StepMania/Gameplay

Installation
Download the game at ? and run the executable. It will install into your program files and take up ?? MB.

After the game is installed, the first thing you need to do is place a song file in the correct directory, otherwise StepMania will have no songs to play (it doesn't come with any).

Initial configuration
You may want to make some changes to settings before you start playing the game, however, if you want to jump right in, skip to the next section.

The first changes you will probably want to make are the ones that affect how you read the arrows. This is referred to as "Speed" and it affects the length of time between notes and how fast they scroll across the screen. Some players like it very slow, which condenses the notes, and some find it easier to play when there is more space between notes.

Starting a game
Choose play, choose a difficulty, choose a song, then wait for it to load, and play!