17. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein tracking the biometric characteristic of the game player comprises operating a biometric sensor that is a part of the wagering game machine.
18. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the at least one biometric sensor comprises at least one of a pulse sensor, a blood pressure sensor, a body temperature sensor, an infrared camera, a pupil scanner, and a body movement sensor.
19. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the at least one biometric sensor is incorporated into a wagering game player interface device.
20. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein altering presentation of the wagering game comprises changing the volume, pitch or other characteristic of music.
21. The computerized wagering game system of claim 1 , and further comprising:
a mood enhancement module operable to provide energy to a wagering game player at a frequency.
22. The computerized wagering game system of claim 21 , wherein the energy comprises at least one of sound energy, light energy, or electromagnetic energy.
23. The computerized wagering game system of claim 21 , wherein the energy comprises electromagnetic energy at a frequency of less than one Hertz, and is provided to the wagering game player including at least a portion of the game player's nervous system.
24. The computerized wagering game system of claim 21 , wherein the energy comprises sound energy, the frequency comprising at least one of a discrete, sum, difference, and modulated frequency.
25. The computerized wagering game system of claim 21 , wherein the energy comprises sound energy designed to supplement a wagering game player's vocal frequencies.
26. The computerized wagering game system of claim 21 , wherein the energy frequency is varied over time.
27. The computerized wagering game system of claim 21 , wherein the energy is provided to maintain a level of 1000 to 5000 ions per cubic centimeter in the vicinity of the wagering game player, including at least the game player's head.
28. The method of operating a computerized wagering system of claim 8 , and further comprising:
providing energy to a wagering game player at a frequency.
29. The method of claim 28 , wherein providing the energy to a wagering game player comprises providing at least one of sound energy, light energy, or electromagnetic energy.
30. The method of claim 28 , wherein the energy comprises sound energy, the frequency comprising at least one of a discrete, sum, difference, and modulated frequency.
31. The method of claim 28 , further comprising varying the frequency over time.
32. The method of claim 28 , wherein the energy comprises electromagnetic energy at a frequency of less than one Hertz, and is provided to the wagering game player including the game player's head.
33. The method of claim 28 , wherein the energy comprises sound energy designed to supplement a wagering game player's vocal frequencies.
34. The method of claim 28 , wherein the energy is provided to maintain a level of 1000 to 5000 ions per cubic centimeter in the vicinity of the wagering game player, including at least the game player's head.
35. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15 , the instructions when executed further operable to cause the computerized wagering game system to:
provide energy to a wagering game player at a frequency, wherein the provided energy affects the presentation but not the outcome of the wagering game.
36. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 35 , wherein providing the energy to a wagering game player comprises providing at least one of sound energy, light energy, or electromagnetic energy via a transducer.
37. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 35 , wherein the energy comprises sound energy provided through an acoustic transducer, the frequency comprising at least one of a discrete, sum, difference, and modulated frequency.
38. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 35 , the instructions when executed further operable to vary the frequency over time.
39. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 35 , wherein the energy comprises electromagnetic energy at a frequency of less than one Hertz, and is provided to the wagering game player including the game player's head via an electromagnetic transducer.
40. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 35 , wherein the energy comprises sound energy provided through an acoustic transducer, the sound energy designed to supplement a wagering game player's vocal frequencies.
41. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the baseline biometric measurement is obtained from a device on the wagering game system.
42. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the baseline biometric measurement is obtained by the wagering game system from a remote server based on an identification of a user of the wagering game system.
43. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the at least one biometric characteristic comprises a facial feature determined using infrared imaging.
44. The computerized wagering game system of claim 4 , and further comprising a chair including the body movement sensor, the chair configured to impart energy in response to sensed body movement.
45. The computerized wagering game system of claim 44 , wherein the chair includes one or more speakers, and wherein the energy comprises sound energy emitted from the speakers.
46. The computerized wagering game system of claim 44 , wherein the chair includes one or more tactile transducers, and wherein the energy comprises vibration emitted from the tactile transducers.
47. The computerized wagering game system of claim 1 , wherein altering presentation of the wagering game comprises speeding up or slowing down the presentation of the game play of the wagering game.
48. The computerized wagering game system of claim 1 , wherein altering presentation of the wagering game comprises presenting different thematic elements to accompany the game play.
49. The computerized wagering game system of claim 1 , wherein altering presentation of the wagering game comprises stopping the game play.
50. The method of operating a computerized wagering game system of claim 8 , wherein altering presentation of the wagering game comprises speeding up or slowing down the presentation of the game play of the wagering game.
51. The method of operating a computerized wagering game system of claim 8 , wherein altering presentation of the wagering game comprises presenting different thematic elements to accompany the game play.
52. The method of operating a computerized wagering game system of claim 8 , wherein altering presentation of the wagering game comprises stopping the game play.
53. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein altering presentation of the wagering game comprises speeding up or slowing down the presentation of the game play of the wagering game.
54. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein altering presentation of the wagering game comprises presenting different thematic elements to accompany the game play.
55. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein altering presentation of the wagering game comprises stopping the game play.
56. The computerized wagering game system of claim 1 , wherein altering the presentation of the wagering game includes adding elements related to the theme of the wagering game when the changes indicate the excitement level of the game player has lowered.
57. The computerized wagering game system of claim 1 , wherein altering the presentation of the wagering game includes removing elements related to the theme of the wagering game from the presentation of the wagering game when the changes indicate the excitement level of the game player has increased.
58. The method of claim 8 , wherein altering the presentation of the wagering game includes speeding up background animations of the wagering game when the changes indicate the excitement level of the game player has lowered.
59. The method of claim 8 , wherein altering the presentation of the wagering game includes slowing down background animations of the wagering game when the changes indicate the excitement level of the game player has increased.
60. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions to alter the presentation of the wagering game include instructions to add elements related to the theme of the wagering game when the changes indicate the excitement level of the game player is bored.
61. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions to alter the presentation of the wagering game includes instructions to remove elements related to the theme of the wagering game from the presentation of the wager game when the changes indicate the game player is already excited.