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<div>{{Infobox convention<br />
|name=Furality Online Xperience<br />
|logo=[[File:furality-banner.png|250px]]<br />
|status= <br />
|first= May 22-24, 2020<br />
|subject= Furry, VR<br />
|location= VRChat<br />
|url= https://furality.org/<br />
}}<br />
'''Furality Online Xperience''', or just '''Furality''', is an ongoing [[furry]] [[W:Virtual_reality|virtual reality]] gathering being hosted on the [[W:VRChat|VRChat]] platform. Its first iteration began on Memorial Day weekend, May 22-24, 2020.<br />
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== History ==<br />
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The idea for Furality Online Xperience was published on March 28, 2020 through their Telegram channel. The convention gathered widespread attention in the virtual reality community. It is the first official [[online_furry_conventions|online]] [[furry convention]] of its kind that was visualized in the form of [[W:3D model|3D model]]s, or [[avatar (computing)|avatars]], rather than [[W:Real life|in real life]] attendees ([[furry artist|artist]]s, [[furry fan]]s, [[fursuiter]]s, etc). It was proposed as a 'convention that never ends', since the idea was that VRChat is a platform that will continue to be online after the convention is over. Another reason for this was that furry meetups on VRChat happen very frequently around the time that FOX was hosted.<br />
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There was no registration fee to sign up. However, a donation was encouraged and could be given to the convention's charity, SaveAFox; a non-profit organization based in Minnesota. Notable attendees included VRChat co-creator "VRPill"; furry YouTuber [[Pocari Roo]]; and professional fighting game player [[SonicFox5000]].<br />
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==Reception==<br />
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Furality Online Xperience garnered large attention for a first-time convention on social media websites Twitter, Telegram, and Discord. Attending an online convention was seen as highly convenient for many reasons, including safety from the COVID-19 virus, financial ease from not purchasing hotel rooms, expensive convention registration, passport registration, travel burdens, and more. Some attendees mentioned they were geographically isolated from mainstream conventions, or suffer from social anxiety, which made FOX a great alternative for them.<br />
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During the first day of the convention many attendees complained of not being able to access the online portal that would allow them to join the convention rooms; the Furality staff had to postpone the sending of login information emails in order to not completely overload either the VRChat servers or their own web portal. Furality staff apologized for the delay to those affected and began sending out the remaining login information emails by Saturday morning, as the service had stabilized significantly.<br />
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There was a total of 2,693 confirmed attendees its first weekend -- a number that Furality staff did not not anticipate. At the time the convention ended, it was ranked the tenth largest furry convention as of May 2020, shying between [[Anthro New England]] that had 2,570 attendees in 2020, and [[DenFur]] that had 2,735 attendees in 2019.<br />
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During the closing ceremony, it was announced that attendees of the convention raised 1,183 donations for Furality's sponsored charity, SaveAFox, totaling $8,464.93 USD gathered throughout the weekend. Furality Online Xperience was deemed a great success, and is considered a milestone for online furry conventions.<br />
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= Downloads and requirements =<br />
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VRChat can be downloaded on [https://store.steampowered.com/app/438100/VRChat/ Steam] for both VR and non-VR users interested in attending Furality. It was stated on their website that although a [[W:Virtual reality headset|virtual reality (VR) headset]] is not needed in order to attend the event, it is recommended "for the best experience".<ref>[https://furality.org Furality Online Xperience] front page. Retrieved April 1, 2020.</ref> <br />
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Supported OSes and devices include [[W:Windows 8.1|Windows 8.1]], [[W:Windows 10|Windows 10]], and [[W:Oculus Quest|Oculus Quest]].<ref>[https://help.vrchat.com/kb/article/19-system-requirements/ ''System Requirements''] page on [[W:VRChat|VRChat]]'s website. Dated January 10, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.</ref> VRChat is not officially supported on [[W:macOS|Apple macOS]], [[W:Ubuntu|Ubuntu]], and [[W:Linux OS|Linux OS]].<ref>[https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/store/application/platforms ''Platforms''] page on the [[W:Steam (software)|Steam]]'s website. Retrieved April 17, 2020.</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Online_furry_conventions|Online furry conventions]]<br />
* [[Second Life]]<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* [https://twitter.com/furality/ Furality Online Xperience] on [[Twitter]]<br />
* [https://discord.gg/FTX8mXr Furality Online Xperience] on [[Discord]]<br />
* [https://t.me/furality/ Furality Online Xperience] on [[Telegram]]<br />
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