A lot of popular musicians are against the videogames that are related to playing music like Rock Band and Guitar Hero. They claim that it is bringing kids away from the real experience of playing an instrument. However, Harmonix’s John Drake says that he thinks that these music games are more of a helpful way to get kids into playing real instruments. In an interview Drake said:
“I think they’re missing the point. I think that they don’t understand why it’s a phenomenon. From my perspective, anything that gets kids interested in music and gets kids playing music in their house that isn’t an MP3 they stole off the internet, is a good thing. Anything that’s making money for music and making music relevant to kids again is a good thing. I think they think that we prefer people playing plastic guitars over real guitars, and that couldn’t be farther from the truth. We would love nothing more than for every kid that buys Beatles: Rock Band in September to immediately ask for a real guitar for Christmas because they’re inspired.”
In my opinion, I believe that these types of games are a good experience for younger kids who are thinking about maybe playing an instrument later on in their life. These games also provide a interesting and unique way of playing an instrument for kids.
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