Questioning the Idea of What is a True Fan: Discovering Music Through Playing Rhythm Games

A commonly seen argument on the internet and when talking to self-described music fans is the idea that one cannot become a real fan of a band or a song if they came to it from a rhythm game. An expose into this idea would be interesting to see. Looking at how the engagement with the music through the rhythmic game play may or may not deepen one's relationship with the music as well as looking into what these people really mean when they say the words, a real fan.