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MIRROR × MUTATE

Mirror Lag

Use video delay as part of a movement-copying game instead of fighting it.JoyRiders Play library
remote gamevideo gamemovementshared improvisationcoordination
PLAYERStwo people / group
TIME3–15 min
ENERGYlow / medium
PLACEvideo call
SETUPnone
COMMUNITYNot yet rated

HOW TO PLAY

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YOU’LL NEEDA video call
  1. 1Choose one leader, and have everyone frame their upper body on camera. The leader makes a slow repeating movement for fifteen seconds.
  2. 2Everyone mirrors what reaches their screen rather than trying to predict the leader. On the signal, each follower changes exactly one quality—size, speed, direction, or emotion.
  3. 3The leader chooses the mutation that changed the movement most clearly; that player becomes the next leader.
  4. 4Complete one turn per player, then finish by having everyone lead one body part at the same time for twenty seconds.
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