A game that uses real-life blinks to tell a person's story

Mar 8, 2021 14:10 GMT  ·  By

Developer Goodbye World Games and publisher Skybound Games have just announced their game Before Your Eye will release on PC (via Steam) on April 8. A first-person narrative adventure that tells a person's story using real-life blinks, Before Your Eyes requires a webcam for the best gameplay experience.

While you can still play Before Your Eyes without using a camera, having one will allow players to immerse themselves in the story and experience the emotional journey that the game will them on.

And before you ask, now, the camera will not record your face while playing Before Your Eyes, it just tracks the movement of your eyes and detects blinks in real-time to play the game. If you don't have a webcam, you'll be able to play Before Your Eyes using the non-blink mode, which supports standard inputs like mouse and keyboard.

So, what's this game all about? Before Your Eyes tells the story of one's journey into the afterlife using real-life blinks. The story is narrated by a Ferryman who shepherds souls to the afterlife. In order to help you pass on, he must first learn the story of your life, so you will be sent back to relive the most important moments.

If you're using a webcam to play Before Your Eyes, the game will send you to a memory once it detects that you have blinked. You will only be able to experience a memory for as long as you don't blink, but once you do that, the game will automatically send you to another one. You are not encouraged to not blink for long periods of time though.

Before Your Eyes was funded through Kickstarter and received the Game Developers Choice award at Indicade and the Student Award at the Independent Game Award (IGF) in its early stages of development. Those interested can wishlist Before Your Eyes on Steam before the game launches on April 8.

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