E3 2013 Demos the Next Generation of Interactive Music Games
By Carolyn Heneghan It’s widely accepted that with each generation of video games comes better, more realistic graphics and gameplay, and music games are no exception. While the Guitar Hero and Rock Band plastic guitar series may initially come to mind, much earlier games like Simon (1978), Break Dance (1984), Otocky (1987) and PaRappa the
Musyc: Music-Making App for Shape Shifters
By Carolyn Heneghan To some, music notes are little more than circular shapes bouncing between black lines on a page. For others, the notes represent a beauty and complexity that is colorful and unique to each composer, reader and listener. With the new Musyc app, music notes become as fun and accessible as basic shapes
Better Know a FlashFWD Nominee: Virgin Gaming
By Jason Epstein Virgin gaming is an online service that allows gamers all over the world to challenge each other in cash- and prize-fueled competitions. Just register, choose your game, pick your style of play, challenge players (or use VG’s matchmaking system) and play directly on your console to get started. After completing your game,
Announcing the 2013 FlashFWD Nominees – Vote For Your Favorites Now
SoundCtrl is proud to announce our nominees for the 4th Annual FlashFWD Awards – honoring excellence and innovation in music technology. Every year, we’re excited by the steady and explosive growth of technology that is changing the ways we create, perform, discover and listen to music. Since the inception of FlashFWD in 2010, we’ve seen
Game Of Tones, Learn to Play The Actual Guitar
By Greg Kumparak via TechCrunch “Hot damn, the Disrupt NY 2013 Hackathon was great. Even with the hackathon over and the winner declared (Way to go, Rambler!), we keep finding more projects we want to highlight. Built in just 24 hours, Game Of Tones is a proof-of-concept game that, with a bit of work, could
TastemakerX Raises $1.25M, Positions Itself as “Fantasy League” for Bands
By Sarah Perez – via TechCrunch
“TastemakerX, a music discovery mobile application, which previously operated as something of a “stock market for bands,” is today announcing $1.25 million in new funding from Baseline Ventures, True Ventures, Guggenheim Venture Partners and Aol Ventures*. It’s also doing away with the whole stock market analogy, and is instead launching a new feature called “Collections,” allowing users an alternative way to show off their musical tastes.
The startup will debut its new experience at this year’s SXSW, of course, with a March 11 event at Speakeasy featuring Lord Huron, The Joy Formidable, St. Lucia, and others.”
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