Just... putting this out there...
Not very often... but every once and awhile I'll read about some new thing (be it a game, a convention, or some sort of service) that at some point previous to its unveiling I had some moment where I thought 'Hey, this might be a money-making scheme!'.
Generally, if I have an idea might be decent one of a few things happens:
1.) I have no ability what-so-ever to bring the idea to fruition, so I don't tell anyone about it.
2.) I bounce the idea off of someone, they think it's a great idea... and then I do nothing at all about it.
3.) I bounce the idea off of someone... who convinces me it's the worst idea ever described... then I do nothing about it.
Irregardless, some of these ideas come into being. When that happens, I wish I had told more people. Not because I want to run to the PTO and file trademark/copyright infringement papers. I just want everyone to realize that I am a god damned genius. I want everyone to beat a path to my door and every morning shout at me as I'm walking, humbly, to my car "Dude, I can't BELIEVE you thought up post-its (tm) before 3M did [No, I didn't -wik]! You're a fucking genius, man[yes, I am. -wik]!"
So, with that in mind, I bring you this bright idea. I don't share this idea because I think it's insanely awesome. I'm just relating it here so that when some insane company comes out and makes this, I'll have some ability to say that I called this one.
The Quick Sell: It's Guitar Hero, but with real guitars and it's an MMO. [No, I'm not kidding.]
The Long Sell: Players hook up their axes to their computers/consoles (perhaps with a proprietary USB device). Via DSP, the players control their characters with their real life guitars (you'd play notes to move around, navigate menus, cast spells, do attacks, you get the idea). Some things (spells, crafting, etc) would consist of little mini-games... which would effectively be little songs to play. So there'd be a different song for each spell/ability.
Problems with this idea: If the DSP would be client-side, it'd probably be insanely easy to cheat. If DSP was server-side (just passing the raw sound to the server), then that might be a TAD processor intensive. Also, DSP isn't so great at detecting CHORDS.
Why it could rock: Players could get together and jam online... using an MMO as a (shitty) recording studio... hell, you could hook up with YouTube or something and crap out videos there. Other electronic intruments (keyboards, basses, that crazy electro-violin thing that that dude in Dave Mathews band plays, etc) could work in this format as well. I don't see how drums would work well (without proprietary drum pads... which no one would buy).
There. Now, when Harmonix or whoever comes out with this in 2010 or so, I expect you all coming back to this thread to tell me how amazingly awesome I am.
Generally, if I have an idea might be decent one of a few things happens:
1.) I have no ability what-so-ever to bring the idea to fruition, so I don't tell anyone about it.
2.) I bounce the idea off of someone, they think it's a great idea... and then I do nothing at all about it.
3.) I bounce the idea off of someone... who convinces me it's the worst idea ever described... then I do nothing about it.
Irregardless, some of these ideas come into being. When that happens, I wish I had told more people. Not because I want to run to the PTO and file trademark/copyright infringement papers. I just want everyone to realize that I am a god damned genius. I want everyone to beat a path to my door and every morning shout at me as I'm walking, humbly, to my car "Dude, I can't BELIEVE you thought up post-its (tm) before 3M did [No, I didn't -wik]! You're a fucking genius, man[yes, I am. -wik]!"
So, with that in mind, I bring you this bright idea. I don't share this idea because I think it's insanely awesome. I'm just relating it here so that when some insane company comes out and makes this, I'll have some ability to say that I called this one.
The Quick Sell: It's Guitar Hero, but with real guitars and it's an MMO. [No, I'm not kidding.]
The Long Sell: Players hook up their axes to their computers/consoles (perhaps with a proprietary USB device). Via DSP, the players control their characters with their real life guitars (you'd play notes to move around, navigate menus, cast spells, do attacks, you get the idea). Some things (spells, crafting, etc) would consist of little mini-games... which would effectively be little songs to play. So there'd be a different song for each spell/ability.
Problems with this idea: If the DSP would be client-side, it'd probably be insanely easy to cheat. If DSP was server-side (just passing the raw sound to the server), then that might be a TAD processor intensive. Also, DSP isn't so great at detecting CHORDS.
Why it could rock: Players could get together and jam online... using an MMO as a (shitty) recording studio... hell, you could hook up with YouTube or something and crap out videos there. Other electronic intruments (keyboards, basses, that crazy electro-violin thing that that dude in Dave Mathews band plays, etc) could work in this format as well. I don't see how drums would work well (without proprietary drum pads... which no one would buy).
There. Now, when Harmonix or whoever comes out with this in 2010 or so, I expect you all coming back to this thread to tell me how amazingly awesome I am.