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Harmonix steps away from the guitar to breathe photo

With so many guitar-based games under their belt (Rock Band, Guitar Hero), it would be safe to assume that the next Harmonix title would also feature guitars. It looks like it won't.

According to the Game Developers Conference 2008 session listing, senior designer Chris Foster will talk about making the "other" project, a non-beatmatching game from Harmonix. 

In the writeup for the session titled "Your Music Is the Game: Designing the OTHER Project at Harmonix,"  it is mentioned that beats would be algorithmically generated, and that this game would lack the dedicated peripherals of other Harmonix titles.

The presenter pries apart the company’s standard beatmatch design, and explores how each element had to evolve, or be discarded, in order to make the new project a success.

Who knows what they're headed towards. I suppose we'll have to wait until the 2008 Game Developers Conference to really know. 








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Nubc4kes's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/31/2007 11:57
Nubc4kes
Harmonix has yet to wrong me. I'm interested to see where they are going with this.
GuitarAtomik's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/31/2007 12:04
GuitarAtomik
Sounds interesting. Any game that uses my own music to play to is a great idea. Does anyone remember Vib Ribbon?
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/31/2007 12:08
king3vbo
So far, Harmonix has done nothing but deliver win. I trust them to makes something boss.
JesusXP's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/31/2007 12:19
JesusXP
sounds alot like Everyday Shooter's concept...
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/31/2007 12:24
Holyetheline
Harmonix is perfection in gaming/music form.
galagabug 's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/31/2007 12:25
galagabug
are they saying it won't be a rhythm game at all? might we finally see the spiritual successor to amplitude?
B-Radicate's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/31/2007 12:26
B-Radicate
Here's hoping they make a DJ game. Even though that goes against everything the press release thing there claims. I still dream.
falinter's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/31/2007 12:59
falinter
maybe it will be able to algorithmically make notes for the destructoid theme song.

wouldn't that be boss
whiteboy0869's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/31/2007 13:20
whiteboy0869
vibribbon was the shit
Cheeburga's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/31/2007 13:38
Cheeburga
I'm sure they won't dissapoint.
wardrox's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/31/2007 13:58
wardrox
Screw that, "The Sim 3" announcement too!
Tino's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/31/2007 14:09
Tino
Come on a sequel to Amplitude!

Or maybe Freezepop: The Game!

I would play both being so uber chic.
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/31/2007 14:30
Sharpless
Kudos on the post title. Win.
BlindsideDork's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/31/2007 15:16
BlindsideDork
I win!
Bob Muir's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/31/2007 16:25
Bob Muir
I'd like to see an expansion of the Frequency/Amplitude concepts. I see how it evolved into Guitar Hero, but it could easily go the other way as well.
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