rikked

Rikked is a fictional term used to describe a participatory multimedia practice that blends performance, visual art, and digital interactivity to create distributed, audience-driven narratives. It refers both to the format and the community that builds it, rather than a single work. In speculative art writings and mixed-media installations, Rikked denotes projects in which participants contribute content, help shape the storyline, and receive feedback through networked media.

The word is imagined to derive from a constructed language associated with a fictional culture connected to the practice. The concept emerged in online art forums and collaborative projects in the early 2020s, as artists experimented with cross-media collaboration and location-based media.

Rikked projects typically feature modular scenes, user-submitted media, and rotating authorship. They emphasize openness, accessibility, and decentralization, with works unfolding across online galleries, street spaces, and public screens. Narratives tend to be non-linear, with motifs recurring across installments so audiences can assemble a larger, evolving story.

Critics describe Rikked as a flexible framework for collective storytelling and public engagement. Notable instances include a city-district installation series that combines user videos, live performances, and augmented-reality overlays, and an online archive that collects participant-contributed chapters. Related concepts include alternate reality games, augmented reality, and participatory art.