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Eisfuchs

2017-02-26T13:24:45Z

Eisfuchs: /* Eurofurence Pawpet Show */ Added 2016 show

'''Eisfuchs''' (real name '''Dario Abatianni''') is a German furry fan who has written numerous stories, including the story of his character, ''Die wärmeren Lande'' / ''The Warmer Realms''. He is singer, guitarist, and co-writer of several songs on the [[Furry Fantasies II]] collection, including [[To Your Mind]] and Home Again.

Among countless other activities such as being a presenter for the [[F8K]] radio and TV shows, documentary filmer, sketch author, actor, vocal performer in [[The Fauna Project]] and Savannah Revolution, and former [[fursuit|fursuiter]].

== Eurofurence Pawpet Show ==

Eisfuchs is one of the founding members of the [[DoPE|Eurofurence Pawpet Show]].

* [[DoPE Show 1|2000]]: pawpeteer
* [[DoPE Show 2|2001]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as [[Lori]]
* [[DoPE Show 3|2002]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Lori and the FIA Chief
* [[DoPE Show 4|2003]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Lori
* [[DoPE Show 5|2004]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Lori, singing voice of the Phantom
* [[DoPE Show 6|2005]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Lori, various singing voices
* [[DoPE Show 7|2006]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Lori, various singing voices, Lord, Shock Flock Gang Leader, Mr. Blender and Captain Smith
* [[DoPE Show 8|2007]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Lori, Panda and Marie Lynn
* [[DoPE Show 9|2008]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Lori and Sky
* [[DoPE Show 10|2009]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Lori and Rashid
* [[DoPE Show 11|2010]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Lori and Suberi
* [[DoPE Show 12|2011]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as NULL and Lori (Cameo appearance)
* [[DoPE Show 13|2012]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Vinnie
* [[DoPE Show 14|2013]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Makani, writer of Makani's song, "Right Next to You"
* [[DoPE Show 15|2014]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Riversong, Raindancer and a nameless rebel
* [[DoPE Show 15|2016]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Raindancer

Eisfuchs also co-writes the scripts for the show together with [[Cheetah (musician)|Cheetah]].

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== External links ==
{{Contributor}}
* '''Eisfuchs' Website''': [http://eisfuchs.info/eisfuchs/index.html German] or [http://eisfuchs.info/eisfuchs/index_eng.html English]

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[[de:Eisfuchs]]

DoPE Show 16

2017-02-26T13:22:18Z

Eisfuchs: /* Written by */ Wiki link

[[File:Panhesekielshiroi pps2016 poster.jpg|thumbnail|right|Poster artwork of the Eurofurence 22 Pawpet Show "Goldeneyes" drawn by [[Pan_Hesekiel_Shiroi | Pan Hesekiel Shiroi]] ]]

The '''sixteenth [[DoPE]] show''', performed at [[Eurofurence 22]], was titled '''"Goldeneyes"'''.

== Plot summary ==
The plot given in the show's promotional flyer read:
{{q|'''"So many precious lives lost every day, it's a tragedy." ~Greenfield'''

A struggle for power always leaves its mark, and the result might not be stable enough to bring strength for everyone. The smallest of things can tip the balance, suddenly making the fate of the people unclear. Trapped in the shadow of his glorified father, Raindancer seeks for knowledge and truth until he meets Potami, a new student, at the Institute. Nothing in his books could prepare him when they find themselves stumbling into a web of deception, intrigue and blind revenge.}}

== Credits ==

=== Written by ===
* [[Cheetah (musician)|Cheetah]]
* [[Eisfuchs]]

=== Directed by ===
* Cheetah

=== Stage Managers ===
* [[Jyanon]]
* [[LunoWroo|Luno Wroo]]
* [[Reesa|Reesa]]

== Cast ==
*'''Bottlebrush''' (Skunk)
:Voice/Body: [[Lynard|Lynard]] 
:Hands played by: Kayjay

*'''Raindancer''' (Cat-Fox)
:Voice/Body: Eisfuchs 
:Hands played by: [[Aragon Tigerseye|Tigerseye]]

*'''Potami''' (Red River Hog)
:Voice/Body: [[TaniDaReal|TaniDaReal]] 
:Hands played by: [[O'wolf|O'wolf]]

*'''Ivydash''' (German Shepherd)
:Voice/Body: [[Runoratsu|Runoratsu]] 
:Hands played by: [[Reesa|Reesa]]

*'''Nettlebush''' (Stag)
:Voice/Body: Jyanon 
:Hands played by: Curry

*'''Lady Goldeneyes''' (Cat)
:Voice/Body: [[Pan_Hesekiel_Shiroi|Pan Hesekiel Shiroi]] 
:Hands played by: [[Liam]]

*'''Greenfield''' (Bat)
:Voice/Body: Jyanon 
:Hands played by: Curry

*'''Sir Whisperwind''' (Grey Fox)
:Voice/Body: Lynard 
:Hands played by: Kayjay

*'''Drunkard 1''' (Rat)
:Voice/Body: Runoratsu 
:Hands played by: Kiwaloo

*'''Drunkard 2''' (Rat)
:Voice/Body: Curry 
:Hands played by: Mesuri

*'''Birds''' (Birds)
:Voice/Body: Jyanon, Curry, Runoratsu 

*'''Old Man 1''' (cheetah)
:Voice/Body: o'wolf 
:Hands played by: Kayjay

*'''Old Man 2''' (Bobcat)
:Voice/Body: Mesuri 
:Hands played by: Haku

*'''Longleaf''' (Hare)
:Voice/Body: Curry 
:Hands played by: Jyanon

*'''Snowflake''' (White Fox)
:Voice/Body: Pan Hesekiel Shiroi 
:Hands played by: Liam

*'''Moonshine''' (White Fox)
:Voice/Body: Reesa 
:Hands played by: Runoratsu

=== Additional Puppeteers ===
* Black Wulf
* Hai
* Luno Wroo
* Nex

=== Guest Voice Artists ===
* Trendane
* Shay
* Tilikum

==Crew==

=== Editors ===
* Cairyn
* Fizzotter

=== Original Score ===
* [[Fox_Amoor|Fox Amoore]]

=== Sound Design ===
* Cheetah

=== Lighting ===
* [[Tsanawo]]

=== Pre-Recording / Live-Sound ===
* Jaryic

=== Video Operator ===
* Mendra

=== Special FX ===
* [[Furvan]]
* Kayjay
* Tigerseye

=== Artwork ===
* Cheetah
* EosFoxx|EosFoxx
* TaniDaReal

=== Poster ===
* Pan Hesekiel Shiroi

=== Set Design ===
* TaniDaReal
* Eisfuchs
* Luno Wroo

=== Puppet building ===
* [[Tioh|Tioh]]
* Black Wulf
* Da Ti
* [[Lance_Ikegawa|Furtech]]
* Furvan
* Haku
* [[Henrieke|Henrieke]]
* KayJay
* Kiwaloo
* Luno Wroo
* Runoratsu

=== Backdrops & prop building ===
* Blue_Panther, Cheetah, Dhary, Estragon, Furvan, Hai, Haku, Jayric, Jason, Kayjay, Kiwaloo, Liam, Luno Wroo, Lynard, Mendra, Mesuri, Nex, O'Wolf, Ponch, Reesa, ShyWolf, Silver Horse, Suran, TaniDaReal, Tioh, Token, Zefiro

=== RATS (Remote Audio Trigger) System ===
(Remote controlled system custom made and used by the pawpeteers with the stage techs to cue sound effects while playing live.)
* Kayjay
* Zefiro

== Soundtrack ==
Fox Amoore composed an official soundtrack of this PawPet show both on cd and digital download.<ref>[https://www.freewebstore.org/FoxAmoore/Goldeneyes/p118413_16349205.aspx]Goldeneyes Soundtrack</ref>

=== Guest musicians ===

Vocals by Ned Wilkinson
Drums by Runtt
Backing vocals by Jared Clark.
Guitar by Joe "Koroz" Jones.

== Trivia ==
*since the DoPE Show 15 [[DoPE_Show_15|"Keepers of the Light"]] went a bit chaotic for everyone, the team made a break in 2015 and went for a better organised show in 2016. This included a new organisation-system and some changes in the production- process, like using the software "KanBan" and dividing the onsite rehearsal into a technical-rehearsal and a dress- rehearsal.

== References ==
Information about: plot, cast and crew directly taken from promotional flyer.

=== Site references ===
<references/>

{{DoPE Timeline}}

[[Category:DoPE]]
[[Category:2014 events]]

DoPE Show 16

2017-02-26T13:17:07Z

Eisfuchs: Poster is from EF22 not EF20

[[File:Panhesekielshiroi pps2016 poster.jpg|thumbnail|right|Poster artwork of the Eurofurence 22 Pawpet Show "Goldeneyes" drawn by [[Pan_Hesekiel_Shiroi | Pan Hesekiel Shiroi]] ]]

The '''sixteenth [[DoPE]] show''', performed at [[Eurofurence 22]], was titled '''"Goldeneyes"'''.

== Plot summary ==
The plot given in the show's promotional flyer read:
{{q|'''"So many precious lives lost every day, it's a tragedy." ~Greenfield'''

A struggle for power always leaves its mark, and the result might not be stable enough to bring strength for everyone. The smallest of things can tip the balance, suddenly making the fate of the people unclear. Trapped in the shadow of his glorified father, Raindancer seeks for knowledge and truth until he meets Potami, a new student, at the Institute. Nothing in his books could prepare him when they find themselves stumbling into a web of deception, intrigue and blind revenge.}}

== Credits ==

=== Written by ===
* [[Cheetah (musician)|Cheetah]]
* Eisfuchs

=== Directed by ===
* Cheetah

=== Stage Managers ===
* [[Jyanon]]
* [[LunoWroo|Luno Wroo]]
* [[Reesa|Reesa]]

== Cast ==
*'''Bottlebrush''' (Skunk)
:Voice/Body: [[Lynard|Lynard]] 
:Hands played by: Kayjay

*'''Raindancer''' (Cat-Fox)
:Voice/Body: Eisfuchs 
:Hands played by: [[Aragon Tigerseye|Tigerseye]]

*'''Potami''' (Red River Hog)
:Voice/Body: [[TaniDaReal|TaniDaReal]] 
:Hands played by: [[O'wolf|O'wolf]]

*'''Ivydash''' (German Shepherd)
:Voice/Body: [[Runoratsu|Runoratsu]] 
:Hands played by: [[Reesa|Reesa]]

*'''Nettlebush''' (Stag)
:Voice/Body: Jyanon 
:Hands played by: Curry

*'''Lady Goldeneyes''' (Cat)
:Voice/Body: [[Pan_Hesekiel_Shiroi|Pan Hesekiel Shiroi]] 
:Hands played by: [[Liam]]

*'''Greenfield''' (Bat)
:Voice/Body: Jyanon 
:Hands played by: Curry

*'''Sir Whisperwind''' (Grey Fox)
:Voice/Body: Lynard 
:Hands played by: Kayjay

*'''Drunkard 1''' (Rat)
:Voice/Body: Runoratsu 
:Hands played by: Kiwaloo

*'''Drunkard 2''' (Rat)
:Voice/Body: Curry 
:Hands played by: Mesuri

*'''Birds''' (Birds)
:Voice/Body: Jyanon, Curry, Runoratsu 

*'''Old Man 1''' (cheetah)
:Voice/Body: o'wolf 
:Hands played by: Kayjay

*'''Old Man 2''' (Bobcat)
:Voice/Body: Mesuri 
:Hands played by: Haku

*'''Longleaf''' (Hare)
:Voice/Body: Curry 
:Hands played by: Jyanon

*'''Snowflake''' (White Fox)
:Voice/Body: Pan Hesekiel Shiroi 
:Hands played by: Liam

*'''Moonshine''' (White Fox)
:Voice/Body: Reesa 
:Hands played by: Runoratsu

=== Additional Puppeteers ===
* Black Wulf
* Hai
* Luno Wroo
* Nex

=== Guest Voice Artists ===
* Trendane
* Shay
* Tilikum

==Crew==

=== Editors ===
* Cairyn
* Fizzotter

=== Original Score ===
* [[Fox_Amoor|Fox Amoore]]

=== Sound Design ===
* Cheetah

=== Lighting ===
* [[Tsanawo]]

=== Pre-Recording / Live-Sound ===
* Jaryic

=== Video Operator ===
* Mendra

=== Special FX ===
* [[Furvan]]
* Kayjay
* Tigerseye

=== Artwork ===
* Cheetah
* EosFoxx|EosFoxx
* TaniDaReal

=== Poster ===
* Pan Hesekiel Shiroi

=== Set Design ===
* TaniDaReal
* Eisfuchs
* Luno Wroo

=== Puppet building ===
* [[Tioh|Tioh]]
* Black Wulf
* Da Ti
* [[Lance_Ikegawa|Furtech]]
* Furvan
* Haku
* [[Henrieke|Henrieke]]
* KayJay
* Kiwaloo
* Luno Wroo
* Runoratsu

=== Backdrops & prop building ===
* Blue_Panther, Cheetah, Dhary, Estragon, Furvan, Hai, Haku, Jayric, Jason, Kayjay, Kiwaloo, Liam, Luno Wroo, Lynard, Mendra, Mesuri, Nex, O'Wolf, Ponch, Reesa, ShyWolf, Silver Horse, Suran, TaniDaReal, Tioh, Token, Zefiro

=== RATS (Remote Audio Trigger) System ===
(Remote controlled system custom made and used by the pawpeteers with the stage techs to cue sound effects while playing live.)
* Kayjay
* Zefiro

== Soundtrack ==
Fox Amoore composed an official soundtrack of this PawPet show both on cd and digital download.<ref>[https://www.freewebstore.org/FoxAmoore/Goldeneyes/p118413_16349205.aspx]Goldeneyes Soundtrack</ref>

=== Guest musicians ===

Vocals by Ned Wilkinson
Drums by Runtt
Backing vocals by Jared Clark.
Guitar by Joe "Koroz" Jones.

== Trivia ==
*since the DoPE Show 15 [[DoPE_Show_15|"Keepers of the Light"]] went a bit chaotic for everyone, the team made a break in 2015 and went for a better organised show in 2016. This included a new organisation-system and some changes in the production- process, like using the software "KanBan" and dividing the onsite rehearsal into a technical-rehearsal and a dress- rehearsal.

== References ==
Information about: plot, cast and crew directly taken from promotional flyer.

=== Site references ===
<references/>

{{DoPE Timeline}}

[[Category:DoPE]]
[[Category:2014 events]]

Eisfuchs

2014-09-25T18:30:16Z

Eisfuchs: /* Eurofurence Pawpet Show */ added Raindancer

'''Eisfuchs''' (real name '''Dario Abatianni''') is a German furry fan who has written numerous stories, including the story of his character, ''Die wärmeren Lande'' / ''The Warmer Realms''. He is singer, guitarist, and co-writer of several songs on the [[Furry Fantasies II]] collection, including [[To Your Mind]] and Home Again.

Among countless other activities such as being a presenter for the [[F8K]] radio and TV shows, documentary filmer, sketch author, actor, vocal performer in [[The Fauna Project]] and Savannah Revolution, and former [[fursuit|fursuiter]].

== Eurofurence Pawpet Show ==

Eisfuchs is one of the founding members of the [[DoPE|Eurofurence Pawpet Show]].

* [[DoPE Show 1|2000]]: pawpeteer
* [[DoPE Show 2|2001]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as [[Lori]]
* [[DoPE Show 3|2002]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Lori and the FIA Chief
* [[DoPE Show 4|2003]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Lori
* [[DoPE Show 5|2004]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Lori, singing voice of the Phantom
* [[DoPE Show 6|2005]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Lori, various singing voices
* [[DoPE Show 7|2006]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Lori, various singing voices, Lord, Shock Flock Gang Leader, Mr. Blender and Captain Smith
* [[DoPE Show 8|2007]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Lori, Panda and Marie Lynn
* [[DoPE Show 9|2008]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Lori and Sky
* [[DoPE Show 10|2009]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Lori and Rashid
* [[DoPE Show 11|2010]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Lori and Suberi
* [[DoPE Show 12|2011]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as NULL and Lori (Cameo appearance)
* [[DoPE Show 13|2012]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Vinnie
* [[DoPE Show 14|2013]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Makani, co-writer of Makani's song, "Right Next to You"
* [[DoPE Show 15|2014]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Riversong, Raindancer and a nameless rebel

Eisfuchs also co-writes the scripts for the show together with [[Cheetah (musician)|Cheetah]].

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== External links ==
{{Contributor}}
* '''Eisfuchs' Website''': [http://eisfuchs.info/eisfuchs/index.html German] or [http://eisfuchs.info/eisfuchs/index_eng.html English]

[[Category:People]][[Category:Writers]][[Category:Musicians]][[Category:Puppeteers]]
[[Category:Fox characters]]
[[Category:DoPE]]
[[Category:Germany]]

[[de:Eisfuchs]]

Eisfuchs

2014-09-25T18:29:48Z

Eisfuchs: /* Eurofurence Pawpet Show */ fixed song reference

'''Eisfuchs''' (real name '''Dario Abatianni''') is a German furry fan who has written numerous stories, including the story of his character, ''Die wärmeren Lande'' / ''The Warmer Realms''. He is singer, guitarist, and co-writer of several songs on the [[Furry Fantasies II]] collection, including [[To Your Mind]] and Home Again.

Among countless other activities such as being a presenter for the [[F8K]] radio and TV shows, documentary filmer, sketch author, actor, vocal performer in [[The Fauna Project]] and Savannah Revolution, and former [[fursuit|fursuiter]].

== Eurofurence Pawpet Show ==

Eisfuchs is one of the founding members of the [[DoPE|Eurofurence Pawpet Show]].

* [[DoPE Show 1|2000]]: pawpeteer
* [[DoPE Show 2|2001]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as [[Lori]]
* [[DoPE Show 3|2002]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Lori and the FIA Chief
* [[DoPE Show 4|2003]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Lori
* [[DoPE Show 5|2004]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Lori, singing voice of the Phantom
* [[DoPE Show 6|2005]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Lori, various singing voices
* [[DoPE Show 7|2006]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Lori, various singing voices, Lord, Shock Flock Gang Leader, Mr. Blender and Captain Smith
* [[DoPE Show 8|2007]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Lori, Panda and Marie Lynn
* [[DoPE Show 9|2008]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Lori and Sky
* [[DoPE Show 10|2009]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Lori and Rashid
* [[DoPE Show 11|2010]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Lori and Suberi
* [[DoPE Show 12|2011]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as NULL and Lori (Cameo appearance)
* [[DoPE Show 13|2012]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Vinnie
* [[DoPE Show 14|2013]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Makani, co-writer of Makani's song, "Right Next to You"
* [[DoPE Show 15|2014]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Riversong and a nameless rebel

Eisfuchs also co-writes the scripts for the show together with [[Cheetah (musician)|Cheetah]].

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== External links ==
{{Contributor}}
* '''Eisfuchs' Website''': [http://eisfuchs.info/eisfuchs/index.html German] or [http://eisfuchs.info/eisfuchs/index_eng.html English]

[[Category:People]][[Category:Writers]][[Category:Musicians]][[Category:Puppeteers]]
[[Category:Fox characters]]
[[Category:DoPE]]
[[Category:Germany]]

[[de:Eisfuchs]]

DoPE Show 3

2014-08-26T21:44:01Z

Eisfuchs: /* Trivia */ small grammar fix

The third [[DoPE]] show was titled '''F.I.A.''', which fitted into the "Secret Service" motto of [[Eurofurence 8]].

