GuitarHero/RockBand fans... side project anyone?

[John Colvin]

On Thursday, 12 December 2013 at 15:47:48 UTC, Jacob Carlborg 
wrote:
> On 2013-12-12 11:43, Manu wrote:
>> So, I'm a massive fan of music games. I'll shamefully admit 
>> that I was
>> tragically addicted to Dance Dance Revolution about 10 years 
>> ago.
>> Recently, it's Guitar Hero and Rock Band.
>>
>> I quite like the band ensemble games, they're good party 
>> games, and
>> great rhythm practise that's actually applicable to real 
>> instrument
>> skills too.
>
> I wouldn't agree with that, at least not for Guitar Hero. I had 
> issues with the timing. When I played I tried to time the 
> music, but that didn't work. Instead I had to time the screen 
> to get any points.

As a lifelong musician this annoyed the hell out of me. The whole 
experience ends up like reading annoying flashy sheet music. Low 
latency is critical.