Idyll by Demi

Somewhere out on the oceans of the internet, an island resides.

Best enjoyed after a long day away, Idyll is a small social world designed around kinder forms of online conversation and connection. Wander around a gentle pastoral island, strike up small conversations with other passing players, and even toss out small letters into the wide open blue oceans of the internet.

hold small conversations with your friends and other internet strangers

record small poems, notes, and stories for others to read

and even discover what others have written

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awards

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some kind words

“I think Idyll is a beautiful little thing to examine”

“Frog Chorus and Idyll reveal an interesting truth about the role of social media in our domestic lives. Online social spaces offer not only the chance to talk to other people but also feel close to them – to observe their reality and share in it, in some ambient way”

“There is a sense of grass, so thick it might feel like fur, and sand beneath it, and the island itself is made of hills as rounded as the watercolour Downs in a Ravilious painting”

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controls

This game requires a keyboard and mouse to play.

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some small reminders

• This game requires an internet connection to play.

• This is first and foremost a social space for small acts of social conversation and connection. Write with kindness and understanding, as instances of abusive or otherwise cruel language (misogynistic, racist, homophobic, transphobic or otherwise) won’t be tolerated and offenders may get permanently banned.

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a small survey

This game was designed as part of thesis exploring how the design of our digital social spaces inform our social behaviours and the collective atmosphere of our communities.

If you have a small moment, I would simply adore to hear your thoughts on how Idyll made you feel → survey link

Your honest thoughts and feelings would mean simply the world to me, and I simply can’t wait to discover what you think! ♡