INTEGRATING WAGERING GAMES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

1 . A method comprising:

detecting, via sensors associated with a wagering game machine, an environmental condition external to the wagering game machine;

generating, by one or more processors based on the environmental condition, an animated wagering game effect;

modifying, by the one or more processors based on the animated wagering game effect, a wagering game object of a wagering game; and

presenting, on the wagering game machine, the modified wagering game object of the wagering game.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the environmental condition is one of sound and wind.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the modifying the wagering game object further comprises:

causing, based on the animated wagering game effect, the wagering game object to move in a way that appears as though the one of the sound and the wind caused the wagering game object to move.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the environmental condition is light external to the wagering game machine, and wherein the generating the animated wagering game effect further comprises:

generating, based on the light external to the wagering game machine, an animated light source, wherein the animated light source emulates one or more of a location of the light external to the wagering game machine, a direction of the light external to the wagering game machine, a color of the light external to the wagering game machine, and an intensity of the light external to the wagering game machine.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the modifying the one or more wagering game objects further comprises:

generating, based on the animated light source, an animated shadow for the wagering game object.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the modifying the wagering game object of the wagering game further comprises:

determining a programmed physical property for the wagering game object; and

modifying, based on the programmed physical property, the wagering game object.

7 . A method comprising:

detecting, via sensors associated with a wagering game machine, an environmental condition external to the wagering game machine;

determining, by one or more processors, a programmed physical property of a wagering game object of a wagering game presented on the wagering game machine; and

causing, by the one or more processors based on the environmental condition and the programmed physical property of the wagering game object, the wagering game object to move in a way that appears as though the environmental condition affected the wagering game object.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the environmental condition is a sound.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the causing the wagering game object to move in a way that appears as though the environmental condition affected the wagering game object comprises one of an attraction and a repulsion of the wagering game object to the sound.

10 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

determining a programmed physical property of a second wagering game object; and

causing, based on the environmental condition and the programmed physical property of the second wagering game object, the second wagering game object to remain stationary.

11 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

generating, based on the environmental condition, an animated effect, wherein the causing the wagering game object to move in a way that appears as though the environmental condition affected the wagering game object incorporates the animated effect.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the environmental condition is a sound and the animated effect is a graphic representing sound waves.

13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the environmental condition is wind and the animated effect is a graphic representing the wind.

14 . The method of claim 7 wherein the environmental condition is one or more of light, air density, air pressure, air temperature, air density, humidity, and activities of casino patrons.

15 . One or more machine-readable storage media having instructions stored thereon, which when executed by a set of one or more processors cause the set of one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

detecting, via sensors associated with a wagering game machine, an environmental condition external to the wagering game machine;

determining, for a wagering game object associated with a wagering game, a programmed physical property; and

causing, based on the environmental condition and the programmed physical property, the wagering game object to move in a manner that appears as though the environmental condition caused the wagering game object to move.

16 . The one or more machine-readable storage media of claim 15 , wherein the environmental condition is a sound.

17 . The one or more machine-readable storage media of claim 16 , wherein the causing the wagering game object to move in a manner that appears as though the environmental condition caused the wagering game object to move comprises one of an attraction and a repulsion of the wagering game object to the sound.

18 . The one or more machine-readable storage media of claim 16 , the operations further comprising:

generating, based on the environmental condition, an animated effect, wherein the causing the wagering game object to move in a manner that appears as though the environmental condition caused the wagering game object to move incorporates the animated effect.

19 . The one or more machine-readable storage media of claim 18 , wherein the environmental condition is a sound and the animated effect is a graphic representing sound waves.

20 . The one or more machine-readable storage media of claim 19 , wherein the environmental condition is wind and the animated effect is a graphic representing the wind.