Controlling autostereoscopic game symbol sets

One or more non-transitory, machine-readable storage media having instructions stored thereon, which when executed by a set of one or more electronic processing units of a gaming system, to perform operations for controlling the gaming system, the instructions comprising:

• instructions to present, via an autostereoscopic display device of the gaming system, symbols for an electronic wagering game, wherein the symbols are positioned on a plurality of virtual reels;
• instructions to spin the reels on the autostereoscopic display device;
• instructions to determine a game event value for a game event for the electronic wagering game;
• instructions to determine a first symbol significance value for a first set of the symbols based on the game event value;
• instructions to determine a second symbol significance value for a second set of the symbols based on the game event value;
• instructions to present, via the autostereoscopic display device as one or more of the plurality of virtual reels spin, the first set of the symbols with a first non-zero autostereoscopic three-dimensional depth value corresponding to the first symbol significance value irrespective of where the first set of symbols are positioned when the virtual reels stop spinning;
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• instructions to present, via the autostereoscopic display device as the one or more of the plurality of virtual reels spin, the second set of the symbols with a second non-zero autostereoscopic three-dimensional depth value corresponding to the second symbol significance value in coordination with the presenting of the first set of the symbols irrespective of where the second set of symbols are to be positioned when the virtual reels stop spinning, wherein the first non-zero autostereoscopic three-dimensional depth value is greater than the second autostereoscopic three-dimensional depth value.

A gaming system comprising:

• an autostereoscopic display device configured to display an electronic wagering game, the autostereoscopic display device being capable of stereoscopic three-dimensional visual effects;
• at least one processor;
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• at least one memory device configured to store instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, control the gaming system, the instructions including
• instructions to present, via the autostereoscopic display device, symbols for the electronic wagering game, wherein the symbols are positioned on a plurality of virtual reels;
• instructions to determine a first degree of significance for a first set of the symbols;
• instructions to determine a second degree of significance for a second set of the symbols;
• instructions to present, via the autostereoscopic display device as one or more of the plurality of virtual reels spin, the first set of the symbols with a first non-zero autostereoscopic three-dimensional depth value corresponding to the first degree of significance irrespective of where the first set of symbols are to be positioned when the reels stop spinning;
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• instructions to present, via the autostereoscopic display device as the one or more of the plurality of virtual reels spin, the second set of the symbols with a second non-zero autostereoscopic three-dimensional depth value corresponding to the second degree of significance in coordination with presentation of the first set of the symbols, wherein the first non-zero autostereoscopic three-dimensional depth value is greater than the second autostereoscopic three-dimensional depth value.