Terminological Twists
What's in a word? Each story in this anthology uncovers a possible world hidden behind everyday jargon — tales of hyperstition where terminology shapes reality.
Summer of Protocols
The Clockless Clock Maze
The Clockless Clock Maze is an interactive game designed to embody different temporal experiences across protocol environments by mapping bureaucracies, technical standards, social gatherings, and blockchain systems onto a triangular maze structure. Players navigate between three protocol regimes (I-it, I-world, and I-thou) through liminal passages, discovering how different social actors like nurses, mystics, and entrepreneurs experience protocol-governed temporalities differently.
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Protocol Cards by Waqar
Protocol Cards is a card-based game designed by Waqar and Mashal that uses archetypes like Outsider, Heretic, Sage, and Maintainer to explore protocol dynamics and social roles. The game serves as a playable framework for understanding how different character types interact within protocol-based systems.
Summer of Protocols
Protocol Gameboard by Waqar
Protocol Gameboard is a parlor game designed to explore different social roles and archetypes (Outsider, Sage, Heretic, Drifter, Clinger, Maintainer) through interactive gameplay mechanics. The game transforms abstract protocol concepts into embodied social dynamics, allowing players to experience how different participants navigate shared systems and rule structures.
Summer of Protocols