Instrument game system and method
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1. A method for instructing a player in playing a musical instrument performance, the method comprising:
- displaying a graphical representation of a musical instrument;
displaying a plurality of note symbols each respectively representing a note of the musical instrument performance to be played by the player;
displaying the plurality of note symbols moving relative to the displayed graphical representation of the musical instrument,wherein the graphical representation presents a string indicator associated with the note symbol that identifies at least one string of the musical instrument,wherein the graphical representation further presents a fret indicator associated with the note symbol that identifies a particular fret of the musical instrument; and
cueing the player to play the note represented by the note symbol when the note symbol crosses an element of the graphical representation of the musical instrument, further including the steps of—
cueing the player to play the at least one string identified by the string indicator associated with the note symbol, andcueing the player to depress the string at the particular fret identified by the fret indicator associated with the note symbol.
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Abstract
A game system and method that uses an instrument as an input encourages a user to play along with the game'"'"'s soundtrack on an instrument (e.g. guitar, bass, etc.). The game cues the player to play notes and/or chords on the instrument at an appropriate time and then data is collected from the instrument via a connection between the instrument and the apparatus running the game. The game then scores the user based on note/chord and timing information it receives.
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1. A method for instructing a player in playing a musical instrument performance, the method comprising:
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displaying a graphical representation of a musical instrument; displaying a plurality of note symbols each respectively representing a note of the musical instrument performance to be played by the player; displaying the plurality of note symbols moving relative to the displayed graphical representation of the musical instrument, wherein the graphical representation presents a string indicator associated with the note symbol that identifies at least one string of the musical instrument, wherein the graphical representation further presents a fret indicator associated with the note symbol that identifies a particular fret of the musical instrument; and cueing the player to play the note represented by the note symbol when the note symbol crosses an element of the graphical representation of the musical instrument, further including the steps of— cueing the player to play the at least one string identified by the string indicator associated with the note symbol, and cueing the player to depress the string at the particular fret identified by the fret indicator associated with the note symbol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon for instructing a player in playing a musical instrument performance, wherein the computer program instructs the processing element to perform the steps of:
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displaying a graphical representation of a musical instrument; displaying a plurality of note symbols each respectively representing a note of the musical instrument performance to be played by the player; displaying the plurality of note symbols moving relative to the displayed graphical representation of the musical instrument, wherein the graphical representation presents a string indicator associated with the note symbol that identifies at least one string of the musical instrument, wherein the graphical representation further presents a fret indicator associated with the note symbol that identifies a particular fret of the musical instrument; and cueing the player to play the note represented by the note symbol when the note symbol crosses an element of the graphical representation of the musical instrument, further including the steps of— cueing the player to play the at least one string identified by the string indicator associated with the note symbol, and cueing the player to depress the string at the particular fret identified by the fret indicator associated with the note symbol. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon for instructing a player in playing a musical instrument performance, wherein the computer program instructs the processing element to perform the steps of:
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displaying a graphical representation of a musical instrument; displaying a plurality of note symbols each respectively representing a note of the musical instrument performance to be played by the player; displaying the plurality of note symbols moving relative to the displayed graphical representation of the musical instrument, wherein each note symbol of said plurality of note symbols includes the following— a horizontal position on the graphical representation that indicates a cue time for the note, a vertical position on the graphical representation that indicates a fret associated with the note, and at least one string indicator for at least one string associated with the note; and cueing the player to play the note represented by the note symbol when the note symbol crosses a play area of the graphical representation of the musical instrument. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon for instructing a player in playing a musical instrument performance, wherein the computer program instructs the processing element to perform the steps of:
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displaying a graphical representation of a musical instrument; displaying a plurality of note symbols each respectively representing a note of the musical instrument performance to be played by the player; displaying the plurality of note symbols moving relative to the displayed graphical representation of the musical instrument, wherein each note symbol of said plurality of note symbols includes the following— a depth-wise position on the graphical representation that indicates a cue time for the note, a horizontal position on the graphical representation that indicates at least one string associated with the note, and a fret indicator associated with a fret for the note; and cueing the player to play the note represented by the note symbol when the note symbol crosses a play area of the graphical representation of the musical instrument. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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