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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2008
Lee Guinchard, Mountain View, CA (US);
Travis Chen, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Brian Bright, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Clark Wen, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Michael Chrzanowski, Albany, NY (US);
Lee Guinchard, Mountain View, CA (US);
Travis Chen, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Brian Bright, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Clark Wen, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Michael Chrzanowski, Albany, NY (US);
Activision Publishing, Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US);
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.