Beethoven's Hair

Very interesting history lesson.

It was beautiful.

Way too short. Nice effects.

I feel so silly because it isn't a difficult but for the life of me I can't find the tank in WW2 section!

Beautiful, wonderful history lesson. i was a little sad that

the butterfly got killed

very frustrating game.......the controls for the butterfly are way out of sync. I finally gave up. Anyone else have that problem?

That was a really beautiful experience. Thank you for that.

This is a particularly tough game, so I'll write a walkthrough for it.

Walkthrough:

1. Follow the in-game instructions.

That's it =D. Good luck and enjoy; I know I did!

I agree it was a bit diffcult controlling the flutterbye, but since I wasn't under any pressure to do things exact and I really could do no wrong I found it easier as I went. Disturbing that Hitler appropriated such lovely music to further his so called rightous
campaign. Nice game. I'd say it's re-playable. If only to look at the things you missed.

very frustrating game.......the controls for the butterfly are way out of sync. I finally gave up. Anyone else have that problem?

Interesting. I especially liked the ending.

Not a bad way to do a history lesson. Although, being a pianist and one who was brought up as a classical pianist I found myself a bit disappointed in the music selection as Beethoven had many great works of art. Altogether not bad though.

Very pretty.
I probably would have enjoyed it more if I had any interest in Beethoven.

I don't think I'd call this "escape the room". It pretty much is one of those ...how did the review say..."Mildly interactive...self-smug clap traps"...or whatever. Here are your five things to do and we'll fill in the rest with video stuff. I missed getting to read that question mark fact dealie at the Hitler part where you land in the tank, because Beethoven started "talking" right when I hit the question mark, so I had to move and couldn't stop to read. Oh well.

Some interesting facts, though, and to agree with the masses, as a lover of Beethoven (I have almost every full Symphony of his on my computer and many of the smaller pieces, and I know the full 23 minutes of the "Ode to Joy" in the original German...but not to toot my horn, I'm just saying), I was just a little let down by the music. Well-done I agree, but I wish there were longer snippets, especially since they used such recognizable pieces. I'm sure everyone went "oh it's on repeat".

Did anyone else notice that on the website for the project, it said the lock of hair was purchased by two Americans... one of whom was named Che Guevera? It would be nice if they had said something like, "A doctor named Che Guevera" - but honestly, who looks at that name and doesn't think about the revolutionary unless they've never heard the name? It just looks weird.

Butterfly controls are frustrating.

I can't get the butterfly to "land" on the violin.

Very beautiful: although nothing spectacularly revealing information-wise to those who have read biographies of Beethoven, the presentation was poignant. I found the section with Karl particularly disquieting.

But to echo the above comments, as visually wonderful as this was, it needed much more of his music. In the end, that is how LVB truly communicated. The little snippets were more tantalizing than supportive. Think about those scenes in Amadeus (yes, hardly historical, I know) in which parts of Mozart music would drift in as Salieri would speak about the music. That sort of "music conjoined with narrative" would go a long ways towards turning a game like this from a 15 minute "history channel" biography into an actual exploration of Beethoven's genius.

In order to get the butterfly to land on the violin, you have to be at the right height first. Try using the up arrow to get above the violin first, then descend to it. That's what I had to do. I had to stop the game though, after the Hitler episode it said it was going to some portal- well, the little screen became black, and it said to land on the portal! Nothing happened, my butterfly just fluttered up and down, so I figured it didn't load right.

I feel a little disturbed now! Things like this that seem to take me to a troubled past always seem to drag me to that atmosphere. Nice game, though, I like it when I get dragged in this type of past :P

I loved this game and have sent the links to many of my friends. I loved the history lesson...but they left out why he became deaf...SYPHILLIS!

sooze, ilikegames, and Caya, (and anyone else experiencing frustration with game controls/screen blackouts/strange sightings and sounds), I think I may have found the source of your troubles!
You may have been victims of the phenomena known as: "Beethoven Burst" !!!