==Plot summary==
The president of the [[F.I.A.|Furry Intelligence Agency]] decides to remove the perverted subjects from the furry fandom and [[Poke]], the sex-crazed big-mouthed [[ferret]], is on his list. Two clumsy secret agents, "Smith" and "Wesson" are sent out to turn Poke into a well-mannered fur using a flashing device called "The Purifier". At first Poke's roomies [[Lionel]] and [[Lori]] are thrilled about the change but, after only a short time, the new Poke gets on their nerves so badly that they want to have the old Poke back. To achieve this, the naive and shy Lori turns into the punk-rock [[vixen]] "Bad Lori"...

==Team==

===Authors===
*[[Cheetah]]
*[[Eisfuchs]]
*[[Fairlight]]

===Directors===
*Cheetah
*Eisfuchs

===Puppeteers===
*Fairlight ([[Poke]], [[Panda (Pawpet)|Panda]], Ghost of [[Jim Henson]])
*[[Lynard]] ([[Lionel]])
*Eisfuchs ([[Lori]])
*[[Zefiro]] (Agent Smith)
*[[Alcia Einoorn]] (Agent Wesson)

===Actors===
*[[Thalian]] (Thalian)

===Stage hands===
*[[Aragon Tigerseye|Tigerseye]]
*[[O'wolf|o'wolf]]
*[[Watani]]
*[[Fuchs]]
*[[Reesa]]
*[[Gyroplast]]
*[[Ioron]]

===Crew===
*Cheetah (Sound, Effects)
*[[Jaryic]] (Lighting)
*[[Kralle]] (Spotlight)

==Trivia==
*Large chunks of the script were written during the convention.
*The ''Ghost of Jim Henson'' was depicted using a [[Kermit the Frog]] puppet.
*Smith & Wesson talk in a strong German accent.
*The telephone used in one of the scenes only came back to its owner [[doco]] after nine months, having traveled all across Germany.

{{DoPE Timeline}}
[[de:DoPE-Show 3]]

[[Category:DoPE]]
[[Category:2002 events]]

DoPE

2014-08-26T21:33:11Z

Eisfuchs: expanded, linked, corrected

'''DoPE''' (the '''Department of Pawpetry Entertainment'''), is the crew behind the [[pawpet]] show at [[Eurofurence]]. The show is also known as the '''LSD Show''', as it was originally set at [[Lionel C. Scruffycat|Lionel Scritchie's]] Dormitory. Despite the drug-refering puns of the acronyms, the only drugs involved in making the show are pure and utter nonsense along with a great love for puppetry.

== History ==

The initiative for the show came from [[Fairlight]], who took his lion pawpet to [[ConFurence 11]] and met [[TeddyRuxpin]] of [[PawPets West]], who was organizing the pawpet events at the convention. Fairlight immediately became addicted to puppeteering and organized a short music parody show for [[Eurofurence_6|Eurofurence 6]]. Additional puppeteers on that show were [[Lynard]], [[Eisfuchs]] and [[Jaryic]]. The LSD Show became one of the main events of the following Eurofurences.

Since [[Eurofurence_8|Eurofurence 8]] the stories have been written by [[Cheetah_(musician)|Cheetah]] and [[Eisfuchs]]. Cheetah is also the director and sound effect creator of the show.

The following 10 years after the initial parody show, the main pawpeteers and their roles were:

* Eisfuchs (performer and voice of [[Lori]] the naïve [[vixen]])
* Fairlight (performer and voice of [[Poke]] the big-mouthed and perverted [[ferret]])
* Lynard (voice and performer of [[Lionel C. Scruffycat]] the rational [[Lion (species)|lion]])
* [[TaniDaReal]] (voice and performer of [[Mika]] the tough [[Snow Leopard]]ess) (joined at [[Eurofurence_9|Eurofurence 9]]).

Starting with [[Eurofurence_17|Eurofurence 17]], the team decided that the larger stage and audience demanded a change of the show format. The classic hand puppets were retired and new, custom built rod puppets were designed and used in the following shows, which were operated by at least two pawpeteers per puppet. This also meant to part with the old cast of characters in favor of story driven characters on a per-show basis.

Additional long-time puppeteers and stage-hands are [[FinFarenath]], [[o'wolf]], [[Tigerseye]], [[Xan]] and [[Zefiro]] and many more, listed on the respective show sub pages below. Backdrops have been designed by [[TaniDaReal]]. Props, additional puppets and various set elements usually get designed and built by various crew members. The puppet stage manager and assistent director is [[Reesa]] who was joined by Zefiro in the later years. Sound and pre-recordings engineer is [[Jaryic]], lights initially were operated and designed by [[Richard Nightfox|Nightfox]], which changed several times in the later years. The crew also includes the [[Eurofurence]] video documentary staff under direction of [[BigBlueFox]] and additional helpers for scene-shifting, curtain operation and lighting. The show at [[Eurofurence_11|Eurofurence 11]] had more than 20 people on staff. In the meantime this number rose to roundabout 30.

Among the special guests on the LSD Show were [[Lisanne Norman]], [[Chairo]], [[Uncle Kage]] and [[Heather Alexander]].

== Show Titles ==
* '''[[DoPE_Show_1|Lionel Scritchie's Dormitory]]''' (Eurofurence 6)
* '''[[DoPE_Show_2|Medieval Madness]]''' ([[Eurofurence_7|Eurofurence 7]])
* '''[[DoPE_Show_3|F.I.A.]]''' ([[Eurofurence_8|Eurofurence 8]])
* '''[[DoPE_Show_4|Ceška Paradisa]]''' (Eurofurence 9)
* '''[[DoPE_Show_5|The Phantom of the Pawpet-Show]]''' ([[Eurofurence_10|Eurofurence 10]])
* '''[[DoPE_Show_6|Songs of the Old Ages]]''' (Eurofurence 11)
* '''[[DoPE_Show_7|The Hounds of Blackwhite Castle]]''' ([[Eurofurence_12|Eurofurence 12]])
* '''[[DoPE_Show_8|The Unlucky Thirteen]]''' ([[Eurofurence_13|Eurofurence 13]])
* '''[[DoPE_Show_9|Dreamcatchers]]''' ([[Eurofurence_14|Eurofurence 14]])
* '''[[DoPE_Show_10|Operation Desert Snow]]''' ([[Eurofurence_15|Eurofurence 15]])
* '''[[DoPE_Show_11|Ogwambi]]''' ([[Eurofurence_16|Eurofurence 16]])
* '''[[DoPE_Show_12|The Year of the Rat]]''' (Eurofurence 17)
* '''[[DoPE_Show_13|Pompeii]]''' ([[Eurofurence_18|Eurofurence 18]])
* '''[[DoPE_Show_14|End Tide]]''' ([[Eurofurence_19|Eurofurence 19]])
* '''[[DoPE_Show_15|Keepers of the Light]]''' ([[Eurofurence_20|Eurofurence 20]])

== External links ==
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20100529160920/http://www.pawpet.eu/ Official LSD Show Blog] (archived)

{{DoPE Timeline}}

[[Category:DoPE|*]]
[[Category:2000 births]]

[[de:DoPE]]

Eisfuchs

2014-08-26T21:19:31Z

Eisfuchs: /* Eurofurence Pawpet Show */ fixed wiki link

'''Eisfuchs''' (real name '''Dario Abatianni''') is a German furry fan who has written numerous stories, including the story of his character, ''Die wärmeren Lande'' / ''The Warmer Realms''. He is singer, guitarist, and co-writer of several songs on the [[Furry Fantasies II]] collection, including [[To Your Mind]] and Home Again.

Among countless other activities such as being a presenter for the [[F8K]] radio and TV shows, documentary filmer, sketch author, actor, vocal performer in [[The Fauna Project]] and Savannah Revolution, and former [[fursuit|fursuiter]].

== Eurofurence Pawpet Show ==

Eisfuchs is one of the founding members of the [[DoPE|Eurofurence Pawpet Show]].

* [[DoPE Show 1|2000]]: pawpeteer
* [[DoPE Show 2|2001]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as [[Lori]]
* [[DoPE Show 3|2002]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Lori and the FIA Chief
* [[DoPE Show 4|2003]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Lori
* [[DoPE Show 5|2004]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Lori, singing voice of the Phantom
* [[DoPE Show 6|2005]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Lori, various singing voices
* [[DoPE Show 7|2006]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Lori, various singing voices, Lord, Shock Flock Gang Leader, Mr. Blender and Captain Smith
* [[DoPE Show 8|2007]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Lori, Panda and Marie Lynn
* [[DoPE Show 9|2008]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Lori and Sky
* [[DoPE Show 10|2009]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Lori and Rashid
* [[DoPE Show 11|2010]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Lori and Suberi
* [[DoPE Show 12|2011]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as NULL and Lori (Cameo appearance)
* [[DoPE Show 13|2012]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Vinnie
* [[DoPE Show 14|2013]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Makani
* [[DoPE Show 15|2014]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Riversong and a nameless rebel, co-writer of Makani's song, "Right Next to You"

Eisfuchs also co-writes the scripts for the show together with [[Cheetah (musician)|Cheetah]].

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== External links ==
{{Contributor}}
* '''Eisfuchs' Website''': [http://eisfuchs.info/eisfuchs/index.html German] or [http://eisfuchs.info/eisfuchs/index_eng.html English]

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Cheetah (musician)

2014-08-26T21:08:39Z

Eisfuchs: /* Projects */ changed LSD to Eurofurence Pawpet Show

:''For other uses of the term, see [[Cheetah]].''
[[Image:Cheetah and Cheetah.jpg|thumb|right|[[Cheetah (FurryMUCK)]] and [[Cheetah (musician)]], taken at [[Anthrocon 2006]].]]
'''Sven "Cheetah" Tegethoff''' is a German electronic musician. He was part of the production team for [[Furry Fantasies]] and [[Furry Fantasies II]], and has produced his own songs.

== Music ==

Three of his songs are exclusive to Furry Fantasies II: [[I Want To Live]], [[Industrial Prey]], and [[Into The Battle]]. Other songs of his include "120 kph" and [[Escape from the City]], and his trance remix of [[Fairlight]]'s song [[Morning In The Jungle]]. He also programmed the drums for the song [[To Your Mind]].

=== Music catalog ===

* '''Furry Fantasies II'''
** 19XX - I Want To Live
** 19XX - Industrial Prey

=== 120 kph ===

'''''120 kph''''' is a [[Wikipedia:Techno (music)|techno]]/[[Wikipedia:Trance (music)|trance]] song recorded by [[Cheetah (musician)|Cheetah]] in 1997. With the exception of a couple of whispered lines, it is all instrumental. The title is a reference to the maximum running speed of a [[cheetah]].

==Eurofurence==
Cheetah is the [[convention chairman|chairman]] of [[Eurofurence e.V.]] and has organized [[Eurofurence]] [[Eurofurence 3|3]], [[Eurofurence 5|5]], [[Eurofurence 6|6]], [[Eurofurence 7|7]], [[Eurofurence 8|8]], [[Eurofurence 9|9]], [[Eurofurence 10|10]], [[Eurofurence 11|11]], [[Eurofurence 12|12]], [[Eurofurence 13|13]], [[Eurofurence 14|14]], [[Eurofurence 15|15]], [[Eurofurence 16|16]], [[Eurofurence 17|17]], [[Eurofurence 18|18]], [[Eurofurence 19|19]] and [[Eurofurence 20|20]].

He is the director and story writer of the [[DoPE|Eurofurence Pawpet Show]] as well as various other things within the show.

==Projects==

* [[Furry8000]]
* [[The Fauna Project]]
* [[Furry Fantasies]]
* [[Furry Fantasies II]]
* [[LSD]] (The Eurofurence Pawpet Show)

==External links==
{{Contributor|Cheetah}}
* [http://cheetah-spotty.livejournal.com/ Cheetah-Spotty's LiveJournal]
* [https://twitter.com/cheetah_spotty Cheetah Spottycat] on Twitter
* [http://www.tigress.com/cheetah/music/lb_120kph.mp3 Downloadable mp3] of ''120 kph''
* [http://www.pfoetchen.de/ Pfoetchen.de] - [[paw]] pictorial page

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[[es:Cheetah (músico)]]
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Cheetah (musician)

2014-08-26T21:08:08Z

Eisfuchs: /* Eurofurence */ added EF20

:''For other uses of the term, see [[Cheetah]].''
[[Image:Cheetah and Cheetah.jpg|thumb|right|[[Cheetah (FurryMUCK)]] and [[Cheetah (musician)]], taken at [[Anthrocon 2006]].]]
'''Sven "Cheetah" Tegethoff''' is a German electronic musician. He was part of the production team for [[Furry Fantasies]] and [[Furry Fantasies II]], and has produced his own songs.

== Music ==

Three of his songs are exclusive to Furry Fantasies II: [[I Want To Live]], [[Industrial Prey]], and [[Into The Battle]]. Other songs of his include "120 kph" and [[Escape from the City]], and his trance remix of [[Fairlight]]'s song [[Morning In The Jungle]]. He also programmed the drums for the song [[To Your Mind]].

=== Music catalog ===

* '''Furry Fantasies II'''
** 19XX - I Want To Live
** 19XX - Industrial Prey

=== 120 kph ===

'''''120 kph''''' is a [[Wikipedia:Techno (music)|techno]]/[[Wikipedia:Trance (music)|trance]] song recorded by [[Cheetah (musician)|Cheetah]] in 1997. With the exception of a couple of whispered lines, it is all instrumental. The title is a reference to the maximum running speed of a [[cheetah]].

==Eurofurence==
Cheetah is the [[convention chairman|chairman]] of [[Eurofurence e.V.]] and has organized [[Eurofurence]] [[Eurofurence 3|3]], [[Eurofurence 5|5]], [[Eurofurence 6|6]], [[Eurofurence 7|7]], [[Eurofurence 8|8]], [[Eurofurence 9|9]], [[Eurofurence 10|10]], [[Eurofurence 11|11]], [[Eurofurence 12|12]], [[Eurofurence 13|13]], [[Eurofurence 14|14]], [[Eurofurence 15|15]], [[Eurofurence 16|16]], [[Eurofurence 17|17]], [[Eurofurence 18|18]], [[Eurofurence 19|19]] and [[Eurofurence 20|20]].

He is the director and story writer of the [[DoPE|Eurofurence Pawpet Show]] as well as various other things within the show.

==Projects==

* [[Furry8000]]
* [[The Fauna Project]]
* [[Furry Fantasies]]
* [[Furry Fantasies II]]
* [[LSD]] (The DoPE Show)

==External links==
{{Contributor|Cheetah}}
* [http://cheetah-spotty.livejournal.com/ Cheetah-Spotty's LiveJournal]
* [https://twitter.com/cheetah_spotty Cheetah Spottycat] on Twitter
* [http://www.tigress.com/cheetah/music/lb_120kph.mp3 Downloadable mp3] of ''120 kph''
* [http://www.pfoetchen.de/ Pfoetchen.de] - [[paw]] pictorial page

{{person-stub}}

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Eisfuchs

2014-08-26T20:55:46Z

Eisfuchs: removed f8k hiatus, added Savannah Revolution, added pawpet show credits

'''Eisfuchs''' (real name '''Dario Abatianni''') is a German furry fan who has written numerous stories, including the story of his character, ''Die wärmeren Lande'' / ''The Warmer Realms''. He is singer, guitarist, and co-writer of several songs on the [[Furry Fantasies II]] collection, including [[To Your Mind]] and Home Again.

Among countless other activities such as being a presenter for the [[F8K]] radio and TV shows, documentary filmer, sketch author, actor, vocal performer in [[The Fauna Project]] and Savannah Revolution, and former [[fursuit|fursuiter]].

== Eurofurence Pawpet Show ==

Eisfuchs is one of the founding members of the [[Eurofurence Pawpet Show|DoPE]].

* [[DoPE Show 1|2000]]: pawpeteer
* [[DoPE Show 2|2001]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as [[Lori]]
* [[DoPE Show 3|2002]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Lori and the FIA Chief
* [[DoPE Show 4|2003]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Lori
* [[DoPE Show 5|2004]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Lori, singing voice of the Phantom
* [[DoPE Show 6|2005]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Lori, various singing voices
* [[DoPE Show 7|2006]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Lori, various singing voices, Lord, Shock Flock Gang Leader, Mr. Blender and Captain Smith
* [[DoPE Show 8|2007]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Lori, Panda and Marie Lynn
* [[DoPE Show 9|2008]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Lori and Sky
* [[DoPE Show 10|2009]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Lori and Rashid
* [[DoPE Show 11|2010]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Lori and Suberi
* [[DoPE Show 12|2011]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as NULL and Lori (Cameo appearance)
* [[DoPE Show 13|2012]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Vinnie
* [[DoPE Show 14|2013]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Makani
* [[DoPE Show 15|2014]]: pawpeteer and voice artist as Riversong and a nameless rebel, co-writer of Makani's song, "Right Next to You"

Eisfuchs also co-writes the scripts for the show together with [[Cheetah (musician)|Cheetah]].

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== External links ==
{{Contributor}}
* '''Eisfuchs' Website''': [http://eisfuchs.info/eisfuchs/index.html German] or [http://eisfuchs.info/eisfuchs/index_eng.html English]

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[[de:Eisfuchs]]

Pan Hesekiel Shiroi

2014-08-26T20:25:52Z

Eisfuchs: added ef20 pawpet show credits

'''Pan Hesekiel Shiroi''' (born September 16)<ref name="PanDA">[http://panhesekielshiroi.deviantart.com/ Pan Hesekiel Shiroi's profile] on [[deviantART]]. Retrieved September 21, 2012</ref> is a professional illustrator and freelance [[artist]] from [[Wikipedia:Germany|Germany]].<ref name="PanDA"/> Her [[fursona]] is an [[Wikipedia:angel|angel]].<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/panhesekielshiroi/ Pan Hesekiel Shiroi's profile] on [[Fur Affinity]]. Retrieved September 21, 2012</ref>

For several years, Pan has been involved in the [[DoPE|DoPE Show]] at [[Eurofurence]]:
* [[DoPE Show 8|2007]]: provider of additional props.
* [[DoPE Show 9|2008]]: [[puppeteer]] ([[bat]]s, monster), voice actor (Florence, Finlay's daughter, bat couple), designer.
* [[DoPE Show 10|2009]]: puppeteer (Malika), created graphics for the show's title sequence.
* [[DoPE Show 11|2010]]: [[character]] design and intro illustrations, puppeteer (Mbali).
* [[DoPE Show 12|2011]]: character design, puppeteer and voice artist (Wan Yun).
* [[DoPE Show 13|2012]]: puppeteer and voice artist (Octavia).
* [[DoPE Show 14|2013]]: puppeteer and voice artist (Savannah).
* [[DoPE Show 15|2014]]: puppeteer and voice artist (Frostwind).

Pan was also a voice actor in [[Kyo]]'s motion picture ''[[Streifen|Streifen: A Galaxy of bliss]]''. She voiced Idag, a white [[tigress]].

