Three Coals

Once the coals begin to glow, try blowing on them or touching them.

Blow sensitivity
Lower it if the blow reaction triggers from background sounds
The coals emerge from the darkness after
Black background calibration
Move the slider until the background around the coals is completely black.
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Tap to continue
Full screen mode ended because the screen went to sleep. A tap brings the picture back and keeps the screen on again.
Blow interaction unavailable
Microphone access for this site is blocked in the browser. The coals still respond to touch, so you can carry on.
To enable it, allow microphone access for Black Alive in your browser or phone settings, then reopen the app.

Turn off the lights — and let the screen disappear.

OLED worlds reveal themselves in complete darkness: the black screen blends into the darkness, and the coals or fish appear as if from nothing. No visible screen edges — just you, the darkness and a world coming to life.
Microphone threshold 0.30
Preparing the darkness…
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