Graduation project
Burotopia
Tiphaine Le Galès
## “We see bureaucratic procedures as in-between moments, obstacles that stand in a way of us finishing our to-do list.”
‘The username or password you have entered is incorrect. Attempts remaining: 1’. An imperceptible tension grips us as we rack our brains, trying to remember the valid combination. ‘Wrong again. For security reasons, the sign-in has been blocked.’ We click ‘Reset Password’ only to realise that the recovery link has been sent to an outdated email. And so frustration settles in. ‘Burotopia’ is a digital playground that focuses on bureaucratic procedures. Tiphaine Le Galès draws parallels between such procedures and gaming environments governed by strict rules. By reproducing the mechanics of these procedures, ‘Burotopia’ triggers users to see something new in familiar situations and realize that even the most trivial chores can be fun, depending on your attitude towards them.