What do you see?

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When you peer into the machine, and gaze upon the horizon - What do you see? A future, a past, regrets or dreams?
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Justin Tomchuk (umami)
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[@murraymcrobert]

I didn’t realize that the Eye Test universe had such rich lore.

[@TheJanitorIsIn]

Naw bruv this is the hamburglar universe

[@iansragingbileduct]

Eye test cinematic universe is the latest franchise

[@oddd2833]

Rich amount of LORE!!!

[@nathanhaley1353]

I heard the story goes deeper than Pac Man Championship Edition

[@ChronoMune]

Eye test *multiverse

[@HydraulicBeanbag]

air puffs, eyes watering, hold back tears so the lady at the target glasses store thinks I’m a big boy

[@infinitefun527]

I somehow knew you were an U M A M I fan

[@thecuspofcrust9444]

On god. Fricking this guy, am I right? It's weird seeing my favorite youtubers interact with each other. It's like watching the artism cinematic universe assemble

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

​@@thecuspofcrust9444 to be fair, the stuff you like is probably something they like too. Doesn't stop it from being weird, like seeing two celebrities at a coffee shop just start talking to each other.

[@Sharkwedge]

Eyes inner pressure check pfft

[@user-xveupc]

Please animate more of your dreams

[@hgrm2electricboogaloo242]

“What do you see?” “Home.”

[@CrimsonMey]

The only constant house I had since I started wearing glasses in high school.

[@the.seagull.35]

"There is a house built out of stone..."

[@Broetchen98]

Peace. Finally

[@kengillespie7797]

Gorgeous. It might be the only time a federal prisoner might get to look at a horizon with no walls or fences keeping him separated.

[@cxlev01]

damn

[@lilithsdaughters]

Damn

[@komeudogu7976]

Chai

[@lauramaue]

Waited for the blast of air in my eyes. Got a punch in the heart instead.

[@epicgames4655]

I didn't even understand anything

[@Thewhiteandorange]

good news, your heart is 20/20

[@TheSilverCrow64]

​@@epicgames4655during that eye test theres a tube that blasts air into your eyes to test your eye pressure and reflex.

[@aradusvsguesans]

@@epicgames4655 same

[@srgiggity]

​@@epicgames4655the guy is in prison, taking a vision test. He misses his family, so he's fantasizing about living in the house from the vision test he's currently taking. them visiting him. Desperately clutching onto the only bit of color and hope he can see. In his mind and literally.

[@LightEvader]

Imagine being the farmer at that barn and every 5 minutes or so you see a pair of giant eyes appear on the horizon, and then disappear. The eyes are never the same, and you do not know what they stand for. Grant us eyes

[@MiasmaTazma]

Lmao yes

[@Black_Jesus3005]

👁️

[@arekusu.]

"Kos", or some say "Kosm"

[@jazzy4830]

Evolution without courage will be the ruin of our race

[@th2u88f]

​@@arekusu. Kairos

[@homelessperson5455]

"...I see what could have been."

[@capuchinosofia4771]

😢

[@user-zz1th7yb6s]

Perfectly said.

[@Bloodyplague]

I feel that it's going to be me, who will say this in the future...

[@sylviabennan]

I actually burst into tears at the end and felt instant pity and sadness for him. He gave up his life and freedom for crime, and there was no changing that, so that view was his brief escape. Beautifully told, and heartbreaking.

[@raviormetal1653]

Nobody gives up life and freedom for crime. People are forced towards this. Especially in a society that is so much underdeveloped that it cant even provide (in other places) basic insurances for everyone. Producing people just like him, not much uneven from you, just one more unlucky dude...

[@pegs1659]

You seriously actually burst out into tears? I can't even shed one lousy tear when I'm sad.

[@Bunkies]

damn that hit hard

[@d_all_in]

​@@raviormetal1653 nobody is forced to commit crime. In most of human history there were no "insurances" provided by others. Those people weren't all criminals. Stop with your communist BS.

