{"id":85403,"date":"2016-01-19T14:30:36","date_gmt":"2016-01-19T12:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=85403"},"modified":"2016-01-19T14:41:16","modified_gmt":"2016-01-19T12:41:16","slug":"playing-the-legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time-with-an-actual-ocarina-its-been-done","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/85403-playing-the-legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time-with-an-actual-ocarina-its-been-done","title":{"rendered":"Playing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time with an actual Ocarina, it\u2019s been done"},"content":{"rendered":"

Playing a game with an instrument has been done before. It\u2019s actually nothing new.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s different about MonotoneTim\u2019s attempt, however, is the particular instrument used, an ocarina.<\/p>\n

The biggest difference between most attempts at playing a video game with an instrument like a keyboard and an ocarina, a wind instrument, is that it requires a lot more than memory.<\/p>\n

On a keyboard, for example, all you need do is remember which keys represent each action. Once that\u2019s memorised, simply press the correct key when it\u2019s required.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, because ocarinas are wind instruments, you\u2019ll need to use both tone and pitch if you want enough sound variations to map each individual action.<\/p>\n

That means controlling your breath as well as having the stamina to keep it up throughout the ebb-and-flow of a game, particularly a game like The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Once you\u2019ve gotten the muscle memory and stamina required, it becomes a lot easier, but you\u2019re in for a fairly difficult challenge until you do.<\/p>\n