Method and apparatus for optimizing game design and development upon multiple game systems

A gaming apparatus comprising:

• a game authoring system forming game design files defining an game;
• a game data collector coupled to said authoring system compiling said game design files into game data files;
• a gaming device;
• and
• a game data player coupled to and controlling said gaming device, said game data player receiving said game data files and converting said data files to a set of commands operative upon said gaming device to play said game.

A method of producing game apparatus comprising the steps of:

• designing a set of game files defining a game;
• collecting said set of game files to form an ordered set of game data files;
• transferring said set of game data files to a game data player;
• forming an interpretive instruction table using said game data player in response to said game data files;
• and
• operating a gaming device in response to said game data player using said instruction table to provide sequentially interpreted commands for said gaming device.

A method of producing game apparatus comprising the steps of:

• designing a plurality of game design file sets each defining one of a plurality of games;
• collecting each of said sets of game design files to form an ordered plurality of game data file sets;
• providing a gaming device;
• providing a game data player coupled to said gaming device;
• forming an instruction table for interpretation, using said game data player in response to a selected one of said game data file sets;
• and
• operating said gaming device under interpretive control of said game data player using said instruction table for interpretation to provide sequentially interpreted commands for said gaming device to play the game corresponding to said selected one of said game data file sets,
• said game data player and said plurality of game data file sets being compatible such that each of said game data file sets may be used by said game data player to play the games corresponding thereto.