[@Schrodingers_kid]

No pity, honestly He's there for a reason and it was a conscious choice Just because he changed his mind doesn't mean that he changed his past

[@Ruktiet]

The idea of turning this shared fictional image that every myope has vaguely ingrained in their memory into an actual world is extremely clever. Wouldn't expect anything less from you. The clouds are particularly beautifully done.

[@MercurialStatic]

‘Oh yeah I’m a myope’ Just say near-sighted. Using a scientific term like that casually is…myopic.

[@maelstrom2313]

​@@MercurialStatic There's nothing wrong with using precise language. We all have to encounter new words for the first time in order to learn them.

[@Ruktiet]

@@MercurialStatic myope is a lot shorter and thus carries more information per letter, and thus reduces redundancy in language, which leads to much more efficient language. If you want to complain, go do it while you suck on my slim jim

[@br3akstuff]

@@MercurialStaticLet’s have fun together

[@ryanhernandez8324]

I never saw this image when I was doing glasses stuff. Is it only for some people?

[@ॐIo]

I see melancholy

[@quickknowledge4873]

That's nostalgia for ya

[@The_OwO_Shogun]

I taste melancholy. Taste like umami…

[@user-ip4ks5kf2j]

prison be like

[@ScubaSteveM45]

He's in prison of course he's depressed

[@MalkeTFC]

ok megamind

[@pranspan]

Every person with a spectacle has some sort of connection to this place. It feels like home.

[@Soumiliiii_07]

Yeaaa😭🙌🏻

[@MacMeador13]

I had an optometrist visit this very morning, the day you posted this, and got the hot air balloon image test. I'm honestly glad I saw this later because I'm not sure I'd have been able to keep the emotions in if this was on my mind the whole time.

[@Mackerel95]

Oh wow, that final turn at the end.

[@YarrBr0]

He's got cuffs on!

[@JoveRogers97]

Springhill Institution Federal Corrections

[@pun_dimen]

@@JoveRogers97 Sprnghill

[@JoveRogers97]

@@pun_dimen Institjti#n

[@ProfessorAlbert-de9sc]

Hah, for a 14 year old boy that has been to the eye doctor more times then i can count, the "turn" at the end was absolutely not surprising, but rather expected.

[@RoboBoddicker]

They say with 20/20 vision you can see the house. Beyond 20/20, you can see the child waving at you from the window. Some can even see the shadow figure standing behind the child. Those patients exhibit unpredictable reactions that are often problematic for the examiner. Thus, the AOA has agreed to perpetuate the myth of ‘optimal’ 20/20 vision to the public.

[@ZacHawkins42]

Brilliant

[@johndoe-vl3ye]

Is this an scp

[@0DTEVIXCALLS]

Tween level /x/ posting, attach some more realistic aspects to it or it's no different from fantasy

[@jarate8076]

@@0DTEVIXCALLS>IT'S WEDDIT TIER IT'S WEDDIT TIER IT'S WEDDIT TIER

[@galacticat7144]

This is a common image in vision testing then? Haven't been for a while. Hope I encounter this soon

[@zombieranger3410]

Everyone complains about the air blast going into your eyes but for me, having the eyes of a mole with astigmatism, shining a bright light into my eye sends me reeling in tears and pain. It strains my eyes to be out in a sunny day, shining a flashlight into my eye might as well be a flashbang.

[@kyledavidson8712]

My optic nerves love to shoot fire needles directly into my brain. Nighttime police encounters are especially fun.

[@Roguelike_Enjoyer]

Maybe I also have astigma but how do I deal with it? Is this disease dangerous?

[@zombieranger3410]

@@Roguelike_Enjoyer Astigmatism just means lights, especially at night time, are very streaky and star-like. It’s not dangerous and is different than light sensitivity. Just go to an eye doctor and get a prescription and glasses.

