Mar 15th Launch

v0 launch plan

• Core user journey
• "What's your favorite song? Okay, let's make a map for that" ⇒ Done in 15 min
1. Get Youtube link
2. Pick some backing beats
1. Analyze BPM (...? or maybe auto-detect from played notes ⇒ resnap!)
3. Pick some melody
• Walk through with 3 friends — organize ahead of time
• Show blind to 3 friends
• Then release~
• Maybe v0 is just "post on osu forums and music games reddit",
• And pitch to musically inclined friends

• Tutorial
• Settings UI (outside of game, probably)
• Scoring?
• Visual effects? Hit animations, hit scores?

• Song/youtube link upload
• Level editor
Playback at different rates
• ... but want to shift pitch up so overall pitch is unaffected...?
• Phaser detune doesn't work, that changes audio too
• Implemented by Soundtouch https://github.com/dumbmatter/screw/blob/master/src/vendor/soundtouch.js
• Demo: http://dumbmatter.com/screw/

• Share your plays with others
• Name the thing?
• Auth

v1

• More instruments?
• Wider range of keys?
• Fully customizable layouts?
• Multiplayer
• Mobile play

• Research-y cool tech:
• Take audio samples and build-your-own vocaloid/autotune
• Music source separation (vocal, guitar, drum etc)
• Spectator mode? Streamer mode?
• Live chat, or webrtc calling? for composing?

• Support other song modes
Sharps, flats on piano
Octave range — hold shift? Different row?
Other instruments: Drums, vocals, winds, strings, guitar
Hold down key to play note longer
• Also — "slider" equivalent for longer notes?
• Maybe other instruments (eg drums) "repeat" instead of "hold"?