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| XOXO | |
|---|---|
 One of the speakers at XOXO 2012, Chad Dickerson of Etsy | |
| Statusi | Active |
| Zhanri | Art, technology |
| Shpeshtësia | Annually |
| Vendndodhja | Portland, Oregon |
| Shteti | United States |
| Themeluar | 2012 |
| Themelues | Andy Baio Andy McMillan |
| Faqja zyrtare | xoxofest |
XOXO is an annual festival and conference held in Portland, Oregon, that describes itself as "an experimental festival for independent artists who live and work online".[1] XOXO was founded in 2012 by Andy Baio and Andy McMillan with funding from prepaid tickets and other contributions via Kickstarter. It has been held every year since then except for 2017, 2020 and 2021, the latter two as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2016, technology website The Verge called XOXO "the internet's best festival".[2]
History
[Redakto | Redakto nëpërmjet kodit]2012
[Redakto | Redakto nëpërmjet kodit]The inaugural event was held in Portland's Yale Union Laundry Building in September 2012 with approximately 400 participants.[3]
Associated events included live music, film screenings, an arcade of independently produced videogames, a market, and food trucks.[4] News media and bloggers noted an "impressive list of speakers" and an "intimate tone" missing from other technology-focused conferences.[3] Ruth Brown wrote "the audience was overwhelmingly white, male, middle class and educated."[5]
2013
[Redakto | Redakto nëpërmjet kodit]The festival returned to the Yale Union Laundry Building with speakers, workshops, films, music shows, game events, and a market.[6] Baio described it as being "about artists and hackers and makers that are using the internet to make a living doing what they love independently without sacrificing creative or financial control".[7] Portland Monthly compared the event to the larger South by Southwest festival, quoting Matthew Haughey saying SXSW speakers are "in the business of selling technologies" and XOXO speakers are "creating things".[8] To handle increased interest while remaining small (500 conference tickets and 200 "fringe event" tickets), it had an application process with questions intended to filter out people who wanted to market to attendees.[7]
2014
[Redakto | Redakto nëpërmjet kodit]
XOXO 2014 was held at The Redd, a former metal stamping facility in an industrial area of SE Portland.[9] Conference speakers included Anita Sarkeesian. Sarkeesian's appearance was met with controversy from Gamergate supporters, with one protester trespassing the festival grounds and Portland Police Bureau being called to the festival.[9]
2015
[Redakto | Redakto nëpërmjet kodit]XOXO 2015 was held at the Revolution Hall in Portland, Oregon[10]
Engadget wrote many talks were "emotionally driven... centered around the difficult issues of being independent."[11] The Guardian attributed the festival's popularity to "its gentleness, its emotive undertone and thoughtful curation, but also its commitment to supporting individual artists over businesses and corporates."[12]
2016
[Redakto | Redakto nëpërmjet kodit]XOXO 2016 was also held at the Revolution Hall and was attended by over 1,200 attendees.[13] The Verge called it "the internet's best festival," and highlighted its attention to detail, focus on diversity, and curation.[14] A follow-up article featured highlights and discoveries from the festival lineup.[2]
2018
[Redakto | Redakto nëpërmjet kodit]After a one-year hiatus in 2017, the sixth XOXO was held on September 6–9, 2018 at a new venue, Veterans Memorial Coliseum.[15] Nearly twice the size of past years, over 2,300 attendees attended XOXO 2018.[16]
The festival opened with a keynote from comedian Cameron Esposito about the production of her "Rape Jokes" standup special.[17]
The festival closed with an unannounced concert by Lizzo on the festival's main stage, who surprised attendees after the show by performing karaoke in the Blue Ox Bar, a dedicated pop-up dive bar created for the event. Other on-site installations included a secret speakeasy, accessible only by solving a series of puzzles accessible via telephone booths around the venue, and Dear Future Me, an interactive installation by illustrator Alice Lee inviting attendees to mail a postcard to their future selves.[18]
2019
[Redakto | Redakto nëpërmjet kodit]After experimenting with a larger event, XOXO returned to its previous size and venue for its seventh year, with 1,200 attendees at Revolution Hall. Organizers cited the desire to return to a more comfortable, accessible, and intimate size.[19]
2020 and 2021
[Redakto | Redakto nëpërmjet kodit]The 2020 XOXO festival was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In an interview with Willamette Week, festival co-founder Andy Baio said that, due to uncertainty about the duration of the pandemic, "The last XOXO may have been the last one."[20]
There was again no festival in 2021 due to the pandemic.
Outpost
[Redakto | Redakto nëpërmjet kodit]In June 2015, the organizers of XOXO announced they were opening a shared workspace to "bring some of our favorite people and projects in indie art and tech under one roof" in a 13,000 square foot building in Portland's Central Eastside Industrial District.[21] The Outpost was open from February 2016 until December 2016.[22]
References
[Redakto | Redakto nëpërmjet kodit]- ^ "XOXO Festival". XOXO Festival. XOXO. Marrë më 7 korrik 2020.
{{cite web}}: Mungon ose është bosh parametri|language=(Ndihmë!)Mirëmbajtja CS1: Datë e përkthyer automatikisht (lidhja) - ^ a b Newton, Casey (11 shtator 2016). "Our favorite discoveries from the internet's best festival". The Verge.
{{cite web}}: Mungon ose është bosh parametri|language=(Ndihmë!)Mirëmbajtja CS1: Datë e përkthyer automatikisht (lidhja) - ^ a b Gantz, Ryan (shtator 19, 2012). "The Dream of the Internet is Alive in Portland: Inside the XOXO Festival". The Verge. Marrë më dhjetor 30, 2012.
