Presented by Meta.Morf 2026 – Future Manifestos (Trondheim Biennale for Art and Technology).

AFTERLIFE is a full-length computer game opera developed and performed by the interdisciplinary duo ONLY SLIME (Tobi Pfeil and Claudia Cox). We follow two 3D avatars on their quest for existential meaning through an operatic computer game universe and into the underworld.

Using live motion capture and hyperpop-inspired autotune vocals with electronics, the performers control their avatars inside a game engine and navigate landscapes inspired by Dante’s Inferno and games like "Half-Life" and "Final Fantasy", as we follow them on their descent into death and non-existence.

AFTERLIFE is based on a real near-death experience: in 2021 Claudia Cox had an out-of-body experience during an acrobatics accident, inspiring this blend of staged science fiction and existential exploration. The result is a performance that has received glowing reviews in Norway and abroad, praised for its bold and imaginative storytelling