<s>
Synaesthete	B-Application
is	O
a	O
freeware	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
four	O
students	O
at	O
the	O
DigiPen	O
Institute	O
of	O
Technology	O
under	O
the	O
team	O
name	O
Rolling	O
Without	O
Slipping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Synaesthete	B-Application
is	O
a	O
marriage	O
of	O
arcade-style	O
music	B-Application
games	I-Application
such	O
as	O
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
and	O
PC	O
role-playing	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Second	O
,	O
player	O
actions	O
such	O
as	O
attacking	O
monsters	O
and	O
casting	O
spells	O
must	O
occur	O
synchronously	O
with	O
the	O
music	B-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
be	O
effective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
focus	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
to	O
explore	O
a	O
music-driven	O
environment	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
music	B-Application
that	O
is	O
playing	O
changes	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
reaching	O
different	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
changes	O
the	O
music	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
character	O
advancement	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
accomplished	O
by	O
killing	O
enemies	O
and	O
reacting	O
synchronously	O
to	O
the	O
music	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2008	O
Independent	O
Games	O
Festival	O
,	O
Synaesthete	B-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
Student	O
Showcase	O
,	O
and	O
Excellence	O
in	O
Visual	O
Art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
play	O
Synaesthete	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
simultaneously	O
move	O
the	O
character	O
using	O
the	O
W	O
,	O
A	O
,	O
S	O
,	O
and	O
D	O
keys	O
(	O
default	O
)	O
to	O
dodge	O
enemies	O
,	O
while	O
matching	O
three	O
music	B-Application
patterns	O
using	O
the	O
J	O
,	O
K	O
,	O
and	O
L	O
keys	O
(	O
default	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	B-Application
matching	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
games	O
like	O
Beatmania	B-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
press	O
the	O
corresponding	O
key	O
at	O
the	O
right	O
moment	O
,	O
in	O
time	O
with	O
the	O
music	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Synaesthete	B-Application
differs	O
from	O
most	O
music-based	O
games	O
,	O
however	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
not	O
required	O
to	O
hit	O
every	O
note	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
each	O
musical	O
pattern	O
is	O
linked	O
to	O
a	O
different	O
track	O
in	O
the	O
music	B-Application
(	O
i.e.	O
,	O
kick	O
drum	O
,	O
synth	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
level	O
of	O
Synaesthete	B-Application
belongs	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
"	O
Visions	O
,	O
"	O
where	O
each	O
Vision	O
corresponds	O
to	O
a	O
different	O
style	O
of	O
electronic	O
music	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Way	O
of	O
the	O
Samurai	O
"	O
vision	O
corresponds	O
to	O
trance	O
,	O
"	O
Synaesthete	B-Application
"	O
to	O
house	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Like	O
a	O
Child	O
"	O
to	O
hardcore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Listed	O
below	O
are	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
Synaesthete	B-Application
,	O
and	O
their	O
primary	O
role	O
:	O
</s>
