kyle-ward.com » General http://www.kyle-ward.com | Electronic Music Production & Interactive Media Developer Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:26:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 ReRave Arcade http://www.kyle-ward.com/2011/10/18/rerave-arcade/ http://www.kyle-ward.com/2011/10/18/rerave-arcade/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:11:11 +0000 Kyle Ward http://www.kyle-ward.com/?p=1230 It’s been very difficult for me to keep this site updated and respond to message recently. My apologies to anyone who has been trying to contact me recently.

A lot of stuff going on recently which made me remember that I hadn’t mentioned ReRave Arcade on this site yet. (sheesh – too many things to keep update these days!) :-)

I can’t emphasize how excited we are about ReRave Arcade!

Do you Remember In The Groove, In The groove 2 and Pump It Up Pro 1?  Well if you enjoyed those titles you are likely to be excited about this one as well.  Finally – working on another arcade based project!

We will be demoing the game at IAAPA 2011 in Orlando with our partners Coast to Coast Entertainment and Chris Cotty.  Our team is working hard building a lot of features that users have enjoyed from the mobile version.  Be sure to keep an eye out on www.rerave.com for updates

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Step Evolution announces plans for ReRave Arcade. ReRave Arcade will be a collaboration between Coast to Coast Entertainment, Chris Cotty and the members who developed successful titles such as In The Groove and Pump It Up Pro. Chris is also responsible for the realization of notable titles: DJ Max Technika, and Friction.

ReRave combines music rhythm, as well as accuracy, to create a patent pending and innovative experience that is fun and challenging for all ages and skill levels. Game-play breaks the barrier of old fashioned “scrolling” and “matching symbols” that are typically found in rhythm games. Revolutionary movement is the name of the game!

ReRave is the first music interaction/reaction based entertainment title to feature a 42 inch multiplayer touchscreen and a global interactive ranking network.
We are excited about ReRave’s Arcade introduction and hope you will be too!

ReRave will be available at IAAPA 2011 in Orlando Florida for show attendees to check out for the first time.  Be sure to stop by the Coast to Coast Entertainment booth and check it out!

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]]> http://www.kyle-ward.com/2011/10/18/rerave-arcade/feed/ 4 ReRave reaches #1 iPAD music game in Japan! http://www.kyle-ward.com/2011/03/26/rerave-reaches-1-ipad-music-game-in-japan/ http://www.kyle-ward.com/2011/03/26/rerave-reaches-1-ipad-music-game-in-japan/#comments Sat, 26 Mar 2011 21:36:04 +0000 Kyle Ward http://www.kyle-ward.com/?p=1218 ReRave is off to a great start!  In just a week of time we’ve already achieved what was never thought possible.  You can get the game HERE

ReRave has reached number 1 Music Game iPAD status on the Apple App store in Japan and is currently 4th grossing Music game.  (as of 3/26/2011)

ReRave is being featured in 3 different categories: Games (overall) , Games (Music) , Games (Top Paid)

This is actually a very outstanding accomplishment to have in almost 1 week after the game release.  We have OVER 2,000 registered users in Game Center! The release continues to build as we share excitement from our past involvement with In The Groove, Pump It Up Pro, and Positive Gaming iDance2.  We never thought we’d see the day of success in Japan.  It’s a great feeling to see and a reminder that hard work does pay off.  WOOOOO!

In addition to the Japanese success we’ve accomplished other notable charts such as #1 iPAD in USA and even top grossing in other countries.  All of these small successes continue to build and help spark our development in both Amusement and Android platforms that we hope to announce at a later date.  We hope to have more advancement in these areas soon and will keep everyone updated.  Big thanks to all of our friends and family who have supported us along the way with this HUGE project.  It’s nice to see the world starting to respond so well!

We look forward to the future of ReRave.

