Amusement pod entertainment center
View Patent ↗An amusement center has at least one game cell. The game cell has a first video game console system including at least one controller; a first projection screen; a first video game; and a first decor themed to correspond to the subject matter of the first video game.
1. An amusement center, comprising:
a plurality of game cells that are operatively coupled to each other, wherein the plurality of game cells are further operatively coupled to a central controller;
each of the plurality of game cells comprising:
a ceiling, a floor, a front wall, two sidewalls, and an open back wall;
at least one video game console system including at least one controller;
a first projection screen;
a first video game;
a first decor themed to correspond to the subject matter of the first video game.
2. The amusement center of claim 1 , further comprising a system for tracking, monitoring and/or controlling the at least one controller.
3. The amusement center of claim 1 , wherein the at least on of the plurality of game cells is located within a first bar or restaurant, and wherein patron of the first bar or restaurant can see inside the game cell through the open back wall.
4. The amusement center of claim 1 , further comprising a system for tracking player spent time in a game cell.
5. The amusement center of claim 1 , further comprising a system for tracking time spent playing a video game.
6. A game cell bounded by a ceiling, a floor, a front wall and two side walls comprising:
a first video game console system;
a controller that interacts with the video game console system;
a screen that interacts with the video game console system and displays images generated by the video game console system;
wherein an inside face of at least one wall is decorated with a theme that corresponds to a game playable on the video game console system, and the outside face of at least one wall is coupled to another game cell, and wherein a central controller located outside of the game cell controls the first video game console, the controller and the screen.
7. The game cell of claim 6 , wherein the screen is embedded in a recessed cavity within one of the walls.
8. The game cell of claim 7 , wherein the recessed cavity is covered by a clear window.
9. The game cell of claim 6 , further comprising speakers that deliver sounds generated by the video game console system.
10. The game cell of claim 6 , further comprising lights mounted to one of the walls of the cell that forms a ceiling.
11. The game cell of claim 10 , further comprising a camera that transmits images from within the cell.
12. The game cell of claim 11 , wherein the images from within the cell are transmitted to a monitor located outside the cell.
13. The game cell of claim 10 , wherein the theme comprises a printed paper that adheres to at least one of the walls.
14. The game cell of claim 10 , wherein the theme comprises an image projected onto at least one of the walls.
15. The game cell of claim 6 , wherein the walls are formed so as to be removably interlocking to each other.