Comments on: Rock Out for Real with Rock Band 3? http://www.aeropause.com/2009/11/rock-out-for-real-with-rock-band-3/ Aeropause is a video game blog that explores game culture, trends, technologies and innovations. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:50:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Vixx http://www.aeropause.com/2009/11/rock-out-for-real-with-rock-band-3/comment-page-1/#comment-31003 Vixx Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:10:06 +0000 http://www.aeropause.com/?p=26753#comment-31003 Wait a minute ... there are REAL guitars? Without buttons? Awesome. Wait a minute … there are REAL guitars? Without buttons? Awesome.

]]> By: Vixx http://www.aeropause.com/2009/11/rock-out-for-real-with-rock-band-3/comment-page-1/#comment-29065 Vixx Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:10:06 +0000 http://www.aeropause.com/?p=26753#comment-29065 Wait a minute ... there are REAL guitars? Without buttons? Awesome. Wait a minute … there are REAL guitars? Without buttons? Awesome.

]]> By: Tony Sadowski http://www.aeropause.com/2009/11/rock-out-for-real-with-rock-band-3/comment-page-1/#comment-29050 Tony Sadowski Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:32:46 +0000 http://www.aeropause.com/?p=26753#comment-29050 Tetris has trained us correctly. Up-and-down, that's the way to move for repetitive, shape-based, reflex-focused games. Also, ironically, with music that gets faster and more complex as you play.<br><br>You could also just totally buy a real guitar. They're fun, too. Tetris has trained us correctly. Up-and-down, that's the way to move for repetitive, shape-based, reflex-focused games. Also, ironically, with music that gets faster and more complex as you play.

You could also just totally buy a real guitar. They're fun, too.

]]> By: Ashoke Datta-Chaudhuri http://www.aeropause.com/2009/11/rock-out-for-real-with-rock-band-3/comment-page-1/#comment-29045 Ashoke Datta-Chaudhuri Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:32:07 +0000 http://www.aeropause.com/?p=26753#comment-29045 For the comment above, I'd say that the vertical scrolling is exactly the right level of abstraction for both non-musical people and for the simplified instruments - and I say that as someone who does read sheet music.<br><br>On the actual post, it isn't an exaggeration to say that Rock Band, pretty much single handedly, got me back into playing real music again after an 8 year absence, and playing new instruments at that. It didn't really teach me anything with guitar and bass but it probably helped stimulate those same areas of learning - and when friends come round to jam and we need drums, the Rock Band 2 Freestyle/Trainer gives a pretty good way of both playing and learning. For the comment above, I'd say that the vertical scrolling is exactly the right level of abstraction for both non-musical people and for the simplified instruments – and I say that as someone who does read sheet music.

On the actual post, it isn't an exaggeration to say that Rock Band, pretty much single handedly, got me back into playing real music again after an 8 year absence, and playing new instruments at that. It didn't really teach me anything with guitar and bass but it probably helped stimulate those same areas of learning – and when friends come round to jam and we need drums, the Rock Band 2 Freestyle/Trainer gives a pretty good way of both playing and learning.

]]> By: Harshy http://www.aeropause.com/2009/11/rock-out-for-real-with-rock-band-3/comment-page-1/#comment-29039 Harshy Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:32:50 +0000 http://www.aeropause.com/?p=26753#comment-29039 I haven't posted in, uh, forever. Being an MBA student has completely changed my lifestyle.<br><br>This is so common sense it isn't even funny. Remember Mario Paint? Yeah, that used staff paper to run your music (and is a subculture on Youtube with people making popular songs on Mario Paint). I REALLY want the drum parts in particular to run on staff paper because it is a no brainer. Just follow the sheet music drum part instead of the vertical scrolling crap that doesn't make sense to people that already read music. I haven't posted in, uh, forever. Being an MBA student has completely changed my lifestyle.

This is so common sense it isn't even funny. Remember Mario Paint? Yeah, that used staff paper to run your music (and is a subculture on Youtube with people making popular songs on Mario Paint). I REALLY want the drum parts in particular to run on staff paper because it is a no brainer. Just follow the sheet music drum part instead of the vertical scrolling crap that doesn't make sense to people that already read music.

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