Music Games Research Articles

Muzički sadržaji sa interneta - obrazovni aspekti u kontekstu slobodnog vremena

The subject of this paper is to consider the use of music content from the Internet in the context of free time and its functionalisation in education. The paper will deal with the theoretical problematisation of this topic from an interdisciplinary point of view, uniting andragogico-musicological competencies. In that sense, we will try to further elaborate and supplement the existing theoretical and empirical research, the results of which confirm that education appears as a factor in the use of free time, with concrete examples, that is, case studies (including specific media phenomena - for example, music video or computer games, applications, blogs, and others; but also various music practices that are realised via the Internet - creating, performing music or volunteering, and others.). The authors start from the following theoretical platforms which will be the basis for examining the characteristics and functions of music content from the Internet in the context of free time: first there will be examined special characteristics of free time - difficulty of recognising it, its multiple character, hierarchical organisation and mutual diversity; then the basic functions of free time will be looked at (leisure, entertainment and personal development), as well as educational intensities, spheres and specific content of leisure; in the end, music content from the Internet will be established within the theory of "serious leisure".

Developing Video Games for the Purposes of Rote Learning Regarding Adult Beginner Keyboard Learners; a Study Investigating the Effectiveness of a Prototype Music Game Relating to Engagement and Skill Acquisition

Developing Video Games for the Purposes of Rote Learning Regarding Adult Beginner Keyboard Learners; a Study Investigating the Effectiveness of a Prototype Music Game Relating to Engagement and Skill Acquisition

Research on Visual Design of Traditional Music Based on AI Enabling Guided by Intangible Cultural Heritage Inheritance Concept

In the era of network information, artificial intelligence technology has accelerated the flow of information, while the traditional intangible cultural heritage music also needs more integration and dissemination of such modern technologies in the face of the dilemma of the weak inheritance of teachers and apprentices. In this context, this research is guided by music visualization technology, combining visual design with traditional intangible cultural heritage music, and strengthening the visual comprehensibility of traditional music. This paper takes Nanyin music, Northern Shaanxi Folk Songs, Nanjing Baiju and other representative intangible cultural heritage music as examples, combining their music style characteristics. With the aid of artificial intelligence technology, it starts from animation communication, three-dimensional interaction design and music game design, and using intelligent technology to make music elements materialize, so as to achieve the goal of inheriting intangible cultural heritage through music visualization.

PEDAGOGICAL CONDITIONS OF THE ARTISTIC TRAINING OF THE TEACHER FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF MUSICAL AND GAME ACTIVITIES WITH THE STUDENTS OF THE NEW UKRAINIAN SCHOOL

The author carried out a definitive analysis of the game in the development of the main cultural forms of humanity, analyzed the fruitful opinions of outstanding teachers, psychologists and thinkers about the game as a method of learning and upbringing, researched the types and classification of musical games, proved that musical and game activity has a powerful effect on various subsystems of the personality of the younger schoolboy: emotional-sensual sphere, formation of musical culture, moral-aesthetic feelings, value orientations, develops creative abilities, general creativity, thinking and behavior of the student. The article analyzes the pedagogical conditions of the artistic training of teachers of the new formation, able to work in innovative socio-cultural conditions, ready to organize musical and game activities with primary school students, successfully implementing modern educational paradigms of the concept of the New Ukrainian School. The necessity of improving the artistic and pedagogical training of the teacher in the conditions of reforming the system of professional education, strengthening its cultural orientation, which is carried out under the implementation of pedagogical conditions, which provide for the theoretical and practical stages of the formation of the teacher's readiness to organize musical and game activities with younger schoolchildren in today's conditions, is substantiated. Prospective directions of innovative training of teachers of the National Academy of Arts and Sciences for the organization of music and games using author's game techniques, multimedia technologies, the Internet, graphics, video images, music and games projects, etc. are proposed.

Music to My Ears: Developing Kanji Stroke Knowledge through an Educational Music Game

Millions of people worldwide are taking up foreign languages with logographic writing systems, such as Japanese or Chinese. Learning thousands of characters necessary for literacy in those languages is a unique challenge to those coming from alphabetic backgrounds, and sustaining motivation in the face of such a momentous task is a struggle for many students. Many games exist for this purpose, but few offer production memory practice such as writing, and the vast majority are thinly veiled flashcards. To address this gap, we created Radical Tunes—a musical kanji-writing game—which combines production practice with musical mnemonic by assigning a melody to each element of a character. We chose to utilize music as it is a powerful tool that can be employed to enhance learning and memory. In this article, we explore whether incorporating melodies into a kanji learning game can positively affect the memorization of the stroke order/direction and overall shape of several Japanese characters, similar to the mnemonic effect of adding music to text. Specifically, we conducted two experimental studies, finding that (1) music improved immersion—an important factor related to learning; and (2) there was a positive correlation between melody presence and character production, particularly for more complex characters.

Phantom study for comparison between computed tomography- andC-Arm computed tomography-guided puncture applied byresidents in radiology.

Comparison of puncture deviation and puncture duration between computed tomography (CT)- and C-arm CT (CACT)-guided puncture performed by residents in training (RiT). In a cohort of 25 RiTs enrolled in a research training program either CT- or CACT-guided puncture was performed on a phantom. Prior to the experiments, the RiT's level of training, experience playing a musical instrument, video games, and ball sports, and self-assessed manual skills and spatial skills were recorded. Each RiT performed two punctures. The first puncture was performed with a transaxial or single angulated needle path and the second with a single or double angulated needle path. Puncture deviation and puncture duration were compared between the procedures and were correlated with the self-assessments. RiTs in both the CT guidance and CACT guidance groups did not differ with respect to radiologic experience (p = 1), angiographic experience (p = 0.415), and number of ultrasound-guided puncture procedures (p = 0.483), CT-guided puncture procedures (p = 0.934), and CACT-guided puncture procedures (p = 0.466). The puncture duration was significantly longer with CT guidance (without navigation tool) than with CACT guidance with navigation software (p < 0.001). There was no significant difference in the puncture duration between the first and second puncture using CT guidance (p = 0.719). However, in the case of CACT, the second puncture was significantly faster (p = 0.006). Puncture deviations were not different between CT-guided and CACT-guided puncture (p = 0.337) and between the first and second puncture of CT-guided and CACT-guided puncture (CT: p = 0.130; CACT: p = 0.391). The self-assessment of manual skills did not correlate with puncture deviation (p = 0.059) and puncture duration (p = 0.158). The self-assessed spatial skills correlated positively with puncture deviation (p = 0.011) but not with puncture duration (p = 0.541). The RiTs achieved a puncture deviation that was clinically adequate with respect to their level of training and did not differ between CT-guided and CACT-guided puncture. The puncture duration was shorter when using CACT. CACT guidance with navigation software support has a potentially steeper learning curve. Spatial skills might accelerate the learning of image-guided puncture. · The CT-guided and CACT-guided puncture experience of the RiTs selected as part of the program "Researchers for the Future" of the German Roentgen Society was adequate with respect to the level of training.. · Despite the lower collective experience of the RiTs with CACT-guided puncture with navigation software assistance, the learning curve regarding CACT-guided puncture may be faster compared to the CT-guided puncture technique.. · If the needle path is complex, CACT guidance with navigation software assistance might have an advantage over CT guidance.. · Meine TC, Hinrichs JB, Werncke T et al. Phantom study for comparison between computed tomography- and C-Arm computed tomography-guided puncture applied by residents in radiology. Fortschr Röntgenstr 2022; 194: 272 - 280.

Review of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Review| October 01 2021 Review of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time: A Game Music Companion by Tim Summers (Intellect, 2021, 314 pp, $113.50) Sarah Pozderac-Chenevey Sarah Pozderac-Chenevey Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Journal of Sound and Music in Games (2021) 2 (4): 55–57. https://doi.org/10.1525/jsmg.2021.2.4.55 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Sarah Pozderac-Chenevey; Review of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time: A Game Music Companion by Tim Summers (Intellect, 2021, 314 pp, $113.50). Journal of Sound and Music in Games 1 October 2021; 2 (4): 55–57. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/jsmg.2021.2.4.55 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentJournal of Sound and Music in Games Search Keywords: ambient music, earcon, Koji Kondo, Nintendo 64, world music The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998; hereafter OoT) is a frequent source of examples for ludomusicological concepts, and for good reasons: in addition to using music in a variety of ways, it was and is an extremely popular video game. Tim Summers acknowledges the importance of both aspects in the introduction to his new monograph, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time: A Game Music Companion. He also confronts the topic of canon formation at the outset, stating that he “is not interested in claiming that the game’s composer, Koji Kondo, is a ‘genius’, nor that Ocarina of Time has some quality of ‘greatness’. The study is instead motivated by Ocarina of Time’s popularity and the game’s novel use of music rather than belief in its quality in any universal sense” (2). Summers sets... © 2021 by The Regents of the University of California2021 You do not currently have access to this content.

Ludomusicology

In the past two decades, the study of video game music has come into its own and gained acceptance in the academic community. This subdiscipline, now commonly referred as ludomusicology, is still attempting basic questions concerning how it can be researched. This article aims to present the current situation and to reflect about some of the main lines of research related to the music of video games and their culture, a field of ongoing research that has received little attention in Hispanophone academia up to the present time. This article was originally published in Anuario Musical 75 (2020): 181–99 and has been translated for the Journal of Sound and Music in Games. https://doi.org/10.3989/anuariomusical.2020.75.09

Tingkat Kesulitan Dinamis Menggunakan Logika Fuzzy pada Game Musik Tradisional Jawa Tengah

The culture in Indonesia is very diverse, one of which is traditional songs. However, knowledge of traditional songs is still small. Digital Games can spread knowledge about traditional songs, one of which is Central Javanese traditional songs. However, the Game that is made still has static difficulties, so the Game cannot follow the player's ability, resulting in the player feeling bored and not wanting to continue the Game. To generate dynamic difficulties, methods in artificial intelligence can be applied to Games, one of which is Fuzzy. So in this study proposed the application of dynamic difficulties using Fuzzy Logic in music Games / Rhythm Games. Fuzzy Logic is built based on mathematical values and represents uncertainty, where this logic imitates the human way of thinking. Fuzzy Logic can convert crisp input values into fuzzy sets by performing fuzzification. After the input value is converted, the input will be entered into the set of rules provided. Each rule produces a different output. After the process is complete, the output value will be converted back to the crisp output value. Based on the research conducted, it is found that Fuzzy Logic can be applied to music Games where the Game can follow the player's ability based on the given rules.

Computerized Music-Reading Intervention Improves Resistance to Unisensory Distraction Within a Multisensory Task, in Young and Older Adults.

Incoming information from multiple sensory channels compete for attention. Processing the relevant ones and ignoring distractors, while at the same time monitoring the environment for potential threats, is crucial for survival, throughout the lifespan. However, sensory and cognitive mechanisms often decline in aging populations, making them more susceptible to distraction. Previous interventions in older adults have successfully improved resistance to distraction, but the inclusion of multisensory integration, with its unique properties in attentional capture, in the training protocol is underexplored. Here, we studied whether, and how, a 4-week intervention, which targets audiovisual integration, affects the ability to deal with task-irrelevant unisensory deviants within a multisensory task. Musically naïve participants engaged in a computerized music reading game and were asked to detect audiovisual incongruences between the pitch of a song’s melody and the position of a disk on the screen, similar to a simplistic music staff. The effects of the intervention were evaluated via behavioral and EEG measurements in young and older adults. Behavioral findings include the absence of age-related differences in distraction and the indirect improvement of performance due to the intervention, seen as an amelioration of response bias. An asymmetry between the effects of auditory and visual deviants was identified and attributed to modality dominance. The electroencephalographic results showed that both groups shared an increase in activation strength after training, when processing auditory deviants, located in the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. A functional connectivity analysis revealed that only young adults improved flow of information, in a network comprised of a fronto-parietal subnetwork and a multisensory temporal area. Overall, both behavioral measures and neurophysiological findings suggest that the intervention was indirectly successful, driving a shift in response strategy in the cognitive domain and higher-level or multisensory brain areas, and leaving lower level unisensory processing unaffected.

Preschool teachers’ view about the effect of musical games on musical talent and their development

This study presents the results of a research work, which aims to highlight the impact that the development of musical games during the learning process in preschool education has on the emotional and social development of preschool children. The purpose of this study is to investigate of the preschool teachers’ views about the impact you have on the overall development of children in preschool age, ie the importance of applying these games in preschool. The research approach applied in the study is a qualitative research approach. The sampling of the study includes 4 teachers who teach in the preschool system, in the kindergartens of the municipality of Gjilan, Kosova. The instruments applied in the study include semi-structured interviews. The main results and conclusions of the study that preschool teachers stated that the application of musical games during preschool lessons has a positive effect on improving the emotional state of children, as well as improving their social skills. Referring to the results of the study, it is suggested that teachers who work with children in preschool educational institutions, in teaching practice, to apply musical games in every lesson, not only to make the lesson as diverse as possible, but above all to make children feel happy.

Review of The Game Music Handbook

Review of <i>The Game Music Handbook</i>

Akademi Lalare Orchestra Sebagai Pengembang Kreativitas Musik Pada Anak Di Kabupaten Banyuwangi

Abstract: Creativity is a talent possessed by every individual and can be honed or nurtured through the right educational institutions. In a creativity formation, children need help to build their creativity. Supporting factors and the formation of creativity in children, namely with the full support of the people or the environment around them. The Lalare Orchestra Academy is an educational institution that teaches children to be more creative in playing musical instruments. This research uses descriptive qualitative method with data collection using observation and interview techniques, while the analysis technique uses the stages of reduction, presentation, and drawing conclusions. The research objective was to describe the background of the Lalare Academy Institute for orchestra and the process of developing musical creativity in children. The results showed that the background for the establishment of the Lalare Orchestra Academy was driven by the interest of the chairman of the Blambangan Arts Council, namely Syamsudin and Kadafi Kadiso as art enthusiasts to provide space and opportunities for academic music education to children. In its performances, the Lalare Orchestra Academy always presents Banyuwangi traditional music games with a number of musical instruments that are not only one device, but use many traditional musical instruments so that they are called orchestra music games. In its development, the Lalare Orchestra Academy is in great demand by children because children are given the opportunity to develop game techniques, thus motivating children to be creative. The process of developing creativity is carried out by teaching Banyuwangi traditional music playing techniques, improvisation, and its application when playing music in an orchestra. Thus children will be able to improvise existing songs and be able to play music well.Keywords: Lalare Orchestra Academy, Creativity

The use of mobile internet platforms and applications in vocal training: synergy of technological and pedagogical solutions

ABSTRACT The study is devoted to the search for technological solutions to improve and modernize music education aimed at developing fundamental skills of vocal mastery. Optimum technological solutions were identified in order to improve and modernize music education, the functional features of which provide students with the opportunity to master auditory skills by playing musical games by ear, sing to recordings in real-time, listen to and identifying chords, intervals, progressions, genres, etc. Mobile apps such as VoCo Vocal Coach, Vocalist Lite, Vox Tools: Learn to Sing, Swiftscales Vocal Trainer, Learn to Sing, Singing Lessons, Pocket Pitch, Sound Cloud, Sing True, Voice Training, VocaLive CS can transform vocal training in accordance with modern digital trends. The study substantiates the need for synergy of technological solutions and modern pedagogical styles in the development of vocal mastery. Technology can become an effective tool to improve learning by providing students with more constructive feedback and personalized learning. The model of the introduction of mobile applications and support in vocal training in accordance with the educational needs of the digital generation combines technological and pedagogical methods of training vocal masters and opens up opportunities for the development of digital music education.

Designing Musical Games for Electroacoustic Improvisation

This paper describes the background and motivations behind the author’s electroacoustic game-pieces Pathfinder (2016) and ICARUS (2019), designed specifically for his performance practice with an augmented drum kit. The use of game structures in music is outlined, while musical expression in the context of commercial musical games using conventional game controllers is discussed. Notions such as agility, agency and authorship in music composition and improvisation are in parallel with game design and play, where players are asked to develop skills through affordances within a digital game-space. It is argued that the recent democratisation of game engines opens a wide range of expressive opportunities for real-time game-based improvisation and performance. Some of the design decisions and performance strategies for the two instrument-controlled games are presented to illustrate the discussion; this is done in terms of game design, physical control through the augmented instrument, live electronics and overall artistic goals of the pieces. Finally, future directions for instrument-controlled electroacoustic game-pieces are suggested.

Training Using a Commercial Immersive Virtual Reality System on Hand-Eye Coordination and Reaction Time in Young Musicians: A Pilot Study.

The implementation of virtual reality (VR) opens up a wide range of possibilities for the development of dexterity, speed and precision of movements. The aim of this study was to investigate whether immersive VR training affected the hand–eye coordination and reaction time in students of the state music school. This study implemented a single-group pre-post study design. This study enrolled 14 individuals, submitted to a 15 min training session of the immersive music game “Beat Saber”, once a day for 5 consecutive days. The plate-tapping test (PTT) and the ruler-drop test (Ditrich’s test) were used to assess the reaction time. Trial-making test (TMT) A and TMT B were used to assess coordination and visual attention. Analysis of the results showed a statistically significant improvement in hand–eye coordination and reaction time of music school students using the TMT-A (p < 0.002), TMT-B (p < 0.001), Ditrich’s test for the non-dominant hand (0.025) and PTT (0.0001) after applying a week-long training period in immersive VR. The results obtained in the present study show that the VR system, along with the immersive music game, has the potential to improve hand–eye coordination and reaction time in young musicians, which may lead to the faster mastering of a musical instrument.

Action Video Games Enhance Attentional Control and Phonological Decoding in Children with Developmental Dyslexia.

Reading acquisition is extremely difficult for about 5% of children because they are affected by a heritable neurobiological disorder called developmental dyslexia (DD). Intervention studies can be used to investigate the causal role of neurocognitive deficits in DD. Recently, it has been proposed that action video games (AVGs)—enhancing attentional control—could improve perception and working memory as well as reading skills. In a partial crossover intervention study, we investigated the effect of AVG and non-AVG training on attentional control using a conjunction visual search task in children with DD. We also measured the non-alphanumeric rapid automatized naming (RAN), phonological decoding and word reading before and after AVG and non-AVG training. After both video game training sessions no effect was found in non-alphanumeric RAN and in word reading performance. However, after only 12 h of AVG training the attentional control was improved (i.e., the set-size slopes were flatter in visual search) and phonological decoding speed was accelerated. Crucially, attentional control and phonological decoding speed were increased only in DD children whose video game score was highly efficient after the AVG training. We demonstrated that only an efficient AVG training induces a plasticity of the fronto-parietal attentional control linked to a selective phonological decoding improvement in children with DD.

Introduction of means of rhythmic gymnastics in the process of Physical Education at the institutions of preschool education in order to form the movements culture in children of senior preschool age

It’s a well- known fact that beautiful and correct movements are formed in the young age. In the future on this basis it will be easy to master more complex movements and actions, including sports. Purpose of the research. On the ground of analyzed literature we are to determine the means of rhythmic gymnastics, which are aimed at the formation of movements culture and to develop the program of PT classes of 5-6 years old children in conditions of institutions of preschool education of Ukraine. Methods of the research: analysis of scientific and methodical literature, Internet resources and educational programs, and pedagogical supervision of the educational process in several preschool educational establishments and in the sport school of Olympic reserve in rhythmic gymnastics. The research results. We analyzed 6 kindergarten programs. One of the tasks is the development of the ability to correctly use the acquired motor experience in independent motor activity. In our opinion, it is the means of rhythmic gymnastics that will be effective for solving this problem.&#x0D; Among the variety of means of rhythmic gymnastics we offer to identify basic and auxiliary ones, as the most effective for the formation of movements culture of preschool children in conditions of preschool education. Music and motor games improve the emotional background of the lesson, aesthetic behavior of preschoolers and creative skills. Summary. So Rhythmic gymnastics exercises is a universal means for forming the culture of movements of preschoolers because this sport has aesthetic and technical components of performing exercises, namely beautiful posture, beautiful head turn, and the ability to perform movements together and gently. Prospects for further research. To develop a set of exercises for the formation of a "culture of movements" for senior preschool children with the use of means of artistic gymnastics in the conditions of preschool educational institutions.

Review of The Game Audio Strategy Guide

Review of <i>The Game Audio Strategy Guide</i>

The relationship between probable ADHD and playing MMORPGs with the severity of disordered gaming: The effect of gaming motivations

Objective: The main aim of the present study was to consider the impact of gaming motivations among young adults when evaluating the relationship between probable attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs), with disordered gaming. Method: In the present study, participants were assessed with the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scales (ASRS-v1.1), the Motives for Online Gaming Questionnaire (MOGQ), and the nine-item Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short Form (IGDS9-SF). Results: Participants with probable ADHD (n=143, 19.2%) and without probable ADHD (n=602, 80.8%) did not differ according to the current age, gender, presence of romantic relationship, marital status, where and with whom they are living, employment status and time spent on the gaming. Compared to participants without probable ADHD, those with probable ADHD had higher rates of having a game console, purchasing games, gaming more than usual on weekends, having problems related to gaming, probable internet gaming disorder (IGD) according to IGDS9-SF cut-off score and higher scales scores (IGDS9-SF and MOGQ), whereas they had a lower age at first gaming. Among different game types, those with probable ADHD were gaming more with multiplayer online battle arena games, social network games, music games, MMORPGs, sports games/car games, and horror-themed/survival games. Scores of all six types of gaming motives were higher among those with probable ADHD, and among them coping/escape, social, skill development, and fantasy distinguished the presence of probable ADHD. In the ANCOVA analysis, the presence of probable ADHD and the use of MMORPGs (as well as online gaming motives [coping/escape, recreation, fantasy, social and competition]) predicted the severity of IGD symptoms, and also these effects also interacted, involving probable ADHD and using MMORPGs. Conclusion: These findings suggest that those with probable ADHD may have different gaming characteristics than those without probable ADHD. Probable ADHD and using MMORPGs are related to the severity of disordered gaming, along with almost all type of online gaming motivations. Also, the effects of probable ADHD and MMORPGs use interacted with each other.