[@Doopen]

What the heck is the airblasting for? None of my eye exams had that

[@Roguelike_Enjoyer]

@@zombieranger3410 Thank you my boy,have a nice day

[@theolla840]

Not even 1:30 long and delivered a stronger gut punch than so many movies' attempts. Thank you

[@graceisaname]

THEY DID THE AIR BALLOON TOO! This is the greatest crossover I've seen. I'm from a different area than my coworkers and they've only seen the barn. Keep it up umami! Never stop making your flavor of art, if not for us then yourself and loved ones. Also take breaks when you need to. And last but not least drink some water please.

[@dimensionalMystery]

i didn't even know about the barn before this, i can only remember seeing the hot air balloon

[@_mortiam]

@@dimensionalMystery I didn't know about the balloon, only the barn is very familiar 😂

[@painttako5560]

Where is a sailboat though

[@second_second_]

what about the balloon? I dont understand. I only know that the barn is common in eye test

[@ZurditaDinamita]

​@@second_second_ The balloon too. I think it's a matter of countries (the red house is less popular where I live).

[@VividPagan]

I'm glad he passed his eye exam.

[@tahunuva4254]

He didn't, though. Why else would he be in handcuffs?

[@xuantungnguyen9719]

he ended his family

[@yellowpinksnake]

But we didn't

[@Obsidian-rf6rc]

@@tahunuva4254 he’s probably a prisoner

[@hsJoo343]

1:01 I have just noticed, the opening to balloon thingy looks like halo over the wife's head. Beauriful video with finest details

[@andreasnordin1382]

I see Manchester Farm from Van Meter Rd, Lexington, Kentucky. 38° 3' 38.77596", -84° 36' 1.33848"

[@attackehhh]

rainbolt?

[@user-cz3ik2ek1b]

​@@attackehhh😮

[@mnbgt101]

Number one, or number two? Number one? Or number two?

[@siryizzur]

Switch them again? One more time? Eh, they’re about the same.

[@Cow-Moth-With-A-CRT-Head]

Maximum stress

[@Azalea-secondchoicebestfriend]

“Um… t-the first one…” I’m lying, aren’t I? I know I’m lying, it’s the other one, isn’t it? Oh they’re going to kill me if I pick the wrong one (It stresses me out…)

[@untitled2792]

I heard SRP's voice reading that

[@kyledavidson8712]

Why are my palms sweaty?

[@sentjojo]

I never thought I could be so triggered by a picture of a barn

[@eonreeves4324]

in 8 bit

[@Metroidzard]

Exactly this.

[@miguelpereira9859]

I dont understand this one, what does the barn mean and how does it connect to an eye test

[@lilythearcticfox]

@miguelpereira9859 There's a part of eye tests where they show you a picture of something. Whether you see a house (this person called it a barn), hot air balloon, or something else doesn't matter. They just need your eyes still for the test. The pictures the use vary, so people see different things. People find it weird and creepy that people see different things. It's kind of like a creepypasta.

[@venti2569]

REAL 😭😭😭😭 I SAW THIS AND STARTED HAVING FLASHBACKS

[@ITS_ARISTARRY]

This feels and looks like the Rusty Lake/Cube Escape vibe......love the video 😊

[@AlextheENTP]

That's what I thought of too. I actually thought there was going to be a jumpscare at first 😅

[@MrBowseroppo]

Wow this was shockingly deep for something on the short side, amazing work as always

[@Psykomancer]

At first I was like "That's a bit of a sinister glare for someone whose wife and daughter are waiving at them". And then I saw the handcuffs.

[@Chente_Bui]

Sinister? he smiled tho. After squinting and seeing, he smiled 😭

[@SuPeRNinJaRed]

1:01 Did you see the halo above the lady’s head?

[@MazdaMiataMX-]

@@SuPeRNinJaRed i'm pretty sure it's the burner, but that may be a valid interpretation as well.