In 2014, Pan was the [[guest of honor]] at [[ZodiaCon]].<ref>[https://www.en.zodiacon.org/guest Guest of Honor page] on the [[ZodiaCon]] website. Retrieved June 2, 2014.</ref>

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
* [http://pan-hesekiel-shiroi.de/ pan-hesekiel-shiroi.de] (personal website)
* [http://pan_h_shiroi.livejournal.com/ ''Angel's tale''] - Pan Hesekiel Shiroi] on [[LiveJournal]]
* [https://twitter.com/Pan_H_Shiroi Pan Hesekiel Shiroi] on [[Twitter]]
* [http://panhesekielshiroi.deviantart.com/ Pan Hesekiel Shiroi] on [[deviantART]]
* [http://us.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/Pan-Hesekiel-Shiroi/ Pan Hesekiel Shiroi] on [[VCL]]
* [http://pan-hesekiel-shiroi.sofurry.com/ Pan Hesekiel Shiroi] on [[SoFurry]]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/panhesekielshiroi/ Pan Hesekiel Shiroi] on [[Fur Affinity]]

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DoPE Show 15

2014-08-26T20:06:17Z

Eisfuchs: typo fixes, small clarification

The fifteenth [[DoPE]] show, performed at [[Eurofurence 20]], was titled '''"Keepers of the Light"'''.

== Plot summary ==
'''In a world of darkness, are you fit enough to carry the flame of truth?'''

To be a healer means to help and protect those in need; a duty that Riversong readily takes on when he meets the white vixen Frostwind, who is plagued by the creatures of the night and the darkness within herself. A chance encounter that changes his world forever - a world built on tradition, belief and trust in the knowledge of their leaders, about to be shaken to its very core. Never again will the people of Ferndale look upon the Holy Mountain with the same eyes.

== Credits ==

=== Written by ===
* [[Cheetah (musician)|Cheetah]]
* [[Eisfuchs]]

=== Directed by ===
* Cheetah

== Cast ==
*'''Frostwind''' (Arctic Fox)
:Voice/Body: [[Pan Hesekiel Shiroi|Pan_Hesekiel_Shiroi]] 
:Hands played by: Liam

*'''Riversong''' (Cat)
:Voice/Body: Eisfuchs 
:Hands played by: [[Aragon Tigerseye|Tigerseye]]

*'''Brother Strongarm''' (German Shepherd)
:Voice/Body: Runo 
:Hands played by: Dragony

*'''Great Overseer Ironwill''' (Wolf)
:Voice/Body: Jyanon 
:Hands played by: Curry

*'''Chippytooth''' (Rat)
:Voice/Body: Lynard 
:Hands played by: Kayjay

*'''Lord Eldercrown''' (Stag)
:Voice/Body: o'wolf 
:Hands played by: Reesa

*'''Longleaf''' (Hare)
:Voice/Body: Curry 
:Hands played by: Jyanon

*'''Bitternut''' (Wolf)
:Voice/Body: Zefiro 
:Hands played by: Reesa

*'''Bottlebrush''' (Skunk)
:Voice/Body: Lynard 
:Hands played by: Kayjay

*'''Sparky''' (Boar)
:Voice/Body: Dragony 
:Hands played by: o'wolf

*'''Stormrunner''' (Fox)
:Voice/Body: Runo 
:Hands played by: Reesa

*'''Raindancer''' (Hybrid cat/fox)
:Voice/Body: Eisfuchs 
:Hands played by: [[Aragon Tigerseye|Tigerseye]]

=== Additional Voice Actors ===
* Trendane
* [[Shay]]

==Crew==

=== Editors ===
* [[Furtech]]

=== Soundtrack ===
* [[Fox Amoore]]

=== Sound Design ===
* Cheetah

=== Lighting ===
* [[Jaryic]]
* Tsanawo

=== Pre-Recording / Live-Sound ===
* [[Jaryic]]

=== Video Clips ===
* Cheetah
* Eisfuchs
* o'wolf
* Pan Hesekiel Shiroi

=== Special FX Engineers ===
* [[Draconius]]
* Zefiro
* Furvan
* Jaryic
* Tigerseye

=== Intro video artwork ===
* Alector Fencer

=== Poster art ===
* Pan Hesekiel Shiroi

=== Set Design ===
* [[TaniDaReal]]

=== Character design ===
* [[Henrieke]]
* Snow-wolf

=== Puppet building ===
* Tioh
* Da Ti
* Furtech
* Luno Wroo
* Lynard
* Reesa
* Runo
* Shay
* Suran

=== Backdrops & prop building ===
* Reesa, Zefiro, Cheetah, Ayun, Blue_Panther, Dhary, Fraukie, Furvan, Gyroplast, Haku, Henrieke, Kayjay, KwisA, Luno Wroo, Mendra, Nex, o'wolf, Ponch, riverdogge, Tioh, Tsanawo

=== Curtains ===
* Blue_Panther

=== RAT (Remote Audio Trigger) System ===
(Remote controlled system custom made and used by the pawpeteers with the stage techs to cue sound effects while playing live.)
* Kayjay
* Zefiro

== Trivia ==
* Aperture Cola cans and soda machine point to the Aperture science facility in the game Portal.
* '''Texts on the Aperture Cola can:'''
Ingredients: Sugar, Aspartame,
Saccharin, Glucose,
Water, artificial
coloring, artificial
aroma, E621.net

Best before: λ 50.000 years

Delicious and moist

Top:
PPS
2014

Bottom:
Contains Neurotoxin
Glados approved

== Notes ==
* All credits and plot summary taken directly from the promotional flyer

{{DoPE Timeline}}

[[Category:DoPE]]
[[Category:2014 events]]

DoPE Show 15

2014-08-26T19:59:19Z

Eisfuchs: /* Cast */ fixed typos, who plays what, added link

The fifteened [[DoPE]] show, performed at [[Eurofurence 20]], was titled '''"Keepers of the Light"'''.

== Plot summary ==
'''In a world of darkness, are you fit enough to carry the flame of truth?'''

To be a healer means to help and protect those in need; a duty that Riversong readily takes on when he meets the white vixen Frostwind, who is plagued by the creatures of the night and the darkness within herself. A chance encounter that changes his world forever - a world build on tradition, belief and trust in the knowledge of their leaders, about to be shaken to its very core. Never again will the people of Ferndale look upon the Holy Mountain with the same eyes.

== Credits ==

=== Written by ===
* [[Cheetah (musician)|Cheetah]]
* [[Eisfuchs]]

=== Directed by ===
* Cheetah

== Cast ==
*'''Frostwind''' (Arctic Fox)
:Voice/Body: [[Pan Hesekiel Shiroi|Pan_Hesekiel_Shiroi]] 
:Hands played by: Liam

*'''Riversong''' (Cat)
:Voice/Body: Eisfuchs 
:Hands played by: [[Aragon Tigerseye|Tigerseye]]

*'''Brother Strongarm''' (German Shepherd)
:Voice/Body: Runo 
:Hands played by: Dragony

*'''Great Overseer Ironwill''' (Wolf)
:Voice/Body: Jyanon 
:Hands played by: Curry

*'''Chippytooth''' (Rat)
:Voice/Body: Lynard 
:Hands played by: Kayjay

*'''Lord Eldercrown''' (Stag)
:Voice/Body: o'wolf 
:Hands played by: Reesa

*'''Longleaf''' (Hare)
:Voice/Body: Curry 
:Hands played by: Jyanon

*'''Bitternut''' (Wolf)
:Voice/Body: Zefiro 
:Hands played by: Reesa

*'''Bottlebrush''' (Skunk)
:Voice/Body: Lynard 
:Hands played by: Kayjay

*'''Sparky''' (Boar)
:Voice/Body: Dragony 
:Hands played by: o'wolf

*'''Stormrunner''' (Fox)
:Voice/Body: Runo 
:Hands played by: Reesa

*'''Raindancer''' (Hybrid cat/fox)
:Voice/Body: Eisfuchs 
:Hands played by: [[Aragon Tigerseye|Tigerseye]]

=== Additional Voice Actors ===
* Trendane
* [[Shay]]

==Crew==

=== Editors ===
* [[Furtech]]

=== Soundtrack ===
* [[Fox Amoore]]

=== Sound Design ===
* Cheetah

=== Lighting ===
* [[Jaryic]]
* Tsanawo

=== Pre-Recording / Live-Sound ===
* [[Jaryic]]

=== Video Clips ===
* Cheetah
* Eisfuchs
* O'wolf
* Pan Hesekiel Shiroi

=== Special FX Engineers ===
* [[Draconius]]
* Zefiro
* Furvan
* Jaryic
* Tigerseye

=== Intro video artwork ===
* Alector Fencer

=== Poster art ===
* Pan Hesekiel Shiroi

=== Set Design ===
* [[TaniDaReal]]

=== Character design ===
* [[Henrieke]]
* Snow-wolf

=== Puppet building ===
* Tioh
* Da Ti
* Furtech
* Luno Wroo
* Lynard
* Reesa
* Runo
* Shay
* Suran

=== Backdrops & prop building ===
* Reesa, Zefiro, Cheetah, Ayun, Blue_Panther, Dhary, Fraukie, Furvan, Gyroplast, Haku, Henrieke, Kayjay, KwisA, Luno Wroo, Mendra, Nex, O'wolf, Ponch, riverdogge, Tioh, Tsanewo

=== Curtains ===
* Blue_Panther

=== RAT System ===
(Remote controlled system custom made and used by the pawpeteers with the stage techs to cue sound effects while playing live.)
* Kayjay
* Zefiro

== Trivia ==
* Aperture Cola cans and soda machine point to the Aperture science facility in the game Portal.
* '''Texts on the Aperture Cola can:'''
Ingredients: Sugar, Aspartame,
Saccharin, Glucose,
Water, artificial
colering, artificial
aroma, E621.net

Best before: λ 50.000 years

Delicious and moist

Top:
PPS
2014

Bottom:
Contains Neurotoxin
Glados approved

== Notes ==
* All credits and plot summary taken directly from the promotional flyer

{{DoPE Timeline}}

[[Category:DoPE]]
[[Category:2014 events]]

DoPE Show 5

2008-09-19T12:02:26Z

Eisfuchs: translated from german

The title of the fifth [[DoPE]] shoe was '''The Phantom of the Pawpet-Show''', referring to the musical [[Wikipedia:en:The Phantom of the Opera|The Phantom of the Opera]], fitting the theme "At the Movies" [[Eurofurence 10]] was held under.

__TOC__

==Summary==

[[Lionel]], [[Mika]], [[Lori]] and [[Poke]] travel to London because they won four tickets for an opera visit. None of them knows however who took part in this contest, and continuing into the show they witness even more strange experiences, meticulously planned and watched by the Phantom of the Pawpet-Show. The old [[storyteller]] in the sewers below the opera house might know more about this ...

==Team==

===Authors===
*[[Cheetah]]
*[[Eisfuchs]]

===Director===
*Cheetah

===Puppeteers===
*[[Fairlight]] (Poke, [[Shirt and Tie|Shirt]], [[Ghosts in the Bottle|Ghost in the bottle 1]])
*[[Lynard]] (Lionel, [[Ray|Ray, the stand-up comedian]])
*Eisfuchs (Lori, [[Shirt and Tie|Tie]])
*[[TaniDaReal]] ([[Mika]], [[Ghosts in the Bottle|Ghost in the Bottle 2]])
*[[Aragon Tigerseye|Tigerseye]] ([[Panda]], [[The Phantom|Phantom]], storyteller, Tiger guard)
*Xan (the hand)

===Actors===
*[[Uncle Kage]] (human storyteller)

===Stage hands===
*Tigerseye
*[[O'wolf|o'wolf]]
*[[Reesa]]
*Xan
*[[FinFarenath]]
*[[Zefiro]]
*[[Eisbaer]]

===Crew===
*Cheetah (Sound effects)
*[[Jaryic]] (Sound)
*[[Nightfox]] (Light)
*[[Foxy]] (Spotlight)

==Trivia==
*This was the first show with song parodies sung and recorded by the team themselves
*Towards the end of the show several previously briefed people in the audience threw objects onto the stage, creating a surprise moment for the rest of the audience

{{DoPE Timeline}}
[[de:DoPE-Show 5]]

DoPE Show 4

2008-09-19T11:44:30Z

Eisfuchs: translated from german

The fourth [[DoPE]] sow called '''Ceška Paradisa''' was more of an experiment: additionally to telling a classic story there were games conducted on stage. The show took place in a tent because the place where [[Eurofurence 9]] was held (a sports training camp) didn't have a big hall. The performance was disturbed massively by technical problems with the rented light and sound equipment.

__TOC__

==Summary==

[[Lionel]], [[Lori]] und [[Poke]] are traveling to the Czech Republic during their vacation. To check in to the hotel they tried to use Lionel's credit card (he is the only one who has one). But Lori had drained it before by making phone calls to the USA. They get a room anyway (the broom closet) after promising to pay the rent by organizing an entertainment program for the rest of the guests. In the hotel the three heroes meet the tough snow leopard [[Mika]], an old school friend of Lori's.

==Team==

===Authors===
*[[Eisfuchs]]
*[[Fairlight]]

===Director===
*Eisfuchs

===Puppeteers===
*Fairlight (Poke, Hotel manager)
*[[Lynard]] (Lionel)
*Eisfuchs (Lori)
*[[TaniDaReal]] (Mika)
*[[Aragon Tigerseye|Tigerseye]] (Hotel bell leopard "Ping")
*[[O'wolf|o'wolf]] (Keyboard cat)

===Actors===
*[[Uncle Kage]] (moderator)

===Stage hands===
*[[Reesa]]
*Tigerseye
*o'wolf
*[[Watani]]

===Crew===
*[[Jaryic]] (Sound)
*[[Nightfox]] (Light)

==Trivia==
*Since this show the crew calls itself ''DoPE''.
*This was Mika's first appearance
*The performance had to be interrupted because of the broken receivers for the radio microphones and was restarted after half an hour. The microphones had been replaced with wired models. The puppeteers vented their upcoming frustrations by improvising the first couple of scenes, adding a déjà vu feel to the experience.
*The power connection in the tent was not properly grounded which resulted in live current on the light trussing
*Uncle Kage sarcastically called the technical desaster [[Czechnology]].

{{DoPE Timeline}}
[[de:DoPE-Show 4]]

DoPE Show 3

2008-09-19T09:08:41Z

Eisfuchs: translated from german

The title of the third [[DoPE]] show was '''F.I.A.''' which fit into the "Secret Service" motto of [[Eurofurence 8]].

__TOC__

==Summary==

The president of the [[F.I.A.|Furry Intelligence Agency]] decides to remove the perverted subjects from the furry fandom. Especially [[Poke]] the sex-crazed big-mouthed ferret is on his list. Two clumsy secret agents, [[Agent Smith|Smith]] and [[Agent Wesson|Wesson]] were sent out to turn Poke into a good-mannered person using a flashing device called "The Purifier". At first Poke's roomies [[Lionel]] and [[Lori]] are thrilled about the change, but after only a short time this new Poke gets on their nerves so badly that they want to have the old Poke back. To achieve this, the naive and shy Lori turns into the punk-rock vixen [[Bad Lori]] ...

==Team==

===Authors===
*[[Cheetah]]
*[[Eisfuchs]]
*[[Fairlight]]

===Directors===
*Cheetah
*Eisfuchs

===Puppeteers===
*Fairlight ([[Poke]], [[Panda (Pawpet)|Panda]], Ghost of [[Jim Henson]])
*[[Lynard]] ([[Lionel]])
*Eisfuchs ([[Lori]])
*[[Zefiro]] (Smith)
*[[Alcia Einoorn]] (Wesson)

===Actors===
*[[Ghost of Last Christmas Gone by]] (?)
*[[Thalian]] (Thalian)

===Stage hands===
*[[Aragon Tigerseye|Tigerseye]]
*[[O'wolf|o'wolf]]
*[[Watani]]
*[[Fuchs]]
*[[Reesa]]
*[[Gyroplast]]
*[[Ioron]]

===Crew===
*Cheetah (Sound, Effects)
*[[Jaryic]] (Light)
*[[Kralle]] (Spotlight)

==Trivia==
*Large chunks of the skript were written during the convention
*The ''Ghost of Jim Henson'' was depicted using a Kermit puppet
*Smith & Wesson talk in a strong German accent
*The telephone used in one of the scenes came back to its owner [[doco]] only after nine months, traveling several times throughout Germany.

{{DoPE Timeline}}
[[de:DoPE-Show 3]]

DoPE Show 2

2008-09-19T08:50:36Z

Eisfuchs: translated from german

The second [[DoPE]] show called '''Medieval Madness''' took place on [[Eurofurence 7]]. Instead of using the mobile pawpet stage a place behind the regular stage area was kept free, and a honed wooden beam was mounted between the light trussings as a ''playrail'', the puppets' acting area. Due to the low ceiling of the hall the puppeteers needed to play on their knees or sitting on chairs.

__TOC__

==Summary==

Due to a mistake by [[Poke]] our heroes are transported back into the medieval times and have to survive a number of adventures to return to the present.

==Team==

===Authors===
*[[Fairlight]]
*[[Eisfuchs]]

===Director===
*Eisfuchs

===Puppeteers===
*Fairlight ([[Poke]])
*[[Redlouts]] ([[Lionel]])
*Eisfuchs ([[Lori]])
*[[Chairo]] (Coon with a Skit)
*[[Lynard]] (supporting characters)
*[[Aragon Tigerseye|Tigerseye]] (supporting characters)
*[[Fjordwolf]] (20th Century Fox Mech)

===Actors===
*[[Wikipedia:de:Lisanne Norman|Lisanne Norman]] (Witch 1)
*Helen Lofting (Witch 2)
*[[Kai Silvermane]] (PG advisor, Mad scientist)
*[[Chama]] (the drunken monk)
*[[Reesa]] (the beautiful maiden)
*[[Thalian]] (captain of the guards)
*(Guard 1)
*(Guard 2)

===Stage Hands===
*Tigerseye
*[[Murphy T. Fox|Murphy]]

===Crew===
*[[Cheetah]] (Sound)
*[[Nightfox]] (Light)
*[[Kralle]] (Spotlight)

===Helpers===
*[[o'wolf|o'wolf]] ([[Wikipedia:Gofer|Gofer]])

==Trivia==

*this was the first show with a complete storyline
*''Ye Mighty Ol' Plothole'' was an old hula hoop
*Concluding the events from the last year, Poke and Thalian got ''married'' after the show
*Originally another fursuiter was meant to play the role of the 21st Century Fox. However, during the last act of the show the puppeteers received the message, that he wouldn't be able to perform. So a replacement had to be found and prepared while the show was still running. Fjordwolf got a radio built into his suit to follow impromptu orders of the team. Unfortunately the earphones slipped from his ears when he stepped onto the stage and he didn't hear the director's commands anymore. Nonetheless, he did a great performance as if nothing had ever happened.
*Thalian did is role as Captain of the Guards without using a microphone. But still at times he was louder than the puppeteers '''using''' microphones.

{{DoPE Timeline}}
[[de:DoPE-Show 2]]

DoPE Show 1

2008-09-19T08:30:52Z

Eisfuchs: teanslated from German

The first [[Pawpet]] show titled '''Lionel Scritchie's Dormitory''' took place on [[Eurofurence 6]]. The puppet stage was made of a small frame built from aluminum beams draped with cloth.

__TOC__

==Summary==

The show's concept was closely derived from the shows done by the American [[Pawpets West]] team. It was a variety show using parody songs mostly taken from the American radio show [[Wikipedia:Dr. Demento|Dr. Demento]]. It didn't have a full storyline but parts of the show revolved around chocolate stealing ferrets ([[Peek]] and [[Poke]]).

