Sure,
some studies have shown that excessive gaming can lead to less interest in things like studying and doing homework, but it turns out that, pretty unsurprisingly, playing
Guitar Hero or
Rock Band might actually lead children to
want to learn... to rock out on real instruments, anyway. That's right, according to a truly shocking report in
The Times of London, roughly half of the 3 to 18 year-olds in the UK have played a music game, and one fifth of them have been motivated by their playing to give a real instrument a try, which has led to 2.5 million new budding Ted Nugents (or Jared Letos) springing up. So it's true, the kids aren't exactly studying, but at least they're doing something that could maybe eventually lead to them standing up or... something. School's out forever, dude.
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posted Dec 1st 2008 9:50PM
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o rlli ?
I'd like to learn to play guitar and Piano.
I don't consider myself a master till I can play every song from Halo 3.
well
i can play piano
and i really dont want to play guitar
to be honest
i play drums
and i can sing :)
\m/
Yeah, me too.
"Sure, some studies have shown that excessive gaming can lead to people wanting to kill babies, whilst chanting all your base are belong to us."
???
I thought i would get to read something crazy like that.
I play DJMAX (PSP)... Does that count?
WHAT?! I'm having problems replying! This was meant for 'Einhanderkiller'
Yeah, me!
reply system screwed up, i posted after the guy before me AND posted to a completely different comment yet somehow i find myself replying Aguiluz.
What will playing Tap Tap Revenge on my iPhone make me want to do?
tap your desk?
Think Differently, I guess.
I'm getting an electric violin soon, does that count?
Yes indeed it does!!
After 4 Days in a row (24/7) playing Soul Calibour I want to buy a Katana... Does ths count too?
Blastar:
No, that's just scary.
and you still cant spell the video game
On the subject of guitars, that's a pretty ugly one in the picture.
are you kidding me? that guitar is beautiful!
Nope. DBrim is right. that guitar is fugly.
someone vomited on an explorer
more like SCHHHHHOOOOLLLLLLSSSS OUT FOR-EVER!!!!!!!!
how do you play guitar with gloves? or long sleves for a matter of fact?
I don't know, but anyone that plays a guitar with gloves is a douchebag
I don't see how gloves OR long sleeves would impact your ability to play...
You can still hold a pick and fret.
That said, gloves are very douchebaggy.
Long sleeves on the other hand...
I anxiously await Nickelback's take on this.
http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/21/nickelback-singer-put-down-the-guitar-hero/
That's what I was talking about.
I wanna see what Ja Rule thinks about this.
FUGLY hes FUGLY they could at least used a girl, like the professional one I payed for earlier
Professional
Fusion Fuzo
you mean the prostitute? since you can't get girls the normal way?
also, you do realize that passing the test on computertraining.com doesn't make you an IT professional?
the professional one you payed before? no, no she was a con artist turns out she drugs you then lets you have sex with a gay midget for an hour.....
but do not worry, she still is 'professional'
pfft, nobody plays guitar queer-o anymore!
Now, it's all rockband, especially since you have to buy a WHOLE NEW DRUMSET to make you rockband 2 experience ROCK OUT LOUD!
Or not rock out loud at all, the new drums are hella quiet.
Keyword there is "want". Plenty of people WANT to learn to play an instrument, but few actually do.
"one fifth of them have been motivated by their playing to give a real instrument a try"
They've at least tried playing a real instrument.
(My background: Played piano for 5 years. Played Gutiar Hero. Started guitar. It's harder.)
Yeah, I have a guitar, and have had one for much longer than Guitar Hero has been out, but for some reason I just can't seem to learn how to play it. I mean, I could probably give it a little more effort, but my fingers don't seem to want to do it even on easy stuff. Guitar Hero on the other hand I play expert on. I guess a real guitar isn't for all of us, so Guitar Hero brings the fun to the less talented.
I really do think this is good in theory, but the problem is that "kids today" have ZERO attention span. Getting even just OK at guitar takes quite a bit of work (e.g. being able to switch chords without having to pause), whereas picking up Guitar Hero, it's just a couple of buttons to press and you're playing all the awesome rock songs. I just see a lot of kids giving up quickly on their shiny new guitar.
