GuitarBots online learning game is played with any real guitar
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The GuitarBots practice mode walks players through songs at their own pace, showing finger position and timing
Good performance is rewarded with stars, which open up more advanced levels and allow players to progress through the game
Riffs, solos and full songs must be played correctly with a robotic band to unlock new songs and practice areas
In Jam mode, players need to hit the right notes or their robot avatar gets frustrated and could even die
A bouncing robotic head indicates finger position and timing
GuitarBots is an online guitar learning game from Ovelin that allows players to use a real acoustic or electric guitar to play the game's challenges
GuitarBots includes a tuner, the aim being to achieve a straight green laser line for pitch perfect tuning
GuitarBots features step-by-step tutorials, a built-in tuner and a variety of songs with both beginner and advanced difficulty levels
One of my most painful (but at the same time wickedly amusing) memories relating to the Guitar Hero and Rock Band gaming boom a few years ago was when a high-scoring king of the button/paddle guitar controller tried to show me how easy it was to play a real guitar. He soon learned that playing a real instrument can be very tough at the beginning, so much so that many would-be axe gods give up before the calluses have even had a chance to form. GuitarBots from Ovelin is a new online learning system that combines challenge and reward computer-based gaming and a real instrument to take string pickers from the tentative first steps right through to more advanced soloing and rhythm play ... and it looks like a whole lot of fun, too.
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