Simulating real gaming environments with interactive host and players

A method comprising:

• providing a virtual gaming environment on a computing system, wherein said virtual gaming environment is configured for playing a wagering game, wherein said virtual gaming environment represents a real gaming environment where a host conducts or oversees said wagering game;
• receiving player data, said player data including player visual data associated with a player using said computing system;
• providing said wagering game to said player using said virtual gaming environment;
• receiving first data, said first data including first visual data associated with a first person, wherein said first person plays in said wagering game with said player;
• receiving second data, said second data including second visual data associated with a second person;
• receiving host input data, said host input data including host visual data associated with said host;
• and
• controlling a display device to:
• provide a view of said virtual gaming environment which is movable between a plurality of viewpoints, the plurality of viewpoints including a first viewpoint and a second viewpoint,
• wherein said virtual gaming environment includes a representation of said first person and wherein said representation of said first person uses said first visual data,
• wherein said virtual gaming environment includes a representation of said second person and wherein said representation of said second person uses said second visual data, and
• wherein said virtual gaming environment includes a representation of said host and wherein said representation of said host uses said host visual data, zoom said view to said representation of said first person when said view is from said first viewpoint,
• zoom said view elsewhere than said representation of said first person when said view is from said second viewpoint, and
• present said first visual data used in said representation of said first person in said virtual gaming environment with a higher frame rate or higher resolution when said view is from said first viewpoint than when said view is from said second viewpoint.

A computing system configured to:

• provide a wagering game for play using a virtual gaming environment, wherein said virtual gaming environment represents a real gaming environment where a host conducts or oversees said wagering game;
• receive player data, said player data including player visual data associated with a player of said wagering game;
• receive first data, said first data including first visual data associated with a first person, wherein said first person plays in said wagering game with said player;
• receive second data, said second data including second visual data associated with a second person;
• receive host input data, said host input data including host visual data associated with said host;
• provide, on a display device, a view of said virtual gaming environment which is movable between a plurality of viewpoints, the plurality of viewpoints including a first viewpoint and a second viewpoint,
• wherein said virtual gaming environment includes a representation of said first person and wherein said representation of said first person uses said first visual data,
• wherein said virtual gaming environment includes a representation of said second person and wherein said representation of said second person uses said second visual data, and
• wherein said virtual gaming environment includes a representation of said host and wherein said representation of said host uses said host visual data;
• zoom said view to said representation of said first person when said view is from said first viewpoint;
• zoom said view elsewhere than said representation of said first person when said view is from said second viewpoint;
• and
• present said first visual data used in said representation of said first person in said virtual gaming environment with a higher frame rate or higher resolution when said view is from said first viewpoint than when said view is from said second viewpoint.

A non-transitory, computer-readable medium including computer program code including instructions for causing a computing system to:

• provide a wagering game for play using a virtual gaming environment, wherein said virtual gaming environment represents a real gaming environment where a host conducts or oversees said wagering game;
• receive player data, said player data including player visual data associated with a player of said wagering game;
• receive first data, said first data including first visual data associated with a first person, wherein said first person plays in said wagering game with said player;
• receive second data, said second data including second visual data associated with a second person;
• receive host input data, said host input data including host visual data associated with said host;
• provide, on a display device, a view of said virtual gaming environment which is movable between a plurality of viewpoints, the plurality of viewpoints including a first viewpoint and a second viewpoint,
• wherein said virtual gaming environment includes a representation of said first person and wherein said representation of said first person uses said first visual data,
• wherein said virtual gaming environment includes a representation of said second person and wherein said representation of said second person uses said second visual data, and
• wherein said virtual gaming environment includes a representation of said host and wherein said representation of said host uses said host visual data;
• zoom said view to said representation of said first person when said view is from said first viewpoint;
• zoom said view elsewhere than said representation of said first person when said view is from said second viewpoint;
• and
• present said first visual data used in said representation of said first person in said virtual gaming environment with a higher frame rate or higher resolution when said view is from said first viewpoint than when said view is from said second viewpoint.