Hacks Allowing Disabled Gamers To Play Guitar Hero

Posted by Soulskill on Thursday November 20, 2008 @09:01PM from the getting-out-of-hand dept.

angrymilkman writes "Here are two interesting new approaches where researchers modified the popular Guitar Hero game so it can be played by gamers with disabilities. Air Guitar Hero modifies the Guitar Hero controller so someone without limbs can play it by using electrodes attached to the user's residual arm. Blind Hero is a mod for Frets on Fire that uses a haptic glove that can turn visual feedback into haptic feedback, allowing blind gamers to play Guitar Hero songs." There have been a variety of Guitar Hero hacks in the past, including a custom drum pad for playing the guitar part, using the plastic guitar as a real instrument, and rocking out with your bike, but it's nice to see some more serious modifications showing up.

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cool by Anonymous Coward · 2008-11-20 22:40 · Score: 0, Flamebait

The pool of talentless do-nothing "hehe look at me I can pound on a piece of plastic" dim wits is being expanded. Repeat after me: Guitar Hero is for Morons. You wanna see what Guitar Hero should have been? Check out synthesiagame.com --- a game for real musicians. But then, it would be impossible for GH to be marketed to the legions of zero talent fat slobs playing video games for 10 hours a day if the "guitars" required anything close to musical skill.