With the official announcement of Samsung’s virtual reality headset last week, developers are lining up to create unique experiences for the device. Harmonix, the developers of the Rock Band and Dance Central franchises, is the first out of the gate, with the announcement of a new “music experience” for the device called Harmonix Music VR.

The project utilizes the company’s Music Analysis Engine to create audio visualization events based on the tracks chosen by the user. What happens next is a “musically responsive environment,” said the company, explaining its deep interaction with the music itself.

Publicist Nick Chester hinted at the project earlier this week, tweeting that Harmonix was working on ‘developing software” for Samsung’s device, while stopping short of announcing any official name. Harmonix’s Dawn Rivers, who works in the lighting department of the company, followed up with her own tweet, stating, “I can’t wait for folks to see the crazy project I’ve been on at Harmonix for Samsung’s Gear VR.”

Using Oculus VR technology, the headset utilizes the Galaxy Note 4 as its main display. It’s an ideal choice with its 5.7 inch quad HD screen, 3 GB of RAM, and strong CPU and GPU system.

The game wasn’t given a specific release date, but Harmonix Music VR is expected to launch later in the year, alongside the Galaxy Note 4 itself. A price wasn’t yet given.

This would be yet another notch in the belt for Harmonix, which is having a stellar year between the development of Disney’s Fantasia: Music Evolved (releasing this October for Xbox One and Xbox 360), the release of the downloadable Dance Central: Spotlight for Xbox One, and the success of its returning Amplitude series on Kickstarter. Despite a small round of layoffs earlier in the year, things are on the up-and-up for this developer.

Realistically and virtually, at that.

Source: Polygon