Webspace; each star a lit screen.

We shine but get lost amongst the brightness.

It's the new panopticon, where we are each the observer and observed. Instead of fearing surveillance, it's now staged as a competition amongst ourselves to be perceived.

The arena feels different, somehow. Participation is gamified, incentivised and self inflicted.

The Ludopticon can both give and take.

It can create opportunities and/or a lifeline, but at what cost?

To exist is to play, curated by youself or by proximity

To live a life free from your digital self is a sign of privilege; an act that's become increasingly harder as the world becomes more digitised.

How do we navigate this way of being? Can we feel empowered and safe?

Let's find out!