Wagering game with images having dynamically changing shapes

A gaming system configured to conduct a wagering game comprising:

• a display device configured to display a screen for the wagering game, the screen presenting at least one reel and a graphical object, the at least one reel indicating a randomly determined outcome for the wagering game in response to a wager, the at least one reel having a first shape defined by a first spline, the first spline being defined by one or more curves passing through a first set of control points, the screen presenting an interaction between the graphical object and the at least one reel;
• and
• a processor configured to determine, in response to the interaction between the graphical object and the at least one reel, a second shape for the image by determining a second set of control points for a second spline that defines the second shape,
• wherein the screen presents the at least one reel changing from the first shape to the second shape.

A gaming system configured to conduct a wagering game comprising:

• a display device configured to display a screen for the wagering game, the screen presenting a first image, the first image following a first spline, the first spline being defined by one or more curves passing through a first set of control points;
• and
• a processor configured to determine a second set of control points to define a second spline for the first image,
• wherein the screen displays the first image transitioning from following the first spline to following the second spline.

One or more physical machine-readable storage media including instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

• determining a first set of control points to define a first spline for a first image, the first spline being defined by one or more curves passing through the first set of control points, the first image following the first spline;
• displaying the first image on a screen for a wagering game;
• determining a second set of control points to define a second spline for the first image, the second spline being defined by one or more curves passing through the second set of control points;
• and
• changing the first image on the screen to follow the second spline.