The digital doorways of OSFest 2024 have swung open, welcoming creators, builders, retailers, performers, and sponsors to start crafting their digital areas. This annual occasion, hosted on the OpenSim Fest grid, is about to run from October 4 by way of October 20, 2024, providing a various platform for digital exhibitions, performances, and commerce.
“The grid is open for members to construct or carry of their creations through the hypergrid,” stated Lisa Laxton, OSFest director and founding father of the Infinite Metaverse Alliance and Laxton Consulting.
Based mostly on the suggestions from earlier occasions, OSFest now has a brand new mainland structure, she instructed Hypergrid Enterprise. There are additionally small sponsor parcels out there at US$3 every for different grids or area house owners trying to improve their visibility within the hypergrid neighborhood and promote their grids.
There’s additionally a restricted variety of free parcels out there for exhibitors and retailers, paid for by sponsors.
OSFest can also be in search of volunteers to hitch the OSFest staff and assist get every part prepared for the occasion, and to assist out in the course of the competition itself.
For extra data, try the occasion’s residence web page, or the FAQ web page.
The competition will function 110 hours of performer occasions and 84 hours devoted to displays, shops, and interactive actions. In a nod to the broader digital neighborhood, OSFest has additionally allotted eight hours for satellite tv for pc occasions on different grids, encouraging cross-platform participation.
A lot of the 110 hours of performer slots are already booked, Laxton stated, and service provider gross sales occasion instances have been scheduled. There are non-music occasions and actions on the schedule as properly, she added.
“Some members have began or will quickly carry of their builds, and the content material infrastructure is ongoing with anticipated updates on the web site, calendar, and Discord server,” she stated. “That is the enjoyable and thrilling time main as much as opening day.”
This 12 months’s competition breaks new floor by eschewing a unifying theme, a call made by way of neighborhood vote. This method guarantees an eclectic mixture of displays, shops, and performances, reflecting the various pursuits of the digital world neighborhood. Including to the recent really feel, the grid structure has been fully redesigned, providing new experiences for each returning members and first-time guests.
Individuals can entry the grid through hypergrid utilizing the tackle: grid.opensimfest.com:8022:OSF_HGWelcome.
Organizers are encouraging early setup, with a goal completion date set for late September.
OSFest 2024 is Gloebit-enabled, permitting for digital transactions inside the grid.
Varied sponsorship ranges can be found for these wishing to help the occasion financially.
