Player head tracking for wagering game control

A wagering game machine comprising:

• a gaming chair comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs);
• and
• a wagering game terminal coupled to the gaming chair, the wagering game terminal comprising:
• a presentation unit configured to present a wagering game on a display device of the wagering game terminal;
• an LED light detector configured to detect movements of a player of the wagering game based on which of the plurality of LEDs are blocked by the player and which of the plurality of LEDs are not blocked by the player;
• and
• a wagering game unit configured to:
• determine player input data based on the movements of the player detected by the LED light detector;
• and
• modify content of the wagering game based on the player input data that is indicative of the movements of the player.

A method comprising:

• determining a plurality of multiplayer wagering games that are available for play at a plurality of wagering game machines based on a number of players detected at the wagering game machines;
• causing each of the wagering game machines to present a visual indication of the multiplayer wagering games that are available for play;
• initiating, based on player selection, one of the multiplayer wagering games for presentation on each of the wagering game machines;
• receiving player input data from the plurality of wagering game machines, wherein the player input data is generated based on head movements and facial gestures of each of the players detected at each of the wagering game machines via a video capture device;
• modifying content of the multiplayer wagering game being presented on the plurality of wagering game machines based on the player input data associated with the head movements and facial gestures of the players;
• and
• generating results associated with the multiplayer wagering game.

One or more non-transitory machine-readable storage media, having instructions stored therein, which, when executed by one or more processors causes the one or more processors to perform operations that comprise:

• presenting a wagering game on a display device of a wagering game machine;
• detecting body movements of a player of the wagering game via a movable gaming chair of the wagering game machine;
• determining player input data based on the body movements of the player;
• modifying wagering game content based on the player input data that is indicative of the player's body movements in the movable gaming chair;
• and
• presenting results of the wagering game on the display device of the wagering game machine.