Abyss

Frame · Extreme spaces spatial

Depth without a bottom – the space defines itself through what is missing: firm ground, safety, return.

Design question – In your play space there is a depth that is final. What stands at the edge of the abyss – and what pulls downward?

Associations

• Typical Activities – Descending, Risking, Retreating (in time), Falling

Coherence

Mechanisms: Risk-Reward (closer to the edge = greater reward, greater risk), Point of No Return, Depth Track. Activities: Descending, Risking, Retreating (in time), Falling. Ludic Organisational Structures: spatial order (vertically inverted), survival order.