psfk.com - 3/26/2009
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The "Oh No Banjo" exhibit has to be one of the cooler bits we've seen from the Game Developers Conference currently underway. The showcase featured the work of students who participated in the " Alternative Controllers Seminar " at Rochester Institute of Technology last semester. ...
kotaku.com - 3/31/2009
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kotaku.com —
Activision 's marketing team looks to be suffering
from a bout of March Madness, as the new
Guitar Hero: Metallica television spot is ruefully lacking in Heidi Klum pantslessness in favor of Bobby Knight pantslessness. Four NCAA coaches match wits ...
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Guitar Hero: Metallica Ad Has Exactly Four Too Many ...
geardiary.com - 3/31/2009
uberreview.com - 4/1/2009
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uberreview.com —
There has been no end to the geeky
cuff links phenomenon, but these Guitar Hero cuff links
are a little bit special. They are well made and they don’t look ridiculously geeky, you could probably pull off wearing them into a corporate meeting, ...
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Guitar Hero Cuff Links
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DIY: Banjo Hero
GEARFUSE —
game-controller-game Students at Rochester Institute of Technology were given the task of coming up with an alternative gaming controller last year. The result of one group of tinkerers is called “Oh No Banjo.” It’s an old wooden banjo hollowed out and gutted to become a Guitar Hero controller . Pretty cool, but from the looks of the pictures, these guys need to clean their dorm room stat. Link
Guitar Hero goes Banjo Hero at the Game Developers’ Conference
Gizmo Watch —
... you play Guitar Hero with a banjo, we guess it’s fine to call it Banjo Hero. The “Oh No Banjo” exhibit at the Game Developers’ Conference had students from the Rochester Institute of Technology displaying their Guitar Hero compatible banjo. They used electronics from a guitar game-controller and created custom software and musical arrangements fit for the banjo to complete the Banjo Hero.
Via: BoingBoing/ PSFK
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One of my highlights from the Game Developers' Conference for me was the "Oh No Banjo" exhibit, showing off student work from the Rochester Institute of Technology's "Alternative Controllers Seminar." The students gutted a guitar game-controller and built a very credible banjo using its ...
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