WMS Introduces Sensory Immersion Technology to Keep Players in Their Seats

WAUKEGAN, IL - As Reported by Detnews.com: "Developing technology has become a crucial element in the slot machine industry, but the technology
WMS' First Sensory Immersion Game 'Top Gun'  itself is just a first step. Applying that technology in developing games and systems that will keep slot players in their seats, well, that's both science and art..."

"WMS, which in recent years has introduced its Community Gaming, Transmissive Reels, and Adaptive Gaming lines, had a couple of eye catchers in new Sensory Immersion games. IGT, meanwhile, devoted a large segment of its booth to slots with REELdepth 3-D screens.

The new Sensory Immersion games at WMS were "Dirty Harry: Make My Day" and "Time Machine." They explore the different paths WMS wants to take with the series, which give a total sensory experience with special effects and surround sound helped along by a special chair equipped with Bose speakers.

Like "Top Gun," the first game of the Sensory Immersion line, Dirty Harry is a thrill-seeker. Based on the popular cop films starring Clint Eastwood, the Dirty Harry slot machine takes you on a car chase through the streets of San Francisco. You wield Harry's .44 Magnum to shoot down the crooks -- and the bonus rewards. Time Machine more closely follows the path taken by "The Wizard of Oz," WMS' second Sensory Immersion hit. Instead of an action thriller, Wizard of Oz is a gentler journey through the story line. Likewise, the Time Machine bonus events are more journey than thrills, as you're catapulted into the past and choose your road through dinosaurs or ancient human civilizations, or are zapped into the future where you might find yourself in a world dominated by robots.