Tetiana Lysokolenko

This project investigates transgressive games as phenomena that exceed conventional cultural and ethical boundaries within contemporary digital environments. It argues that games in the media space should be understood not merely as recreational practices, but as transformative cultural forms that challenge established rationalities. The research introduces a crucial distinction between explicit games and hidden or liminal games - media practices and algorithmic systems that function as games without being socially recognized as such. Drawing on the philosophical traditions of Georges Bataille, Michel Foucault, and Jean Baudrillard, the project conceptualizes transgression as a structural feature of the media landscape. The research develops a threefold analytical framework: the existential dimension re-evaluates "ontological play" (Johan Huizinga); the media dimension examines how transgressive games operate within hyperreal environments and filter bubbles; the linguistic dimension explores how digital discourse replaces rational debate with performative "language-games" (Wittgenstein). By integrating these dimensions, the project aims to demonstrate how hidden game-structures reshape subjectivity and social perception. The findings will contribute to contemporary debates on digital rationalities and provide new theoretical tools for media philosophy.