Coordinating media in a wagering game environment
View Patent ↗In some embodiments, a wagering game machine includes an interface configured to receive media information from an emotive lighting controller remote from the wagering game machine, wherein the media information indicates settings for media devices remote from the wagering game machine. The wagering game machine can also include an operating system configured to detect receipt of the media information over the interface, and to deliver the media information to a wagering game unit. The wagering game machine can also include the wagering game unit configured to receive the media information from the operating system, and select, based on the media information, one or more colors for graphical game elements of a wagering game. The wagering game unit can also present the wagering game including the graphical game elements, wherein the graphical game elements are colored according to the one or more colors.
1. A wagering game machine comprising:
an interface configured to receive media information from an emotive lighting controller remote from the wagering game machine, wherein the media information indicates settings for media devices remote from the wagering game machine;
an operating system configured to detect receipt of the media information over the interface, and to deliver the media information to a wagering game unit;
the wagering game unit configured to
receive the media information from the operating system;
select, based on the media information, graphical game elements that coordinate with the settings for the media devices, wherein the graphical game elements are used in a wagering game occurring on the wagering game machine; and
present the wagering game including the graphical game elements.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein selection of the graphical game elements includes selection of colors for the graphical game elements, wherein the selection of colors is based on the media information.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the wagering game unit is further configured to configure, based on the media information, audio effects of the wagering game, and to present the audio effects during the presentation of the wagering game.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the media information also includes commands and indicates settings form media devices included in the wagering game machine.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the settings include one or more of lighting color, lighting flash rate, lighting brightness, audio volume, audio treble level, audio base level, video resolution, and video brightness.
6. A system comprising:
a plurality of media devices positioned throughout a casino, wherein the media devices are configured to present a coordinated media show throughout the casino;
a media controller connected to the media devices via a media network, wherein the media controller is configured to transmit media commands over the media network to the media devices, wherein the media commands cause the media devices to present the coordinated media show;
a plurality of emotive lighting controllers connected to the media network, wherein the emotive lighting controllers are configured to receive the media commands, and transmit the media commands to wagering game machines;
the wagering game machines configured to
receive the media commands;
configure, based on the media commands, media settings that determine audio and video content produced by wagering games; and
present the wagering games according to the media settings.
7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the media settings include coloring for game elements of the wagering games.
8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the media settings include audio settings for sound effects of the wagering games.
9. The system of claim 6 , wherein the wagering game machines include media devices, and wherein the emotive lighting controllers are further configured to present media on the media devices included in the wagering game machines.
10. The system of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of media devices include one or more of audio speakers, lighting devices, and video presentation devices.
11. A method for coordinating media of a wagering game with a casino-wide media show, the method comprising:
receiving, in an operating system executing on one or more processors in a wagering game machine, color information indicating color settings for a casino-wide light show external to the wagering game machine;
providing, by the operating system, the color information to a wagering game unit executing on at least one of the one or more processors in the wagering game machine;
selecting, by the wagering game unit, a color scheme for game elements of a wagering game, the selecting based on the color information;
presenting, on a display device of the wagering game machine, the wagering game including the game elements, wherein the game elements are colored according to the color scheme.
12. The method of claim 11 wherein the color information originates at a media controller configured to control the casino-wide light show.
13. The method of claim 11 further comprising:
receiving more color information indicating color settings for a casino-wide light show external to the wagering game machine;
selecting, based on the more color information, another color scheme for additional game elements of the wagering game, the selecting performed by the wagering game unit;
presenting the additional game elements during the wagering game, wherein the additional game elements are colored according to the other color scheme.
14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the color information is received by the wagering game machine from an emotive lighting controller that connected to a DMX512 network.
15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the color information is included in media information that indicates one or more of audio settings and video settings.
16. One or more non-transitory machine-readable storage devices including instructions which when executed by one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
receiving, in a wagering game machine, media information from a media network, wherein the media information includes lighting settings and audio settings for devices on the media network;
configuring colors for game elements of a wagering game based on the lighting settings;
configuring audio content of the wagering game based on the audio settings;
presenting the game elements of the wagering game on a video display device of the wagering game machine; and
presenting the audio content of the wagering game on an audio presentation device of the wagering game machine.
17. The one or more non-transitory machine-readable storage devices of claim 16 , wherein the media network conforms to the DMX512 protocol.
18. The one or more non-transitory machine-readable storage devices of claim 16 , wherein the lighting settings indicate one or more colors.
19. The one or more non-transitory machine-readable storage devices of claim 16 , wherein the audio settings indicate one or more of a volume setting, a treble setting, a base setting, a balance setting, and a fade setting.
20. The one or more non-transitory machine-readable storage devices of claim 16 , wherein the media information includes commands for controlling a casino-wide media show presented by the devices on the media network.