The arcade was great, filled mostly with modern games and game-like installations! Tesla coil music every night! <3 There was a lovingly-made on-site riddle game (about the murder of Clippy!), and at least two location-based games!
An honestly amazing program of talks, no wonder they rejected mine. :P Interestingly, there were multiple talks by popular British comedians/science educators, who were probably invited to speak. #emfcamp#emf2024
Tickets for many workshops were given out by a lottery before the event – not sure that's my favorite solution, but I guess overcrowding is a hard problem... There was a cinema showing movies every night (including event-related ads in the beginning).
Instead of the Engelsystem, EMF uses a custom-made system, which has less features, but is integrated into your event account, which gives you all functionality you need for the event, including access to tickets! #emfcamp#emf2024
The badge is modular this time, and a lot of people developed hardware extensions for it. The base plate will also be reused across events, to avoid waste, that's a brilliant idea!
Entering Null Sector (a music club + bar + art space + Night Market) for the first time was magical! ✨
Thanks to all the organizers for making this event happen, and thanks to everyone who contributed to it! Almost everyone I met was extraordinarily kind and lovely! <3 #emfcamp#emf2024
Change of plans: I seem to have caught COVID at #emfcamp :( So instead of doing a layover in Maastricht, I'm going straight home. By plane, with an FFP3 mask. All of this is not great. :/
Bit angry with myself, because I could've taken better precautions.
It's my first time – happy for recommendations on how to cope. Planning on getting plenty of rest, drinking water, taking Ibuprofen.
Day 6 with COVID symptoms. Body aches have gotten better, but the pain in my throat and ears when swallowing is persistent and extremely unpleasant. :(
"Feuer & Flamme" (a German documentary about fire fighters/paramedics) and the French TV series "Parlement" (a satire about the inner workings of the European Parliament) are keeping me entertained! Thanks for the recommendations, everyone.