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]]> http://www.kyle-ward.com/2011/03/26/rerave-reaches-1-ipad-music-game-in-japan/feed/ 1 ReRave – A second look & basic gameplay http://www.kyle-ward.com/2010/12/24/rerave-a-second-look-basic-gameplay/ http://www.kyle-ward.com/2010/12/24/rerave-a-second-look-basic-gameplay/#comments Fri, 24 Dec 2010 11:59:23 +0000 Kyle Ward http://www.kyle-ward.com/?p=1157 Kyle Ward and Chris Foy in a video demonstrating the core gameplay and sequence programming of ReRave. ReRave is a “reaction based” game from Step Evolution.

Basic “tap” reaction notes are the highlight of this video. NOTE: ReRave contains several tap “types” and features not yet demonstrated.

Please feel free to contact us via our website (http://www.rerave.com) or facebook page (www.facebook.com/rerave). We love to hear your comments!

ReRave will be making it’s way to the market in 2011!

www.stepevolution.com
ReRave is trademarked and PATENT PENDING.

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BEHOLD…  some tweaks to keep things “in the style”  Yes, we are now rocking a ‘purdy’ new FB inspired style here at kyle-ward.com!  What do you think?   I figured It’s time to try to confuse the frequenters of this site!  (evil laugh)

I’m gearing up for new solo music production in the next months and wanted to have some new ways to share it with everyone.  Be sure to keep an eye out on the site and on facebook for the updates + previews.  Be sure to let me know what you think!

In addition to music I’ve now started on a new project that will be very exciting to reveal!  Is it something completely new or possibly an old unexpected twist?  All I know is that I’m really looking forward to seeing the reaction to this!

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Pump Haven

“Hi, many of you may know me from my contributions with Pump It Up PRO. I have bought out this domain in order to help with Andamiro’s marketing efforts in getting exposure for Pump It Up PRO 2, coming in APRIL 2010.”  -statement released directly in cooperation with Pump Haven

I’m VERY excited about the news because it gives me the opportunity to spend time my super good friend IGOR (known as “TurkeySlam”).  For more background about IGOR (my good friend),  please refer to the following youtube video that has graciously been provided by Windeu :

I’m happy to report that the structure of Pump Haven will soon be updated for the users and BY the users.  You will soon have the ability to provide your own opinion about our forum topics; in addition to being provided dialog carefully provided by Igor each week.  We’ll collectively be placing this information in a state of the art & elegant new interface.

PH will be providing you with the most innovative technology that will allow you to actually use your FEET to navigate our slick new interface.
The future is NOW!

Please check out the locations database and media database for excellent PRO content within the Pump-Haven archives.
We’ll be including a short 90 minute version of IGOR’s favorite tune:  OSCILLATOR X – DANCE ALL NIGHT with special guest vocal appearance by “Renard the St. Bernard” and friends.

-K DuB

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What will happen with dance/music games in the 2010 year?  I guess we’ll have to wait and see the announcements from show floor this year.  I’ll be sure to post about any interesting developments here.

I will be attending the show with Positive Gaming and the Exergame fitness crew this year!  We will be exploring the possibilities of a potential  iDANCE amusement product and meet about the upcoming iDANCE tour. (more info to come)  This does NOT mean we are announcing an arcade product for iDANCE just yet, but we are hopeful to make it possible in the future.

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]]> http://www.kyle-ward.com/2009/11/17/iaapa-2009/feed/ 5 Exergame Fitness & iDANCE at Club Industry 2009 a success! http://www.kyle-ward.com/2009/10/20/excergame-fitness-idance-at-club-industry-2009-a-success/ http://www.kyle-ward.com/2009/10/20/excergame-fitness-idance-at-club-industry-2009-a-success/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:52:48 +0000 Kyle Ward http://www.kyle-ward.com/?p=559 I’m happy to report that the second showing of iDANCE (version 2 beta) was very successful at the Club Industry show in Chicago IL last week.  We are proud to be working with Exergame Fitness and their outstanding distribution team.  Fun times were had by all at booth 1229!

