SoundSelf
284 views · Published 17 September 2013 · 1:59 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: Children's Technology Review · 2013 · Education
During E3 2013 this year, we spotted SoundSelf, described as a "chanting game of sensory exploration" that involves a 3D mask and the use of your voice to drive the moving patterns that you see. The idea is that you gradually "fall through" moving tunnels-of-light and put yourself into a meditative trance. In theory anyway. We played SoundSelf at E3 2013 in the Indiecade, and found it to be "a rather strange experience." Perhaps it was the noise of the show, or our relatively short exposure (two of us tried it). But it was hard to know if the game was delivering the goods. According to designer Robin Arnott, kid get the idea faster than adults. The game is the 2010 installation horror-experience "Deep Sea." The game must be used with some sort of 3D view device (the demo used the Oculus Rift which fits onto your face like a diving mask). SoundSelf works with any microphone; no musical experience is necessary.