==Team==

===Author===
*[[Fairlight]]

===Puppeteers===

*Fairlight
*[[Lynard]]
*[[Eisfuchs]]
*[[Jaryic|Redlouts]]

===Crew===
*[[Cheetah]] (Sound)
*[[Pum]] (Light)

===Helpers===
*[[Murphy T. Fox|Murphy]] (Catering)

==Trivia==
*A part of the show was about a ferret breaking into a chocolate factory. After the ferret gained access to the building it started to throw tiny chocolate bars into the audience. These few objects soon became dozens, thrown at the audience in masses. Some of the watchers took the opportunity to pelt the acting puppets with the sweet ammunition, turning the following three songs into a chocolate war.
*After the show during the regular evening program Poke and [[Thalian]] got into an impromptu word fight over a t-shirt. This ended in Thalian appearing on and subsequently disappearing behind the puppet stage together with Poke.
*The rehearsals took place in Murphy's living-room.

[[de:DoPE-Show 1]]
{{DoPE Timeline}}

Template:DoPE Timeline

2008-09-18T16:34:35Z

Eisfuchs: created DoPE timeline

{| align="center" class="toccolours" style="text-align: center;"
|- bgcolor="#ccccff"
! [[DoPE]]
|-
|
[[DoPE Show 1|EF6 (2000)]] |
[[DoPE Show 2|EF7 (2001)]] |
[[DoPE Show 3|EF8 (2002)]] |
[[DoPE Show 4|EF9 (2003)]] |
[[DoPE Show 5|EFX (2004)]] |
[[DoPE Show 6|EF11 (2005)]] |
[[DoPE Show 7|EF12 (2006))]] |
[[DoPE Show 8|EF13 (2007)]] |
[[DoPE Show 9|EF14 (2008)]]
|}
[[Category:Puppetry]]
<noinclude>[[Category:Episode Timeline]]</noinclude>

DoPE

2008-09-18T16:32:41Z

Eisfuchs: added DoPE timeline template

Sky

2008-09-18T16:09:08Z

Eisfuchs: Uploaded Sky's picture, removed cleanup tag

[[Image:sky.jpg|right|200px]]
'''Sky''' is a female vampire bat, leader of the Northern Tribes of The World of Eternal Shadows. She appeared on the [[Eurofurence 14]] [[DoPE|Pawpet Show]] "Dreamcatchers" in 2008. Her player and voice actor is [[Eisfuchs]] with [[Xan]] performing her wings.

This [[puppet]] was custom made by Xan for the show. She has blue illuminated eyes that flash brightly when she is enraged or very excited, and her blinking eyes add a lot to her expression.

==Background story==
===Family===
We don't know much about her family yet. Her father, [[Lord Tarrion]], was giving her a hard time until he died in a fight over [[Black Ice]], a substance that was used to bind dreamers in the Dream World.

===Friends and foes===
In the Dream World she met [[Poke]] and his friends, and over time she fell in love with him. Unfortunately their love was not meant to last very long. During the fight against her father she also made friends with [[Finlay]], a rat who had spent the last twenty years dreaming. Together they set out to destroy the Black Ice.

===The past===
Sky's biggest handicap was, that she couldn't fly. When she was little, she caused an accident and was afraid of flying ever since. What kind of accident this was and why she blamed herself for it is still unclear. Sky herself doesn't want to talk about it. With Poke in danger of dying in his dream she overcame her own fear and learned to fly again ... alone.

[[Category:Bat characters]]
[[Category:Puppet characters]]
[[de:Sky]]

File:Sky.jpg

2008-09-18T16:08:01Z

Eisfuchs: Sky in the Eurofurence 14 Pawpet-Show "Dreamcatchers". Picture by Tioh, posted with permission

== Beschreibung ==
Sky in the Eurofurence 14 Pawpet-Show "Dreamcatchers". Picture by Tioh, posted with permission
== Licensing: ==
{{Cc-by-sa-3.0}}

Puppet

2008-09-15T14:39:12Z

Eisfuchs: added EF's LSD show

{{split}}
A '''puppet''' is a [[character]] controlled by a [[human]]. In the furry community, a physical puppet of an animal character is often called a [[pawpet]].

Many [[furry convention]]s have puppet shows, for example, the ''[[Funday PawPet Show]]'' and ''[[Rapid T. Rabbit and Friends]]'', both of which are regularly shown as [[:Category:Webcasts|webcasts]] or [[Eurofurence|Eurofurence's]] [[DoPE|LSD Pawpet Show]].

A puppeteer's hand can get sweaty after using a puppet for an extended period of time. Thin [[Wikipedia:Latex|latex]] gloves are often used to reduce damage to the puppet, and to make it easier to move from one puppet to another.

== Puppets in multiplayer worlds ==

On [[MU*]]s, players may make game objects into puppets to substitute for their own presence at a location, or to take the place of creating an extra character when a "non-player character" type is needed. Such characters may also be called ''zombies''.

== See also ==
* [[w:c:puppet|Puppet Wikia]] and [[w:c:muppet|Muppet Wiki]]

[[Category:Puppetry| ]][[Category:Terms]][[Category:Multiplayer world terms]]

Sky

2008-09-15T14:10:10Z

Eisfuchs: created

Furry Fantasies II

2008-04-01T12:46:06Z

Eisfuchs: Undo revision 188946 by Eisfuchs (talk): mistake while translating

{{FF2}}
'''Furry Fantasies II''' (official name ''Furry Fantasies: The Original Soundtrack'') is the sequel to the original [[Furry Fantasies]] CD. The soundtrack was composed entirely by European furs. The CD was originally published by the now defunct company [[Cablecats]].

As compared to the original Furry Fantasies CD, which was primarily short techno pieces heavy on the synthesizers, Furry Fantasies II includes a mix of different genres. For example, the first three songs mix together when playing, sounding like a classical symphony; "The Wolf In You" and "Always Around" are adult contemporary; "Furry Art" and "To Your Mind" are pure pop; "Morning In The Jungle" is organic techno (mixing in human gasps, animal cries, wind gusts, and rainstorms with physical instruments and synthesizers); "Dragon Fire" is a show tune; and "Soul In Chains" and "Industrial Prey" are varying degrees of metal.

Furry Fantasies II has had significantly more success, both critical and commercial, than its predecessor.

==External links==
*[http://www.lioness.com Official website]
*[http://www.blackpaw.de/ Blackpaw Productions (European distributor)]
*[http://random-factors.com/ Random Factors (US distributor)]
[[Category:Music]]
[[de:Furry Fantasies II]]

Furry Fantasies II

2008-04-01T12:42:17Z

Eisfuchs: category

Furry Fantasies II

2008-04-01T12:03:51Z

Eisfuchs: typos, added de: tag

The Fauna Project

2008-04-01T11:39:29Z

Eisfuchs: added de: tag

__NOTOC__

'''The Fauna Project''' is a group of furries working for the promotion, creation and performance of furry music, and musical projects.

Their current goal is to produce an audio CD, the Fauna CD, described on their web site. With this project, they intend to collaborate with other musicians in the furry community.

The last CD of this kind, [[Furry Fantasies II]], was created almost seven years ago, and the people who were involved back then are largely involved this time, too. However, [[Eurofurence]] XI and other events have shown that there are more and other talents in the fandom. The Fauna Project would like to support all of that, and provide a way to publish their songs and music. And with style, too.

=== Submitting songs ===

To submit a song, read the song submission guidelines at the Fauna Project web site. Musicians are required to provide full, non-exclusive distribution, performance and reproduction rights. Submissions need not be in a finished form. Sketches and demos are welcome, and if necessary, the Fauna Project will assist in producing, arranging and recording the songs. Performing musicians are also welcome, especially strings, various percussion, brass and woodwinds.

=== Current status ===

About half of the material for the first CD production is already submitted. More material is needed. Future CDs are in an early stage of planning. Recording and mixing in studio is yet to be done.

== External links ==

* [http://www.fauna-project.org The Fauna Project]

== See also ==

* [[Furry Music Foundation]]

[[Category:Music|Fauna Project, The]]

[[de:The Fauna Project]]

Lori

2008-03-25T00:37:53Z

Eisfuchs: Lori is not a character from the Funday Pawpet Show, but from the LSD Show

[[Image:lori.jpg|right|200px]]
'''Loreena McFolkmanis''', short '''Lori''', is a timid, shy and conservative vixen and one of the main characters in [[Eurofurence|Eurofurence's]] [[DoPE|Pawpet Show]]. She always tries to avoid being embarrassed. She can be a real pain when she’s afraid of something or worn out by stress or physical exhaustion. Her weak ego makes it easy to confuse her, and she quickly loses her temper when she’s attacked verbally.

Lori appeared the first time on the [[Eurofurence 7]] [[DoPE|Pawpet Show]] in 2001. Her player and voice actor is [[Eisfuchs]].

Like her three friends, [[Poke]] the [[ferret]], [[Mika]] the [[snow leopard]] and [[Lionel]] the [[lion]] she is a [[Folkmanis]] puppet.

==Background story==
===Family===
Lori’s parents live in the outskirts of a small town in Kansas, their house is as clean and normal as can be. Her Mother takes care of the household while her Father works at the bank as a financial counselor. Lori has no siblings and was always the heart of the family.

===Hobbies===
Lori likes to listen to classical and world music, chatting with other girls and visiting the hairdresser. She owns a small garden patch in the back of the dorm’s premises where she puts great efforts to grow colorful flowers and other plants. In the evenings she loves to watch her favorite soap operas on TV.

===Friends and foes===
Mika was the first person she met in high school who actually tried to make friends with her. The relationship between Mika and Lori is still somewhat unclear, but it’s obvious that something has been going on between them in the past. Over time she accustomed a little more to life at the dorm and nowadays she pretty much likes all the people living there. Poke is the exception to the rule. His straightforward attitude and masculine behavior repels and fascinates her at the same time. While they are not outright foes they tend to pick on each other whenever there’s a opportunity to do so. Usually Lori loses the battle.

===The past===
In the last years Lori has been going through some rough times. After she did a show with some of her friends in the dorm five years ago, there seems to be a curse on her. Every year in the summer something happens that messes up her life completely, and only with the help of her friends she is able to put it back in order again. She has been time-traveling, shape-shifting, performing on stage for a closet to sleep in and even been chased by phantoms.

[[Category:Red Fox characters]]
[[Category:Puppet characters]]
[[de:Lori]]

WikiFur:Images and media for deletion

2008-03-24T22:53:41Z

Eisfuchs: /* Image:Lori.jpg */ new image uploaded to remove a licencing problem

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==[[:Image:Mika.jpg]], [[:Image:Pawpetshow.jpg]]==
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:I reuploaded a new version of the Mika picture (new photo taken by myself). The Pawpetshow.jpg photo is copyright by Bigwig and allowed to be online. --TaniDaReal
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File:Lori.jpg

2008-03-24T22:51:03Z

Eisfuchs: uploaded a new version of "Image:Lori.jpg": Loreena McFolkmanis, one of the characters of the LSD Show

Loreena McFolkmanis (Lori) - One of the main characters of the Eurofurence LSD Pawpet Show.
{{ifd}}

Second Life

2008-03-17T13:33:43Z

Eisfuchs: /* Costs and land ownership */ Labs =>Lab

[[Image:SecondLife.png|right|Second Life]]
'''Second Life''' is an online [[Wikipedia:Virtual world|virtual world]] consisting of hundreds of interconnected large-scale areas populated by interactive [[avatar]]s, whose players may choose to take any form they can create or purchase. The major form of short-distance transportation is flight, while transportation between areas is typically performed through teleportation; both abilities are innate. The "main grid" is restricted to those 18 or over, as some regions contain strong violence or sexual content. A teen version for those 13 to 17 is also available.

*'''Address''': http://www.secondlife.com

Second Life has over 8,268,883 registered users and 1,548,131 active users as of july 21, 2007; logged-in users range from 20,000 to 50,000 at any one time. The system is funded through a combination of account subscriptions and "tier" (a form of [[Wikipedia:Land value tax|land value tax]]). Users have the option to own or rent land parcels in a variety of sizes - as in [[real life]], some owners may zone their land to restrict certain activities, such as commercial development. Business in the game's virtual currency (exchangeable for real-world funds) is encouraged by the ''[[Wikipedia:Linden Lab|Linden Research]]'', and a variety of content vendors have sprung up to meet demand.

==Second Life and furry==

The [[furry fandom]] has a major presence in Second Life, with multiple areas devoted to providing accommodation, entertainment and creative services specifically for members of the furry community. Themes range from the pedestrian to the bizarre, although trees are common in furry haunts. Each user can create their own objects from the inbuilt primitives, but the majority of users rely in part on objects created and sold by others. These include body parts for avatars, accessories, vehicles (which may be purely aesthetic or provide extra functionality), toys, [[pose ball]]s for avatar animation, and scripts to provide extra features (like "push" and "shield" defensive/offensive capabilities).

==Controversy==

On September 8th 2006, Linden Lab reported via a security bulletin (which was also emailed to all SL users) that the servers holding player account information had been attacked using a zero-day exploit. According to Linden Lab, this attack on the servers may have begun as early as September 3rd and they only noticed an increase in activity on the 6th which they then quickly locked out. Their investigation showed that the attack allowed a significant amount of customer account information to be downloaded such as credit card numbers, PayPal transaction ID's, real life names, Second Life names, account passwords, and contact information.

As part of their effort to improve the security of their servers, Linden Lab had invalidated the passwords (assuming they were already compromised) of all Second Life users and has required said users to reset their passwords. Linden Lab further mentioned that while the compromised payment information was encrypted, no encryption is unbreakable given enough time and computing power. They had thus stated that if any SL user believed themselves to be the victim of credit card fraud, they (the user) should contact their credit card company.

The short form of the bulletin in available at http://secondlife.com/corporate/bulletin.php

== Outline ==
[[Image:SecondLifeCarrot.png|right|thumb|150px|Second Life lets you create your own objects]]
Second Life was started in 2003 as a project by "Linden Research, Inc." doing business as "Linden Lab".
Second Life's primary attraction has always been the level of customization; from the ground under your feet to the clouds in the sky. This was quite literal since the game's developers intended for the user to be able to create the world to their desire, as is quoted in the Second Life overview on its site:

:''"Second Life is a virtual world - a 3D online persistent space totally created and evolved by its users. Within this vast and rapidly expanding place, you can do, create or become just about anything you can imagine. Built-in content creation tools let you make almost anything you can imagine, in real time and in collaboration with others."''

Second Life is considered by some to be a variant of the ''Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game'', or ''[[Wikipedia:MMORPG|MMORPG]]'' for short. The true answer to the question "is it such a game?" is "yes and no" - Second Life is technically not a [[role-playing|role-playing game]] by itself.
Also, unlike other role playing games, there is no goal to reach, no levels to gain, no enemies to defeat, therefore it isn't a game at all. It is more a MUSE: Multi User Simulated Environment.
Rather, it is a platform that allows games and worlds to be built within its framework. It is better classified as a richly graphical multiple user chat kingdom ([[MUCK]]) rather than an MMORPG. Some go so far as to just call it a [[Wikipedia:Metaverse|metaverse]], which isn't that far of a stretch. Membership requires a credit card or [[Wikipedia:Short message service|SMS]]-capable cellphone, both for security reasons and because each region has its own content rating, from PG to Mature (which can be very mature at times), though as of April 2007, both of these appeared to no longer be required.

Second Life has become one of the popular forms of online entertainment for members of the furry fandom; at last count there were over 500 furries registered as Second Life users, and the true number is probably several times that by now. This arose out of the fact that the avatars, humanoid objects representing the user, are very customizable and the game's disposition for allowing users to create anything has made the concept of a virtual "[[fursuit]]" possible. Many furries of Second Life don't like to be considered to be wearing fursuits. Instead, they pretend it is their real body. These consist of a variety body parts which are attached to the user's avatar. These parts include [[tail]]s, [[wing]]s, legs, and so on - some have even made complete sets that resemble mythical beasts such as [[dragon]]s, complete with scripted flame effects. Such avatar add-ons can be sold by their creators, who retain the ability to control distribution of their objects as part of their copyright, enforced by inbuilt copy restrictions. Some choose to give works away for free, for apparently [[Wikipedia:altruism|altruistic]] or promotional purposes.

The high interactivity is also a plus for online social networks - as a result, various [[furry]] communities began to pop up in the game and are now a sizable force in the virtual world. In the October 2005 issue of ''[[Wikipedia:Computer Games Magazine|Computer Games]]'', "Furries" (used as a proper noun) were noted as a major user-base in Second Life in an article about the use of MMOs for self-actualization.<ref>Liu, Johnny. "Waking Dreams." ''[[Wikipedia:Computer Games Magazine|Computer Games]]'', October 2005; pp. 58-59</ref>

Signing up for a new account no longer requires a credit card or an SMS-capable cell phone. Also, current members have the option of changing their billing information in the members area so their membership fees can be deducted through [[Wikipedia:PayPal|PayPal]].''

== Age policy ==
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As with most social environments on the Net, there is no way to tell inside the game how old someone really is. The game's Terms of Service state quite clearly you must be over the age of 18 to enter the "main grid" of Second Life. If anyone is found to be under 18 in the main grid, they will be banned from the game and all money and inventory will be forfeit. It is generally assumed that almost all players in the main grid are over the age of 18.

Second Life rates the individual sections of the game as Mature, or PG, with other possible ratings. These ratings help moderate the behavior of people that populate the various sections of the game, as they won't tolerate someone breaking the PG rating by performing a Mature-rated act in a PG-rated zone. The rating system is not in place to keep children out of areas in SL; it is there because many adults don't want to be exposed to [[:Image:SecondLifePenisVendor.jpg|adult material]] during their time in the game or to take a break from it for a time by visiting a PG sim. [[Luskwood]] is a prime example of a furry PG sim, safe from displays of sexuality and nudity unlike a mature furry sim like [[FurNation Worlds]].

=== Teen Grid ===
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Late in 2005, Second Life created a separate version of its game designed with teens in mind, strictly separating those 18 years of age or greater from those 17 and under. Server-side tracking differentiates teen users from adult users, sending teens to the Teen Grid instead of the main grid. The Teen Grid has different rating policies than the main version; being made for teenagers, none of the regions are rated Mature and nothing may exceed the general PG13 to PG17 rating spans.

* '''Website:''' http://teen.secondlife.com/

== Environment and Economy ==

=== Costs and land ownership ===

Membership of Second Life falls into one of two categories: "Basic" and "Premium". Basic accounts are free to create and incur no monthly fee. If you wish to have more than one account however, secondary accounts ([[Alt|Alts]]) incur a one-off fee of US$9.95, which may be paid with a credit card, or a positive [[Wikipedia:PayPal|PayPal]] balance.

Basic accounts are subdivided into "verified" and "unverified". A verified account means that the user has submitted a credit card, PayPal account, or telephone number to verify their identity. However, users may create an account without any verification of their identity. This was a highly unpopular move that sparked protests<ref>PierceP, {{youtube|TfV1DrrY2r4|The Protest}}</ref>. In response to this, Linden Lab added the ability to prevent unverified users from entering a parcel of land, and introduced an option to the LSL function [http://secondlife.com/badgeo/wakka.php?wakka=llRequestAgentData llRequestAgentData()] to return an agent's payment status as one of:

* No Payment Info on File
* Payment Info on File
* No Payment Info on File AND Payment Info Used (Only Beta/Lifetime users fall under this status)
* Payment Info on File AND Payment Info Used

The fears of "open registration" were that it would lead to an influx of minors on the main grid - both opening Linden Lab to potential lawsuits and its users; and allow [[griefer]]s to quickly and freely create a new account as soon as one account is banned for their misdeeds.

Premium accounts come at a rate of US$9.95 each month, with discounts for paying quarterly or annually -- $22.50, and $72, respectively. The premium accounts come with the privilege of owning 512 square meters of land, known as 'First Land'. This is approximately 1/256 of 1 simulator, or "not much". They also come with a weekly stipend of L$300. The ability to acquire additional amounts of land bring an additional charge, called ''land tier''.

