OK things are getting silly now: This streamer beat Elden Ring with her brain

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Yes, clever-clogs, technically we all beat Elden Ring with our brain. But only because it's triggering all those fancy appendages we call fingers. Streamer Perrikaryal, however, only needs the digits for movement: And does everything else with the power of her mind.

Before we get too Psycho Mantis about this, Perrikaryal has a Master's degree in Psychology and, as part of the neuroscience element, picked up an interest in Electroencephalograms (EEG). These devices use electrodes, placed across a user's head, to identify changes in electrical activity. I once used one of these and got nothing, whereupon the cheery demonstrator told me I had «the wrong type of brain.»

Perrikaryal, however, has the right type of brain, and has been training to do this for several months: Because EEGs are finicky. «EEG isn't very good at placing where signals are coming from, [but it's] really good at figuring out when they're happening,» Perri told our sister site GamesRadar+(opens in new tab). «Traditionally, the technology is used to diagnose various brain disorders, like epilepsy, and in neuroscientific research. More directly, however, the signals it picks up are specific enough that they can be mapped to a specific action.»

Here she is kicking Rykard's ass with the power of thought (and thumbs).

Elden Ring boss, Rykard, defeated using brain activity for both attacking and using items (healing). What a milestone! This was our first achievement on 2 EEG inputs and now we're one step closer to going totally hands-free by the end of the year. Thanks everyone! pic.twitter.com/KVsPl00uwgFebruary 14, 2023

Since that clip in early February, Perri has been training herself alongside the device to recognise the inputs for attack and heal. She