Dhani Harrison wants advanced peripherals, ability to teach how to play real music
Ever since the emergance of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, the music gaming genre has grown more and more popular, especially within the casual/family market. Not trying to delve too much into the history of modern rhythm games, it started out with the ability of just playing guitar, followed then by the inclusion of drums and vocals in Harmonix's Rock Band, which was then applied to the Guitar Hero series with the launch of Guitar Hero: World Tour.
At this point, there is little the game developers can do to try and trump eachother in the gaming market, producing various spin-offs such as Van Halen, Metallica and The Beatles and downright gimmicks like the recent LEGO Rock Band. However, Dhani Harrison, who was consulted on the development of The Beatles Rock Band, is said to have stayed on to help the team with Rock Band 3, saying:
"I'm working on Rock Band 3 and making the controllers more real so people can actually learn how to play music while playing the game.
"Give me a couple years, it's going to happen."
If Harmonix truly are making an experience which is the closest to playing real-life instruments, it will be very intruiging to see how Rock Band 3 shapes up, and how well it sells. The classic rhythm based formula has yet to let the developers down, but taking one step towards realism is maybe just what the genre needs, even it does mean a horde of angry Rock Band fans moaning about buying yet another peripheral.
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I mean real guitar likewise....
What is more, learning something out of leisure activities is apposite for gamers who like to learn or at least get an idea of how to play a real guitar....
I've been playing since GH3 in 2007 and I've never - ever - encountered even 1 person who thinks they are a "better guitarist than REAL guitarists just because they can play Guitar Hero." The only thing ridiculous is this preposterous assertion you're making.
It's a game and it's fun to tap the buttons perfectly in time with the beat, it takes a lot of skill to play the controller (which makes it an instrument of its own).
But make no mistake - nobody who plays this game thinks it makes them a "real guitarist"!!
If you're that into rocking out you might as well take some actual guitar lessons.
It's not ridiculous because it happens. Anytime you play a real instrument and play a song that appears in one of those games, some kid comes up to you and says "I can play that better on GH." or "That's not how it goes in GH; your playing it wrong!" It happens a lot, believe me.
The games are fun, but they don't make you a master musician, as some seem to think that since they can play on expert, that they ARE experts.