Air guitar

Playing an air guitar usually consists of exaggerated strumming and picking motions, and is often coupled with loud singing or lip-synching.

[5] The idea of the contest was originated a joke that was intended to be a side attraction for the music video festival but has since become a major draw in its own right.

According to the competition ideology, "wars will end, climate change will stop and all bad things will vanish when all the people in the world play the air guitar".

MiRi "Sonyk-Rok" Park, winner of the New York City regional, took the national crown by defeating Fatima "The Rockness Monster" Hoang from Los Angeles.

[12] William Ocean won his second national title in 2009, earning him a spot in Finland at the 2009 World Air Guitar Championships.

Ocean and defending World Air Guitar Champion Hulahan tied for second place, behind Sylvain "Gunther Love" Quimene of France.

[23] UK Air Guitar (UKAG) works regularly with charities including RAFA, The 1800 Club and Action Medical Research.

[25] The system, consisting of a pair of brightly coloured gloves and an infrared camera, is one of the most popular exhibits at the Helsinki Science Center.

The camera recognizes the distance between the two gloves and the strumming movements made by the wearer to synthesize an electric guitar tune, working using only six notes.

In November 2006, researchers at the Australian government's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) announced they had developed a tee-shirt that senses human movement to "showcase its expertise in designing and manufacturing electronic and intelligent textiles with which people effortlessly control computers", publicising it as an air guitar shirt.