Poor little Blanky can't get to the ball no matter how hard he tries.

A rumor about a free-for-all, violent purge across Louisville, Kentucky taking place last Friday has been revealed to be a hoax orchestrated by a bored teenager on Twitter.

This jaw-dropping demo showcasing the Omote technology's real-time face tracking and projection mapping abilities was produced by a team led by artist Nobumichi Asai.

If you've ever experienced the auditory hallucination of "phantom pings" from your smartphone notifications, a prank like this would probably drive you insane.