Chimeloop: Neon Rhythm Ball

Tap. The ball launches straight up. Thread it through the gap in the spinning neon ring and the ring shatters - and the next note of the melody plays. Miss, and the phrase falls apart. You are not playing a ring game. You are playing an instrument that happens to keep score. Best played with sound on. EVERY PASS IS A NOTE Most tap games give you a beep. Chimeloop gives you a phrase. Each pass triggers the next note of a pentatonic scale, notes overlap and decay into one another instead of cutting each other off, and a quiet sub-octave sits underneath for weight. There is no background loop - the playing is the music. A good run actually sounds like a good run. Even failing sounds good: the phrase resolves back down to the root. HOW IT PLAYS - One tap, one hand, portrait. No tutorial, no account, no aiming. - A neon ring spins around the center with a single gap in it. - Launch the ball,…