making music with video games

From video game soundtracks and video game music concerts to in-game song debuts, the relationship between music and video games is a close one. Bringing a new concept to this relationship is Electroplankton, made exclusively for the Nintendo DS. Described by its creator, Toshio Iwai, as “the future of interactive music”, Electroplankton isn’t as much of a game as it is an art. Users create a sound and light show by manipulating various types of plankton. Tapping, dragging and tracing elicit different sounds from the creatures. The position and speed of the paths drawn affects the sounds. Blowing, clapping, and basically any type of vibration directed towards these characters causes them to react, and each reaction creates a different sound. Each user creates an original sound and light experience each time the game is played. Electroplankton could open up the gaming arena to curious creatives and music enthusiasts.

The website for the game is pretty cool, but it's all in Japanese :-/

-trendcentral