A streamer just beatElden Ringusing her mind partially for the controls. This is the first time the notoriously hard game has been beaten using such a method via innovative neurotechnology, and it opens up a world of possibilities for playing challenging games likeElden Ringand others like it in the future.Elden Ringis not a game to be taken lightly. Many gamers struggle to beat it even with all of the regular tools at their disposal, which makes it that much more impressive when the game is beaten by someone who fights through some type of challenging situation, intentional or otherwise. Since the game’s release, many players have exploited strange tricks to beat the game without rolling or evento beatElden Ringwithout attacking. This latest triumph over the Elden Beast is a feat of technology as much as it is a feat of willpower and the mind.Related:Elden Ring Players Die Identically In Bizarre Colosseum FightStreamer PerriKaryal recently beatElden Ringpartially using her brain for the controls. This is made possible through electroencephalography, which is a method of recording brain activity using sensors attached to the scalp. PerriKaryal has a rig that associates various types of brain activity with different key bindings that allow her to do things like attack, cast spells, heal, and dodge within the game. It’s too rudimentary to allow for complex movement, though, so in the clip of Perri slaying the Elden Beast this way, a controller is being used purely for camera and walking controls. Players havebeatenElden Ringwithout walking in the past, though, so maybe she can try that in the future.
There have beenaccusations fromElden Ringplayers of cheatingand various onlookers unable to believe that Perri can truly beat such a difficult game using this technique, but she’s gone into detail on the technology and the time it took to make it work properly in a way that makes it apparent this is the real deal. She also has a background in psychological research, which is what first introduced her to the impressive gadget she utilizes in her streams.
Out of all the ways the Tarnished have taken control of The Lands Between in the past, this has to be one of the most entertaining. For many, this acomplishment puts PerriKaryal up there withElden Ringlegends like LetMeSoloHerand others who push the game and themselves to the limits. She said on her Twitter that she’s already working on the next project, and it will be exciting to see what else she may bring to the table to try and beat with her mind.
