A disclosed gaming machine provides method and apparatus for presenting a plurality
of game outcome presentations derived from one or more virtual 3-D gaming environments
stored on the gaming machine. While a game of chance is being played on the gaming
machine, two-dimensional images derived from a three-dimensional object in the
3-D gaming environment may be rendered to a display screen on the gaming machine
in real-time as part of the game outcome presentation. To add excitement to the
game, a 3-D position of the 3-D object and other features of the 3-D gaming environment
may be controlled by a game player. Nearly an unlimited variety of virtual objects,
such as slot reels, gaming machines and casinos, may be modeled in the 3-D gaming environment.
