OSFest 2026 will run October 12 by means of 26 throughout the hypergrid, organizer Lisa Laxton instructed Hypergrid Enterprise, and the neighborhood is now voting on the competition’s theme by means of a customized ranked-choice platform she constructed for the event. Voting closes on Could 31.
The neighborhood submitted 18 theme solutions this yr, Laxton instructed Hypergrid Enterprise. Slightly than choosing one with a easy ballot, organizers are utilizing a ranked consensus voting system that produces a composite rating from all members’ decisions.
The voting web page is public, and anybody can rank the solutions, Laxton mentioned. Outcomes will assist organizers decide on 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 popular language, Laxton mentioned in her e 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 appropriate, and customers can have interaction by mouse, keyboard, or voice from any system as a result of the location is constructed as a Progressive Internet App.
OSFest 2025 welcomed occasions from any grid that would present a stream URL, with simulcasts dealt with by means of 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 stay after the election whereas the OSFest grid is being up to date to assist bodily primarily based rendering.
Organizers used a neighborhood vote to choose the theme for OSFest 2024 as properly, although that spherical was performed by way of Discord emoji reactions and e mail.
