Photos: 'Dance Dance Immolation' steps up the heat

Standing on custom-built platforms before a 30-foot screen, contestants can hit a giant red panic button on their individual console if they get freaked out by the flames.

The projector screen is outfitted with three fire launchers. Also in the playing area are flamethrowers aimed at the two dance pads, and customized open-source Stepmania software to run it all.

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