* US$195.00/month: 65,536 square meters - Entire Region
* US$125.00/month: 32,768 square meters - 1/2 Region
* US$75.00/month: 16,384 square meters - 1/4 Region
* US$40.00/month: 8,192 square meters - 1/8 Region
* US$25.00/month: 4,096 square meters - 1/16 Region
* US$15.00/month: 2,048 square meters - 1/32 Region
* US$8.00/month: 1,024 square meters - 1/64 Region
* US$5.00/month: 512 square meters - 1/128 Region

These are the official Linden rates - it is possible to find island owners (see below) who will sell or rent land for lower rates, usually with some restrictions as to its use. It is also possible to get low-cost rented accommodation with no specific land ownership, and to own land without a premium account through a "group" to which the land is deeded. Many users own no land or accommodation at all - it is not required for object ownership, although object creation can be another matter.

Land, once purchased, may be traded between users at market rates. Large contiguous plots of land (or even relatively small plots of land in a busy place) can often sell at a hefty premium. Linden's tier remains the same whatever the selling price.

=== Referrals ===

Each user who joins Second Life gets an unique referral link. Giving this link to people who have yet to sign up, and getting them to do so used to credit the user with a certain amount of Linden Dollars -- the in-world currency. Since late January 2006, only premium account signups will result in a bonus, of L$2500, staggered over a three month period, where you get L$500 on the spot, another L$500 after one month, another L$500 after two months, and the final L$1000 after three months, to prevent gaming of the premium account referral bonus.

=== Currency ===

Users can buy or sell their Linden Dollars (L$) from within the game using the Lindex money market run by Linden Research. There are also third-party exchange services.

Exchanges can be performed with any number of Linden Dollars. The Lindex calculator will give you an idea of what you'll be receiving as a result of your sale. The amount that you receive as a result of your sale gets placed into your account, where you may have it applied to anything you owe for your account if you are a premium user, or may have it sent to you via PayPal for a US$1 charge. For larger amounts, you may also have a check mailed to you for a fee - US$5 if you're inside the United States, or US$15 for locations outside of the United States.

There are some furs who extract do this with the earnings from their businesses (custom avatar creation, generic avatar vending, etc.), turning it into profit that allows them to do whatever they want to pay for, up to, and including starting their own islands. Historically-speaking, the L$ is a relatively volatile currency prone to bouts of inflation. It can therefore be a good idea to remove any significant sums from the game, unless they are to be spent quickly in-game.

=== Objects ===

Objects in Second Life are constructed from [[Wikipedia:geometric primitive|geometric primitives]] known as "prims" which are combined, manipulated and textured with images. A variation on this is the "flexiprim", which allows for more realistic movement of flexible objects like [[tail]]s and hair.

== Islands and other locations ==
[[island (Second Life)|Islands]] are user-owned simulators within Second Life. You can buy your own island but the price to play is pretty steep: $1675 for start up costs and a server (you don't own the server itself though and due to multiple CPU servers, you are effectively buying space on a single CPU for your island), as well as $295 a month maintenance fee. Islands, as opposed to the mainland, get a dedicated processor to run on. Mainland sims (regions) may have to share resources with up to 3 other neighboring regions. An additional benefit is that purchasing an island allows you to contact the Linden Concierge directly with questions, bypassing the standard technical support lines and forums.

Prior to the creation of islands, every simulator belonged to a large land mass. Regions of these simulators sometimes ended up dedicated to specific groups, including the furry fandom.

There are currently a number of furry-owned or themed islands and regions in Second Life:
[[Image:Luskwoodlobby.jpg|thumb|200px|The Lobby at Luskwood, the primary hangout for many furs]]
===[[Luskwood]]===
* Luskwood consists of two sims/regions, '''Lusk''' and '''Perry''', with some elements spilling into '''Clara'''; PG-rated, though not heavy on rules (for example, unlike most PG areas, weapons are allowed in Luskwood), Luskwood (started in mid-2003) is the oldest Furry-themed area in SL. Though not an island in practice (it resides on the SL mainland,) these regions are wholly owned by the Luskwood group, and can be considered its own furry-themed area.

*It is home to [[Luskwood Creatures]], the first furry avatar makers on SL. Luskwood builds many varieties of furry avatars, and is considered a sister-sim to, and administered by some of the same folks who run Taco.
:{{see also|Luskwood}}

===[[FurPleasure]]===
[[Image:Market_logo512.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The FP Sim logo, with the marketplace backdrop]]
* A mature friendly furry themed sim cluster including a popular club, shopping area and residential areas in '''FP Enigma''', Owned and run by a group of dedicated sim admins headed by [[Foxdie Ghia]] and [[Kit Keiko]]. The sim is dedicated to and run in the memory of [[AOD Enigma]], Providing a fun and stimulating place for all furs and nonfurs to relax and socialise
* Started as a small club in the highflyer sim, and then expanded into sprawler due to further need for space. The first sim was purchased shortly after was co-owned by Iyeyasu Muromachi (who now owns Asian Delight) and [[AOD Enigma]]. AoD Enigma passed away in 2006 at the age of 21, and the sims ownership was moved over to Foxdie Ghia who currently owns the sim.

===[[FurNation Worlds]]===
[[Image:FurNationWorldsLuxor.png|right|thumb|200px|The Luxor on FurNation Prime]]
* FurNation Worlds is a group of several simulators run by the crew at [[FurNation]].
* Each of their simulators seems to serve a particular purpose.
** FurNation Alpha is a residential area with a medieval theme.
** FurNation Vista is a sandbox with residential areas.
** FurNation Gamma is a sandbox with residential areas.
** FurNation Prime is the welcome area and general starting point for FurNation.
** FurNation Worlds Mall is a commercial simulator for people to sell items from rented vendor spots.
*** Prices range from L$50/week to L$1500/week depending on location, size, and type of spot rented.
** FurNAtion Phoenix is a residential simulator.
** FurNation Mythica is primarily a residential simulator.
*** The Club called The Ark recently relocated to the east side of this simulator.
** FurNation Dragon is a residential simulator.
** Purgatory is a themed simulator connected to FurNation.
** Drakeal Prime is a residential sim connected to FurNation.
** Drakeal Tui is a simulator connected to FurNation by extension of Drakeal Prime.
** FurNation Polaris is a recently added sim owned by logen Fasching
:{{see also|FurNation Worlds}}

===[[The Forest]]===
[[Image:SecondLifeForestDeluxeApartments.png|right|thumb|200px|Treehouse apartments in The Forest]]
* The Forest was the first furry-oriented island in Second Life.
* The Forest is under [[Anshe Chung]]'s ownership and is a part of the DreamLand continent developed by her.
:{{see also|The Forest}}

===[[Fur Valleys]]===
[[Image:FurValleys-27Jun07.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Map of the Fur Valleys island chain, June 2007]]
[[Image:CubConclaveClubResurgenceDancer.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Dancing [[babyfur]] in [[Cub Conclave]]]]
* The largest chain of furry-themed islands in Second Life to date, often known simply as '''The Valleys'''.
* The first island in this chain was founded in November 2005 by [[RedFox Costello]]. Since then, the island chain has grown, with the addition of many new islands. These include:
**'''Fox Valley''', a residential island, owned by Redfox Costello
**'''Wolf Valley and Jaguar Valley''', a residential island, owned by [[Mako Minogue]]
**'''Tiger Valley''', a residential island, owned by [[David von Foxkin|Foxkin Impfondo]]
**'''FlyinTails Airfield''', an aircraft-themed island, owned by [[Effsey Nelson]]
**'''Rabbit Valley''', a residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo
**'''Dragon Valley''', containing the Foxkin Rentals offices, owned by Foxkin Impfondo
**'''Ryu Valley''', a volcanic island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo
*** The [[Macro Room]], devoted to [[macro]] furries, is located here
**'''Istaria Prime''', owned by [[Crawler Woyseck]]
**'''[[Serenity Woods]]''', a recreation of the original '''The Forest''', originally run by the former The Forest guides, but now owned by Mako Minogue
**'''Critter Valley''', a residential island, owned by [[kodi Sachs]]
**'''Zeta Valley''', a [[zoophilia]]-themed island, owned by [[Wolphin Fluffball]]
**'''Neko Valley''', a residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo
**'''Otter Valley''', a residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo
**'''[[Cub Conclave]]''', a [[babyfur]]-themed island, owned by [[Raven Welesa]]
**'''[[Kit Estates]]''', a babyfur-themed residential island, owned by Raven Welesa
**'''Pony Island'''
**'''Lovecraft Forest''', an H.P. Lovecraft-themed island, owned by [[Kerwin Newall]] and [[MathueTaxion Theewles]]
**'''Furry Park''', a residential island, owned by [[Effsey Nelson]]
**'''Cheetah Valley''', a residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo
**'''Ferret Valley''', a residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo
**'''Meerkat Valley''', a commercial island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo
**'''Cougar Valley''', a mountainous residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo
**'''Lynx Valley''', a river-run residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo
**'''Mink Valley''', a paw-print shaped residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo
**'''Lemming Valley''', a residential island with steep cliffs, owned by Foxkin Impfondo, pays homage to the 1991 video game "Lemmings"

* The '''Fur Valleys''' also include many ocean regions (also known as voids), all owned by Foxkin Impfondo. Most are each rentable as an entire region, but all allow visitors and residents to sail around the greater part of the Valleys. These voids include:
**'''Dragons Void''', a rentable void, managed by [[djomnifusion Snickerdoodle]]
**'''Kitsune Sea''', a [[fox]]-shaped island, managed by [[Autumnfox|Autumnfox Vesperia]]
**'''Strianic Ocean''', a [[dragon]]-shaped island, managed by [[Stria Inbiri|Stria Teazle]]
**'''Onyx Ocean''', a rentable void, managed by [[Cera Watts]]
**'''BlueRay Sea''', a rentable void
**'''Geckos Void''', a rentable void
**'''Moonlight Sea''', a rentable void in the shape of a crescent moon
**'''Sydney Sea''', a rentable void
**'''Crocodile Rock''', a rentable void named after the song by Elton John
**'''Dolphin Deep''', a rentable void
**'''Drakes Void''', a rentable void
**'''Kitten Cove''', a rentable void
**'''Raccoon Lagoon''', a rentable void
**'''Salamander Sea''', a rentable void
**'''Yang Sea''', a rentable void in the shape of the yang half of the yin-yang symbol
**'''Yin Sea''', a rentable void in the shape of the yin half of the yin-yang symbol

:{{see also|Fur Valleys}}

===Rocket City FurMeet===
*The [[Rocket City FurMeet]] sim contains an exact replica of the hotel that the [[real life]] [[convention]] is held in.
*The sim is staffed and upkept by many of the real life staff members of RCFM, headed by [[Lacy Amberwolf]].
*At the end of each real life RCFM, the staff posts a banner that states Welcome Home! to returning con-goers.
*Numerous dances are hosted throughout the year.

===[[Dragon Spire]]===
*The Dragon Spire is a club catering towards dragons and avians but does not make any restrictions on species. The club is located in the Southwest corner of of the Drachen simulator.
*The club is known for its public sex and cuddle poseballs, volunteer DJs, and a side wing with rooms for those wanting to use a SexGen bed.
*The club has restrictions on building and scripting for non-club members which effectively prevents the most abusive griefing, and one can only become a club member if invited by member of sufficient authority.

===[[Abbotts Aerodrome]]===
[[Image:Sl abbotts aerodrome cubey terra.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Abbotts Aerodrome]]
* Abbotts Aerodrome bills itself as "the most famous airport in Second Life". Occasionally referred to as '''Abbotts Furrodrome''', Abbotts is among the most fur-friendly airports in Second Life. The Aerodrome features free demo flights, a skydiving center, A.I. flights, and shops owned by some of the leading aircraft designers in Second Life. Founded by Apotheus Silverman and Cubey Terra in 2004, Abbotts Aerodrome is a center for aircraft development and skydiving.

[[Image:Alchera1.gif|thumb|200px|The town center of Alchera.]]
===[[Alchera]]===
* A Furry based roleplay island sim, it is based within the medieval era and holds a [[fantasy]]/Oriental theme. Opened to the public on January 20th, 2007, it is the first serious adult roleplay sim made expressly for furries and anthro players. Created as an open and friendly role play environment, it is open to all anthros of any race, mythology and preference.
Other then roleplay, it also offers quiet and relaxing oriental themed residential housing for $400L a week for 1024sq meters. Personal housing costs $150L for a room of a player’s choice plus 50 additional prims. [http://slurl.com/secondlife/Alchera/38/88/24/]

===[[Gay Yiffy Club]]===
* Gay Yiffy Club is a popular furry nightclub, partially due to the open and welcoming atmosphere for every species, gender or alignment (even though its name suggests to cater only to [[gay]] [[male]] furs). Originally built by [[Senjin Soothsayer]] and managed by [[Kiroja Fluffy]] and [[Darkfoxx Bunyip]]. It's not even an island SIM, yet it's traffic surpasses most islands. The club is commonly referred to by its abbreviation GYC and thanks it's popularity mostly to the very active staff containing dancers, DJs and Bartenders. The club features dance-floor, bar, darkroom, stage, pool, private rooms, lounge area and a separately located shopping area.
Unlike other clubs, public display of intimacy is not frowned upon, and even encouraged.
:{{see also|Gay Yiffy Club}}

===[[Rainbow Tiger]]===
* Originally a dance club owned by [[Spike Nico]] and an adjoining mall owned by [[Shadow Garden]] in the '''Cleary''' region, Rainbow Tiger has expanded onto a full island. Rainbow Tiger currently has: [[Club Rainbow Tiger]], a large dance club with live DJ's spinning tunes regularly as well as a swimming pool, events center, and an exercise room. Additional description is available on the Rainbow Tiger page. The trio of Rainbow sims have been awarded Developer's Incentive awards 3 times by Linden Lab since Rainbow Tiger was founded back in Cleary.

* A second island named [[Rainbow Stallion]] was added at the end of March 2006, and is designated a residential area. In 2006, a decision was made to change the ownership of the sims. Rainbow Tiger became fully owned by Spike Nico, and Rainbow Stallion became fully owned by Shadow Garden. Then, in 2007, an additional sim [[Rainbow Canyon]] was added to give both the mall and club additional room to expand. Rainbow Canyon is also owned Shadow Garden. All 3 sims are rated 'mature', and are open to all species.

* In 2007, a new island, Lykaois, joined the fold as the first independent sim. It is owned by Valdis Damone, and his mate Redwolf Ghia. This island is, however, a private island requiring an invite to enter.

* Additional islands are in the process of being approved and added, the earliest one coming online in January 2008.
:{{see also|Rainbow Tiger}}

===[[Tartarus Island]]===
* The new home of [[The Fur Dungeon]], a club that once existed on the mainland. Underwater dungeon areas and an array of domes (including, presently, a mall and movie dome) complement the club itself. Created by [[Musuko Massiel]].

===[[EuroFur Exodus]]===
* Furry themed sim especially made for french and european furries, maintained by rafa226 Lubitsch. Located in a sim named EuroFur, it moved to a sim named ''Extra''. This sim includes a club, a small shop, a beach, some yiff houses and a movie theater. Some elements are still under construction.

===[[Oinari]]===
* This furry themed island sim is the headquarters of [[Furry Japan]] owned by [[Fakefur Okonomi]], founder of Furry Japan. The island is divided among the officers of Furry Japan, who do a variety of experimental shops and houses. Japanese is naturally the primary language here, and visitors are recomended to bring a translator HUD or fluency

===[[The Wild (Second Life)|The Wild]]===
* Furry [[Wikipedia:Myst|Myst]] themed island owned by [[Shaun Wallaby]].

===[[Mythos Prometheus]]===
* Mature-rated furry-themed island sim run by [[Sabvriel Padar]], (liberum veto) [[Solus Candour]] and [[Msakaji Yoshiro]]. Mostly a residential island, with laid back rules, several houses nestled amid beautiful landscaping, and apartments for rent up in the sky. Also hosts a small shop for vendors, and [[The Hangar]] club. Residence in the sky apartments is one of the most affordable at 100L$ per week for 100 prims, which makes them popular and causes a waiting list to accumulate for the space. The residents of the skyboxes are among the more friendly 'neighbourhood' style cliques and as a new denizen of the sim you can expect sudden visits from the other residents.

===[[Coonspiracy]]===
* Southwest corner of Noonkkot sim, a hangout for raccoons, gators, swamp foxes, and the like.

===[[Meeting Island]]===
* Mature-rated furry-themed island sim run by [[Pounce Teasle]]. '''[[Raccoon Hill]]''', formerly '''[[Fae Valley]]''' from the '''Fur Valleys''' sim conglomerate, was added in May, 2006, but has since vacated. '''Meeting Island''' is best known for the furry [[escort]] establishment, [[The Seven Tails Brothel]].

===[[Lost Furest]]===
[[Image:lfcenterance.jpg|thumb|200px|Pawprint lake at Lost Furest, welcoming visitors.]]
*This island sim is "Mature" rated and correctly named Sables Dalliez >Lost Furest<.
*As of early 2007, the Lost Furest redesigned their look to set focus on the avatars they sell. The name actually represents the act of being at rest or as we call it "Fur-Rest". When visiting you will find LFC avatars in the center tree, then surrounding it would be the 4 seasons of spring, summer, fall, and winter.
*Home to the [[Lost Furest Creatures]] furry avatars, founded by two creators [[Cheetah Kitty]] and [[Daisuke Tokugawa]]. As of 2008, LFC has gained more avatar creators: [[Uchi Desmoulins]] and Akira Tiramisu.
*[[Uchi Desmoulins]] is one of LFC's finest anthro avatar creators, his work includes the Kani, Moufette, and Fox.
*[[Lost Ferals]] is another branch of the LFC avatar line which focuses on feral animals.
*Awarded Developer's Incentive awards three times by Linden Lab and has recently become a heavy traffic area, earning the islands name in the top 20 most popular places often.
:{{see also|Lost Furest}}

Collecting donations for Island upkeep fees is a popular activity on islands, furry or otherwise.

===[[Furry Plateau]]===
Furry plateau is teengrid's oldest furry hangout (3.75 years now), it was originally founded by [[Reggie Marquez]], and [[Inuyasha Overlord]]. The hangout was originally a 1024 plot for the "brothers" to live in. After sometime, Reggie's account was disabled due to payment issues. Inuyasha Overlord continue to take care of the parcel untill it moved to Gordon, where it became a mainstream hangout. After a year Inuyasha left the parcel due to his payment issues and continued on with his sl. Shortly after Reggie returned on an alternate account [[Reggie Clifton]] who brought FP back to teengrid alongside [[Phox Sillanpaa]] in hopes that it would reach mainstream again, which it did. Furry Plateau quickly reached the top of the pop-list with it's "housing for homeless furs" a program started inorder to help new furries adjust to the community. This housing project became big enough to put FP at the top of the popular list for another six months. The land soon became too small to contain the community and the group continued on to create the FP Peacelands alongside [[Nicelus Borelly]]. The "four founding furs" have been through hell and back and now continue the community on the sims Citivas and Leviathan.

===[[TSL Fur Fest]]===
Teen Second Life (TSL) Fur Fest (TSLFF) is the Teen Grid's first [[furry]] and [[anthropomorphic]]s [[convention]]. TSLFF was founded by Ferret Surface ([[Ferret Vulpsi]]) and the first TSLFF was held in 2007 on August 17th, 18th, and 19th mainly in the sim of Unreal. The convention was mainly attended by members of the FP, FN (TSL), and Tiamat communities however the con was a grid wide event and made history as the first furry convention (or convention of any kind for that matter) to be held on the Teen Grid.

