Scoring a Musical Performance Involving Multiple Parts
Described are methods, systems, and apparatuses, including computer program products, for scoring a musical performance involving multiple parts in a rhythm-action game. In one aspect this is accomplished by displaying, on a display in signal communication with a game platform, target musical data associated with a musical composition. The game platform receives a first music performance input data, with the first music performance input data being associated with a first part in the musical composition. The game platform also receives a second music performance input data, the second music performance input data associated with a second part in the musical composition. The game platform then calculates a first score based on the first music performance input data and a second score based on the second music performance input data. It then calculates a final or modified score based on the first score and the second score.
1 . A method executed on a game platform in signal communication with a display, the method comprising:
displaying, on the display, target musical data associated with a musical composition;
receiving, by the game platform, a first music performance input data, the first music performance input data associated with a first part in the musical composition;
receiving, by the game platform, a second music performance input data, the second music performance input data associated with a second part in the musical composition;
calculating, by the game platform, a first score based on the first music performance input data and a second score based on the second music performance input data;
selecting, by the game platform, the first score as a preferred score; and
modifying, by the game platform, the preferred score based on the second score.
2 . The method of claim 1 wherein selecting the first score comprises determining that the first score is higher than the second score.
3 . The method of claim 1 wherein selecting the first score comprises determining that the first score has priority in being selected over the second score.
4 . The method of claim 1 wherein modifying the preferred score based on the second score comprises increasing the preferred score by a percentage of the second score.
5 . The method of claim 1 further comprising modifying the preferred score based on a third score calculated based on a degree of matching between a third music performance input data and a third part.
6 . The method of claim 1 wherein the first music performance input data and the second music performance input data are received by the game platform from the same input device.
7 . The method of claim 1 wherein the first music performance input data and the second music performance input data are received by the game platform from different input devices.
8 . The method of claim 1 further comprising associating the first and second parts with a musical player and assigning a final score that is the modified preferred score to the musical player.
9 . A computer program product, tangibly embodied in a computer-readable storage medium, the computer program product including instructions operable to cause a data processing apparatus to:
display, on a display in signal communication with the data processing apparatus, target musical data associated with a musical composition;
receive a first music performance input data, the first music performance input data associated with a first part in the musical composition;
receive a second music performance input data, the second music performance input data associated with a second part in the musical composition;
calculate a first score based on the first music performance input data and a second score based on the second music performance input data;
select the first score as a preferred score; and
modify the preferred score based on the second score.
10 . A system comprising:
a data processing apparatus configured to:
display, on a display in signal communication with the data processing apparatus, target musical data associated with a musical composition;
receive a first music performance input data via a first input device in signal communication with the data processing apparatus, the first music performance input data associated with a first part in the musical composition;
receive a second music performance input data via a second input device in signal communication with the data processing apparatus, the second music performance input data associated with a second part in the musical composition;
calculate a first score based on the first music performance input data and a second score based on the second music performance input data;
select the first score as a preferred score; and
modify the preferred score based on the second score.
11 . An apparatus comprising:
means for displaying, on a display in signal communication with the apparatus, target musical data associated with a musical composition;
means for receiving a first music performance input data via a first input device in signal communication with the apparatus, the first music performance input data associated with a first part in the musical composition;
means for receiving a second music performance input data via a second input device in signal communication with the apparatus, the second music performance input data associated with a second part in the musical composition;
means for calculating a first score based on the first music performance input data and a second score based on the second music performance input data;
means for selecting the first score as a preferred score; and
means for modifying the preferred score based on the second score.
12 . A method executed on a game platform in signal communication with a display, the method comprising:
displaying, on the display, target musical data associated with a musical composition;
receiving, by the game platform, a first music performance input data, the first music performance input data associated with a first part in the musical composition;
receiving, by the game platform, a second music performance input data, the second music performance input data associated with a second part in the musical composition;
calculating, by the game platform, a first score based on the first music performance input data and a second score based on the second music performance input data; and
calculating, by the game platform, a final score based on the first score and the second score.
13 . The method of claim 12 wherein the first score is associated with a melody of the musical composition and the second score is associated with a harmony of the musical composition.
14 . A computer program product, tangibly embodied in a computer-readable storage medium, the computer program product including instructions operable to cause a data processing apparatus to:
display, on a display in signal communication with the data processing apparatus, target musical data associated with a musical composition;
receive a first music performance input data via a first input device in signal communication with the data processing apparatus, the first music performance input data associated with a first part in the musical composition;
receive a second music performance input data via a second input device in signal communication with the data processing apparatus, the second music performance input data associated with a second part in the musical composition;
calculate a first score based on the first music performance input data and a second score based on the second music performance input data; and
calculate a final score based on the first score and the second score.
15 . A system comprising:
a data processing apparatus configured to:
display, on a display in signal communication with the data processing apparatus, target musical data associated with a musical composition;
receive a first music performance input data via a first input device in signal communication with the data processing apparatus, the first music performance input data associated with a first part in the musical composition;
receive a second music performance input data via a second input device in signal communication with the data processing apparatus, the second music performance input data associated with a second part in the musical composition;
calculate a first score based on the first music performance input data and a second score based on the second music performance input data; and
calculate a final score based on the first score and the second score.
16 . An apparatus comprising:
means for displaying, on a display in signal communication with the apparatus, target musical data associated with a musical composition;
means for receiving a first music performance input data via a first input device in signal communication with the apparatus, the first music performance input data associated with a first part in the musical composition;
means for receiving a second music performance input data via a second input device in signal communication with the apparatus, the second music performance input data associated with a second part in the musical composition;
means for calculating a first score based on the first music performance input data and a second score based on the second music performance input data; and
means for calculating a final score based on the first score and the second score.