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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2011
Matthew C. Boch, Somerville, MA (US);
Kasson D. Crooker, Arlington, MA (US);
Dean N. Tate, Cambridge, MA (US);
Adam Carriuolo, Rehoboth, MA (US);
Isaac Adams, Revere, MA (US);
Eitan Glinert, Cambridge, MA (US);
Matthew C. Boch, Somerville, MA (US);
Kasson D. Crooker, Arlington, MA (US);
Dean N. Tate, Cambridge, MA (US);
Adam Carriuolo, Rehoboth, MA (US);
Isaac Adams, Revere, MA (US);
Eitan Glinert, Cambridge, MA (US);
Harmonix Music Systems, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
Presented herein are methods, apparatuses, programs, and systems for prompting a player to perform a series of dance moves. A player is prompted to perform a series of dance moves by providing a timeline comprising at least a first time interval associated with a first dance move, and a second time interval associated with a second dance move; displaying an icon representing the first dance move at a first location on the display for the duration of the first time interval; and displaying an icon representing the second dance move at the first location on the display for the duration of the second time interval, wherein the icon representing the first dance move includes one or more representations of a body and indicates on the one or more representations of the body at least one body part whose position is important during the performance of the first dance move.