Elden Ring can be a tough game to master, and it requires a ton of skill and brainpower to master. However, one Twitch streamer has taken the latter element to heart, as she is somehow playing the game with just her mind.
Let me explain. As pointed out by reporter Jake Lucky, the Twitch streamer in question is Perrikaryal, who is playing Elden Ring with her mind, as she controls her characters using an EEG machine. The idea might sound crazy for an average streamer, however, Perrikaryal isn’t just a run-of-the-mill gamer. She holds a Master’s in Psychology, which definitely helps in her endeavours.
She is playing Elden Ring… with her brain. Twitch streamer @perrikaryal has hooked up an EEG to her brain, where different brain activity is key bound to different abilities in game
I am frikin mindblown pic.twitter.com/lzquC2DdV4
— Jake Lucky (@JakeSucky) January 23, 2023
According to the streamer, her brain activity is linked to different abilities in the game. And she has stated that she wants to incorporate more abilities into her brainwave arsenal. However, such additions don’t come easy, as Perrikaryal has to train for a long time to make sure that she gives out the correct ability brain signals.
The future would be to attach different brain activity to multiple different in-game abilities, but it’s very difficult for the program to differ such activity, Perri tells me it takes hours of training and refining for each action. pic.twitter.com/KZHdiFvNuJ
— Jake Lucky (@JakeSucky) January 23, 2023
The gameplay experience has several drawbacks, as Perrikaryal has pointed out the need to add saline solution and charge her EEG machine every now and then. And in her recent stream, she has requested for some help in this matter from Neuralink founder Elon Musk, as she wishes to use the company’s technology to help play the game easily.
Elon Musk has previously stated one of his favorite games was Elden Ring, if there’s any shot at a response this is it
— Jake Lucky (@JakeSucky) January 25, 2023
And with Musk sharing his love for the game, it would be an interesting way for the billionaire CEO to show off the Neuralink’s prowess by powering Perrikaryal’s attempts to defeat the game’s various bosses.