===[[Castle Dark Haven]]===
[[Image:DH_Castle.jpg|left|thumb|130px|Castle Dark Haven]]
Castle Dark Haven is a huge furry castle located within an ancient mystical forest on Growl1. Owned and operated by [[Growl Fardel]] and [[Nilsninian Dryke]], the castle and forest offer many distractions. Concealed surprises may also be found by unsuspecting adventurers within the vastness of the castle.

Rated mature, Dark Haven is open to all furs and offers an Avatar Shopping Center, the Twisted Tails Dance Club, private skyboxes, a [[yiff]] lounge, yiff dungeon, hot tub area and beautiful scenic areas for peaceful relaxation.

===[[Drachen & Amaru]]===
These two estates are run by Draconian Estates, a subsidiary of [[Draconian Enterprises]].

Drachen is a scaly and furry region that is home to the Dragon Spire, a scaly themed dance club. It is also the location of Waster's Mall, a shopping centre. Land is currently available for tenants should shops or private business owners wish to expand.

Amaru is a pedestrians-only region to the west of Drachen that is the home of a new Anthro club "Constellation" and the new location for Exterminatus Labs (best known as EXL). The region also contains an art gallery known as the Mouseface Gallery, HermHQ, Doog Labs, Pavi's Avi's and The Water Plant (formerly The Tool Shed) which are all part of Hantu's collective lands. Residences in this world are part of the 'Spamalot' subdivision and can be found on the ground around the club in addition to the sky at 400m.

Both regions contain sandboxes for furs without land to create items on.

== "Second Life Furry" logo ==
[[Image:Slfur.png|right|100px]]
In (early 2006?), a "furry admin" meeting for all furry and/or furry-friendly sims' administrators or owners was held to discuss several unifying strategies regarding the fandom population in world ([[Inferniel Solvang]] was the lead fur for this particular encounter.) Of the many proposals, one was the creation of a common, official symbol or logo for identifying purposes for sim or fur.

The final design, a SL logo inspired image, came to be thanks to the design of SL [[furry artist]], [[Yiffy Yaffle]]. The logo can be viewed on most of the older furry sims, with propagation to newer ones going at a slow, but steady rate.

== Video ==
[[Image:SecondLifeFundayPawPetShow.png|right|thumb|200px|Furs watching the Funday PawPet Show in Second Life]]
As of version 1.6.0, Second Life now hooks [[Wikipedia:Quicktime|Quicktime]], if it is installed on the user's system, to provide an interface that allows one to watch movies within the client itself. A '''very''' fast connection is suggested in this case, as you will be streaming world data ''and'' a video at the same time. If Quicktime is not installed, the user will be reminded that Quicktime is needed to watch video within the client when they enter a parcel with video.

A number of furs use the video feature to watch the [[Funday PawPet Show]] on their land.

Some users have taken advantage of this new feature to bring forward a new business: Movie Rentals. One may rent adult movies from a couple of the businesses in Second Life, for the express purpose of being able to watch pornography on their land for a couple of hours.

== Preview Grid ==
As Linden Lab draws closer to a potential release, be it a sub-version upgrade, or a full point-release jump, they release preview versions of the client, to allow all interested parties to test the new client and its features. This is extremely important to builders, scripters, and texturers, as knowing how the new software will handle their works is very important.

The Preview client is run on a separate grid from the current client, which means there are less people to interact with. Most of the people available test their wares, making sure they won't have to do a full rebuild or rescript for the next version, as well as reporting bugs.

== Technical advice ==

Due to the amount of data that is sent between the client (you) and the servers, Second Life requires a fast internet connection, at least 128kbps, though more (768kbps or better) is highly recommended, at least 512MB of RAM (preferably at least 1024), and a CPU faster than 800MHz, though the bare minimum will not be as pleasant an experience. Linden Lab suggests that you invest in hardware that will exceed the minimum specs. There are also specific graphics card requirements due to the game making use of a certain OpenGL standard. The system requirements for interested people is listed at the Second Life website partially, and more exact requirements can be found inside its technical support area.

Although it is not impossible to use a dial-up connection with Second Life, nearly every option of the game requires serious cutting back; close to the bare minimum. This makes the experience flatter and less pleasant, with lag so heavy that movement is difficult and awkward with occasional stop-frame style "clipping" animation. Walking forward one step, for example, might occasionally result in sliding forward more then a yard or two before being snapped back to your intended position in a rather sudden jerk, or scenery change. Sometimes, said movement could make you sink through the ground or pass through other objects (like a wall) before the snap-back occurs. Then you find you need another of the regular 24MB to 25[[Wikipedia:Megabyte|MB]] updates to play. There aren't many dial-up users on Second Life as a result. ISDN provides a usable experience, but only just. Mobile broadband solutions such as UMTS or HSDPA are usually good enough, however.

Second Life has been dealing with issues over ATI's video card drivers for quite a while. It has become practice on the forums to suggest to ATi users to pick up the [http://www.omegadrivers.net/ Omega Drivers], a set of user-modified drivers recognized by ATi (according to their author) as "''the best-modded drivers in the Internet''". These Omega Drivers enable features that Second Life can use which aren't easily enabled in the default drivers.

== Fan-sites ==

Linden Lab's policies regarding the use of trademarks on Second Life fansites are loose, provided the following stipulations are met.

* There is no attempt to pass off a fan site as Second Life or Linden Lab itself.

* The following legal text is present on all Second Life related pages: "Second Life® and Linden Lab® are registered trademarks of Linden Research, Inc. No infringement is intended." this must include the ® circles though can be any size the website creators see fit.

== References ==
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== See also ==

* [[Wikipedia:Second Life|Second Life]] on Wikipedia
* [[:Category:Second Lifers|Second Lifers on WikiFur]]
* [http://secondlife.com/movies/secondtake.wmv Second Life Promotional Video] -- This file is directly available on the Second Life Home page. The video is linked to an image titled "watch the video" that will alternate with the free trial promotional image link. There is also a [http://www.apple.com/games/trailers/secondlife/ Quicktime version] of the video.

== External links ==
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* [http://www.livejournal.com/community/secondlife_furs/ Second Life Furry Community] at [[LiveJournal]]
* ''[http://www.alphavilleherald.com/archives/000505.html The Second Life Herald: Miravoir Meets The Furries]'' — Article about furries on Second Life
* ''[http://secondlife.blogs.com/nwn/2005/04/furry_like_me.html New World Notes: Furry Like Me]'' — Another article about furries on Second Life
* ''[http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_18/b3982001.htm?chan=tc&chan=technology_technology+index+page_today's+top+stories My Virtual Life]'' — Business Week reporter examines Second Life in detail
* ''[http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_18/b3982009.htm Virtual Land, Real Money]'' — An interview with [[Anshe Chung]]
* {{youtube|1LlMZjCBJhE|Beatfox and his flexy foxy tail}} - an video example of flexiprims in furry avatars
* [http://jolie.silentshadows.net Jolie Grant: SL Furry Model] - a website with models created by [[Jolie]], a furry who made it into the human modeling world with her avatar
* ''[http://www.graphxpress.com/cgi-bin/wcotp.cgi?date=20060702 Second Life]'' - ''[[West Corner Of the Park (comic)|West Corner Of the Park]]'' strip about [[FurryMUCK]] players who spend time in both worlds
*[http://www.news.com/2300-1026_3-6204587-3.html?tag=ne.gall.pg Furries, pirates, drag queens at 'Second Life' ball], page 3 of coverage (credited to Caroline McCarthy) of 2007 Second Life Community Convention.

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Second Life

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[[Image:SecondLife.png|right|Second Life]]
'''Second Life''' is an online [[Wikipedia:Virtual world|virtual world]] consisting of hundreds of interconnected large-scale areas populated by interactive [[avatar]]s, whose players may choose to take any form they can create or purchase. The major form of short-distance transportation is flight, while transportation between areas is typically performed through teleportation; both abilities are innate. The "main grid" is restricted to those 18 or over, as some regions contain strong violence or sexual content. A teen version for those 13 to 17 is also available.

*'''Address''': http://www.secondlife.com

Second Life has over 8,268,883 registered users and 1,548,131 active users as of july 21, 2007; logged-in users range from 20,000 to 50,000 at any one time. The system is funded through a combination of account subscriptions and "tier" (a form of [[Wikipedia:Land value tax|land value tax]]). Users have the option to own or rent land parcels in a variety of sizes - as in [[real life]], some owners may zone their land to restrict certain activities, such as commercial development. Business in the game's virtual currency (exchangeable for real-world funds) is encouraged by the ''[[Wikipedia:Linden Lab|Linden Research]]'', and a variety of content vendors have sprung up to meet demand.

==Second Life and furry==

The [[furry fandom]] has a major presence in Second Life, with multiple areas devoted to providing accommodation, entertainment and creative services specifically for members of the furry community. Themes range from the pedestrian to the bizarre, although trees are common in furry haunts. Each user can create their own objects from the inbuilt primitives, but the majority of users rely in part on objects created and sold by others. These include body parts for avatars, accessories, vehicles (which may be purely aesthetic or provide extra functionality), toys, [[pose ball]]s for avatar animation, and scripts to provide extra features (like "push" and "shield" defensive/offensive capabilities).

==Controversy==

On September 8th 2006, Linden Lab reported via a security bulletin (which was also emailed to all SL users) that the servers holding player account information had been attacked using a zero-day exploit. According to Linden Lab, this attack on the servers may have begun as early as September 3rd and they only noticed an increase in activity on the 6th which they then quickly locked out. Their investigation showed that the attack allowed a significant amount of customer account information to be downloaded such as credit card numbers, PayPal transaction ID's, real life names, Second Life names, account passwords, and contact information.

As part of their effort to improve the security of their servers, Linden Lab had invalidated the passwords (assuming they were already compromised) of all Second Life users and has required said users to reset their passwords. Linden Lab further mentioned that while the compromised payment information was encrypted, no encryption is unbreakable given enough time and computing power. They had thus stated that if any SL user believed themselves to be the victim of credit card fraud, they (the user) should contact their credit card company.

The short form of the bulletin in available at http://secondlife.com/corporate/bulletin.php

== Outline ==
[[Image:SecondLifeCarrot.png|right|thumb|150px|Second Life lets you create your own objects]]
Second Life was started in 2003 as a project by "Linden Research, Inc." doing business as "Linden Lab".
Second Life's primary attraction has always been the level of customization; from the ground under your feet to the clouds in the sky. This was quite literal since the game's developers intended for the user to be able to create the world to their desire, as is quoted in the Second Life overview on its site:

:''"Second Life is a virtual world - a 3D online persistent space totally created and evolved by its users. Within this vast and rapidly expanding place, you can do, create or become just about anything you can imagine. Built-in content creation tools let you make almost anything you can imagine, in real time and in collaboration with others."''

Second Life is considered by some to be a variant of the ''Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game'', or ''[[Wikipedia:MMORPG|MMORPG]]'' for short. The true answer to the question "is it such a game?" is "yes and no" - Second Life is technically not a [[role-playing|role-playing game]] by itself.
Also, unlike other role playing games, there is no goal to reach, no levels to gain, no enemies to defeat, therefore it isn't a game at all. It is more a MUSE: Multi User Simulated Environment.
Rather, it is a platform that allows games and worlds to be built within its framework. It is better classified as a richly graphical multiple user chat kingdom ([[MUCK]]) rather than an MMORPG. Some go so far as to just call it a [[Wikipedia:Metaverse|metaverse]], which isn't that far of a stretch. Membership requires a credit card or [[Wikipedia:Short message service|SMS]]-capable cellphone, both for security reasons and because each region has its own content rating, from PG to Mature (which can be very mature at times), though as of April 2007, both of these appeared to no longer be required.

Second Life has become one of the popular forms of online entertainment for members of the furry fandom; at last count there were over 500 furries registered as Second Life users, and the true number is probably several times that by now. This arose out of the fact that the avatars, humanoid objects representing the user, are very customizable and the game's disposition for allowing users to create anything has made the concept of a virtual "[[fursuit]]" possible. Many furries of Second Life don't like to be considered to be wearing fursuits. Instead, they pretend it is their real body. These consist of a variety body parts which are attached to the user's avatar. These parts include [[tail]]s, [[wing]]s, legs, and so on - some have even made complete sets that resemble mythical beasts such as [[dragon]]s, complete with scripted flame effects. Such avatar add-ons can be sold by their creators, who retain the ability to control distribution of their objects as part of their copyright, enforced by inbuilt copy restrictions. Some choose to give works away for free, for apparently [[Wikipedia:altruism|altruistic]] or promotional purposes.

The high interactivity is also a plus for online social networks - as a result, various [[furry]] communities began to pop up in the game and are now a sizable force in the virtual world. In the October 2005 issue of ''[[Wikipedia:Computer Games Magazine|Computer Games]]'', "Furries" (used as a proper noun) were noted as a major user-base in Second Life in an article about the use of MMOs for self-actualization.<ref>Liu, Johnny. "Waking Dreams." ''[[Wikipedia:Computer Games Magazine|Computer Games]]'', October 2005; pp. 58-59</ref>

Signing up for a new account no longer requires a credit card or an SMS-capable cell phone. Also, current members have the option of changing their billing information in the members area so their membership fees can be deducted through [[Wikipedia:PayPal|PayPal]].''

== Age policy ==
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As with most social environments on the Net, there is no way to tell inside the game how old someone really is. The game's Terms of Service state quite clearly you must be over the age of 18 to enter the "main grid" of Second Life. If anyone is found to be under 18 in the main grid, they will be banned from the game and all money and inventory will be forfeit. It is generally assumed that almost all players in the main grid are over the age of 18.

Second Life rates the individual sections of the game as Mature, or PG, with other possible ratings. These ratings help moderate the behavior of people that populate the various sections of the game, as they won't tolerate someone breaking the PG rating by performing a Mature-rated act in a PG-rated zone. The rating system is not in place to keep children out of areas in SL; it is there because many adults don't want to be exposed to [[:Image:SecondLifePenisVendor.jpg|adult material]] during their time in the game or to take a break from it for a time by visiting a PG sim. [[Luskwood]] is a prime example of a furry PG sim, safe from displays of sexuality and nudity unlike a mature furry sim like [[FurNation Worlds]].

=== Teen Grid ===
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Late in 2005, Second Life created a separate version of its game designed with teens in mind, strictly separating those 18 years of age or greater from those 17 and under. Server-side tracking differentiates teen users from adult users, sending teens to the Teen Grid instead of the main grid. The Teen Grid has different rating policies than the main version; being made for teenagers, none of the regions are rated Mature and nothing may exceed the general PG13 to PG17 rating spans.

* '''Website:''' http://teen.secondlife.com/

== Environment and Economy ==

=== Costs and land ownership ===

Membership of Second Life falls into one of two categories: "Basic" and "Premium". Basic accounts are free to create and incur no monthly fee. If you wish to have more than one account however, secondary accounts ([[Alt|Alts]]) incur a one-off fee of US$9.95, which may be paid with a credit card, or a positive [[Wikipedia:PayPal|PayPal]] balance.

Basic accounts are subdivided into "verified" and "unverified". A verified account means that the user has submitted a credit card, PayPal account, or telephone number to verify their identity. However, users may create an account without any verification of their identity. This was a highly unpopular move that sparked protests<ref>PierceP, {{youtube|TfV1DrrY2r4|The Protest}}</ref>. In response to this, Linden Lab added the ability to prevent unverified users from entering a parcel of land, and introduced an option to the LSL function [http://secondlife.com/badgeo/wakka.php?wakka=llRequestAgentData llRequestAgentData()] to return an agent's payment status as one of:

* No Payment Info on File
* Payment Info on File
* No Payment Info on File AND Payment Info Used (Only Beta/Lifetime users fall under this status)
* Payment Info on File AND Payment Info Used

The fears of "open registration" were that it would lead to an influx of minors on the main grid - both opening Linden Labs to potential lawsuits and its users; and allow [[griefer]]s to quickly and freely create a new account as soon as one account is banned for their misdeeds.

Premium accounts come at a rate of US$9.95 each month, with discounts for paying quarterly or annually -- $22.50, and $72, respectively. The premium accounts come with the privilege of owning 512 square meters of land, known as 'First Land'. This is approximately 1/256 of 1 simulator, or "not much". They also come with a weekly stipend of L$300. The ability to acquire additional amounts of land bring an additional charge, called ''land tier''.

* US$195.00/month: 65,536 square meters - Entire Region
* US$125.00/month: 32,768 square meters - 1/2 Region
* US$75.00/month: 16,384 square meters - 1/4 Region
* US$40.00/month: 8,192 square meters - 1/8 Region
* US$25.00/month: 4,096 square meters - 1/16 Region
* US$15.00/month: 2,048 square meters - 1/32 Region
* US$8.00/month: 1,024 square meters - 1/64 Region
* US$5.00/month: 512 square meters - 1/128 Region

These are the official Linden rates - it is possible to find island owners (see below) who will sell or rent land for lower rates, usually with some restrictions as to its use. It is also possible to get low-cost rented accommodation with no specific land ownership, and to own land without a premium account through a "group" to which the land is deeded. Many users own no land or accommodation at all - it is not required for object ownership, although object creation can be another matter.

Land, once purchased, may be traded between users at market rates. Large contiguous plots of land (or even relatively small plots of land in a busy place) can often sell at a hefty premium. Linden's tier remains the same whatever the selling price.

=== Referrals ===

Each user who joins Second Life gets an unique referral link. Giving this link to people who have yet to sign up, and getting them to do so used to credit the user with a certain amount of Linden Dollars -- the in-world currency. Since late January 2006, only premium account signups will result in a bonus, of L$2500, staggered over a three month period, where you get L$500 on the spot, another L$500 after one month, another L$500 after two months, and the final L$1000 after three months, to prevent gaming of the premium account referral bonus.

=== Currency ===

Users can buy or sell their Linden Dollars (L$) from within the game using the Lindex money market run by Linden Research. There are also third-party exchange services.

Exchanges can be performed with any number of Linden Dollars. The Lindex calculator will give you an idea of what you'll be receiving as a result of your sale. The amount that you receive as a result of your sale gets placed into your account, where you may have it applied to anything you owe for your account if you are a premium user, or may have it sent to you via PayPal for a US$1 charge. For larger amounts, you may also have a check mailed to you for a fee - US$5 if you're inside the United States, or US$15 for locations outside of the United States.

There are some furs who extract do this with the earnings from their businesses (custom avatar creation, generic avatar vending, etc.), turning it into profit that allows them to do whatever they want to pay for, up to, and including starting their own islands. Historically-speaking, the L$ is a relatively volatile currency prone to bouts of inflation. It can therefore be a good idea to remove any significant sums from the game, unless they are to be spent quickly in-game.

=== Objects ===

Objects in Second Life are constructed from [[Wikipedia:geometric primitive|geometric primitives]] known as "prims" which are combined, manipulated and textured with images. A variation on this is the "flexiprim", which allows for more realistic movement of flexible objects like [[tail]]s and hair.

== Islands and other locations ==
[[island (Second Life)|Islands]] are user-owned simulators within Second Life. You can buy your own island but the price to play is pretty steep: $1675 for start up costs and a server (you don't own the server itself though and due to multiple CPU servers, you are effectively buying space on a single CPU for your island), as well as $295 a month maintenance fee. Islands, as opposed to the mainland, get a dedicated processor to run on. Mainland sims (regions) may have to share resources with up to 3 other neighboring regions. An additional benefit is that purchasing an island allows you to contact the Linden Concierge directly with questions, bypassing the standard technical support lines and forums.

Prior to the creation of islands, every simulator belonged to a large land mass. Regions of these simulators sometimes ended up dedicated to specific groups, including the furry fandom.

There are currently a number of furry-owned or themed islands and regions in Second Life:
[[Image:Luskwoodlobby.jpg|thumb|200px|The Lobby at Luskwood, the primary hangout for many furs]]
===[[Luskwood]]===
* Luskwood consists of two sims/regions, '''Lusk''' and '''Perry''', with some elements spilling into '''Clara'''; PG-rated, though not heavy on rules (for example, unlike most PG areas, weapons are allowed in Luskwood), Luskwood (started in mid-2003) is the oldest Furry-themed area in SL. Though not an island in practice (it resides on the SL mainland,) these regions are wholly owned by the Luskwood group, and can be considered its own furry-themed area.

*It is home to [[Luskwood Creatures]], the first furry avatar makers on SL. Luskwood builds many varieties of furry avatars, and is considered a sister-sim to, and administered by some of the same folks who run Taco.
:{{see also|Luskwood}}

===[[FurPleasure]]===
[[Image:Market_logo512.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The FP Sim logo, with the marketplace backdrop]]
* A mature friendly furry themed sim cluster including a popular club, shopping area and residential areas in '''FP Enigma''', Owned and run by a group of dedicated sim admins headed by [[Foxdie Ghia]] and [[Kit Keiko]]. The sim is dedicated to and run in the memory of [[AOD Enigma]], Providing a fun and stimulating place for all furs and nonfurs to relax and socialise
* Started as a small club in the highflyer sim, and then expanded into sprawler due to further need for space. The first sim was purchased shortly after was co-owned by Iyeyasu Muromachi (who now owns Asian Delight) and [[AOD Enigma]]. AoD Enigma passed away in 2006 at the age of 21, and the sims ownership was moved over to Foxdie Ghia who currently owns the sim.

===[[FurNation Worlds]]===
[[Image:FurNationWorldsLuxor.png|right|thumb|200px|The Luxor on FurNation Prime]]
* FurNation Worlds is a group of several simulators run by the crew at [[FurNation]].
* Each of their simulators seems to serve a particular purpose.
** FurNation Alpha is a residential area with a medieval theme.
** FurNation Vista is a sandbox with residential areas.
** FurNation Gamma is a sandbox with residential areas.
** FurNation Prime is the welcome area and general starting point for FurNation.
** FurNation Worlds Mall is a commercial simulator for people to sell items from rented vendor spots.
*** Prices range from L$50/week to L$1500/week depending on location, size, and type of spot rented.
** FurNAtion Phoenix is a residential simulator.
** FurNation Mythica is primarily a residential simulator.
*** The Club called The Ark recently relocated to the east side of this simulator.
** FurNation Dragon is a residential simulator.
** Purgatory is a themed simulator connected to FurNation.
** Drakeal Prime is a residential sim connected to FurNation.
** Drakeal Tui is a simulator connected to FurNation by extension of Drakeal Prime.
** FurNation Polaris is a recently added sim owned by logen Fasching
:{{see also|FurNation Worlds}}

===[[The Forest]]===
[[Image:SecondLifeForestDeluxeApartments.png|right|thumb|200px|Treehouse apartments in The Forest]]
* The Forest was the first furry-oriented island in Second Life.
* The Forest is under [[Anshe Chung]]'s ownership and is a part of the DreamLand continent developed by her.
:{{see also|The Forest}}

===[[Fur Valleys]]===
[[Image:FurValleys-27Jun07.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Map of the Fur Valleys island chain, June 2007]]
[[Image:CubConclaveClubResurgenceDancer.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Dancing [[babyfur]] in [[Cub Conclave]]]]
* The largest chain of furry-themed islands in Second Life to date, often known simply as '''The Valleys'''.
* The first island in this chain was founded in November 2005 by [[RedFox Costello]]. Since then, the island chain has grown, with the addition of many new islands. These include:
**'''Fox Valley''', a residential island, owned by Redfox Costello
**'''Wolf Valley and Jaguar Valley''', a residential island, owned by [[Mako Minogue]]
**'''Tiger Valley''', a residential island, owned by [[David von Foxkin|Foxkin Impfondo]]
**'''FlyinTails Airfield''', an aircraft-themed island, owned by [[Effsey Nelson]]
**'''Rabbit Valley''', a residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo
**'''Dragon Valley''', containing the Foxkin Rentals offices, owned by Foxkin Impfondo
**'''Ryu Valley''', a volcanic island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo
*** The [[Macro Room]], devoted to [[macro]] furries, is located here
**'''Istaria Prime''', owned by [[Crawler Woyseck]]
**'''[[Serenity Woods]]''', a recreation of the original '''The Forest''', originally run by the former The Forest guides, but now owned by Mako Minogue
**'''Critter Valley''', a residential island, owned by [[kodi Sachs]]
**'''Zeta Valley''', a [[zoophilia]]-themed island, owned by [[Wolphin Fluffball]]
**'''Neko Valley''', a residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo
**'''Otter Valley''', a residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo
**'''[[Cub Conclave]]''', a [[babyfur]]-themed island, owned by [[Raven Welesa]]
**'''[[Kit Estates]]''', a babyfur-themed residential island, owned by Raven Welesa
**'''Pony Island'''
**'''Lovecraft Forest''', an H.P. Lovecraft-themed island, owned by [[Kerwin Newall]] and [[MathueTaxion Theewles]]
**'''Furry Park''', a residential island, owned by [[Effsey Nelson]]
**'''Cheetah Valley''', a residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo
**'''Ferret Valley''', a residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo
**'''Meerkat Valley''', a commercial island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo
**'''Cougar Valley''', a mountainous residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo
**'''Lynx Valley''', a river-run residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo
**'''Mink Valley''', a paw-print shaped residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo
**'''Lemming Valley''', a residential island with steep cliffs, owned by Foxkin Impfondo, pays homage to the 1991 video game "Lemmings"

* The '''Fur Valleys''' also include many ocean regions (also known as voids), all owned by Foxkin Impfondo. Most are each rentable as an entire region, but all allow visitors and residents to sail around the greater part of the Valleys. These voids include:
**'''Dragons Void''', a rentable void, managed by [[djomnifusion Snickerdoodle]]
**'''Kitsune Sea''', a [[fox]]-shaped island, managed by [[Autumnfox|Autumnfox Vesperia]]
**'''Strianic Ocean''', a [[dragon]]-shaped island, managed by [[Stria Inbiri|Stria Teazle]]
**'''Onyx Ocean''', a rentable void, managed by [[Cera Watts]]
**'''BlueRay Sea''', a rentable void
**'''Geckos Void''', a rentable void
**'''Moonlight Sea''', a rentable void in the shape of a crescent moon
**'''Sydney Sea''', a rentable void
**'''Crocodile Rock''', a rentable void named after the song by Elton John
**'''Dolphin Deep''', a rentable void
**'''Drakes Void''', a rentable void
**'''Kitten Cove''', a rentable void
**'''Raccoon Lagoon''', a rentable void
**'''Salamander Sea''', a rentable void
**'''Yang Sea''', a rentable void in the shape of the yang half of the yin-yang symbol
**'''Yin Sea''', a rentable void in the shape of the yin half of the yin-yang symbol

:{{see also|Fur Valleys}}

===Rocket City FurMeet===
*The [[Rocket City FurMeet]] sim contains an exact replica of the hotel that the [[real life]] [[convention]] is held in.
*The sim is staffed and upkept by many of the real life staff members of RCFM, headed by [[Lacy Amberwolf]].
*At the end of each real life RCFM, the staff posts a banner that states Welcome Home! to returning con-goers.
*Numerous dances are hosted throughout the year.

===[[Dragon Spire]]===
*The Dragon Spire is a club catering towards dragons and avians but does not make any restrictions on species. The club is located in the Southwest corner of of the Drachen simulator.
*The club is known for its public sex and cuddle poseballs, volunteer DJs, and a side wing with rooms for those wanting to use a SexGen bed.
*The club has restrictions on building and scripting for non-club members which effectively prevents the most abusive griefing, and one can only become a club member if invited by member of sufficient authority.

===[[Abbotts Aerodrome]]===
[[Image:Sl abbotts aerodrome cubey terra.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Abbotts Aerodrome]]
* Abbotts Aerodrome bills itself as "the most famous airport in Second Life". Occasionally referred to as '''Abbotts Furrodrome''', Abbotts is among the most fur-friendly airports in Second Life. The Aerodrome features free demo flights, a skydiving center, A.I. flights, and shops owned by some of the leading aircraft designers in Second Life. Founded by Apotheus Silverman and Cubey Terra in 2004, Abbotts Aerodrome is a center for aircraft development and skydiving.

[[Image:Alchera1.gif|thumb|200px|The town center of Alchera.]]
===[[Alchera]]===
* A Furry based roleplay island sim, it is based within the medieval era and holds a [[fantasy]]/Oriental theme. Opened to the public on January 20th, 2007, it is the first serious adult roleplay sim made expressly for furries and anthro players. Created as an open and friendly role play environment, it is open to all anthros of any race, mythology and preference.
Other then roleplay, it also offers quiet and relaxing oriental themed residential housing for $400L a week for 1024sq meters. Personal housing costs $150L for a room of a player’s choice plus 50 additional prims. [http://slurl.com/secondlife/Alchera/38/88/24/]

===[[Gay Yiffy Club]]===
* Gay Yiffy Club is a popular furry nightclub, partially due to the open and welcoming atmosphere for every species, gender or alignment (even though its name suggests to cater only to [[gay]] [[male]] furs). Originally built by [[Senjin Soothsayer]] and managed by [[Kiroja Fluffy]] and [[Darkfoxx Bunyip]]. It's not even an island SIM, yet it's traffic surpasses most islands. The club is commonly referred to by its abbreviation GYC and thanks it's popularity mostly to the very active staff containing dancers, DJs and Bartenders. The club features dance-floor, bar, darkroom, stage, pool, private rooms, lounge area and a separately located shopping area.
Unlike other clubs, public display of intimacy is not frowned upon, and even encouraged.
:{{see also|Gay Yiffy Club}}

===[[Rainbow Tiger]]===
* Originally a dance club owned by [[Spike Nico]] and an adjoining mall owned by [[Shadow Garden]] in the '''Cleary''' region, Rainbow Tiger has expanded onto a full island. Rainbow Tiger currently has: [[Club Rainbow Tiger]], a large dance club with live DJ's spinning tunes regularly as well as a swimming pool, events center, and an exercise room. Additional description is available on the Rainbow Tiger page. The trio of Rainbow sims have been awarded Developer's Incentive awards 3 times by Linden Lab since Rainbow Tiger was founded back in Cleary.

* A second island named [[Rainbow Stallion]] was added at the end of March 2006, and is designated a residential area. In 2006, a decision was made to change the ownership of the sims. Rainbow Tiger became fully owned by Spike Nico, and Rainbow Stallion became fully owned by Shadow Garden. Then, in 2007, an additional sim [[Rainbow Canyon]] was added to give both the mall and club additional room to expand. Rainbow Canyon is also owned Shadow Garden. All 3 sims are rated 'mature', and are open to all species.

* In 2007, a new island, Lykaois, joined the fold as the first independent sim. It is owned by Valdis Damone, and his mate Redwolf Ghia. This island is, however, a private island requiring an invite to enter.

* Additional islands are in the process of being approved and added, the earliest one coming online in January 2008.
:{{see also|Rainbow Tiger}}

===[[Tartarus Island]]===
* The new home of [[The Fur Dungeon]], a club that once existed on the mainland. Underwater dungeon areas and an array of domes (including, presently, a mall and movie dome) complement the club itself. Created by [[Musuko Massiel]].

===[[EuroFur Exodus]]===
* Furry themed sim especially made for french and european furries, maintained by rafa226 Lubitsch. Located in a sim named EuroFur, it moved to a sim named ''Extra''. This sim includes a club, a small shop, a beach, some yiff houses and a movie theater. Some elements are still under construction.

===[[Oinari]]===
* This furry themed island sim is the headquarters of [[Furry Japan]] owned by [[Fakefur Okonomi]], founder of Furry Japan. The island is divided among the officers of Furry Japan, who do a variety of experimental shops and houses. Japanese is naturally the primary language here, and visitors are recomended to bring a translator HUD or fluency

===[[The Wild (Second Life)|The Wild]]===
* Furry [[Wikipedia:Myst|Myst]] themed island owned by [[Shaun Wallaby]].

===[[Mythos Prometheus]]===
* Mature-rated furry-themed island sim run by [[Sabvriel Padar]], (liberum veto) [[Solus Candour]] and [[Msakaji Yoshiro]]. Mostly a residential island, with laid back rules, several houses nestled amid beautiful landscaping, and apartments for rent up in the sky. Also hosts a small shop for vendors, and [[The Hangar]] club. Residence in the sky apartments is one of the most affordable at 100L$ per week for 100 prims, which makes them popular and causes a waiting list to accumulate for the space. The residents of the skyboxes are among the more friendly 'neighbourhood' style cliques and as a new denizen of the sim you can expect sudden visits from the other residents.

===[[Coonspiracy]]===
* Southwest corner of Noonkkot sim, a hangout for raccoons, gators, swamp foxes, and the like.

===[[Meeting Island]]===
* Mature-rated furry-themed island sim run by [[Pounce Teasle]]. '''[[Raccoon Hill]]''', formerly '''[[Fae Valley]]''' from the '''Fur Valleys''' sim conglomerate, was added in May, 2006, but has since vacated. '''Meeting Island''' is best known for the furry [[escort]] establishment, [[The Seven Tails Brothel]].

===[[Lost Furest]]===
[[Image:lfcenterance.jpg|thumb|200px|Pawprint lake at Lost Furest, welcoming visitors.]]
*This island sim is "Mature" rated and correctly named Sables Dalliez >Lost Furest<.
*As of early 2007, the Lost Furest redesigned their look to set focus on the avatars they sell. The name actually represents the act of being at rest or as we call it "Fur-Rest". When visiting you will find LFC avatars in the center tree, then surrounding it would be the 4 seasons of spring, summer, fall, and winter.
*Home to the [[Lost Furest Creatures]] furry avatars, founded by two creators [[Cheetah Kitty]] and [[Daisuke Tokugawa]]. As of 2008, LFC has gained more avatar creators: [[Uchi Desmoulins]] and Akira Tiramisu.
*[[Uchi Desmoulins]] is one of LFC's finest anthro avatar creators, his work includes the Kani, Moufette, and Fox.
*[[Lost Ferals]] is another branch of the LFC avatar line which focuses on feral animals.
*Awarded Developer's Incentive awards three times by Linden Lab and has recently become a heavy traffic area, earning the islands name in the top 20 most popular places often.
:{{see also|Lost Furest}}

Collecting donations for Island upkeep fees is a popular activity on islands, furry or otherwise.

===[[Furry Plateau]]===
Furry plateau is teengrid's oldest furry hangout (3.75 years now), it was originally founded by [[Reggie Marquez]], and [[Inuyasha Overlord]]. The hangout was originally a 1024 plot for the "brothers" to live in. After sometime, Reggie's account was disabled due to payment issues. Inuyasha Overlord continue to take care of the parcel untill it moved to Gordon, where it became a mainstream hangout. After a year Inuyasha left the parcel due to his payment issues and continued on with his sl. Shortly after Reggie returned on an alternate account [[Reggie Clifton]] who brought FP back to teengrid alongside [[Phox Sillanpaa]] in hopes that it would reach mainstream again, which it did. Furry Plateau quickly reached the top of the pop-list with it's "housing for homeless furs" a program started inorder to help new furries adjust to the community. This housing project became big enough to put FP at the top of the popular list for another six months. The land soon became too small to contain the community and the group continued on to create the FP Peacelands alongside [[Nicelus Borelly]]. The "four founding furs" have been through hell and back and now continue the community on the sims Citivas and Leviathan.

===[[TSL Fur Fest]]===
Teen Second Life (TSL) Fur Fest (TSLFF) is the Teen Grid's first [[furry]] and [[anthropomorphic]]s [[convention]]. TSLFF was founded by Ferret Surface ([[Ferret Vulpsi]]) and the first TSLFF was held in 2007 on August 17th, 18th, and 19th mainly in the sim of Unreal. The convention was mainly attended by members of the FP, FN (TSL), and Tiamat communities however the con was a grid wide event and made history as the first furry convention (or convention of any kind for that matter) to be held on the Teen Grid.

===[[Castle Dark Haven]]===
[[Image:DH_Castle.jpg|left|thumb|130px|Castle Dark Haven]]
Castle Dark Haven is a huge furry castle located within an ancient mystical forest on Growl1. Owned and operated by [[Growl Fardel]] and [[Nilsninian Dryke]], the castle and forest offer many distractions. Concealed surprises may also be found by unsuspecting adventurers within the vastness of the castle.

Rated mature, Dark Haven is open to all furs and offers an Avatar Shopping Center, the Twisted Tails Dance Club, private skyboxes, a [[yiff]] lounge, yiff dungeon, hot tub area and beautiful scenic areas for peaceful relaxation.

===[[Drachen & Amaru]]===
These two estates are run by Draconian Estates, a subsidiary of [[Draconian Enterprises]].

Drachen is a scaly and furry region that is home to the Dragon Spire, a scaly themed dance club. It is also the location of Waster's Mall, a shopping centre. Land is currently available for tenants should shops or private business owners wish to expand.

Amaru is a pedestrians-only region to the west of Drachen that is the home of a new Anthro club "Constellation" and the new location for Exterminatus Labs (best known as EXL). The region also contains an art gallery known as the Mouseface Gallery, HermHQ, Doog Labs, Pavi's Avi's and The Water Plant (formerly The Tool Shed) which are all part of Hantu's collective lands. Residences in this world are part of the 'Spamalot' subdivision and can be found on the ground around the club in addition to the sky at 400m.

Both regions contain sandboxes for furs without land to create items on.

== "Second Life Furry" logo ==
[[Image:Slfur.png|right|100px]]
In (early 2006?), a "furry admin" meeting for all furry and/or furry-friendly sims' administrators or owners was held to discuss several unifying strategies regarding the fandom population in world ([[Inferniel Solvang]] was the lead fur for this particular encounter.) Of the many proposals, one was the creation of a common, official symbol or logo for identifying purposes for sim or fur.

The final design, a SL logo inspired image, came to be thanks to the design of SL [[furry artist]], [[Yiffy Yaffle]]. The logo can be viewed on most of the older furry sims, with propagation to newer ones going at a slow, but steady rate.

== Video ==
[[Image:SecondLifeFundayPawPetShow.png|right|thumb|200px|Furs watching the Funday PawPet Show in Second Life]]
As of version 1.6.0, Second Life now hooks [[Wikipedia:Quicktime|Quicktime]], if it is installed on the user's system, to provide an interface that allows one to watch movies within the client itself. A '''very''' fast connection is suggested in this case, as you will be streaming world data ''and'' a video at the same time. If Quicktime is not installed, the user will be reminded that Quicktime is needed to watch video within the client when they enter a parcel with video.

A number of furs use the video feature to watch the [[Funday PawPet Show]] on their land.

Some users have taken advantage of this new feature to bring forward a new business: Movie Rentals. One may rent adult movies from a couple of the businesses in Second Life, for the express purpose of being able to watch pornography on their land for a couple of hours.

== Preview Grid ==
As Linden Lab draws closer to a potential release, be it a sub-version upgrade, or a full point-release jump, they release preview versions of the client, to allow all interested parties to test the new client and its features. This is extremely important to builders, scripters, and texturers, as knowing how the new software will handle their works is very important.

