OSFest 2026 will run October 12 by 26 throughout the hypergrid, organizer Lisa Laxton advised Hypergrid Enterprise, and the group is now voting on the competition’s theme by a customized ranked-choice platform she constructed for the event. Voting closes on Might 31.
The group submitted 18 theme ideas this yr, Laxton advised Hypergrid Enterprise. Relatively than selecting one with a easy ballot, organizers are utilizing a ranked consensus voting system that produces a composite rating from all members’ selections.
The voting web page is public, and anybody can rank the ideas, Laxton mentioned. Outcomes will assist organizers choose a number of themes for the competition.
Constructed for the worldwide hypergrid crowd
Final yr’s OSFest drew avatars from greater than 150 grids, and Laxton mentioned the brand new voting instrument was designed with that worldwide, accessibility-minded viewers in thoughts.
The instrument helps 16 languages and auto-detects the browser’s most well-liked language, Laxton mentioned in her electronic mail. It additionally contains an AI-assisted election helper that takes voice or textual content enter within the chosen language.
“The palette and font used is dyslexia and neurodiverse pleasant,” Laxton mentioned. The web page is screen-reader suitable, and customers can have interaction by mouse, keyboard, or voice from any machine as a result of the positioning is constructed as a Progressive Net App.
OSFest 2025 welcomed occasions from any grid that might present a stream URL, with simulcasts dealt with by the hypergrid broadcaster system from 0HubRadio.com.
This yr follows the identical open sample.
“Anybody can take part within the voting and host occasions on any grid this yr,” Laxton mentioned. The OSFest calendar will go dwell after the election whereas the OSFest grid is being up to date to help bodily based mostly rendering.
Organizers used a group vote to select the theme for OSFest 2024 as properly, although that spherical was carried out through Discord emoji reactions and electronic mail.
