TITLE 
“HELP! I’M STUCK IN THE SUBURBS”

SITE 
tapiola, modernist and planned suburban living 


RESEARCH QUESTION 
How can an individual be in charge of their own inner world and daily rituals, 
and to what extent is it controlled by the urban and social constructions of the place they inhabit? 

PROJECT TEXT 

Through researching my home town and the nordic life style, I have noticed how interlinked the two are. 
My observations about the systematic culture of Finland, reflects its city design. The hyper controlled 
society of the nordic norm can be seen in the strict city design and layout of societies. I want to challenge the current 
norm, and question one’s view of the world. I compare the construction of the outer world, on your inner world and 
want to challenge one’s view of the world. The game I designed to portray this organised society within our cities
and I want the game to challenge and to explore possibilities beyond peoples immediate reality. As well as, restore a sense of control
 in their everyday life. In our current world individuals are pushed towards a certain narrative, through the game
I want to emphasise the possibilities around oneself. Life is not just a game you have to follow, but can also play.  


GAME 

THE BOARD (the blueprint of suburban nordic lifestyle)
THE PIECES (your new inner city)
THE GAME (consciousness - navigates both the internal and external factors of life)

THE RULE BOOK
PROCESS BOOK


THE RULES OF THE GAME 

You play individually on your phone, reflecting on your living environment
5 people can play at the same time 

1. 
Place your character on the board 
Press play to start the game 

“welcome! you finally made it this is where your life begins”
“where are you going, is that the right way” 

2.
start exploring your way through the board 
roll the die and see where it leads you 

each dot is a question card 
answer the question with the most fitting answer 
each answer correlates with a piece that reflects your 
inner world to your outer world
place the piece to your character to create a chain of reactions as you move on the board 

3. 
watch out for street signs trying to convince you of your direction

4. 
see where your chain of reactions takes you 
and reflect on your answers as a group 



NO TIME LIMIT
NO END 
NO WINNERS