[@coldravioli7839]

@@MazdaMiataMX- Sometimes, in art, things are two things.

[@MazdaMiataMX-]

@@coldravioli7839 true enough.

[@Joel-Haver]

Lovely❤️

[@judicatorhurayth1927]

You are here? Very nice 🗽

[@kyledavidson8712]

Here to witness: people are awesome and we live in the BEST time for this ❤

[@spikechang556]

I don't understand the video. Can you explain it to me?

[@SuPeRNinJaRed]

Some find it comforting some find it haunting; Joel said it’s lovely. I suppose everything truly is in the eye [exam] of the beholder...

[@91thewatcher23]

Joel!

[@CodyVondell]

went to my ophthalmologist yesterday morning for the last time before he retires. been going there since 1999. this feels oddly fitting.

[@earlofnacho]

I love the audio production on this so much. Ran it back several times just for that. The rest of is it awesome too, of course. Great concept

[@joshuataylor4028]

Nostalgia for something that never was

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

Anemoia

[@umamifan]

@@OtakuUnitedStudio ENA reference 🎙

[@thealkymyst]

Fernando Pessoa is a dangerous drug...

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

@@umamifan Not when I wrote it, but it is now. I learned the word from a Solar Sands video.

[@user-cz3ik2ek1b]

​@@OtakuUnitedStudioThanks for the reference

[@novemsoles]

I see purpose, someone who is still trying to hang on to hope.

[@Nako3]

until you realize that all hope is lost

[@faizanzubair8977]

Even though the art style is simple, something about this piece is very nostalgic and comforting (in combination with the music)

[@xylxylxylxyl]

My god this is absolutely amazing. Your animation is incredible.

[@froopy7544]

immediately recognized this from my visits to the eye doc lmao

[@prettyoriginalnameprettyor7506]

optician

[@askatuproductions]

I think it's a picture one never forgets for some reason.

[@lagapple3782]

same.

[@Gamer_fox6091]

same for me

[@Guy96477]

Same

[@swisslord2478]

As a myopic, this image is engraved in my mind. And the sound: VVVV PUPIPU, VVVV PUPIPU, VVVV PUPIPU

[@erimbirol]

VVVV PUPIPU is the answer

[@why6212]

Lol same, at the beginning I was thinking: "inspired by a recent eye exam?"

[@bensoncheung2801]

Hah

[@Gshift]

wut

[@Tyler_Skye77]

_@bensoncheung2801_ & _@Gshift_ The sound the machine makes. Myopic means you’re short-sighted. It makes exams take a while.

[@Baldeur]

This video stirred something inside of me. It kind of reminds me of some special places that now live only in my memories. Like a location cherished deeply and secretly that only I can access freely. It really makes me feel emotions long forgotten

[@daniel.holbrook]

that shot of he barn with the flower reminds me of how it feels to trip on amanitas being able to see things hundreds of feet away as if they were right in your face

[@ross5839]

I wish we could bring that part of the trip back with us, the telescopic telephoto third eye

[@PlaceHolderHandleOrWhaver]

I've never been to an eye doctor so this entire slice of reality that I've been living right next to is completely foreign to me. This shit is far more fleshed out than I anticipated lol

[@azi9_ity]

I still don't get this after 6 years. But I refuse to look it up

[@natalya402]

​@@azi9_ityIts just an image every single eye doctor seems to use when they take pictures of your eye. You put your face in a little chin holder, and the barn being in the center make you focus on it so your eyes dont move while the pictures are taken.

[@seabreezeoceandreams]

​@@azi9_ityIt's the image you see before the machine puffs air into your eyes to test for glaucoma

[@oopsalleyes]

You really have a talent for breathing new life into classic and iconic works of art

[@PHOTON.thief.]

i see a pretty little house!

