Ever wanted to get a perfect score in Rock Band without really trying? Mark Single and the folks over at Pure Pwnage wanted to do the same for one of their episodes and wound up using my Light Sequencer from the Animated Holiday Lights Coding4Fun article I wrote to sequence the hardest song in Rock Band, Green Grass and High Tides. Using the sequencer, a Phidget Interface Kit and some specially modded guitars, they succeeded in getting a 5 star rating at 99% accuracy to achieve the payoff for the sketch.
Check out the original episode, and the "behind the scenes" documentary on how they did it. Great work, guys!
About Brian Peek
Brian is a
Microsoft C# MVP who has been actively
developing in .NET since its early betas in 2000, and who has been developing
solutions using Microsoft technologies and platforms for even longer. Along
with .NET, Brian is particularly skilled in the languages of C, C++ and
assembly language for a variety of CPUs. He is also well-versed in a wide
variety of technologies including web development, document imaging, GIS,
graphics, game development, and hardware interfacing. Brian has a strong background in developing applications for the health-care industry, as well as developing solutions for portable devices, such as tablet PCs and PDAs. Additionally, Brian has co-authored the
book "
Debugging ASP.NET" published by New Riders, and is currently
co-authoring a book titled "
10 Coding4Fun Projects with .NET for Programmers, Hobbyists, and Game Developers" to be published by
O'Reilly
in late 2008. Brian also writes for MSDN's
Coding4Fun website, contributing
articles on a monthly basis.