Alright, so here’s the deal: Learning piano? Yeah, it’s like staring at a mountain and thinking, “Do I climb this, or just… walk around it?” Anyway, Plai Technologies has this wild idea. They’re cooking up (literally) this mixed reality app, PianoCafe. Nope, not your typical “hit the note” app — this one turns piano keys into, get this, cooking ingredients. Stay with me here.
So, it’s hitting Quest 2 on July 30th. You won’t be doing that rhythmic key smack dance like in PianoVision (remember that one?). Instead, imagine a chef — that’s you — whipping up meals by hitting chords on an actual piano. Ghostly customers show up, and you’re serving them… I dunno, ghost spaghetti? Spooky sandwiches? Yep.
It’s like, you bang out a C major and boom, bread! F major? Cheese. A minor drops some meat on your plate, and G major’s throwing lettuce at you. Put ‘em together, and voilà! Musical sandwich. Cool, right?
Now, PianoCafe isn’t trying to be some all-encompassing piano teacher (not judging, just saying). It’s more like a fun little nudge for beginners, helping them build muscle memory. Before you know it, you’re crushing those Beethoven concertos. Or maybe not. But hey, step by step.
Oh, and you better have a MIDI-compatible piano ready. They’re working with MIDI detection from keyboard to headset for now. But hold up, they’re planning to use Quest’s cameras to do their thing with regular ol’ acoustic pianos soon. Fingers crossed!
Meanwhile, if you’re interested, just hit that wishlist button on the Horizon Store. July 30th’s right around the corner. Get ready to cook up some tunes! Or… tune up some meals? Whatever. This could be bonkers.