Gaming machine systems and methods with memory efficient historical video re-creation

A method for recreating video output for a game played by a person on a gaming machine, the method comprising:

• in response to an event of interest for the game on the gaming machine, storing a state in memory for an actor displayed using a video device for the gaming machine when the event of interest occurred, where the state describes a presentation status of the actor in a three-dimensional video environment when the event of interest occurred;
• recalling the state for the actor from the memory;
• and
• re-creating video output for the game in the three-dimensional video environment when the event of interest occurred using the state for the actor.
• displaying video output on the video device that resembles output by the display device when the event of interest occurred and that includes the actor according to the stored state.

A method for manufacturing a game playable on a gaming machine, the method comprising:

• creating software for the game that allows the gaming machine to play the game, where the game includes a scheme comprising a series of scenes;
• designating a set of actors for each scene that allow recreation of video output for a frame that occurs during the scene, where a state for each actor describes the presentation status of the actor in the frame;
• and
• re-creating video output for the frame using the set of actors and a state for each actor that corresponds to the video output for each actor in the frame.

A computer readable medium including instructions for recreating video output for a game played by a person on a gaming machine and output when an event of interest occurred, the method comprising:

• in response to the winning outcome for the game, instructions for storing a state in memory for an actor displayed using a video device for the gaming machine, where the state describes a presentation status of the actor when the event of interest occurred;
• instructions for recalling the state for the actor from the memory;
• instructions for re-creating video output for the game using the state for the actor;
• and
• instructions for displaying the re-created video output.

A gaming machine that provides game re-creation for a game played by a person, the gaming machine comprising:

• an external cabinet defining an interior region of the gaming machine;
• a video device adapted to display video output for the game, the video device being located within or about the external cabinet;
• a memory located within the external cabinet, the memory source including instructions for, in response to an event of interest for the game on the gaming machine, storing a state in memory for an actor displayed using a video device for the gaming machine, where the state describes a presentation status of the actor when the event of interest occurred;
• and
• a main processor disposed within the external cabinet and configured to output the game to the player using the video device and configured to a) recall the state for the actor from the memory and b) re-create the video output for the game using the state for the actor.

A gaming system that provides re-creation for a game, the gaming system comprising:

• a) a server including
• a server memory that stores a database, and
• a communications interface for transmitting data to, and receiving data from, one or more gaming machines on a network;
• and
• b) a gaming machine in the network that includes
• a video device adapted to display video output for the game,
• a gaming machine memory including instructions for, in response to an event of interest for the game on the gaming machine, transmitting a state for an actor displayed using the video device, where the state describes a presentation status of the actor when the event of interest occurred,
• a main processor configured to output the game to the player using the video device and configured to re-create the video output for the game using the state for the actor, and
• a communications interface that permits the gaming machine to communicate across the network with a server.