[@scorpionhdkid8972]

The animation’s last part combined with the description of this video makes me believe that the former farmer regrets doing a certain thing that ended up with him in prison. I think that those people reminded him of his family, maybe that’s why his expression softened. He looks sad though, hopefully not depressed. Edit: Other people are commenting that he ended the lives of his own family in some way. I definitely think he feels guilty, and not just a little bit either.

[@capmadman6486]

Bittersweetness

[@Chehoslovak]

Горечь

[@fuyuseetaa]

Absolutely beautiful, I'm going to remember this every time I see that image again. Incredible

[@Watch3rOfTheSkies]

This is incredible. I never had this particular eye exam, so I was completely caught by surprise at the end.

[@mesi4403]

This genuinely made me cry.

[@nolleyramdeer5122]

Umami, I always enjoyed this style of animation from both you and EtherealSnake. Please keep it up.

[@elijahjarman2837]

Judging by the sky at the end, I'm assuming this is still part of the Interface world The guy is the ringleader from Dreamland. I'm making the assumption based off his ruggishly handsome appearance. And the fact the hot air balloon was pink, a similar color motif in the episode

[@bondheld]

The subtle change of expression is amazing.

[@simonabunker]

I was trying not to to blink for the whole video!

[@jester.the.specter.]

dude your freakin' me out man i just got back from my eye doctor appointment

[@o_ber]

new optometrist equipment lore just dropped

[@BobbyDukeArts]

This is awesome. Kinda made me feel some emotions because relatable.

[@WRLDOfSad]

This reminds me of something I don't remember

[@erickcreller94]

I see loss

[@natanoj16]

I | ll ll|L

[@quickknowledge4873]

Better to have loved and lost, then never to have loved at all

[@Josuh]

I I I I I I _

[@nirorit]

@@quickknowledge4873 better to love and then die yourself at the peak

[@Ozzysings1]

sometimes i wish i could make stuff like this, then remember i lack the creativity and talent to do so. My mind is such a mess that i can only see images in my mind in a blurry way like a myope. It's like a fog that never goes away. Ill probably die without doing what i love

[@MAYORSANTANIO]

It's grim to realize stuff like this.

[@abstractdaddy]

Whatever it is you want to achieve, start small. Could be as simple as a sketch on paper.

[@abox1942]

did you make something yet

[@Ozzysings1]

@@abox1942 ive been practicing the fundamentals of art. I tried making a comic, nothing comes to a solid concept though .

[@xozoxoz]

Saw this the next day after I went to the eye doctor. I didn't realize how deep looking through those machines felt.

[@natanielsularz5485]

This hurts me in unexplainable ways , good job

[@user-fn5xu2ee4n]

Babe wake up! Umami just dropped new video to get melancholic from!

[@babyfefe999]

umami the visionary

[@hyma00]

Idk but i just feel nostalgia, melancholic and overall good vibes coming from this (and the feel the first time i took an eye test and realised i was -1.75 back in middle school age 14) Somehow i blamed the screen projector back in class on why it was blurry when in reality that my eyes that had problems 🙂🙃 ...made me miss childhood so much 🥰🙃 love the animation and the artstyle! Keep doing an amazing job ❤

[@Ch5ActionNews]

damn dude

[@dingo-ringo-bingo]

I see a memory, lost and a distant, basking in the sunlight like it was yesterday. I don't even remember the cold summer breeze that day.

[@VandelayH]

That doesn’t make sense.

[@person-lk5kq]

came to diagnose eyesight, left with diagnosed hallucination (uhm yeah epic animation!!!! love the vibes)

[@The_Mimewar]

The eye doctor: what do you see? Me: silently weeps….

[@BenJogan]

Plot twist: the protagonist has a form of psychotic depression and he's in jail for double murder, he killed his wife and son after they returned from a flight. What he is seeing during the visual examination is a transposition of his memories.

