Act 1 is the first act of Rhythm Doctor.
Synopsis[edit]
The story starts with Ian prompting the intern to begin calibration for the Rhythm Doctor program. Once calibration has finished Ian will reveal he started playing a videogame due to the calibration taking too long and will instruct Paige to lead the intern to the first patient.
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Transcript[edit]
 Oh! Y-you're here!
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| Thanks for joining Rhythm Doctor, our remote defibrillation program!
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| We'd have liked to do this in person, but everyone's working from home these days...
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| Anyways, before we begin, you need to know something important.
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| Treating patients in Rhythm Doctor is ideally done by SLAMMING the spacebar.
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| This is so that you can hear the spacebar's CLACK...
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| ...and use your ears to tell you when the sound of your spacebar is perfectly in time with the beat.
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| You might be in a situation where you cannot SLAM your spacebar. In that case, you can tap lightly to the beat instead.
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| Do you prefer to SLAM or TAP?
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[Player is asked to select preferred input style.]
If SLAM is selected:
| OK! R-remember to SLAM the spacebar when playing Rhythm Doctor.
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If TAP is selected:
| OK! R-remember to tap the spacebar when playing Rhythm Doctor.
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[Calibration continues.]
| Now to make sure the sound is synced to what you see in your screen, let's do some visual calibration.
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| Please turn your volume up to hear the beeps.
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| In this part, press LEFT or RIGHT to make the green lights blink earlier or later.
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| Try to match it so the green lights blink at the same time as the beep sounds.
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| When you feel they are in sync, press SPACE to confirm.
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[Player is asked to sync the beep sounds with the blinking bars.]
| A-awesome! Visuals should now be synced to audio.
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| Finally, we have to calibrate your spacebar's input.
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| (Last part, I promise.)
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[Player is asked to calibrate input latency]
| Press SPACE on the seventh beat. Try to be as accurate as possible.
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| Start now!
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[Calibration ends.]
| Your inputs should now be properly calibrated. You should now be ready to treat patients, good luck!
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| Okay, you're all set up!
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| You know, you're our first remote intern. We could really use the help.
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| I actually, uh, started up a game because the calibration took so long.
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| It's a ranked match, so I can't quit out right now. I'm almost done.
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| Your first patient's over there. Dr Paige can help you out.
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 ...Ian, this was your job.
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| S-sorry!
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[Tutorial Begins]
| Alright, you, behind your computer. Hi!
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| Our shift is really busy right now, so let's get right to it.
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| We treat patients suffering from different chest pains and heart conditions.
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| You treat patients by pressing your spacebar on the seventh beat.
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| Got it? Listen to the music and press only on the seventh beat.
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| Here we go.
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- On hit:
| Perfect, keep going!
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| Looks like you've got internal rhythm.
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| Good...
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| Excellent, keep going.
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| That's it. One more time, without cues.
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[Tutorial Ends]
