A conference and art performance event for the hypergrid enabled virtual worlds. Not everyone in Opensim is fluent in English. HIE is a 2 day event where residents speak, in their own languages, about about grids they've made, problems they have overcome, their inventions, experiences, and art. And, so that everyone can follow the talks, there are subtitles in German, French, Italian, Spanish and yes, in English too !

Saturday, February 25, 2023

HIE - with subtitles!

 The talks at the Hypergrid International Expo are given in German, Spanish, French... and so on. But not in English! So, you may say, am I excluded because I only speak English?
Absolutely not. You are welcome to join in, in fact you're invited!   But how will you know what's being said?
Simple.

 Each attendee on arrival joins an inworld group representing their language of choice, English or French, or Italian, there are 6 options. 
As the speaker makes their presentation, 'subtitles' will appear in the Group Chat, so you will be able to follow the gist of what is being said. 
These 'subtitles' - the bones of the talk being given - along with the visual aids, will make it possible for you to understand the talk and get a flavor of the many languages being spoken all around opensim!
The groups already exist on Craft Grid. Anyone can join the groups (even if you are a hypergrid visitor to Craft) - you can join one or multiple groups, as you desire, and of course there is no charge.
If your first language is French, Italian, German or Spanish and you would like to give a speech at HIE, please join our Discord group right away!

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