Games for Music

Acapella games have to be performed without instruments, or are at their best when performed only with singing or "singing". Many games might be adapted to voices, but unfortunately often games loose their balance when voices and instruments are combined.

GM. Game Master
Hambone. A name for body percussion in African and American context.
Heteronomous Music. Music with an external conflict introduced.
Horizon of intent. A set of desirable moves at the given stage of the game.
IEM. Improvised experimental music
Improvisation rite. A rules-light improvisation setup.
Insert game. A game easy to be made a part of other musical structures.
Inspire cards. Deck of cards that show images to interpret musically.
Instrument Preparation. Altering sounds of the instruments by placing objects on/in/around it.
Johnny. a category of a player in psychographics, plays for self-expression
Judge (role). Participant that affects only the outcome of the game.
Karaoke. Amateur singing used as a pastime, most often to a backing track and with lyrics displayed.
King-making. Game design issue that occurs in competitive games for more than two players when one's result is not dependent on one's performance.
LARP. Live action role-playing
Leader problem. See: quarterbacking

Learning curve. Characterization of progress of skill during the gaming experience.
Ludic Piece. Another name for a music game/game piece.
Ludomusical dissonance. Situation when gaming incentives in a music game lead Players to play worse music.
Meaningful Choice. A set of alternatives that provides a good experience for the person making a choice, in terms of engagement and satisfaction.
Mechanic. A subsystem of the game that regulates interaction with a game state.

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