Lighted gaming furniture system, lighted gaming chair and lighted gaming desk

1. A lighted gaming furniture system comprising:

a gaming system;

a piece of furniture;

at least one light attached to the piece of furniture;

a cover that substantially extends over the at least one light, wherein the cover comprises piping having a channel formed therein, wherein the at least one light is positioned in the channel and wherein the piping attaches the at least one light to the piece of furniture;

a power source;

a sensor that is capable of receiving sound emitted by a gaming system; and

a controller operably attaching the power source, the sensor and the at least one light to control illumination of the at least one light, wherein the gaming system is operably linked to the controller.

2. The lighted gaming furniture system of claim 1 , wherein the piece of furniture comprises a desk, wherein the desk comprises a desktop surface and a leg that extends from the desktop surface and wherein the at least one light is attached to at least one of the desktop surface and the leg.

3. The lighted gaming furniture system of claim 1 , wherein the piece of furniture comprises a chair and wherein the chair comprises a front surface and an edge surface that extends substantially around the front surface and wherein the at least one light is attached to the chair proximate the intersection of the front surface and the edge surface.

4. The lighted gaming furniture system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one light comprises at least one of light emitting diodes and optical fibers and wherein the at least one light is recessed below an outer surface of the piece of furniture.

5. The lighted gaming furniture system of claim 1 , wherein the piece of furniture comprises at least one of a speaker and a vibration mechanism.

6. The lighted gaming furniture system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of an illumination pattern and an illumination color of the at least one light is changed by the controller based upon output from the gaming system.

7. A method of enhancing an experience while playing a video game comprising:

providing a piece of furniture, at least one light and a controller, wherein the piece of furniture comprises a desk, wherein the desk comprises a desktop surface and a leg that extends from the desktop surface, wherein the at least one light is attached to at least one of the desktop surface and the leg;

controlling illumination of the at least one light with the controller;

playing the video game using the gaming system, wherein the gaming system causes a sound to be emitted;

receiving the sound with a sensor that is operable connected to the controller; and

changing at least one of an illumination pattern and an illumination color of the at least one light is changed by the controller based upon the sound from the gaming system.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the at least one light is positioned on the piece of furniture so that a person using the furniture can see light emitted from the at least one light while using the piece of furniture.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the piece of furniture comprises a chair and wherein the chair comprises a front surface and an edge surface that extends substantially around the front surface and wherein the at least one light is attached to the chair proximate the intersection of the front surface and the edge surface.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the at least one light comprises at least one of light emitting diodes and optical fibers and wherein the at least one light is recessed below an outer surface of the piece of furniture.

11. The method of claim 7 , and further comprising:

emitting a sound from a speaker that is operably connected to the controller; and

emitting a vibration from a vibration mechanism that is operably connected to the controller.

12. The method of claim 7 , and further comprising a cover that substantially extends over the at least one light and wherein the cover comprises piping having a channel formed therein, wherein the at least one light is positioned in the channel and wherein the piping attaches the at least one light to the piece of furniture.

13. A lighted gaming chair comprising:

a seat portion;

a back portion operably attached to the seat portion, wherein the seat portion and the back portion each comprise an edge that extend around the seat portion and the back portion;

at least one light attached to at least one of the seat portion and the back portion, wherein the at least one light is attached to the seat portion and the back portion proximate the edge and wherein the at least one light extends substantially around the edge;

a power source; and

a controller operably attaching the power source and the at least one light to control illumination of the at least one light.

14. The lighted gaming chair of claim 13 , wherein the at least one light comprises at least one of light emitting diodes and optical fibers.

15. The lighted gaming chair of claim 13 and further comprising a sensor that is capable of receiving sound emitted by a gaming system, wherein the gaming chair further comprises at least one of a speaker and a vibration mechanism.

16. The lighted gaming chair of claim 13 , and further comprising a cover that at least partially extends over the at least one light.

17. The lighted gaming chair of claim 16 , wherein the cover comprises piping having a channel formed therein, wherein the at least one light is positioned in the channel and wherein the piping attaches the at least one light to the piece of furniture.

18. A lighted gaming desk comprising:

a desktop surface;

a leg operably attached to the desktop surface for supporting the desktop surface in a spaced-apart relationship with respect to a ground surface;

at least one light attached to at least one of the desktop surface and the leg;

a power source;

a sensor that is capable of receiving sound emitted by a gaming system;

at least one of a speaker and a vibration mechanism; and

a controller operably attaching the power source, the at least one light to control illumination of the at least one light, the sensor and the at least one of the speaker and the vibration mechanism.

19. The lighted gaming desk of claim 18 , wherein the desktop surface comprises an edge that extend around the desktop surface, wherein the at least one light is attached to the desktop surface proximate the edge and wherein the at least one light extends substantially around the edge.

20. The lighted gaming desk of claim 18 , wherein the at least one light comprises at least one of light emitting diodes and optical fibers.

21. The lighted gaming desk of claim 18 , and further comprising a cover that at least partially extends over the at least one light.