Slomo World Champion
Slomo World Champion is a slow-motion performance game in which a performer enacts winning a world championship in an audience-suggested sport, complete with the crucial play, victory celebration, and emotional interview. The slow-motion constraint amplifies the drama and absurdity. The game rewards full physical commitment and emotional investment in the ridiculous.
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