Music and Gaming

In recent years, music has broken through into the video game market in ways not achieved in previous years.  In the past 10 years, guitar hero and rock band have taken music and gaming into the mainstream together.  Bringing back classics, and integrating new music, it has given a fun new way to interactively enjoy our favorite music.  All of the sudden Aerosmith music that no one has thought about in many years is hip and cool again when they launch it with the game. Another gaming medium that has appeared is MMORPGs.  I started playing Entropia Universe a year ago, and specifically on planet ROCKtropia, music and musician integration is a major part of the gameplay.  I have chatted with Lemmy Kilmister of Motorhead, who is a major player on that MMO, as well as music label promoters and other musicians.  Even smaller musicians can promote their music on that game.  This is a great way for musicans to gain exposure, they allow broadcasting of amateur musicians over the game music stream.  Is virtual reality the next step in technology and music?  I don't know, but it is fun to interact this way as a music lover and game fan.