Booth Fun at HIE

If you're not presenting or performing at this year's Hypergrid International Expo, you can still be part of the fun. Everyone's welcome to join us as audience members, - and remember,  there will be 'subtitles' for all the talks, no matter the language! 

You can also be part of the Park - it's full of publicity booths! Just for fun, not for profit.
In the background of this photo you can see red and blue pyramids. Those are available spots for booths, the red ones mark older booths from a past event, the blue ones are new places. 

Yes, come and represent yourself, your region, grid or project, with a simple stand in the grounds of the auditorium. There are still a few spaces left, so don't delay!

Meet the Team: Kelso Uxlay

 Kelso Uxlay started to explore virtual worlds via Second Life thanks to his RL partner known inworld as Dabici Straulino. They share a grid that re-creates inworld the magnificent Canadian countryside, in all its changing seasons, the snowy winter, the colorful fall and the greenery of the spring - they show us both the cultural history and the landscapes they both love so much. Kelso speaks German, French and English, so he is the perfect choice for Director of Translations for the Hypergrid International Expo. 

Dabici & Kelso on CreaNovale

Kelso Uxlay: For a while, we had our own SL region. We subsequently moved to OSgrid where we had a region for a few years, until the big OSgrid crash of 2015 in which we lost most of your inventory. This sad event convinced us to start our own private grid CreaNovale in 2017. We work together as a team: Dabici focusses on landscape design and construction while Kelso put magics in the builds via scripting.

The event coming up in October is called Hypergrid International Expo. How important, in your opinion, is that word 'International' in this context?

Meet the Team: Thirza Ember

 Thirza Ember organizes group tours around opensim with the group HG Safari. The tours began back in 2014 and over the years, the group has visited all kinds of grids - commercial and free, large and small. Thirza is part of the planning committee for the Hypergrid International Expo.

What do you think is the most difficult aspect of organizing the Expo?
 Certainly has to be the people who have volunteered to give the talks! I admire them - it involves a lot of thought and courage to stand up and speak. We have 8 talks planned, plus five artistic performances, so it's going to be a fascinating event.