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technology.timesonline.co.uk - 12/1/2008
Guitar Hero leads children to pick up real instruments
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Video games have led many anxious parents to fear that their children could turn into addicted, uncultured sloths. But research by one of Britain's largest music charities suggests that the popularity of active music titles such as Guitar Hero and Rock Band have prompted up to 2.5 million ...
Guitar Hero "Reaching its Peak" - Analyst
edge-online.com - 12/9/2008
Guitar Hero "Reaching its Peak" - Analyst
— edge-online.com — Lagging Guitar Hero: World Tour sales are an indication that Activision's explosively popular series is finally "reaching... its peak," claimed Electronic Entertainment Design and Research analyst Jesse Divnich in a Monday research note.  ... (more) Guitar Hero "Reaching its Peak" - Analyst

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gizmodo.com - 11/30/2008
Crazy Guy Beats Guitar Hero 3 Using Drums [Guitar Hero]
— gizmodo.com — If you have ever tried to play the guitar using drumsticks, you were probably drinking the same... paint thinner as I was drinking, because it's impossible. Unless you are playing with Guitar Hero III. And you have a custom midi controller designed ... (more) Crazy Guy Beats Guitar Hero 3 Using Drums [Guitar Hero]

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Guitar Hero makes music look easy - 2.5 million extra kids learning instruments thanks to video games
techdigest.tv - 12/2/2008
Guitar Hero makes music look easy - 2.5 million extra kids learning instruments thanks to video ...
— techdigest.tv — Hear that sound? That's the slow, disjointed, tortured noise made by 2.5 million 14-year-old boys currently trying... to work out the opening chords of 'Smoke on the Water' on their new proper guitars. It's all thanks to the success of music games ... (more) Guitar Hero makes music look easy - 2.5 million extra ...

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Guitar Hero makes music look easy - 2.5 million extra kids learning instruments thanks to video games
Tech Digest — ... Hear that sound? That's the slow, disjointed, tortured noise made by 2.5 million 14-year-old boys currently trying to work out the opening chords of 'Smoke on the Water' on their new proper guitars. It's all thanks to the success of music games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band, which have triggered a massive surge in the number of kids learning to play musical instruments. The Times says a survey by Youth Music found that over half of... ...

Playing Guitar Hero could make you want to do something besides play video games
Engadget — ... Sure, some studies have shown that excessive gaming can lead to less interest in things like studying and doing homework, but it turns out that, pretty unsurprisingly, playing Guitar Hero or Rock Band might actually lead children to ...

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Guitar Hero turned into a bike ride — MAKE Magazine
Although it doesn't really work like the real game, some kid turned his neighborhood streets into a Guitar Hero game board where you have to successfully bike over the icons from the game, made in chalk on the street. Although doing this successfully will not actually play the game or ...