Session Name: | Creating an Interactive Musical Experience for Fantasia: Music Evolved |
Speaker(s): | Jeff Allen, Devon Newsom |
Company Name(s): | Harmonix Music Systems, Harmonix Music Systems |
Track / Format: | Design |
Overview: | What distinguishes an instrument from a toy? How can limitations spark creativity in both developers and gamers? Developers of Fantasia: Music Evolved share lessons learned as the studio transitioned from a maker of music simulators to a maker of music generators. Covering topics from prototyping to music technology to motion gaming, Harmonix developers explore the way in which rapid iteration with a wide of range of tools allows for creation of new musical experiences. |