{"id":20,"date":"2018-11-29T20:04:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-29T20:04:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2021-11-16T00:39:11","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T05:39:11","slug":"ears-are-burning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briebeau.com\/thoughty\/2018\/11\/ears-are-burning\/","title":{"rendered":"Ears Are Burning"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/briecs.itch.io\/ears-are-burning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ears Are Burning is now on <br \/>https:\/\/briecs.itch.io\/ears-are-burning<\/a><\/h2>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-9K_w94xefjY\/XABFa3LH4DI\/AAAAAAAAAvo\/uEKmkCEX8TAYZkwYryfu9glpuQssdD7uACLcBGAs\/s1600\/Artboard%2B1ear_cover.jpg?ssl=1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"a dark blue box with the text &quot;Ears Are Burning by Brie Beau Sheldon, a game of superstition &amp; the public eye&quot;\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"500\" data-original-width=\"630\" height=\"316\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-9K_w94xefjY\/XABFa3LH4DI\/AAAAAAAAAvo\/uEKmkCEX8TAYZkwYryfu9glpuQssdD7uACLcBGAs\/s400\/Artboard%2B1ear_cover.jpg?resize=400%2C316&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"\" width=\"400\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/316;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Lato; font-size: 16px;\">Ears Are Burning is a single-player game using timed observation and body control (low-impact meditation) to explore our connection to the constant flow of input from others, and our own output in desperation to match it, and the way it impacts us physically. It&#8217;s a simple experience, but everyone knows that when it comes to discourse, it&#8217;s always possible to lose the game.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Lato; font-size: 16px;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Lato; font-size: 16px;\">&#8212;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Lato; font-size: 16px;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Lato; font-size: 16px;\">Ears Are Burning is super simple but it is expressing an experience I&#8217;m struggling with as I work through running a Kickstarter. It&#8217;s not easy &#8211; in fact, it&#8217;s super challenging &#8211; to let your ears cool down. I hope I can find more time to do it soon. <a href=\"https:\/\/briecs.itch.io\/ears-are-burning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Won&#8217;t you join me?<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Thoughty is supported by the community on <a href=\"http:\/\/patreon.com\/thoughty\">patreon.com\/thoughty<\/a>. Tell your friends! <\/p>\n<p>To leave some cash in the tip jar, go to <a href=\"http:\/\/paypal.me\/thoughty\">http:\/\/paypal.me\/thoughty<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to be interviewed for Thoughty, or have a project featured, follow the instructions on the <a href=\"https:\/\/briebeau.com\/thoughty\/p\/contact.html\">Contact page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ears Are Burning is now on https:\/\/briecs.itch.io\/ears-are-burning Ears Are Burning is a single-player game using timed observation and body control (low-impact meditation) to explore our connection to the constant flow of input from others, and our own output in desperation to match it, and the way it impacts us physically. It&#8217;s a simple experience, but &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/briebeau.com\/thoughty\/2018\/11\/ears-are-burning\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Ears Are Burning&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[390],"tags":[187,186,28,27,10,50,35,32],"class_list":["post-20","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archive","tag-briebeau-on-design","tag-briebeau-original","tag-briecs-on-design","tag-briecs-original","tag-game-design","tag-lonely-games","tag-mental-health","tag-mental-illness"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paHOcG-k","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":17,"url":"https:\/\/briebeau.com\/thoughty\/2018\/12\/turn-design-stream\/","url_meta":{"origin":20,"position":0},"title":"Turn Design Stream","author":"Beau J\u00e1gr Sheldon","date":"December 10, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Hi all!I did my first Turn Design Stream and I'd love to hear your thoughts!Thoughty is supported by the community on patreon.com\/thoughty. 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