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Use a real guitar to play Rock Band 2 AND get punched while doing so!
joystiq.com - 10/28/2009
Use a real guitar to play Rock Band 2 AND get punched while doing so!
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Normally when people mod real instruments for use in music-rhythm games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero , they don't intentionally include the ability for someone else to play along by punching them. For Norway's Morten Skogly, that choice seemed only natural. On his website , you can see ...
performancetrap.org - 25 days ago
Too Much of a Good Thing: Explaining the decline of Guitar Hero and Rock Band
— performancetrap.org — In 2006, after its acquisition by Activision, RedOctane dismissed Harmonix Music Systems as lead developer for the... Guitar Hero brand of music games. Harmonix was then acquired by Viacom, which resulted in a bifurcation in instrument-based rhythm ... (more) Too Much of a Good Thing: Explaining the decline of ...

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‘Beatles: Rock Band’ and the female gaze
heroine-sheik.com - 30 days ago
‘Beatles: Rock Band’ and the female gaze
— heroine-sheik.com — The Beatles: Rock Band addiction, like all good addictions, has begun with anti-social behavior and healthy dose... of cultural critique. Instead of going out with friends this past Saturday night, my husband Scott and I stayed home to crack open our ... (more) ‘Beatles: Rock Band’ and the female gaze

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procrastineering.blogspot.com - 10/27/2009
Guitar Hero without a guitar
— procrastineering.blogspot.com — This year, I'm helping the User Interface Software and Technology (UIST) conference put their proceedings videos online... so that more people can access them. So far, I've gotten most of the videos from this year uploaded to the conference YouTube ... (more) Guitar Hero without a guitar

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