Our Future Is Somewhere Here

Designing for Dialogue

The game grew out of an artistic research process that combined graphic design, storytelling methods, and participatory workshops. Every element - board, cards, prompts, and structure - was carefully crafted to balance clarity with openness, creating a safe space for the players to open up and reflect.

This design process ensured the mechanics to encourage conversation, collaboration, and reflection rather than competition, as the game is a collective one and there is no single winner, but all.

At Dutch Design Week, the visitor is invited to explore the game, participate in a game-playing session, or have a chat with the maker, Alexandra Nikolova (Ål Nik).

Future Directions

"Our Future Is Somewhere Here" is ready to move beyond the prototype stage. The project is seeking a publisher to produce a high-quality edition and to explore its modular potential. The game can be adjusted to different groups and contexts (schools, cultural organisations, communities, team buildings or even intimate gatherings), thus it can evolve in many directions.

The next step is to grow these possibilities, bringing the game into wider circulation while continuing to develop new expansions and adaptations through play and collaboration.