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Hacks Allowing Disabled Gamers To Play Guitar Hero

Posted by Soulskill on 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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  1. Brainless by isBandGeek() · · Score: 5, Funny

    What about people like me, with no brains, you insensitive clod!

    1. Re:Brainless by Cowmonaut · · Score: 4, Funny

      Whoa...

      Didn't realize Vorgon's came to Slashdot.

    2. Re:Brainless by fishbowl · · Score: 2, Funny

      >What about people like me, that can actually play guitar!!

      I just accept that I'm much better at guitar than at Guitar Hero, and let it go.

      On the other hand, I'm better at guitar than at air guitar, and that really bothers me.

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  2. The one true glove by greg1104 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm still waiting for the Nintendo Power Glove interface to the game

  3. Re:cool by meringuoid · · Score: 2, Funny
    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.

    I assume you made the same complaint about Call of Duty 4, and recommended something else as 'a game for real soldiers'?

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  4. what about pinball? by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 2, Funny

    Why are these people playing Guitar Hero? I thought they were supposed to be good at pinball.

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