[@duplicatehedgehog]

This looks like something I'd see in my dreams

[@qyntifex]

damn this is haunting (and came out right before my eye exam)

[@TheHippyProductions]

very nice depiction of a daydream, and the music carries a nice sad undertone that kinda acts as a sad reminder in the back of the mind that the moment wont last

[@Skootfairy]

Exactly my experience at the eye doctor

[@markusbrendon]

Such a simples concept, yet can flow some amazing ideas, sometimes looking onthe little thinga can give more inspiration than you think

[@sirb9759]

This image always bring me old memories, when I was waiting to see how big my new glasses were.

[@Delpasadoparati23]

As soon as I looked at the thumbnail, I thought it was going to be a jump scare thing But it was not 👍

[@PalaeoJoe]

I think I need my eyes checked

[@evalange4626]

People who've never needed glasses have no idea what's going on

[@mcbpete]

Not seen that picture for a few years, but for me (with it's gently back-lit summer glow from the bulb in the device) it's one of the most relaxing scenes I wish I could return to again and again. Its kind of like the opposite of a liminal space, rather than an unnerving empty space invoking nostalgic memories, for me this invokes pure calm ❤

[@deepeshbasnet1974]

0:04 up in the clouds, I see a kid about to be eaten by some creature.

[@TheThreeScoots]

That kid has one big head

[@Reefdevil]

Where’s Sunday!!??

[@adamkloc9518]

Clicked on this because I was thinking, "Strange I could have sworn I saw that in an eye test."

[@MisatoBestWoman]

That eye test thing will never not make me tear up that puff of air or the eye drops agh

[@doggycatalan]

FR. I'm always desperately trying not to cry infront of the other person.

[@madcat789]

The reason you cry, is not from the puffs of air, but from the hidden world beyond.

[@michaeljones7256]

I see a time when skies were still blue.

[@arvin6606]

I suddenly felt deja vu at the start and i got the answer at the end

[@veyghard3217]

This is a masterpiece my dude, congrats!

[@smoothpoon86]

His annual 20 seconds of freedom

[@Aaku13]

Interlinked

[@Appleonaplinth]

this is a cinematic masterpiece

[@_Originator]

Loool yaaa that's literally the same no matters where you go in the world. They're always the same, it's literally the truth.

[@Dowlphin]

I see a diorama of the children of the world living in peace and freedom.

[@detectivedreams]

Wow, you made me cry in just 1:24 minutes

[@Someoneelseee]

Indeed...

[@MovingVanFromMars]

As a glasses wearer for 36 years I am blown away!

[@pescando]

I really love this one Umami. Thank you so much for making it.

[@CurrentlyBlazed]

Hmmm, was expecting klaxon alarms for what ever reason

[@hyperbaroque]

hey weird now so am i

[@SpontaneousPudding]

An ocean of disgusting agony

[@MrsLadyPerez]

I'm showing this to my optometrist when I see her on Wednesday Update: Everyone in the office loved this video!! Thank you for creating this!

[@TylenOneal239]

The Eye Test: What do you see? My childhood, but I can never go back to those days when life was happier

[@zyphryx9]

I see that I just wasted 1:22 of my life

[@Ben_Zinka-Nister]

Unfortunately me too!

[@optionalresult]

Not me,

[@Mistertiger2012]

Wdym

[@CringyGull]

Now everytime i get my eyes checked im gonna think of this video Even when im 92 years old

[@soulchorea]

I don't know why, but I swear I recognized that eye test house IMMEDIATELY lol

[@Mark-db1ok]

0:36 the silhouette of horror icon Freddy Krueger

[@Hafiz_7178]

Great animation tho! You manage to give me the feeling of depth and the environment energy

[@Pabloto-dq3sx]

WTH??? WHAT THE PEAK IS THIS?!?! it’s so strange and enticing, I never knew that the eye test images that I’ve been looking at for my whole life could have inspired such a creation. Although I always enjoyed looking at them in the machine, they did have strange vibes. And I think that this video makes the best of them.