Apparatus for personalized gaming environment

Abstract

A personalized gaming system that provides and enclosed gaming environment for a user. The gaming environment may include an enclosure made from wood, fiberglass or other suitable material and provide space for many common accessories in a convenient and ergonomic manner. Thus, a user may be seated in a heated reclining chair with adjustable foot rests and have a maneuverable keyboard and mouse platform to be placed in a comfortable position for the user. Further, lighting, sound, and climate control features allow a user to personalize many other factors of the gaming experience. Further yet, additional amenities allow for a user to have comforts not typically associated with a gaming environment, such as a beverage cooler and dispenser and extrinsic storage features. With the addition of each feature, a more complete environment for improving the gaming experience is realized.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A gaming environment, comprising:
 an enclosure configured to enclose a space;   a seat disposed inside the enclosed space and configured to position a user to use a gaming system; and   at least one control feature integrated with the gaming environment and configured to control at least one feature associated with the gaming system.   
     
     
         2 . The gaming environment of  claim 1 , wherein the enclosure comprises one or more materials from the group including: wood, fiberglass, metal, polyextruded plastic, carpet, leather, insulation, sound-proofing material, and ceramics. 
     
     
         3 . The gaming environment of  claim 1 , wherein the enclosure further comprises a lockable door for ingress and egress. 
     
     
         4 . The gaming environment of  claim 1 , wherein the seat further comprises an adjustable seat configurable to adjust a feature from the group including, sitting height, sitting position, lean position, head rest position, arm rest position, seat heating, seat cooling, and foot rest position. 
     
     
         5 . The gaming environment of  claim 1 , wherein the control feature further comprises an audio control feature configurable to control an audio feature from the group including: a stereo pair of speakers, a 5.1 surround sound audio system, a 7.1 surround sound audio system, an external audio input, and external audio output, a microphone interface and a headphone interface. 
     
     
         6 . The gaming environment of  claim 1 , further comprising a heating unit and an air conditioning unit coupled to an environment control configured to control an internal temperature of the gaming environment. 
     
     
         7 . The gaming environment of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one light coupled to a lighting control configured to control an internal light of the gaming environment. 
     
     
         8 . The gaming environment of  claim 1 , further comprising a controller mount having an adjustable mounting member. 
     
     
         9 . The gaming environment of  claim 8 , wherein the controller comprises a QWERTY keyboard. 
     
     
         10 . The gaming environment of  claim 8 , wherein the controller comprises a pointing device and the controller mount further comprises an adjustable mouse platform. 
     
     
         11 . The gaming environment of  claim 8 , wherein the controller comprises a game console controller. 
     
     
         12 . The gaming environment of  claim 1 , further comprising one or more video displays mounted in a forward position with respect to a seated user. 
     
     
         13 . The gaming environment of  claim 1 , further comprising a feature selected from the group including: a mattress mounted on top of the enclosure, a tongue for towing the enclosure, a window disposed on a wall of the enclosure, a ladder mounted to a side of the enclosure, a bookcase, a shoe holder, and movement impeding feet. 
     
     
         14 . A computer system, comprising:
 a processor configured to control a gaming system;   a control bus coupled to the processor;   a first adapter coupled to the control bus and configured to allow the processor to control an intrinsic game feature of a gaming system; and   a second adapter coupled to the control bus and configured to allow the processor to control an extrinsic feature with respect to the gaming system.   
     
     
         15 . The computer system of  claim 14 , further comprising a network adapter configured to communicatively couple the computer system to a network. 
     
     
         16 . The computer system of  claim 14 , wherein the gaming system comprising a console gaming system. 
     
     
         17 . The computer system of  claim 14 , wherein the intrinsic feature further comprises a feature from the group including: audio generated from the game; video generated from the game, tactile output generated from the game, audio control input generated from the user, and tactile control input generated from the user. 
     
     
         18 . The computer system of  claim 14 , wherein the extrinsic feature includes a feature from the group including: ambient temperature; ambient light, ambient air quality; an interior camera, and exterior camera, a gameplay timer; a user attention indicator; a beverage cooler; a microwave, a licorice dispenser; and an intercommunication system. 
     
     
         19 . The computer system of  claim 14 , further comprising a video controller coupled to the processor and configured to display video on a first display intrinsic to the gaming system and to display video extrinsic to the gaming system on a second display. 
     
     
         20 . The computer system of  claim 14 , further comprising an audio controller coupled to the processor and configured to play audio signals through an audio output for audio that is intrinsic to the gaming system and play audio signals on the first audio output for audio signals that are extrinsic to the gaming system.