Perrikaryal is a streamer who plays games using a headset that reads electroencephalogram signals (EEG).She completedElden Ringand itsShadow of the ErdtreeDLCearlier this year. Now the streamer has set her signs onBlack Myth: Wukongand is already beating bosses left, right, and center.
So far, Perrikaryal has beaten a few bosses inBlack Myth: Wukong,includingLingxuziandGuangzhi. This playthrough is very different from herElden Ringsessions, though. PerriKaryal has set her headset up so that she can control four button inputs using thoughts, but this game requires a few more than that. To compensate, she uses eye-tracking for movement and voice control, ensuring that her hands never need to touch a controller or keyboard as she batters each foe she comes up against.
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It’s well worth checking out Perrikaryal’sTwitch channelto see the entire playthrough so far. I watched a lot of herElden Ringgameplay, and it felt like magic, but the addition of voice control takes nothing away from herBlack Myuth: Wukongone. In fact, it elevates the viewing experience because the audience can keep track a lot better of what the streamer is trying to achieve at any given moment.
I wasn’t convinced that Black Myth: Wukong would’ve been possible with mind control… but after A LOT of trial and error, we DESTROYED 3 bosses in one stream!Let’s gooooooMind control’s getting unstoppableAny questions, check out the vod (in the comments) or see me livepic.twitter.com/evN2N8INQH
Something Perrikaryal has used before and is doing so again is her headset’s gyroscope. Tilting her head controls her character’s movement, meaning she can free up another button to control with thought and move around the game with relative ease.
Watching how her head moves in a boss fight doesn’t even look out of place. When I’m engrossed in a game, I move my head in the same way because, in my head, I am the character. It’s a little touch as a viewer, but it goes a long way and is yet another thing the streamer is having to constantly think about as she plays. Each time you would move your thumb, she’s moving her entire head while having to retain a constant thought or emotion and keep her eyes on the screen. All that, and she might even need to throw out a voice command.
Black Myth: Wukongis an incredibly challenging game with a standard controller, but Perrikaryal adds a new dimension to how she plays it and what her streams consist of. You can see her go through the process of setting up and troubleshooting her controller in every stream because she does it all live.
Authenticity is part of her brand, which makes sense considering what she’s doing. At the time of writing, she’s still got a decent way to go in the game, so it’s worth picking up her playthrough now so you may be there for when she faces off against the final boss with nothing but her head movements, thoughts, and voice.
