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 October 20, 2024, providing a various platform for digital exhibitions, performances, and commerce.
“The grid is open for individuals to construct or carry of their creations by way of the hypergrid,” stated Lisa Laxton, OSFest director and founding father of the Infinite Metaverse Alliance and Laxton Consulting.
Primarily based on the suggestions from earlier occasions, OSFest now has a brand new mainland structure, she informed Hypergrid Enterprise. There are additionally small sponsor parcels out there at US$3 every for different grids or area homeowners seeking to improve their visibility within the hypergrid group and promote their grids.
There may be additionally a restricted variety of free parcels out there for exhibitors and retailers, paid for by sponsors.
OSFest can be in search of volunteers to affix the OSFest staff and assist get the whole lot prepared for the occasion, and to assist out throughout the competition itself.
For extra data, take a look at 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 group, 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 occasions have been scheduled. There are non-music occasions and actions on the schedule as nicely, she added.
“Some individuals 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 group vote. This method guarantees an eclectic mixture of displays, shops, and performances, reflecting the various pursuits of the digital world group. Including to the contemporary really feel, the grid structure has been utterly redesigned, providing new experiences for each returning individuals and first-time guests.
Contributors can entry the grid by way of hypergrid utilizing the deal with: 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 throughout the grid.
Numerous sponsorship ranges can be found for these wishing to help the occasion financially.
