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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017
Filed:
May. 19, 2016
Harmonix Music Systems, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Eric J. Brosius, Arlington, MA (US);
Ryan Challinor, Cambridge, MA (US);
Ethan Fenn, Cambridge, MA (US);
Gregory B. Lopiccolo, Brookline, MA (US);
Matthew Tytel, Somerville, MA (US);
Steven Pardo, Somerville, MA (US);
Christopher Wilson, Salem, MA (US);
HARMONIX MUSIC SYSTEMS, INC., Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed at methods, apparatus and systems for implementing an improvised guitar playing feature on a rhythm-action game. The improvised guitar playing feature allows players to manipulate a guitar controller to produce a pleasing, musical-sounding improvised play even if the players have little experience or skill at improvising music. This feature uses quantized 8and 16note musical phrases, or 'licks', strung together to form authentic, melodic, and rhythmically musical and impressive guitar lines, regardless of the player's ability. The improvised guitar playing feature can also display cues directing the player to improvise in a certain manner, while still providing players a degree of musical freedom in selecting how to play. In some embodiments, the present disclosure is also directed at scoring mechanisms for evaluating improvised guitar play.