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3-D text in a gaming machine

  • US 20040102245A1
  • Filed: 09/30/2003
  • Published: 05/27/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/09/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of providing a game of chance in a gaming machine that is operable i) to receive cash or indicia of credit for a wager on a game of chance and ii) to output cash or an indicia of credit as an award for the game of chance where the gaming machine comprises a master gaming controller, a display device, a memory device and a 3-D graphical rendering system, the method comprising:

  • receiving the wager for the games of chance controlled by the master gaming controller on the gaming machine;

    determining a game outcome the games of chance;

    rendering one or more two-dimensional images derived from three-dimensional (3-D) objects in a 3-D gaming environment stored in the memory device on the gaming machine wherein at least one of the 3-D objects is a 3-D text object adapted for conveying textual information; and

    displaying the one or more rendered two-dimensional images to the display device on the gaming machine.

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