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Folks from Player X seem ready to rock as they’ve just released AdMe’s GuitarStar ad-supported mobile game worldwide. The new game features what they call “beat-matching” technology that synchronizes visual movements with the beat of the underlying musical soundtrack, hence allowing mobile gamers to “play by feel” rather than taking their cues solely from what they hear. In addition, GuitarStar features music from several upcoming rock, pop and hip hop artists, even though we just can’t imagine guitar being used alongside the last mentioned genre.
And the result is that “ad-supported content” arena gets more crowded every day. It’s important to note that Player X promised sponsors various ways for promoting their products toward consumers. How will users react? If the product/brand placement is done correctly (i.e. not too annoying), I’ve nothing against such games. On the other hand, paying a small fee for the mobile game is always an easy way out of all the advertising. We’ll watch the whole ad-supported mobile content space and keep you folks well informed. Stay tuned…
[Via: MobileGamesBlog]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
