On educational gaming
There is something that I like so much about games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band, beyond the fact of getting a glimpse of the feeling of having an instrument as penis replacement, and that is to (re)discover awesome songs. Sometimes these are songs that I love dearly but haven’t listened to in a long while. Other times I didn’t know of them before.
For example, I was never a fan of The Rolling Stones. In fact I disliked them, just that I wasn’t clear myself about the reason. Guitar Hero II featured “Can’t You Hear Me Knockin’”, GHIII had “Paint It Black” and now Rock Band has “Gimme Shelter”. And all of them are totally awesome. Those rythm music games are indeed a very good education on the history of rock music.
I wonder how many people, who listened to rock just occasionally before, have discovered bands for themselves to like and listen to more often. Probably a lot. To be honest, everybody who doesn’t feel for “Don’t Fear The Reaper” must be dead inside.