<s>
A	O
music	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
also	O
commonly	O
known	O
as	O
a	O
music	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
meaningfully	O
and	O
often	O
almost	O
entirely	O
oriented	O
around	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
interactions	O
with	O
a	O
musical	O
score	O
or	O
individual	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
may	O
take	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
forms	O
and	O
are	O
often	O
grouped	O
with	O
puzzle	O
games	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
common	O
use	O
of	O
"	O
rhythmically	O
generated	O
puzzles	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
are	O
distinct	O
from	O
purely	O
audio	O
games	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
the	O
1997	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
release	O
Real	B-Application
Sound	I-Application
:	I-Application
Kaze	I-Application
no	I-Application
Regret	I-Application
)	O
in	O
that	O
they	O
feature	O
a	O
visual	O
feedback	O
,	O
to	O
lead	O
the	O
player	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
although	O
eidetic	O
music	B-Application
games	I-Application
can	O
fall	O
under	O
both	O
categories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
are	O
games	O
where	O
there	O
is	O
typically	O
some	O
type	O
of	O
interactivity	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
genre	O
has	O
gained	O
popularity	O
and	O
expanded	O
,	O
music	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
have	O
demonstrated	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
support	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
different	O
styles	O
of	O
gameplay	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
genre	O
itself	O
rather	O
diffuse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
game	O
such	O
as	O
Rayman	B-Device
Legends	I-Device
features	O
levels	O
that	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
endless	B-Application
runners	I-Application
but	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
scores	O
better	O
by	O
matching	O
their	O
actions	O
to	O
the	O
musical	O
cues	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
make	O
this	O
a	O
music	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
easier	O
to	O
consider	O
the	O
sub-genres	O
of	O
music	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
based	O
on	O
how	O
the	O
player	O
interacts	O
with	O
the	O
music	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
there	O
are	O
four	O
main	O
types	O
as	O
described	O
by	O
the	O
concepts	O
of	O
"	O
matching	O
,	O
making	O
,	O
mixing	O
,	O
and	O
metonymy	O
"	O
as	O
described	O
by	O
Michael	O
Austin	O
,	O
the	O
director	O
of	O
the	O
School	O
of	O
Music	O
at	O
Louisiana	O
Tech	O
University	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music	B-Application
games	I-Application
may	O
feature	O
multiple	O
modes	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
Frequency	B-Application
is	O
primary	O
a	O
scored	O
rhythm	O
matching	O
game	O
but	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
music	O
mixing	O
gameplay	O
feature	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
make	O
their	O
own	O
mixes	O
of	O
the	O
available	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
possible	O
player	O
input	O
has	O
created	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
rhythm	O
games	O
,	O
from	O
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
where	O
players	O
input	O
moves	O
on	O
a	O
dance	B-Device
mat	I-Device
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Konga	I-Application
in	O
which	O
players	O
beat	O
on	O
a	O
conga	O
drum-like	O
controller	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
series	I-Application
where	O
players	O
simulate	O
the	O
fingering	O
and	O
strumming	O
on	O
a	O
guitar-shaped	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
concept	O
also	O
extends	O
to	O
singing	O
games	O
like	O
Karaoke	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
,	O
with	O
players	O
scored	O
for	O
how	O
well	O
they	O
match	O
the	O
pitch	O
of	O
the	O
vocal	O
track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rhythm	O
games	O
are	O
the	O
most	O
dominant	O
form	O
of	O
the	O
music	B-Application
game	I-Application
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
electronic	O
game	O
Simon	B-Application
is	O
considered	O
the	O
earliest	O
example	O
of	O
a	O
rhythm	O
game	O
,	O
while	O
early	O
games	O
that	O
defined	O
the	O
rhythm-matching	O
aspects	O
include	O
Dance	B-Application
Aerobics	I-Application
(	O
1987	O
)	O
and	O
PaRappa	B-Application
the	I-Application
Rapper	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
recent	O
titles	O
include	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
(	O
2005	O
)	O
and	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
series	O
,	O
Beat	B-Application
Saber	I-Application
(	O
2019	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Friday	B-Application
Night	I-Application
Funkin’	I-Application
(	O
2020	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Rez	B-Application
or	O
Free	O
the	O
Beat	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
takes	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
simple	O
rail	O
shooter	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
by	O
integrating	O
sound	O
effects	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
actions	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
(	O
as	O
he	O
completes	O
the	O
normal	O
tasks	O
of	O
rail-shooting	O
)	O
with	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
intended	O
to	O
permit	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
direct	O
interaction	O
with	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
to	O
encourage	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
a	O
synaesthetic	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
similar	O
games	O
include	O
Pteranodon	O
,	O
Rhyme	B-Application
Rider	I-Application
Kerorican	I-Application
,	O
or	O
iS	B-Application
–	I-Application
internal	I-Application
section	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Such	O
games	O
include	O
Vib-Ribbon	B-Application
,	O
Audiosurf	B-Application
,	O
or	O
Dance	B-Application
Factory	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music-making	O
freeform	O
music	B-Application
games	I-Application
are	O
those	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
music	O
takes	O
predominance	O
over	O
gameplay	O
and	O
as	O
such	O
these	O
games	O
are	O
often	O
more	O
similar	O
to	O
non-game	O
music	O
synthesizers	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Tenori-on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Free	O
form	O
music	B-Application
games	I-Application
occupy	O
a	O
position	O
somewhere	O
between	O
generative	O
hybrid	O
music	B-Application
games	I-Application
and	O
non-game	O
utilities	O
dependent	O
upon	O
the	O
degree	O
to	O
which	O
their	O
gameplay	O
relies	O
upon	O
a	O
driving	O
underlying	O
plotline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
form	O
of	O
music	B-Application
game	I-Application
is	O
closely	O
analogous	O
to	O
sandbox	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
realm	O
of	O
non-musical	O
games	O
and	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
sandbox	O
"	O
has	O
been	O
used	O
to	O
describe	O
this	O
form	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
of	O
such	O
games	O
include	O
SimTunes	B-Application
or	O
the	O
music	O
composition	O
tool	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Such	O
games	O
include	O
Incredibox	B-Operating_System
and	O
Fuser	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
subgenre	O
of	O
music	B-Application
games	I-Application
are	O
those	O
that	O
are	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
metonymy	O
of	O
music	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
game	O
may	O
feature	O
narration	O
about	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
music	O
but	O
not	O
feature	O
gameplay	O
related	O
to	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Michael	B-Application
Jackson	I-Application
's	I-Application
Moonwalker	I-Application
would	O
be	O
a	O
considered	O
a	O
music-themed	O
game	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
musical	O
works	O
of	O
Michael	O
Jackson	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
a	O
beat'em	B-Application
up	I-Application
,	O
has	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
typical	O
mechanics	O
associated	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
subgenres	O
of	O
music	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
examples	O
of	O
this	O
type	O
of	O
subgenre	O
,	O
and	O
of	O
music	B-Application
games	I-Application
in	O
general	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
1983	O
arcade	O
game	O
Journey	B-Application
,	O
named	O
after	O
band	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
group	O
's	O
music	O
and	O
digitized	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
band	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
music	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
regardless	O
of	O
their	O
fundamental	O
gameplay	O
,	O
may	O
offer	O
modes	O
to	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
creating	O
live	O
performances	O
,	O
typically	O
using	O
freeform	O
or	O
non-scoring	O
modes	O
with	O
multiple	O
local	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
like	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
and	O
Singstar	O
offer	O
such	O
modes	O
that	O
also	O
give	O
the	O
player	O
the	O
opportunity	O
for	O
physical	O
presence	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
performance	O
for	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