Should I get off your lawn? You seem tired and cranky.
What? Do you even begin to disagree with him? Kids these days ARE lazy as hell and just want to play video games all day. I always want to smack the parents of the kids that are walking around stores walking into people because they are still playing their video games and can't detach themselves for even a minute to do something else.
And hell, I'm only 24, it's not like I'm that far out from being a kid, it's just the truth.
'Kids' these days are influenced by your generations actions. Kids did not make the Playstation, Facebook nor Guitar Hero.
Its all your fault...
/cries out loud
The biggest problem with going from a game to a real guitar is trying to keep the guitar in tune. Buy a cheap guitar and its out of tune in minutes. Gotta not have to tune to at least get started. When the guitar sounds bad, game over. I'm looking for the right electronic one. Not that I don't want a freaking Les Paul or Strat, but I want to know I can play something before dropping that kind of cash.
That guy reminds of me of Phanbouy's avatar...
Good to hear.
This means more high school kids bringing their guitars to school, showing off the 3 chords they can play. Green Day FTL.
Coming from the guy with the Alter Bridge avatar.
hey im back i made fun of your avatar at some point in the past...your band still sucks but tremonti is alright
Hey, what's wrong with 3 chord progressions???
Are you kidding me? Alter Bridge has some amazing guitar work. (Yes, Tremonti is a monster.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ix3AadKT0xQ
was i the only one that thought the title was referring to ...erm...something else?
Probably
I just wanted to say that this applies to me also--- after playing guitar hero for maybe 6 months i decided to give a real guitar a try.
Unfortunately, I realized after a few months of playing guitar I was still about 98458027584x better at guitar hero then a real guitar so I gave up out of frustration.
is that jared leto?
yes it is. He's in a band called 30 Seconds to Mars
Jared Leto killed my neighbor's dog. True story.
haha from his facial expression it looks like he's playing guitar hero
and yeah, thats him, but he looks different with a beard
I hope this leads to music again. I miss music.
I am not a fan of guitar games, but I recognize their value in this Hip-Hop dominated world, people who didnt previously like rock and metal are getting into it thanks to the popularity of the game, the album sales of Dragonforce skyrocketed after they were featured in GHIII. I am hoping this will inspire a new generation of guitar heroes. It may not bring about the return of 80s hair metal I am wishing for, but hopefully it inspire some people to learn to play. We need more bands like Iron Maiden, Slayer, Megadeth, Judas Priest, and Twisted Sister.
When are they bringing out Sax Hero? Oh - of course - it takes time and dedication to play sax (or trumpet or clarinet). Hell! Imagine that school band with 55 wanna-be guitarists! At least they'd only last 3 weeks before the reality of having to actually practice hit home. Oh no! They're guitar players - they don't ever practice!!! Make that 10 years.
I played Brain Age for a week, and decided to major get a Phd in mathematics.
dunno. my dad thought i wanted to play the violin when i was young, but he was also way into classical music... by the way i stopped at eight... i hope that doesn't mean i'm just lazy...
Ok!!...........
[awkward silence]
I hope things work our in the relationship between you and your dad
Nope, not *just* lazy; you're a quitter too! /jk
This is just like the case where car-racing video games [played with steering-wheel controllers] apparently help you pass the driving exam with a bit more success.
Expect titles like Homework Hero to start cropping up on store shelves soon.
Jared Leto over a modern guitar hero such as Adam Jones or Zakk Wylde or John 5 or Jack White? Really? Awesome choice, Engadget.
"Monkey See Monkey Do." So I guess my friend wasn't wrong when he said that watching pron made him want to be a pron star. lol...
I wish people could just say 'The Times' instead of having to specify 'of London'. After all, it is the original 'Times' after which came the NY/LA etc Times. It's only all the other 'The (...) Times' newspapers that should need a place reference :p
Please. No more Letos.
I actually started playing electric guitar because of Guitar Hero 3, and it turns out i was a natural, i've been playing for less than a year but i can play more complicated things than friends who have been playing for 3
are you sure about that? playing a real guitar has a much much much higher learning curve than pressing shinny buttons.