Ear Hockey is a free game created by Microsoft Garage , based on audio and very similar to Air Hockey , which can be played with a keyboard or control in Windows 10 or Xbox.

With Ear Hockey you can play listening to the game’s audio only, you do not need to see the screen, thanks to it includes spatial audio that is generated thanks to the Microsoft HRTF spatial audio engine for Unity. The audio allows the user to know where he is in the game and where the ball is going.

The player controls as a kind of rectangular palette. The objective is to hit the ball to the other side controlled by another player in line or against the computer. When one of the two players loses the ball, does not hit, the other player receives a point.

Each time they hit the ball, it goes faster, which adds a higher level of difficulty. The game ends when one of the players reaches 7 points.

Ear Hockey Characteristics

• Single player mode, in front of the computer with adjustable difficulty
• Online mode for two players, including anonymous game and friend finder
• Tutorial mode for first time players.
• Original music tracks by local musician Mollie Ziegler
• Personalized voice for all menu options, with explanations on how to navigate the menus
• Keyboard, controller and Xbox Adaptive Controller compatibility •
High contrast visual display mode
• Audio from the Ball: A tuned combination of low-frequency hum and high-frequency ticking, along with other contextual sound effects, makes the ball easy to locate with audio only
• Player location signals: the unique sounds that indicate the side walls and the center point of the court allow the player to know where they are at all times
• Feedback from the opponent: similar sounds of “paddle impact” are heard for both player as for his opponent, indicating when and where the opponent has hit the ball.

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