3-d reels and 3-d wheels in a gaming machine

Abstract

A gaming machine is configured to receive a request for a location of at least one player of at least one gaming device, determine the location of the at least one player; and present on a display of the gaming machine, location information including the determined location of the at least one player. Where the gaming machine is located within a casino, the gaming machine may further be configured to present, on the display, a 3D virtual gaming environment which is a model of the casino.

1 . A gaming machine, comprising:
 a processor;   a display;   a memory configured to communicate with the processor, the memory storing instructions for directing the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:   receiving a request for a location of at least one player of at least one gaming device;   determining the location of the at least one player; and   presenting, on the display, location information comprising the determined location of the at least one player.   
     
     
         2 . The gaming machine of  claim 1  wherein the location information comprises at least one of a map and directions to the at least one player. 
     
     
         3 . The gaming machine of  claim 1  wherein the location of the at least one player is displayed as a graphical element. 
     
     
         4 . The gaming machine of  claim 3  wherein the graphical element comprises at least one of an icon and an image of the at least one player. 
     
     
         5 . The gaming machine of  claim 1 , the method further comprising presenting, on the display, a 3D virtual gaming environment. 
     
     
         6 . The gaming machine of  claim 5 , wherein the gaming machine is located within a casino, and the 3D virtual gaming environment is a model of the casino. 
     
     
         7 . The gaming machine of  claim 1 , the method further comprising initiating a communication between the at least one player and a user of the gaming machine. 
     
     
         8 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processor of a gaming machine, cause the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
 receiving a request for a location of at least one player of at least one gaming device;   determining the location of the at least one player; and   presenting, on a display of the gaming machine, location information comprising the determined location of the at least one player.   
     
     
         9 . The computer readable medium of  claim 8 , wherein the location information comprises at least one of a map and directions to the at least one player. 
     
     
         10 . The computer readable medium of  claim 8 , wherein the location of the at least one player is displayed as a graphical element. 
     
     
         11 . The computer readable medium of  claim 8 , wherein the graphical element comprises at least one of an icon and an image of the at least one player. 
     
     
         12 . The computer readable medium of  claim 8 , the method further comprising presenting, on the display, a 3D virtual gaming environment. 
     
     
         13 . The gaming machine of  claim 12 , wherein the gaming machine is located within a casino, and the 3D virtual gaming environment is a model of the casino. 
     
     
         14 . The gaming machine of  claim 8 , the method further comprising initiating a communication between the at least one player and a user of the gaming machine.