for the love of god... NO!

Stanley Pain · Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 7:20 am Post subject: for the love of god... NO!

http://airguitar.tml.hut.fi/tech.html

i'm too angry to say anything constructive. so i'll laugh instead.

seraph · Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 3:36 pm Post subject:

paul e. · Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 9:40 pm Post subject:

angry ?...mhhh...it's not threatning anything is it?

ian-s · Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 11:29 pm Post subject:

paul e. · Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 12:32 am Post subject:

hehe i have to admit it appealed to me on some level...

and, as g2ian said, the extrapolation of this technology would yield some very musical results

i'm running out and buying three !...well, i better wait until V2.0 heheh

mi_dach · Joined: Dec 17, 2005 Posts: 133 Location: Sweden

You luddites can continue to throw rocks if you like. I just wish I was the one that invented that thing, think how many millions of units will sell in Japan alone..

opg · Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:19 am Post subject:

So it's just a webcam and software that recognizes the position of two orange gloves? Who says the gloves have to be on your hands? Wink

I think this could be fun, if used completely inappropriately and if the guitar sounds can be replaced by whatever you load (VSTi, sampler, etc).

In a related story: Mimes are REALLY pissed off.

SynthLord · Joined: Sep 27, 2005 Posts: 49 Location: Tampa, FL

tlj · Joined: Oct 04, 2005 Posts: 32 Location: Prague

Discreet strap-on Wacko-Jacko electrodes that emit small electric shocks inducing the wearer to give an accurate rendition of the moon-walk? Maybe I could patent this idea and sell it to them good air guitar folks. Anybody want to collaborate?

opg · Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 7:16 am Post subject:

So that's why that Michael Jackson emoticon is available.....for this exact conversation.

Maybe the Star Wars kid will catch wind of this, and will use the device as "The Force," controlling things only by moving their hands. Mother of god, this could get wildly out of control.....

tlj · Joined: Oct 04, 2005 Posts: 32 Location: Prague

Or controlling arms, legs, hands and feet of Star War kids via some MIDI out - bluetooth - MIDI in setup. Things could get really hectic sending midi data from, say G2 random modules, in a drum and bass patch (imagine the moves you could get with variations / mutator Razz

) There's surely a huge market out there of moms worried about their little ones turning into sofa spuds. Imagine the upturn in traffic on all forums with MIDI discussion. "Can't get my Johnny to sync to 180 bpm breakbeat loop."

opg · Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 7:28 am Post subject:

Stanley Pain · Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 8:14 am Post subject:

it makes me angry because i doubt the expressiveness and musical usefulness of this tool.

motion capture is there if you want it. i've imagined the possibilities and this piece of s*** doesn't even come close.

but hey, as long as they can fund their research into creating second rate guitar software as opposed to anything genuinely innovative we should applaud them.

(i mean, honestly, the japanese market has got stuff far more impressive and immersive than this already and i can buy it on my high street, not even a specialist shop. hell, i can kung fu aggressive midgets off my tv screen and i don't even need to wear orange gloves doing it...)

GovernorSilver · Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 12:39 pm Post subject:

So, is someone going to burn down a Finnish embassy? Evil or Very Mad

elektro80 · Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 5:50 pm Post subject:

tlj · Joined: Oct 04, 2005 Posts: 32 Location: Prague

elektro80 · Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 12:00 pm Post subject:

Stanley Pain · Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 12:04 pm Post subject: