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boingboing.net - 3/26/2009

Homebrew banjo game-controller by RIT students

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One of my highlights from the Game Developers' Conference for me was the "Oh No Banjo" exhibit, showing off student work from the Rochester Institute of Technology's "Alternative Controllers Seminar." The students gutted a guitar game-controller and built a very credible banjo using its ...

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psfk.com - 3/26/2009

Guitar Hero with a Banjo

— psfk.com — The "Oh No Banjo" exhibit has to be one of the cooler bits we've seen from the Game Developers Conference currently underway. The showcase featured the work of students who participated in the " Alternative Controllers Seminar " at ... (more) Guitar Hero with a Banjo

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Banjo hero
Hack a Day — ... We’ve posted a plethora of Guitar Hero style hardware hacks, but this one is completely different than the others. Behold, the Banjo hero. This unique controller was constructed from an old banjo and a guitar hero controller. Custom software was then built with custom songs for game play. We really wish we could see it in action. There are a couple videos available for download, but they are just pictures of the build process. [via Boing Boing] ...

Guitar Hero goes Banjo Hero at the Game Developers’ Conference
Gizmo Watch — If you play Guitar Hero with a banjo, we guess it’s fine to call it Banjo Hero. The “Oh No Banjo” exhibit at the Game Developers’ Conference had students from the Rochester Institute of Technology displaying their Guitar Hero compatible banjo. They used electronics from a guitar game-controller and created custom software and musical arrangements fit for the banjo to complete the Banjo Hero. Via: BoingBoing/ PSFK

Students At RIT Hacks Guitar Hero Controller Into A Banjo
Pulse2 - Technology News And Reviews — ...   The students gutted the wires and buttons out from a guitar controller and moved it into the banjo. The students involved in the project include Michael Ey, Sela Davis, Alex Lifschitz, Joe Pietruch, and Dominick D’Aniello as a project for Professor Schwartz’s Alternative Controllers Seminar.  The project was called “Oh No! Banjo.” All you need to complete this picture is the guy to be wearing overalls and have him chewing on a weed. [via BoingBoing] ...