Interactive three dimensional gaming device

A gaming device comprising:

• a housing defining a central dial portion and a pair of opposed end faces;
• a plurality of chambers distributed about the housing, each chamber having a base and being sized to receive a portion of a user’s finger;
• a switch and a light source disposed at the base of each chamber;
• a processor in electrical communication with the switches and light sources and configured to execute pre-programmed gaming content stored in a memory to selectively activate or deactivate the light sources and to receive signals from the switches;
• and
• a twist mechanism coupling the end faces to the central dial portion and constructed to permit the end faces to rotate relative to the central dial portion through a partial twist and to return to an aligned position under a spring bias,
• wherein the processor is further configured to prompt a user to respond to the gaming content by manipulating the housing to press one or more switches or by twisting at least one of the end faces relative to the central dial portion.

A handheld electronic gaming article comprising:

• a body having a central section and a pair of opposed end portions;
• multiple finger-receivable buttons distributed about the body, each button including a user-actuable switch;
• a controller with memory storing executable game instructions, the controller electrically coupled to the switches to register user inputs;
• and
• a rotation assembly mounting the end portions to the central section to enable each end portion to rotate through a limited angular range relative to the central section and to automatically return to an aligned position under spring bias,
• wherein the controller is configured to prompt a player to interact by pressing at least one switch or rotating at least one of the end portions according to the game instructions.