To learn more, visit the original site: http://www.beethovenshair.ca/flash.html ------------------------------ Welcome to Beethoven's Hair ---------------------------------- Click Start Click Haunting Review this message: "Visitors to the Beethoven's Hair Website have been reporting strange sightings and sounds. The producers have determined that it is not the work of a disgruntled programmer, nor is it the result of a virus. These phenomena can be traced back to a particular chain of events. In 1977, NASA's twin Voyager probes were launched into space. On board the probes, recorded on a copper disc, is a message for other civilizations including two composites by Beethoven: * THe first movement of the Fifth Symphony in C minor, opus 67 * The string quartet, number 13 for 2 violins, 1 viola and 1 cello, opus 130 On December 16th, 1999 (the 229 anniversary of Beethoven's birth), one of the most violent eruptions of gamma rays in outer space was recorded. Given the brilliance fo this inter-stellar event and the timing, astronomers dubbed it "Beethoven Burst". A celestial event had the following effects : A disruption of radio signals and electronic systems was recorded throughout the world, with outages in internet, radio and tele-communications. Autstria was particularly affected, with Vienna, actually experiencing a 24-hour blackout. Afterwards, websites devoted to Beethoven were plagued by instability - including our own."

P.S. To jenny:

gasp! my butterfly met an untimely demise, as well, . . . I suspect it was supposed to, though ... ? or . . . was it too, victim to "Beethoven Burst!!!"

Beware, Beware! Especially on December 16th . . . sound-of-Twilight Zone-theme song-mysteriously-begins-it's-eerie-tune . . .
December 16, 2007 will be the 237th anniversary of Beethoven's birth - the 8th anniversary of the one of the most violent eruptions of gamma rays in outer space was recorded.
Since the disruption of radio signals and electronic systems was recorded throughout the world, with outages in internet, radio and tele-communications, and afterwards, websites devoted to Beethoven have been plagued by instability, and "Beethoven Burst" seems to continue to affect all those whom come into contact. . . . there's no telling what could happen next!

lol! just kidding

The game was beautiful and an interesting way to present history. The Web site, however, was virtually non-functional because of the "hauntings". I tried to read through the history pages and it kept booting me back to the haunting link. Once that happened, I had to start through the time line all over again. Very frustrating.

I think this game was very well done. The story, history and sounds were great. Taught me a few things about Beethoven. I would like to see more things like this.

Absolutely stunning. I love the brilliant golds and the vivid images. Also, the little historical notes give real meaning behind each of the symbols, and I learned a lot about Beethoven. Definitely gets 5 stars from me- 100 if the star system would allow

VERY interesting. I knew most of the information about the composer already. However, imagining this sort of "after life" concept was very impressive.

I was particularly moved (I was moved by the game. I know thats a little sad) when "my spirit", the butterfly, ended up as it does in the end.

The slight music during this cut scene added to the effect.

I felt like I'd really...done something, I guess!

It was beautiful, though I agree the differences in music could have been more pronounced. Beethoven composed so many beautiful works...I wish there'd been more on the game to hear.

It was amazing, however, just stunningly...meaningful.

weird...

A great game!

beautiful!

OMG, I hate butterflies... Yuk. I wish it was something else so I could play

Pretty game, entirely defeating interface! After grappling with the stupid butterfly all the way to the violin (because every time I'd get lag, the butterfly would continue uncontrolled in whatever direction I was pointed, with a few random weird flits so I'd have to hunt through the pages of notes to find my lost place) the damn thing wouldn't land. I tried the various (few) suggestions, with no luck. And of course every time I looked for more info online, my butterfly would wander somewhere new, leaving me to once again hunt up the violin. I can now find the violin from any location, but I still can't land on it.

Screw this, I'm done.

I-I.....I can't play it!
I'm just too...scared of ghosts!
Could....Could someone....Please help me?

I'm scared!
-Daymare.

P.S. It's freakier than the Tails Doll!

That was beutiful if you love beethoven as much as me u really appreiciate this game and daymare dont be afraid its not as scary as you think i thought the game controls were easy.