Sociana Play · Phone arcade game
Red Light, Deep Breath
Red-light-green-light as a movement and breathing break: move on green, freeze and breathe on red, with the phone as the referee.
Free 2-hour trial, no sign-up: you host on this device, friends play on their phones, the big screen runs in any browser. Simulated AI in the trial; real AI at your event.
The moment it is built for: Every phone is the referee: move on green, freeze and breathe on red. Anyone caught moving turns into a statue on the big screen until a friend sends amrit.
At a glance
- Best for
- offsites, conferences, campus fests, festivals and weddings
- Group size
- 8+ recommended, up to 1,000 phones, solo or in teams
- How the room plays
- Everyone plays on their own phone at the same time
- Time
- About 5–10 minutes per game (4 rounds by default, 40 s each)
- Energy
- Calm
- You need
- Guests’ phones in the browser (QR, no app), a big screen in any browser and a host console on a phone or laptop
- When it fits
- A wellness-day opener, a break between conference sessions, or a sunrise offsite session.
- Try it
- Free self-serve trial (2 hours, simulated AI)
How Red Light, Deep Breath plays
On their phones
On green, walk, march or stretch with the phone in hand and it counts the steps; on red, stand like a statue and breathe with the circle. Move on red and you are frozen until a friend sends amrit. Hold-to-walk works on every phone and for guests who cannot move much.
On the host console
Starts the session and picks the edition: a sunrise wellness session, a team offsite, a four-minute energiser between conference sessions or a fest version.
On the big screen
A courtyard lantern: green for walking, red as the watcher turns round, and the room’s calm breaths counted together.
How it ends: Levels tell a story, and the room finishes with its shared count of calm breaths. There is no AI cost.
The full description from the games team
Red-light-green-light as a movement and breathing break. The big screen is a courtyard lantern: on green everyone walks, marches or stretches with the phone in hand and it counts the steps; on red the watcher turns round, everyone is a statue and breathes with the circle. Move on red and you are frozen until a friend sends you amrit. Levels tell a story, the room counts its calm breaths together, and there is no AI cost. Hold-to-walk works on every phone and for guests who cannot move much.
Ready-made versions by occasion
Each version comes with its own story, wording and look. Pick one to start a free trial with it already set up.
- Offsite
Vish-Amrit Red Light: team edition
Two teams on the offsite lawn. Move on green, freeze on red; anyone caught stands as a statue until someone sends amrit, and rescuing a rival counts extra. Rivals helping each other, on the big screen.
On the phones: “Two teams on the lawn: move on green, freeze on red, and send amrit to a rival statue for extra points.”
- Conference
The 4-Minute Reset: energiser between sessions
Between two sessions, the whole hall stands up beside its seats: three short levels of stretch on green, breathe on red. Works with hold-to-walk for anyone who prefers to stay seated.
On the phones: “A four-minute energiser between sessions: stretch on green, breathe on red, or hold to walk from your seat.”
- Campus fest
Statue! Fest edition
The college fest’s loudest five minutes: the dean turns round on red, statues wait for a friend’s amrit, and the canteen queue is the finish line.
On the phones: “The fest’s loudest five minutes: move on green, freeze when the dean turns, and a friend’s amrit frees a statue.”
- Festival
Vish-Amrit Mela
Diwali mela on the park lawn: families dance on green and freeze on red while the secretary watches; a statue waits for a neighbour’s amrit.
On the phones: “Dance on green, freeze on red; a statue waits for a neighbour’s amrit.”
- Wedding
Baraat Statue: family wedding edition
The baraat dances towards the gate on green; when Bauji turns round, everyone freezes mid-bhangra. Chachas caught moving wait for the bride’s side to send amrit.
On the phones: “The baraat dances on green and freezes mid-bhangra on red; anyone caught waits for the other side’s amrit.”
The story in the demo
The Horizon Tech Wellness Day by the river at sunrise. Preeti, the yoga teacher, calls the moves; Sheena, the sunrise photographer, takes a photo on every red; Pops, the founder who runs every morning, cannot stop jogging; Lajjo’s haldi-doodh brings anyone blurry back in.
Raj, Simran, Bauji and the rest are an illustrated sample cast, not real people. At your event the same game carries your own names and photos.
How to run Red Light, Deep Breath at your event
- Pick the version. Choose the offsite version or another occasion’s, then add your names, photos, questions and colours.
- Put up the big screen. Open the big-screen link in any browser on the laptop connected to the LED wall, projector or TV.
- Guests join. Guests scan the QR code on the screen or on table cards and play in the phone browser. No app, no sign-up.
- Run it from the console. Starts the session and picks the edition: a sunrise wellness session, a team offsite, a four-minute energiser between conference sessions or a fest version.
- The finish. Levels tell a story, and the room finishes with its shared count of calm breaths. There is no AI cost.
Trying it now? Join on two phones, walk with one on green and keep it still on red; let the other move on red, then send it amrit on the next green.
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Questions people ask
Is it suitable for guests who cannot move much?
Yes. Hold-to-walk works on every phone, so a guest can play from a chair.
Does Red Light, Deep Breath use AI?
No. There is no AI cost.
How long does Red Light, Deep Breath take?
About 5–10 minutes per game (4 rounds by default, 40 s each). A wellness-day opener, a break between conference sessions, or a sunrise offsite session.
How many people can play Red Light, Deep Breath?
8+ recommended, up to 1,000 phones, solo or in teams. Everyone plays on their own phone at the same time.
Do guests need to download an app?
No. Guests scan a QR code and play in the phone browser. The big screen is a web page on any laptop connected to the LED wall, projector or TV, and the host runs it from a console on a phone or laptop.
Can Red Light, Deep Breath carry our names, photos and branding?
Yes. At a wedding it carries the couple’s names, photos, monogram and hashtag (never sponsors); at a company event your logo, colours, values and team names; at a booth your product and brand. We set it up with your content before the day.
Is the AI real in the free trial?
The trial runs on simulated AI so it is free and instant, and every trial screen says so. At your event the game runs on real AI with your own content. Trials last 2 hours, up to 12 an hour from one network.
How is Red Light, Deep Breath priced for an event?
Per occasion, by the games chosen, the number of screens and the days on site. Send the date, city and rough guest count with the form on this page, and we reply with an itemised quote within one working day.
Shortlist sent
A person on our team will reply within one working day with setup notes and an itemised quote.
Meanwhile, start a free trial of any game and play it with friends.