The Kopikon conference will take place in September and feature prominent conlangers like Mark Okrand and Paul Frommer, offering limited in-person registration and potential digital live streaming.
Jesse and David are developing anthropomorphic animal languages for a board game, including languages for rabbits, opossums, mice, cats, and dogs, which they plan to playtest at Copicon.
Deep dives
Podcast Conference Announcement
Jesse and David announce Copicon, a conlang conference that will take place at Georgetown University in September. The conference will feature speakers such as Mark Okrand and Paul Frommer, along with a variety of other conlangers. Registration is limited to 100 people and there may be a possibility for digital live streaming. More information on the schedule and streaming options will be released soon.
Creating Languages for a Board Game
Jesse and David discuss their project of creating languages for an anthropomorphic animal board game. They initially planned to revamp old languages, but instead decided to create new ones. They have developed languages for rabbits, opossums, mice, and cats, and are currently working on a new language for dogs. They also mention their plan to playtest the game at Copicon.
Conlanging on YouTube
The hosts discuss the rise of conlanging-related content on YouTube. They mention the popularity of YouTubers like Biblaridion and the growth of the conlanging community on the platform. They also express their own interest in creating more conlang-related content on YouTube through Langtime Studio.
Langtime Engine
Jesse and David share the Langtime Engine, a web-based conlang software developed by a group at the University of Washington. The software allows users to build dictionaries with customizable fields and runs statistics on the language. They invite conlangers who code to explore the software's documentation and code on GitHub.