--- key: mechanic/phone-microphone--family-breath type: mechanic id: phone-microphone--family-breath lang: en title: Blowing and breathing summary: >- Blowing creates noise at the microphone and changes the app’s state. A virtual candle can be extinguished or lit by blowing. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/phone-microphone--family-breath/ jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/phone-microphone--family-breath.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/phone-microphone--family-breath.md aliases: [] tags: - Phone microphone interactions - Mechanics catalog sourceIds: - source-f8d1cacd47b7c58b - source-57f8c11299cbf483 - source-92a25206afb3aea3 sources: - id: source-f8d1cacd47b7c58b title: 'Android: Audio Capture and Input Processing' url: 'https://developer.android.com/media/platform/mediarecorder' verifiedAt: null - id: source-57f8c11299cbf483 title: 'Breeze 2: Breathing as Game Input' url: 'https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9428773/' verifiedAt: null - id: source-92a25206afb3aea3 title: Candle - Ultra Real Blow Out url: 'https://apps.apple.com/us/app/candle-ultra-real-blow-out/id434064534?uo=4' verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: phone-microphone id: family-breath title: Phone microphone interactions url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/phone-microphone/#family-breath' categoryIds: - section-1 supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: Blowing and breathing description: >- Blowing creates noise at the microphone and changes the app’s state. A virtual candle can be extinguished or lit by blowing. image: src: images/mechanics/sensor-candle-0.webp width: 720 height: 1280 crop: x: 0 'y': 330 width: 720 height: 950 game: Candle - Ultra Real Blow Out sourceUrl: >- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/candle-ultra-real-blow-out/id434064534?uo=4 originalUrl: >- https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple123/v4/2a/98/b9/2a98b919-8f7a-a15c-a1bc-7d52fc337ae5/mzl.fxebghmv.png/720x1440bb.jpg credit: 'Poets Road, Inc' rights: >- © Poets Road, Inc. Developer-distributed App Store screenshot. All rights reserved; excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0. caption: 'Candle: a virtual flame reacts to blowing into the microphone' alt: 'Candle: a virtual flame reacts to blowing into the microphone' markers: - x: 50 'y': 43 label: The app maps blowing to the flame’s state tips: - Account for wind filtering and provide alternative controls. examples: - title: Candle - Ultra Real Blow Out url: >- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/candle-ultra-real-blow-out/id434064534?uo=4 endsAt: null provenance: >- Original editorial design catalog consolidated from project discussions on 2026-10-20. Complete discussion item lists and contextual limitations are preserved; linked primary sources support specific techniques, not the entire classification. English translation was prepared with machine assistance and editorial review. license: CC-BY-4.0 codeLicense: MIT attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors catalogKey: catalog/phone-microphone --- # Blowing and breathing id: phone-microphone--family-breath type: mechanic key: mechanic/phone-microphone--family-breath lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/phone-microphone--family-breath/ Blowing creates noise at the microphone and changes the app’s state. A virtual candle can be extinguished or lit by blowing. ## At a glance ![Candle: a virtual flame reacts to blowing into the microphone](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/sensor-candle-0.webp) [Candle - Ultra Real Blow Out](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/candle-ultra-real-blow-out/id434064534?uo=4) · © Poets Road, Inc. Developer-distributed App Store screenshot. All rights reserved; excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0. 1. The app maps blowing to the flame’s state - Account for wind filtering and provide alternative controls. - [Candle - Ultra Real Blow Out](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/candle-ultra-real-blow-out/id434064534?uo=4) ## How it works The microphone hears flow noise and breathing sounds. It is not an air flow sensor or a reliable lung volume meter. ## Variants ### Variants and applications - A short whiff. Signal: Short flow noise. Application: Blow out a candle, blow away dust, pick dandelion seeds. Access level: Recognition. - Continuous blowing. Signal: Flow noise hold. Application: Blow into a sail, turn a mill, maintain flight. Access level: Recognition. - Conditional blow force. Signal: Calibrated noise intensity. Application: Change the strength of the game wind without promising to measure the real pressure. Access level: D. - A series of blows. Signal: Number and rhythm of air pulses. Application: Operate bellows, pump up a virtual ball, tap out an air code. Access level: Recognition. - Exhale evenly. Signal: Stability and duration of audible exhalation. Application: Hold a soap bubble or move a brush evenly. Access level: Recognition. - Distinguishing between inhalation and exhalation. Signal: Classification of audible breathing phases. Application: Open and close the game flower in rhythm with breathing. Access level: Recognition. - Cycle of breathing and pause. Signal: Sequence of detected phases. Application: Follow the calm rhythm of the game; the absence of sound should be considered as an input pause. Access level: Recognition. - Air stream shape. Signal: Distinction of consistent blow patterns. Application: Divide the wide and narrow stream into two abilities after training. Access level: R. ## Context and limits Author's design map for mobile games and interactive applications. 144 techniques in 18 groups, including basic signals, rules and combinations. Applications are design ideas and not a list of released games. ## Connected materials ## Sources and provenance Original editorial design catalog consolidated from project discussions on 2026-10-20. Complete discussion item lists and contextual limitations are preserved; linked primary sources support specific techniques, not the entire classification. English translation was prepared with machine assistance and editorial review. - [Android: Audio Capture and Input Processing](https://developer.android.com/media/platform/mediarecorder) (id: source-f8d1cacd47b7c58b) - [Breeze 2: Breathing as Game Input](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9428773/) (id: source-57f8c11299cbf483) - [Candle - Ultra Real Blow Out](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/candle-ultra-real-blow-out/id434064534?uo=4) (id: source-92a25206afb3aea3) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors