WO2009143298A3 - Music video game and guitar-like game controller - Google Patents

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WO2009143298A3
WO2009143298A3 PCT/US2009/044748 US2009044748W WO2009143298A3 WO 2009143298 A3 WO2009143298 A3 WO 2009143298A3 US 2009044748 W US2009044748 W US 2009044748W WO 2009143298 A3 WO2009143298 A3 WO 2009143298A3
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Jack J. Mccauley
Brian Bright
John Devecka
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Abstract

A music video game provides a guitar shaped video game controller with an analog control device with touch sensor. In some embodiments the analog control device is in the form of a touch sensitive pad on a neck of a guitar shaped video game compeller. In some embodiments, the analog control device may resemble additional buttons on a neck of a guitar shaped video game controller. The analog control device may be used to simulate various techniques which may be performed on strings of a guitar.
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