{{cite news}}: Mungon ose është bosh parametri|language=(Ndihmë!)Mirëmbajtja CS1: Datë e përkthyer automatikisht (lidhja) - ^ Wortham, Jenna; Gallagher, David F. (shtator 18, 2012). "XOXO: A Festival of Indie Internet Creativity". New York Times Bits Blog. Marrë më dhjetor 30, 2012.
{{cite news}}: Mungon ose është bosh parametri|language=(Ndihmë!)Mirëmbajtja CS1: Datë e përkthyer automatikisht (lidhja) - ^ Ruth Brown (2012-09-18). "Reflections on the XOXO Festival". Willamette Week. Marrë më 2014-09-28.
{{cite web}}: Mungon ose është bosh parametri|language=(Ndihmë!) - ^ Larsen, Luke (shtator 20, 2013). "Technology, creativity cross at XOXO". The Oregonian. Marrë më nëntor 10, 2013.
{{cite news}}: Mungon ose është bosh parametri|language=(Ndihmë!)Mirëmbajtja CS1: Datë e përkthyer automatikisht (lidhja) - ^ a b Edidin, Rachel (shtator 20, 2013). "The Record-Breaking XOXO Festival Returns to Cross-Pollinate Art and Tech". Wired. Marrë më nëntor 10, 2013.
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{{cite news}}: Mungon ose është bosh parametri|language=(Ndihmë!)Mirëmbajtja CS1: Datë e përkthyer automatikisht (lidhja) - ^ a b Newton, Casey (16 shtator 2014). "A tiny gathering of artists has become the most interesting weekend in tech". The Verge. Marrë më 27 gusht 2017.
{{cite web}}: Mungon ose është bosh parametri|language=(Ndihmë!)Mirëmbajtja CS1: Datë e përkthyer automatikisht (lidhja) Mirëmbajtja CS1: Gjendja e adresës (lidhja) - ^ "XOXO". 2015.xoxofest.com. Marrë më 27 gusht 2017.
{{cite web}}: Mungon ose është bosh parametri|language=(Ndihmë!)Mirëmbajtja CS1: Datë e përkthyer automatikisht (lidhja) - ^ Lee, Nicole. "How an independent art and technology festival captured my heart". Engadget. Marrë më 22 janar 2016.
{{cite web}}: Mungon ose është bosh parametri|language=(Ndihmë!)Mirëmbajtja CS1: Datë e përkthyer automatikisht (lidhja) - ^ Kiss, Jemima (28 tetor 2015). "Makerbase and the mission to dispel tech's 'founders' myths". The Guardian. Marrë më 22 janar 2016.
{{cite web}}: Mungon ose është bosh parametri|language=(Ndihmë!)Mirëmbajtja CS1: Datë e përkthyer automatikisht (lidhja) - ^ "XOXO". xoxofest.com. Marrë më 27 gusht 2017.
{{cite web}}: Mungon ose është bosh parametri|language=(Ndihmë!)Mirëmbajtja CS1: Datë e përkthyer automatikisht (lidhja) - ^ Newton, Casey (12 shtator 2016). "In praise of the internet's best festival, which is going away". The Verge.
{{cite web}}: Mungon ose është bosh parametri|language=(Ndihmë!)Mirëmbajtja CS1: Datë e përkthyer automatikisht (lidhja) - ^ "Bringing XOXO Back". XOXO Blog. Marrë më 6 janar 2019.
{{cite web}}: Mungon ose është bosh parametri|language=(Ndihmë!)Mirëmbajtja CS1: Datë e përkthyer automatikisht (lidhja) - ^ "Patronage at XOXO". XOXO Blog. Marrë më 7 janar 2019.
{{cite web}}: Mungon ose është bosh parametri|language=(Ndihmë!)Mirëmbajtja CS1: Datë e përkthyer automatikisht (lidhja) - ^ Smith, Suzette. "XOXO Fest, Day 1: FREE Carly Rae Jepsen Soda, the Albina Vision Project, Cameron Esposito's Rape Jokes". Portland Mercury. Marrë më 8 janar 2019.
{{cite web}}: Mungon ose është bosh parametri|language=(Ndihmë!)Mirëmbajtja CS1: Datë e përkthyer automatikisht (lidhja) - ^ Damewood, Andrea. "Snapshots of the Coolest Things at XOXO Fest 2018". Portland Mercury. Marrë më 8 janar 2019.
{{cite web}}: Mungon ose është bosh parametri|language=(Ndihmë!)Mirëmbajtja CS1: Datë e përkthyer automatikisht (lidhja) - ^ "Return to Form". XOXO Blog. XOXO. Marrë më 16 shtator 2019.
{{cite web}}: Mungon ose është bosh parametri|language=(Ndihmë!)Mirëmbajtja CS1: Datë e përkthyer automatikisht (lidhja) - ^ Singer, Matthew (maj 23, 2020). "This Year's XOXO Festival Got Canceled Early in the Pandemic. Co-Founder Andy Baio Isn't Sure It'll Ever Return". Willamette Week.
{{cite news}}: Mungon ose është bosh parametri|language=(Ndihmë!)Mirëmbajtja CS1: Datë e përkthyer automatikisht (lidhja) Mirëmbajtja CS1: Gjendja e adresës (lidhja) - ^ Bell, Jon. "Portland's XOXO Festival lands 13,000-square-foot year-round home in Central Eastside". Portland Business Journal. Portland Business Journal. Marrë më 22 janar 2016.
{{cite web}}: Mungon ose është bosh parametri|language=(Ndihmë!)Mirëmbajtja CS1: Datë e përkthyer automatikisht (lidhja) - ^ "XOXO Outpost". XOXO Outpost. XOXO. Marrë më 30 dhjetor 2016.
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