Gaming device having a physical stimuli generator
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1. A gaming device comprising:
- a housing defining at least one portal;
a physical stimuli generator in said housing;
at least one fluid communicator in said housing connected between said physical stimuli generator and said portal; and
a processor which controls said physical stimuli generator and causes the physical stimuli generator to create physical stimuli and direct the physical stimuli through the fluid communicator to the portal and to an exterior area of the housing.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for generating physical stimuli associated with a gaming device. The invention includes a generator and a blower to distribute the physical stimuli outside the gaming device. The gaming device may generate physical stimuli based on different occurrences including but not limited to game themes, player inputs, game triggering events, sensing devices or by remote operation.
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27 Claims
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1. A gaming device comprising:
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a housing defining at least one portal;
a physical stimuli generator in said housing;
at least one fluid communicator in said housing connected between said physical stimuli generator and said portal; and
a processor which controls said physical stimuli generator and causes the physical stimuli generator to create physical stimuli and direct the physical stimuli through the fluid communicator to the portal and to an exterior area of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A gaming device comprising:
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a housing defining a plurality of portals;
a physical stimuli generator in said housing adapted to generate physical stimuli selected from the group consisting of;
fog, smoke, steam, snow, foam, and haze;
a plurality of fluid communicators in said housing connected between said physical stimuli generator and said portals; and
a processor which controls said physical stimuli generator and causes the physical stimuli generator to create the physical stimuli and direct the physical stimuli through the fluid communicator to the portal and to an exterior area of the housing in conjunction with a game mode, game state or game event or change therein. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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