RuleTogether is a web-based civic simulation platform that empowers users to collaboratively draft, debate, and vote on legislative proposals. Functioning as a fictive Senate of the digital age, the platform encourages experimentation with governance models, promotes civic education, and fosters constructive dialogue about policy and law. RuleTogether serves as a participatory sandbox for imagining alternative systems of rule-making, where legislation is designed by the people, for the sake of learning, engagement, and democratic innovation.

Introduction: Reimagining Civic Engagement
Contemporary democratic systems are often criticized for being opaque, slow-moving, and unresponsive to public input. While technology has increased access to information, it has not substantially increased direct civic participation in rule-making. Meanwhile, existing social media platforms reward performative disagreement over substantive policy debate.

RuleTogether addresses this gap by providing a structured, interactive environment where users can simulate the legislative process in a transparent and collaborative manner. It’s not a game, but a civic lab where communities, students, and curious minds can test ideas, draft rules, and vote on their collective vision of governance.