Music video game with guitar controller having auxiliary palm input
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1. A video game controller, comprising:
- a body;
a neck extending from the body, the neck defining an axis of extension;
a strum input on the body, the strum input comprising a strum bar positioned along the axis of extension, the strum bar being configured to be rotated around the axis of extension to provide strum input signals;
a plurality of fret inputs on the neck;
an auxiliary input on the body approximate the strum input, the auxiliary input positioned along the axis of extension further from the neck than the strum input;
a pair of additional inputs, a one of the pair of additional inputs positioned on each side of the auxiliary input, wherein the auxiliary input protrudes from a front surface of the body, and the pair of additional inputs is recessed from the front surface of the body; and
circuitry for providing input signals indicative of operation of the strum input, the plurality of fret inputs, and the auxiliary input to a video game console.
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Abstract
A music based video game provides an auxiliary palm input on an associated guitar shaped video game controller. In some embodiments, the auxiliary palm input is positioned near a strum input on a body of the guitar shaped video game controller, allowing for simultaneous operation of both the strum input and the auxiliary palm input with one hand. In some embodiments, the auxiliary palm input modifies audio outputs generated in the music based video game. In some embodiments, the auxiliary palm input triggers an alternate game mode, for example, a bonus mode, during video game play of the music based video game.
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1. A video game controller, comprising:
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a body; a neck extending from the body, the neck defining an axis of extension; a strum input on the body, the strum input comprising a strum bar positioned along the axis of extension, the strum bar being configured to be rotated around the axis of extension to provide strum input signals; a plurality of fret inputs on the neck; an auxiliary input on the body approximate the strum input, the auxiliary input positioned along the axis of extension further from the neck than the strum input; a pair of additional inputs, a one of the pair of additional inputs positioned on each side of the auxiliary input, wherein the auxiliary input protrudes from a front surface of the body, and the pair of additional inputs is recessed from the front surface of the body; and circuitry for providing input signals indicative of operation of the strum input, the plurality of fret inputs, and the auxiliary input to a video game console. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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