TRUSTLESS LIFE
The feelings of helplessness and entrapment that characterize modern society are due to the fact that we are not given control of our own lives. Will our society continue to abide by fixed implicit rules, pressure people to conform, and hammer down the nail that sticks out, refusing to acknowledge diversity? Since childhood, I have had great hope for the internet, and I believe that blockchain technology—itself an extension of the internet—has the power to change society in a major way. I also believe that blockchain technology has the potential to give us back control of our lives, transforming our society from an incomplete democracy to one that enables diverse lifestyles. Once blockchain, a decentralized platform that embeds a contract in its code, become the bedrock of society, what will our lives look like? This new take on the Game of Life simulates a society like none that has ever existed before—a society that eludes even the imagination.
Artist Profile
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Akihiro KATO
加藤 明洋
Born in Aichi in 1992. A media artist. As an undergraduate, studied media art theory and practice, and completed a master’s course in media expression at a university graduate school specializing in information science in 2018. Works focus on the relationships between society, people, and technology. An expert on web technology, in addition to conducting research on blockchain technology implementation policy at graduate school, also created the game Trustless Life, which allows players to experience a society in which blockchain has been widely implemented.