FACTS about the new iDANCE system taken from www.exergamefitness.com:

iDANCE Version 2 Features

  • New easy to understand target region – Reworked for better understanding of the iDANCE star rating system. Easy for new players to know when to step and what the star ratings represent.
  • New Music – (36 songs in the beta and V2 is planning to ship with up to 50 new songs) (Pop favorites and custom designed music for dance steps)
  • Redesigned Graphical User Interface with high contrast. Improved graphics!
  • Teacher/Instructor friendly tools – Pause / Rewind / Fast forward / Assist Tick + Metronome – (On screen feedback from use): For use during game play
  • New Results screen – Reworked ranking list and player statistics.
  • New team based mode. (Pad 1-4 A team vs pad B 4-8 team etc)
  • Updated Step Charts. Difficulties reworked for new players.
  • 5 Universal colors for each level, difficulty level names (Easy-Normal-Hard-Expert-Master – Difficulties indicator numbers enlarged )
  • Player Tracking (in depth progress + statistics for players)
  • Same hardware + pads used with version 1.
  • Version 2 software is a free upgrade for all owners of version 1 (from September 2009 and on)

iDANCE was the highlight multiplayer dance system from the 2009 Club Industry show.  Even our competitors (BluFit, by Cobalt Flux) came over to play on our new iDANCE  software and enjoy the fun that our dance team was having everyday.  Our iDANCE system relies on a single universal display for realtime feedback for up to 32 players.   Spectators enjoyed many of the new version 2 features and our iDANCE pads were packed during most of the show!  (new players as well as experienced dance game players!)

Thank you goes out to all the players & spectators who came and had fun with us during the show.  We all had a blast!

iDANCE continues it’s success at every show and I’m absolutely thrilled to be part of the team that is helping distribute the most advanced dance game product ever made.  Be on the lookout for an iDANCE system coming to an area near you soon!

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]]> http://www.kyle-ward.com/2009/10/20/excergame-fitness-idance-at-club-industry-2009-a-success/feed/ 7 XNaCAVE Released for XBOX! http://www.kyle-ward.com/2009/08/06/xncave-released-for-xbox-another-game-for-xbox-kyle-ward-music/ http://www.kyle-ward.com/2009/08/06/xncave-released-for-xbox-another-game-for-xbox-kyle-ward-music/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:24:53 +0000 Kyle Ward http://www.kyle-ward.com/?p=496 Thank you goes out to SFLM and Ted Dobyns.  I hope everyone enjoys the game!  :-)

source: http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/games/offers/00000001-0000-4000-8000-000058550274?partner=RSS

XNaCave

This game was classified by the community with the following category scores – Violence=0/3, Sex=0/3, Mature Content=0/3. Fly through a cave, avoiding the walls and obstacles. Use your shield if you get in trouble and watch out for earthquakes.

Developer: SFLM

Genre: Action & Adventure

Game Rating: Unrated

Players 1

HDTV 720p

Custom Soundtracks containing music from Kyle Ward

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]]> http://www.kyle-ward.com/2009/08/06/xncave-released-for-xbox-another-game-for-xbox-kyle-ward-music/feed/ 2 iDANCE & Travel to EC/WC 2009! http://www.kyle-ward.com/2009/07/22/idance-travel-to-ecwc-2009/ http://www.kyle-ward.com/2009/07/22/idance-travel-to-ecwc-2009/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:59:26 +0000 Kyle Ward http://www.kyle-ward.com/?p=480 Chris Foy and I are currently away showing iDANCE in Harrisonburg Virginia at James Madison University.  The presentation has been great and we are excited to be helping spread the awareness of the future to machine dance!

We hope to make it to your local city soon.  More news to come!

View My iDANCE Photo Album from Facebook.

Whats next?  Foy and I will shortly board an airplane for several hours to prepare for this years EC/WC 2009 Tournament in Amsterdam.   Oscillator X will also be making an appearance & performing live at the event!

We are excited to see all the European players this year.  Get ready for the fun to begin!  :-)

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