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Jeff Minter Xbox 360 Collaboration News
Chris Leyton
17/05/2005
Legendary developer provides an extra oomph to music playing on the Xbox 360...
Perhaps one of the most enjoyable surprises for TVG during the Xbox 360 presentation was discovering a fancy music-visualizer that will be built into the Xbox 360. Realising it was similar to the works of the legendary Jeff Minter, we were somewhat startstruck to realise that the man behind Tempest and the sadly-canned Unity is responsible for the application.
The synthesizer provided us with the only opportunity to grab hold of the Xbox 360 controller, affecting the trademark trippy visuals with the analogue stick and shoulder buttons/triggers â“ anybody whoâs seen Minterâs VLM or Unity will know what to expect.
Minterâs association with Microsoft sprung up from a freak situation, leaving Microsoft executives and a certain J Allard bowled over by what the magical Minter can come up with. The music synthesizer is essentially based on Minterâs VLM experience, although everything has been written from the start with a fantastic new graphics engine that pushes shaders to the max.
During a brief chat over a cigarette or two, Minter claimed that development on the Xbox 360 is a dream, with the SDK providing an accessible environment to create sublime visual effects. Consoles have often stuck music synthesizers in as a last touch, so itâs refreshing to find that the Xbox 360 will offer something a little extra when itâs time to chill out and listen to some music â“ particularly suited given the media angle that Xbox 360 is taking.
The Xbox 360 controller comes across as a subtle blend between Xbox and PS2, feeling surprisingly light yet at the same time solid and sturdy â“ certainly a highlight after the dismal âSidewinderâ esque designs of the Playstation3 controller⦠The introduction of shoulder buttons in addition to triggers is a welcome addition, while âThe Guideâ button is without doubt a signature feature on the pad, bringing you in touch with the Xbox Live side of things instantaneously.
Hopefully Minterâs collaboration with Microsoft will provide the opportunity for further creations â“ as Jeff put it, Tempest 4000 with the new engine would work brilliantly on Xbox Live Arcade, while we live in hope that Microsoft could bring Unity back from the dead.
Weâll have more from Jeff Minter soonâ¦
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