This session will take a look under the hood of Modal Kombat, the first ever guitar-controlled video game battle. In the hour we will discuss considerations for controlling video game characters with real musical instruments and take a look at how the Modal Kombat team has accomplished this somewhat absurd goal. What does a punch sound like? What move should an E-chord trigger? How do you play Pong, MarioKart, and Mortal Kombat with a real guitar as the controller? These questions will be answered, along with many more as we hope to inspire, bewilder, entertain, and educate you. For more info, go here: about.me/modalkombat