OSFest 2026 opens community voting on themes – Hypergrid Business

OSFest 2026 will run October 12 by means of 26 throughout the hypergrid, organizer Lisa Laxton instructed Hypergrid Enterprise, and the community is now voting on the competition’s theme by means of a customized ranked-choice platform she constructed for the event. Voting closes on Might 31.

The group submitted 18 theme strategies 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 contributors’ decisions.

The voting web page is public, and anybody can rank the strategies, Laxton stated. Outcomes will assist organizers choose a number of themes for the competition.

Constructed for the worldwide hypergrid crowd

Last year’s OSFest drew avatars from greater than 150 grids, and Laxton stated the brand new voting software was designed with that worldwide, accessibility-minded viewers in thoughts.

The software helps 16 languages and auto-detects the browser’s most well-liked language, Laxton stated in her e-mail. It additionally consists of 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 stated. The web page is screen-reader suitable, and customers can interact by mouse, keyboard, or voice from any gadget as a result of the location is constructed as a Progressive Internet App.

OSFest 2025 welcomed occasions from any grid that might 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 stated. The OSFest calendar will go dwell after the election whereas the OSFest grid is being up to date to help bodily primarily based rendering.

Organizers used a group vote to select the theme for OSFest 2024 as effectively, although that spherical was performed through Discord emoji reactions and e-mail.

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