<s>
MTV	B-Application
Drumscape	I-Application
(	O
or	O
Drumscape	B-Application
)	O
is	O
an	O
arcade	O
drum	O
simulation	O
made	O
by	O
Devecka	O
Enterprises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drumscape	B-Application
resembles	O
Karaoke	O
for	O
drums	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
set	O
up	O
as	O
a	O
top	O
earning	O
"	O
attraction	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
and	O
other	O
countries	O
by	O
hundreds	O
of	O
amusement	O
locations	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Santa	O
Cruz	O
Boardwalk	O
and	O
several	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
Casino	O
game	O
rooms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
of	O
Drumscape	B-Application
stopped	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
celebrity	O
drummers	O
and	O
musicians	O
are	O
pictured	O
on	O
the	O
drumscape	B-Application
website	O
either	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
or	O
posing	O
with	O
its	O
creators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
music	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
actions	O
are	O
not	O
dictated	O
by	O
a	O
set	O
rhythm	O
displayed	O
onscreen	O
,	O
but	O
rather	O
the	O
player	O
plays	O
as	O
he	O
sees	O
fit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Drumscape	B-Application
lacks	O
a	O
scoring	O
system	O
to	O
indicate	O
success	O
or	O
failure	O
of	O
a	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drumscape	B-Application
uses	O
off	O
the	O
shelf	O
components	O
including	O
a	O
DTX	O
drumset	O
,	O
amplifier	O
,	O
a	O
standard	O
computer	O
(	O
running	O
the	O
Drumscape	B-Application
menu	O
software	O
on	O
its	O
OS	B-General_Concept
)	O
,	O
a	O
standard	O
audio	O
music	O
player	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
CD	O
system	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
standard	O
VCR	O
(	O
not	O
utilized	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
product	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Drumscape	B-Application
is	O
deemed	O
more	O
realistic	O
by	O
some	O
drummers	O
,	O
it	O
lacks	O
a	O
scoring	O
system	O
to	O
indicate	O
success	O
or	O
failure	O
making	O
it	O
comparable	O
to	O
DDR	B-Application
DVD	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
this	O
reason	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
drumming	O
games	O
like	O
DrumMania	B-Application
it	O
has	O
seen	O
comparatively	O
lackluster	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Drumscape	B-Application
aims	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
only	O
drum	O
simulation	O
game	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
(	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
U.S.	O
patent	O
,	O
which	O
extends	O
into	O
Canada	O
)	O
,	O
many	O
arcades	O
have	O
imported	O
DrumMania	B-Application
to	O
much	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drumscape	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
music	B-Application
game	I-Application
based	O
on	O
Devecka	O
Enterprises	O
 '	O
1996	O
patents	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
prior	O
to	O
Konami	O
's	O
first	O
Beat	O
Mania	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devecka	O
Enterprises	O
has	O
claimed	O
that	O
its	O
patents	O
cover	O
not	O
only	O
drumming	O
games	O
but	O
all	O
music	B-Application
games	I-Application
(	O
including	O
but	O
not	O
limited	O
to	O
Guitar	B-Application
Freaks	I-Application
,	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
,	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
)	O
,	O
however	O
because	O
its	O
concept	O
is	O
very	O
basic	O
and	O
that	O
prior	O
non-patented	O
MIDI	O
drumsets	O
have	O
been	O
used	O
as	O
training	O
tools	O
and	O
as	O
input	O
,	O
the	O
patent	O
's	O
validity	O
has	O
been	O
called	O
into	O
question	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neither	O
Devecka	O
nor	O
MTV	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
have	O
challenged	O
Konami	O
or	O
other	O
music	B-Application
game	I-Application
companies	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Harmonix	O
for	O
its	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
series	O
or	O
Namco	O
for	O
its	O
Taiko	B-Application
no	I-Application
Tatsujin	I-Application
drumming	O
game	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Devecka	O
Enterprises	O
has	O
attempted	O
to	O
bar	O
the	O
legal	O
licensing	O
of	O
DrumMania	B-Application
,	O
a	O
competitive	O
and	O
similar	O
product	O
that	O
is	O
more	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
traditional	O
arcade	O
games	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
ability	O
to	O
assign	O
a	O
score	O
for	O
player	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devecka	O
Enterprises	O
president	O
,	O
John	O
Devecka	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
consultant	O
for	O
Red	O
Octane	O
and	O
Activision	O
which	O
now	O
owns	O
all	O
of	O
Devecka	O
Enterprises	O
 '	O
US	O
and	O
international	O
patents	O
and	O
produces	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
