The family has been playing a lot of Band Hero lately. It's really a fun game. If you haven't tried it, I highly recommend you find a friend who has it and try it out. I play guitar most of the time, Alex plays base, Stephanie sings, and Ryan bangs on the drums(the drums aren't actually active in the game when he plays, but a 2 year old doesn't know or care). It's quite a ruckus! =D At any rate, it's a fairly well known fact that mastering guitar in these types of game doesn't mean you can play anything on a real guitar. But wait! There are hidden benefits! First off, you're pushing down on buttons with your fingers in a way that would seem to build up strength and dexterity in the fingers on your left hand. You're also strumming with your right hand(reverse this for lefty mode) and if you plan on getting any sort of speed in game, you're strumming up AND down. This would seem to have obvious benefits to a beginning guitarist who has yet to build up strength, dexterity, or strumming habits. (I almost typed "strumming hobbits" just now. For some reason that struck me as really funny, but I digress.) Certainly, the game is no compensation for practice with a real guitar, but as an addition to regular practice, I think it's a great idea. Any of you feel the same?
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