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B ([personal profile] condnsdmlk) wrote in [community profile] vidukon_cardiff2026-04-28 05:15 pm

In-person registration closing soon & Update on Vidding Workshop assignments

In-person attendance deadline

For folks planning to join us in Birmingham, registration for in-person attendance closes 30 April, so you have two more days to sign up! The option for online-only attendees to add optional extras (conbook + coasters) closes 15 May. Virtual registration will be open until 4 June. Find out how to sign up HERE.


If you're attending in person, make sure to check out our Covid policy ahead of time. You can find it HERE.


Vidding Workshop assignments

If you're taking part in the Vidding Workshop and have yet to receive your assignment, don't panic! There's been a bit of a delay in acquiring and assigning sources, but assignments are slowly going out. We'll move the submission date back to give folks enough time to work on their fragments, and will share more once all assignments are out.


AO3 collections

If you're premiering a vid at this year's con, we have two unrevealed AO3 collections you can add your vids to:


Premieres collection – for vids premiering in the Premieres show 


Themed premieres collection – for vids premiering outside of the Premieres show


Important dates

30 April – deadline to register for in-person attendance

15 May – deadline to register for online attendance + add-ons (conbook; coasters)

4 June – deadline to register for online attendance only

5-7 June – VidUKon \o/
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rydra_wong ([personal profile] rydra_wong) wrote2026-04-25 04:51 pm

Relevant to the medical needs of at least 70% of my social circles

Via https://bsky.app/profile/rahaeli.bsky.social/post/3mkboea2zgs2k

Clinician Guide: Constellation of Chronic Medical Conditions Commonly Seen in Autistic & ADHD Adults

https://allbrainsbelong.org/all-the-things/

In May 2022, we formed a Task Force of clinicians, patients, and community members to discuss what works (and does not work) to manage these medical conditions or symptoms. We also gathered information from more than 100 autistic adults. These individuals gave feedback based on their personal experiences. The content we share on this website combines evidence-based medicine, lived experience, and our clinical experiences treating patients with these conditions.
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rydra_wong ([personal profile] rydra_wong) wrote2026-04-23 10:47 am
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Also, in the unlikely event that I've sold anyone on Dark Souls

It is currently 50% off on Steam, which I believe is as good as it gets in the post-Elden Ring era.
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rydra_wong ([personal profile] rydra_wong) wrote2026-04-23 10:38 am
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*un-Babels your Tower*

I can STRONGLY rec Chants of Sennaar to anyone who enjoys deduction/puzzle games, and in particular the micro-genre of games that have translating a conlang (in this case, multiple conlangs) as their central mechanic.



Looks like Sable, plays like a cross between Return of the Obra Dinn and Heaven's Vault.

(It makes the excellent choice which Sable also made and which more indie games should go for, namely putting all your characters in face-hiding hoods or masks so you can completely avoid uncanny valley bad face animation and spend your resources on other things instead.)

Made my brain ache in a good way and made me feel clever. I did have to draw maps (my spatial orientation is terrible, so others may not need to except for one specific maze-like area), and make assorted paper notes to solve various puzzles.

You have to not only successfully translate each language individually, but, later in the game, interpret conversations between pairs of languages. This requires knowing that the languages have different word order -- in a very simple way -- one language does object-first Yoda-speak, several languages vary in how they form plurals, etc., but you do have to be able to translate in a grammatically correct way, not just word by word.

And to get to the "true ending," the game requires you to go all out and "speak" the languages, by using a given language to correctly describe a picture you are given (with no text).

I admit I did get a tiny bit emotional when I made it to the end.

Has a subsidiary stealth mechanic, which I mostly enjoyed; near the very end of the game, it did briefly hit the point of requiring a somewhat quick response, but was still ultimately within the capacity of my abysmal reflexes. Nonetheless, it's not a zero-coordination-required game.