Alright, here we go. So, imagine this: you’re staring down at this intimidating black beast of an instrument—yep, the piano. Daunting, right? But hold on a sec. Plai Technologies, this indie dev team, is cooking up something wild with their new app, PianoCafe. And when I say cooking, I literally mean it.
Anyway, it’s dropping on Quest 2 and up on July 30th. Don’t think it’s your run-of-the-mill piano game like that one from Zarr Apps last year. This one isn’t about racing through keystrokes like you’re at some musical NASCAR, no sir. Instead, your keys magically turn into, get this, cooking ingredients. Wild, I know.
Picture this: you’re a short order cook in some surreal kitchen. Your mission? Dish out culinary masterpieces to these ghostly customers by jamming out chords. Yep, you read that right. For example, tap a C major and boom—bread. F major? Cheese! Throw in A minor for meat and G major for lettuce. A catchy tune will make you a sandwich maestro.
Now, PianoCafe isn’t pretending to be a one-stop-shop for learning piano. They’ve clearly said it’s for curious folks and newbies. Still, it kinda slides in there, nudging you gently into developing some of that crucial muscle memory before you dive into the deep end with sheet music. But it’s like sneaking veggies into a kid’s mac and cheese—just less sneaky.
Here’s the kicker though: you’re going to need your own MIDI-compatible piano for this gig. The tech is pretty mind-blowing—MIDI detection light-years ahead, syncing your keyboard to the app via some virtual magic. But those of us clinging to our old acoustic wonders might have to wait a bit. They’re planning an update where the Quest’s cameras will snap those keys on their own, with no MIDI voodoo required.
Oh, and a heads up—you might want to toss PianoCafe onto your wishlist over at the Horizon Store. Just a suggestion. It’s up soon enough, July 30th, so you might wanna mark that down.
So yeah, who knew your piano could become a sous-chef? Maybe it’s time mine learns a thing or two, right?
