Electronic gaming machines with pressure sensitive inputs for evaluating player emotional states

A system comprising

• a processor circuit;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processor circuit, the memory comprising machine-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor circuit, cause the processor circuit to:
• receive, from a pressure sensor of an input device of a gaming device, a first pressure parameter value corresponding to a first amount of pressure being applied by a player to the input device at a first input location for a first time duration;
• determine, based on the first amount of pressure and the first time duration, an emotional state of the player;
• and
• modify an operating characteristic of the gaming device based on the emotional state of the player.

A method comprising:

• detecting, by a pressure sensor of an input device of a gaming device, an amount of pressure applied by a player to the input device that comprises a plurality of input locations;
• detecting, by the pressure sensor, a time duration of pressure applied to the input device;
• receiving, into a processor circuit of the gaming device, a first pressure parameter value corresponding to the amount of pressure being applied to the input device at a first one of the plurality of input locations;
• comparing the first pressure parameter value to a high pressure parameter threshold and to a low pressure parameter threshold that is lower than the high pressure parameter threshold;
• responsive to the first pressure parameter value being greater than the high pressure parameter threshold, modifying game play to increase a speed of game play;
• and
• responsive to the first pressure parameter value being less than the low pressure parameter threshold, modifying game play to decrease a speed of game play.