Monday, May 1, 2017

Bomboy - Marching Band Choreography Software

Ever wondered how marching bands generated the pages upon pages of choreography for their shows? For smaller scale bands, a director hand writes it all, but for college bands of hundreds of people? Well, here comes the power of computers.
There is an applet called SilverDrill (it's free) that can be used, or for more professional-level drill design, you can buy Field Artist.
Field Artist uses 3D animation to simulate drill the designer has created. They can customize the field, add customized props, put the exact number of each instrument/guard, and even watch the animated "marchers" to the show's music. This is very important for marching bands, drill teams, indoor percussion, and drum and bugle corps.
On Field Artist's website, there is a video that highlights and shows the features of the program:
My whole thesis for college is the way in which games or animations can help benefit mankind, and a whole discussion was on the use of simulation games. Field Artist is a realistic use of simulation to benefit some aspect of mankind--the music programs.

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