Snøblind

SNØBLIND - An interactive experience of shadowbanning

Snøblind (Norwegian: snow-blind) is the disorientation of being shadowbanned on social media. You keep posting, but nobody sees you. Like shouting into a snowstorm.

Inspired by SkiFree (1991), you play a digital activist running from algorithmic erasure. Keep moving.  The Yeti evolved into fascism, rights erosion, shadowbanning. 

170+ poems appear as you play, documenting:

Controls

Arrow keys / Mouse: Move

R key: Restart (when caught)

T key: Academic references used in poetry (when caught) 

ESC: Quit

This game documents real experiences of:

Algorithmic suppression of LGBTQ+ organizing

Physical violence against Pride symbols

Community mutual aid and resistance

Organizing while experiencing platform discrimination

Contains references to:

Shadowbanning and platform censorship

Violence against queer community spaces

Asylum seekers and documentation status

Chosen family vs biological family

Gender identity and misgendering

Game secret: 

The secret is community.  

The secret was always community.  

Hidden knowledge saves us.