The Preview client is run on a separate grid from the current client, which means there are less people to interact with. Most of the people available test their wares, making sure they won't have to do a full rebuild or rescript for the next version, as well as reporting bugs.

== Technical advice ==

Due to the amount of data that is sent between the client (you) and the servers, Second Life requires a fast internet connection, at least 128kbps, though more (768kbps or better) is highly recommended, at least 512MB of RAM (preferably at least 1024), and a CPU faster than 800MHz, though the bare minimum will not be as pleasant an experience. Linden Lab suggests that you invest in hardware that will exceed the minimum specs. There are also specific graphics card requirements due to the game making use of a certain OpenGL standard. The system requirements for interested people is listed at the Second Life website partially, and more exact requirements can be found inside its technical support area.

Although it is not impossible to use a dial-up connection with Second Life, nearly every option of the game requires serious cutting back; close to the bare minimum. This makes the experience flatter and less pleasant, with lag so heavy that movement is difficult and awkward with occasional stop-frame style "clipping" animation. Walking forward one step, for example, might occasionally result in sliding forward more then a yard or two before being snapped back to your intended position in a rather sudden jerk, or scenery change. Sometimes, said movement could make you sink through the ground or pass through other objects (like a wall) before the snap-back occurs. Then you find you need another of the regular 24MB to 25[[Wikipedia:Megabyte|MB]] updates to play. There aren't many dial-up users on Second Life as a result. ISDN provides a usable experience, but only just. Mobile broadband solutions such as UMTS or HSDPA are usually good enough, however.

Second Life has been dealing with issues over ATI's video card drivers for quite a while. It has become practice on the forums to suggest to ATi users to pick up the [http://www.omegadrivers.net/ Omega Drivers], a set of user-modified drivers recognized by ATi (according to their author) as "''the best-modded drivers in the Internet''". These Omega Drivers enable features that Second Life can use which aren't easily enabled in the default drivers.

== Fan-sites ==

Linden Lab's policies regarding the use of trademarks on Second Life fansites are loose, provided the following stipulations are met.

* There is no attempt to pass off a fan site as Second Life or Linden Lab itself.

* The following legal text is present on all Second Life related pages: "Second Life® and Linden Lab® are registered trademarks of Linden Research, Inc. No infringement is intended." this must include the ® circles though can be any size the website creators see fit.

== References ==
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== See also ==

* [[Wikipedia:Second Life|Second Life]] on Wikipedia
* [[:Category:Second Lifers|Second Lifers on WikiFur]]
* [http://secondlife.com/movies/secondtake.wmv Second Life Promotional Video] -- This file is directly available on the Second Life Home page. The video is linked to an image titled "watch the video" that will alternate with the free trial promotional image link. There is also a [http://www.apple.com/games/trailers/secondlife/ Quicktime version] of the video.

== External links ==
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* [http://www.livejournal.com/community/secondlife_furs/ Second Life Furry Community] at [[LiveJournal]]
* ''[http://www.alphavilleherald.com/archives/000505.html The Second Life Herald: Miravoir Meets The Furries]'' — Article about furries on Second Life
* ''[http://secondlife.blogs.com/nwn/2005/04/furry_like_me.html New World Notes: Furry Like Me]'' — Another article about furries on Second Life
* ''[http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_18/b3982001.htm?chan=tc&chan=technology_technology+index+page_today's+top+stories My Virtual Life]'' — Business Week reporter examines Second Life in detail
* ''[http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_18/b3982009.htm Virtual Land, Real Money]'' — An interview with [[Anshe Chung]]
* {{youtube|1LlMZjCBJhE|Beatfox and his flexy foxy tail}} - an video example of flexiprims in furry avatars
* [http://jolie.silentshadows.net Jolie Grant: SL Furry Model] - a website with models created by [[Jolie]], a furry who made it into the human modeling world with her avatar
* ''[http://www.graphxpress.com/cgi-bin/wcotp.cgi?date=20060702 Second Life]'' - ''[[West Corner Of the Park (comic)|West Corner Of the Park]]'' strip about [[FurryMUCK]] players who spend time in both worlds
*[http://www.news.com/2300-1026_3-6204587-3.html?tag=ne.gall.pg Furries, pirates, drag queens at 'Second Life' ball], page 3 of coverage (credited to Caroline McCarthy) of 2007 Second Life Community Convention.

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Second Life

2008-03-17T13:31:43Z

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[[Image:SecondLife.png|right|Second Life]]
'''Second Life''' is an online [[Wikipedia:Virtual world|virtual world]] consisting of hundreds of interconnected large-scale areas populated by interactive [[avatar]]s, whose players may choose to take any form they can create or purchase. The major form of short-distance transportation is flight, while transportation between areas is typically performed through teleportation; both abilities are innate. The "main grid" is restricted to those 18 or over, as some regions contain strong violence or sexual content. A teen version for those 13 to 17 is also available.

*'''Address''': http://www.secondlife.com

Second Life has over 8,268,883 registered users and 1,548,131 active users as of july 21, 2007; logged-in users range from 20,000 to 50,000 at any one time. The system is funded through a combination of account subscriptions and "tier" (a form of [[Wikipedia:Land value tax|land value tax]]). Users have the option to own or rent land parcels in a variety of sizes - as in [[real life]], some owners may zone their land to restrict certain activities, such as commercial development. Business in the game's virtual currency (exchangeable for real-world funds) is encouraged by the ''[[Wikipedia:Linden Lab|Linden Research]]'', and a variety of content vendors have sprung up to meet demand.

==Second Life and furry==

The [[furry fandom]] has a major presence in Second Life, with multiple areas devoted to providing accommodation, entertainment and creative services specifically for members of the furry community. Themes range from the pedestrian to the bizarre, although trees are common in furry haunts. Each user can create their own objects from the inbuilt primitives, but the majority of users rely in part on objects created and sold by others. These include body parts for avatars, accessories, vehicles (which may be purely aesthetic or provide extra functionality), toys, [[pose ball]]s for avatar animation, and scripts to provide extra features (like "push" and "shield" defensive/offensive capabilities).

==Controversy==

On September 8th 2006, Linden Lab reported via a security bulletin (which was also emailed to all SL users) that the servers holding player account information had been attacked using a zero-day exploit. According to Linden Lab, this attack on the servers may have begun as early as September 3rd and they only noticed an increase in activity on the 6th which they then quickly locked out. Their investigation showed that the attack allowed a significant amount of customer account information to be downloaded such as credit card numbers, PayPal transaction ID's, real life names, Second Life names, account passwords, and contact information.

As part of their effort to improve the security of their servers, Linden Lab had invalidated the passwords (assuming they were already compromised) of all Second Life users and has required said users to reset their passwords. Linden Lab further mentioned that while the compromised payment information was encrypted, no encryption is unbreakable given enough time and computing power. They had thus stated that if any SL user believed themselves to be the victim of credit card fraud, they (the user) should contact their credit card company.

The short form of the bulletin in available at http://secondlife.com/corporate/bulletin.php

== Outline ==
[[Image:SecondLifeCarrot.png|right|thumb|150px|Second Life lets you create your own objects]]
Second Life was started in 2003 as a project by "Linden Research, Inc." doing business as "Linden Lab".
Second Life's primary attraction has always been the level of customization; from the ground under your feet to the clouds in the sky. This was quite literal since the game's developers intended for the user to be able to create the world to their desire, as is quoted in the Second Life overview on its site:

:''"Second Life is a virtual world - a 3D online persistent space totally created and evolved by its users. Within this vast and rapidly expanding place, you can do, create or become just about anything you can imagine. Built-in content creation tools let you make almost anything you can imagine, in real time and in collaboration with others."''

Second Life is considered by some to be a variant of the ''Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game'', or ''[[Wikipedia:MMORPG|MMORPG]]'' for short. The true answer to the question "is it such a game?" is "yes and no" - Second Life is technically not a [[role-playing|role-playing game]] by itself.
Also, unlike other role playing games, there is no goal to reach, no levels to gain, no enemies to defeat, therefore it isn't a game at all. It is more a MUSE: Multi User Simulated Environment.
Rather, it is a platform that allows games and worlds to be built within its framework. It is better classified as a richly graphical multiple user chat kingdom ([[MUCK]]) rather than an MMORPG. Some go so far as to just call it a [[Wikipedia:Metaverse|metaverse]], which isn't that far of a stretch. Membership requires a credit card or [[Wikipedia:Short message service|SMS]]-capable cellphone, both for security reasons and because each region has its own content rating, from PG to Mature (which can be very mature at times), though as of April 2007, both of these appeared to no longer be required.

Second Life has become one of the popular forms of online entertainment for members of the furry fandom; at last count there were over 500 furries registered as Second Life users, and the true number is probably several times that by now. This arose out of the fact that the avatars, humanoid objects representing the user, are very customizable and the game's disposition for allowing users to create anything has made the concept of a virtual "[[fursuit]]" possible. Many furries of Second Life don't like to be considered to be wearing fursuits. Instead, they pretend it is their real body. These consist of a variety body parts which are attached to the user's avatar. These parts include [[tail]]s, [[wing]]s, legs, and so on - some have even made complete sets that resemble mythical beasts such as [[dragon]]s, complete with scripted flame effects. Such avatar add-ons can be sold by their creators, who retain the ability to control distribution of their objects as part of their copyright, enforced by inbuilt copy restrictions. Some choose to give works away for free, for apparently [[Wikipedia:altruism|altruistic]] or promotional purposes.

The high interactivity is also a plus for online social networks - as a result, various [[furry]] communities began to pop up in the game and are now a sizable force in the virtual world. In the October 2005 issue of ''[[Wikipedia:Computer Games Magazine|Computer Games]]'', "Furries" (used as a proper noun) were noted as a major user-base in Second Life in an article about the use of MMOs for self-actualization.<ref>Liu, Johnny. "Waking Dreams." ''[[Wikipedia:Computer Games Magazine|Computer Games]]'', October 2005; pp. 58-59</ref>

Signing up for a new account no longer requires a credit card or an SMS-capable cell phone. Also, current members have the option of changing their billing information in the members area so their membership fees can be deducted through [[Wikipedia:PayPal|PayPal]].''

== Age policy ==
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As with most social environments on the Net, there is no way to tell inside the game how old someone really is. The game's Terms of Service state quite clearly you must be over the age of 18 to enter the "main grid" of Second Life. If anyone is found to be under 18 in the main grid, they will be banned from the game and all money and inventory will be forfeit. It is generally assumed that almost all players in the main grid are over the age of 18.

Second Life rates the individual sections of the game as Mature, or PG, with other possible ratings. These ratings help moderate the behavior of people that populate the various sections of the game, as they won't tolerate someone breaking the PG rating by performing a Mature-rated act in a PG-rated zone. The rating system is not in place to keep children out of areas in SL; it is there because many adults don't want to be exposed to [[:Image:SecondLifePenisVendor.jpg|adult material]] during their time in the game or to take a break from it for a time by visiting a PG sim. [[Luskwood]] is a prime example of a furry PG sim, safe from displays of sexuality and nudity unlike a mature furry sim like [[FurNation Worlds]].

=== Teen Grid ===
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Late in 2005, Second Life created a separate version of its game designed with teens in mind, strictly separating those 18 years of age or greater from those 17 and under. Server-side tracking differentiates teen users from adult users, sending teens to the Teen Grid instead of the main grid. The Teen Grid has different rating policies than the main version; being made for teenagers, none of the regions are rated Mature and nothing may exceed the general PG13 to PG17 rating spans.

* '''Website:''' http://teen.secondlife.com/

== Environment and Economy ==

=== Costs and land ownership ===

Membership of Second Life falls into one of two categories: "Basic" and "Premium". Basic accounts are free to create and incur no monthly fee. If you wish to have more than one account however, secondary accounts ([[Alt|Alts]]) incur a one-off fee of US$9.95, which may be paid with a credit card, or a positive [[Wikipedia:PayPal|PayPal]] balance.

Basic accounts are subdivided into "verified" and "unverified". A verified account means that the user has submitted a credit card, PayPal account, or telephone number to verify their identity. However, users may create an account without any verification of their identity. This was a highly unpopular move that sparked protests<ref>PierceP, {{youtube|TfV1DrrY2r4|The Protest}}</ref>. In response to this, Linden Labs added the ability to prevent unverified users from entering a parcel of land, and introduced an option to the LSL function [http://secondlife.com/badgeo/wakka.php?wakka=llRequestAgentData llRequestAgentData()] to return an agent's payment status as one of:

* No Payment Info on File
* Payment Info on File
* No Payment Info on File AND Payment Info Used (Only Beta/Lifetime users fall under this status)
* Payment Info on File AND Payment Info Used

The fears of "open registration" were that it would lead to an influx of minors on the main grid - both opening Linden Labs to potential lawsuits and its users; and allow [[griefer]]s to quickly and freely create a new account as soon as one account is banned for their misdeeds.

Premium accounts come at a rate of US$9.95 each month, with discounts for paying quarterly or annually -- $22.50, and $72, respectively. The premium accounts come with the privilege of owning 512 square meters of land, known as 'First Land'. This is approximately 1/256 of 1 simulator, or "not much". They also come with a weekly stipend of L$300. The ability to acquire additional amounts of land bring an additional charge, called ''land tier''.

* US$195.00/month: 65,536 square meters - Entire Region
* US$125.00/month: 32,768 square meters - 1/2 Region
* US$75.00/month: 16,384 square meters - 1/4 Region
* US$40.00/month: 8,192 square meters - 1/8 Region
* US$25.00/month: 4,096 square meters - 1/16 Region
* US$15.00/month: 2,048 square meters - 1/32 Region
* US$8.00/month: 1,024 square meters - 1/64 Region
* US$5.00/month: 512 square meters - 1/128 Region

These are the official Linden rates - it is possible to find island owners (see below) who will sell or rent land for lower rates, usually with some restrictions as to its use. It is also possible to get low-cost rented accommodation with no specific land ownership, and to own land without a premium account through a "group" to which the land is deeded. Many users own no land or accommodation at all - it is not required for object ownership, although object creation can be another matter.

Land, once purchased, may be traded between users at market rates. Large contiguous plots of land (or even relatively small plots of land in a busy place) can often sell at a hefty premium. Linden's tier remains the same whatever the selling price.

=== Referrals ===

Each user who joins Second Life gets an unique referral link. Giving this link to people who have yet to sign up, and getting them to do so used to credit the user with a certain amount of Linden Dollars -- the in-world currency. Since late January 2006, only premium account signups will result in a bonus, of L$2500, staggered over a three month period, where you get L$500 on the spot, another L$500 after one month, another L$500 after two months, and the final L$1000 after three months, to prevent gaming of the premium account referral bonus.

=== Currency ===

Users can buy or sell their Linden Dollars (L$) from within the game using the Lindex money market run by Linden Research. There are also third-party exchange services.

Exchanges can be performed with any number of Linden Dollars. The Lindex calculator will give you an idea of what you'll be receiving as a result of your sale. The amount that you receive as a result of your sale gets placed into your account, where you may have it applied to anything you owe for your account if you are a premium user, or may have it sent to you via PayPal for a US$1 charge. For larger amounts, you may also have a check mailed to you for a fee - US$5 if you're inside the United States, or US$15 for locations outside of the United States.

There are some furs who extract do this with the earnings from their businesses (custom avatar creation, generic avatar vending, etc.), turning it into profit that allows them to do whatever they want to pay for, up to, and including starting their own islands. Historically-speaking, the L$ is a relatively volatile currency prone to bouts of inflation. It can therefore be a good idea to remove any significant sums from the game, unless they are to be spent quickly in-game.

=== Objects ===

Objects in Second Life are constructed from [[Wikipedia:geometric primitive|geometric primitives]] known as "prims" which are combined, manipulated and textured with images. A variation on this is the "flexiprim", which allows for more realistic movement of flexible objects like [[tail]]s and hair.

== Islands and other locations ==
[[island (Second Life)|Islands]] are user-owned simulators within Second Life. You can buy your own island but the price to play is pretty steep: $1675 for start up costs and a server (you don't own the server itself though and due to multiple CPU servers, you are effectively buying space on a single CPU for your island), as well as $295 a month maintenance fee. Islands, as opposed to the mainland, get a dedicated processor to run on. Mainland sims (regions) may have to share resources with up to 3 other neighboring regions. An additional benefit is that purchasing an island allows you to contact the Linden Concierge directly with questions, bypassing the standard technical support lines and forums.

Prior to the creation of islands, every simulator belonged to a large land mass. Regions of these simulators sometimes ended up dedicated to specific groups, including the furry fandom.

There are currently a number of furry-owned or themed islands and regions in Second Life:
[[Image:Luskwoodlobby.jpg|thumb|200px|The Lobby at Luskwood, the primary hangout for many furs]]
===[[Luskwood]]===
* Luskwood consists of two sims/regions, '''Lusk''' and '''Perry''', with some elements spilling into '''Clara'''; PG-rated, though not heavy on rules (for example, unlike most PG areas, weapons are allowed in Luskwood), Luskwood (started in mid-2003) is the oldest Furry-themed area in SL. Though not an island in practice (it resides on the SL mainland,) these regions are wholly owned by the Luskwood group, and can be considered its own furry-themed area.

*It is home to [[Luskwood Creatures]], the first furry avatar makers on SL. Luskwood builds many varieties of furry avatars, and is considered a sister-sim to, and administered by some of the same folks who run Taco.
:{{see also|Luskwood}}

===[[FurPleasure]]===
[[Image:Market_logo512.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The FP Sim logo, with the marketplace backdrop]]
* A mature friendly furry themed sim cluster including a popular club, shopping area and residential areas in '''FP Enigma''', Owned and run by a group of dedicated sim admins headed by [[Foxdie Ghia]] and [[Kit Keiko]]. The sim is dedicated to and run in the memory of [[AOD Enigma]], Providing a fun and stimulating place for all furs and nonfurs to relax and socialise
* Started as a small club in the highflyer sim, and then expanded into sprawler due to further need for space. The first sim was purchased shortly after was co-owned by Iyeyasu Muromachi (who now owns Asian Delight) and [[AOD Enigma]]. AoD Enigma passed away in 2006 at the age of 21, and the sims ownership was moved over to Foxdie Ghia who currently owns the sim.

===[[FurNation Worlds]]===
[[Image:FurNationWorldsLuxor.png|right|thumb|200px|The Luxor on FurNation Prime]]
* FurNation Worlds is a group of several simulators run by the crew at [[FurNation]].
* Each of their simulators seems to serve a particular purpose.
** FurNation Alpha is a residential area with a medieval theme.
** FurNation Vista is a sandbox with residential areas.
** FurNation Gamma is a sandbox with residential areas.
** FurNation Prime is the welcome area and general starting point for FurNation.
** FurNation Worlds Mall is a commercial simulator for people to sell items from rented vendor spots.
*** Prices range from L$50/week to L$1500/week depending on location, size, and type of spot rented.
** FurNAtion Phoenix is a residential simulator.
** FurNation Mythica is primarily a residential simulator.
*** The Club called The Ark recently relocated to the east side of this simulator.
** FurNation Dragon is a residential simulator.
** Purgatory is a themed simulator connected to FurNation.
** Drakeal Prime is a residential sim connected to FurNation.
** Drakeal Tui is a simulator connected to FurNation by extension of Drakeal Prime.
** FurNation Polaris is a recently added sim owned by logen Fasching
:{{see also|FurNation Worlds}}

===[[The Forest]]===
[[Image:SecondLifeForestDeluxeApartments.png|right|thumb|200px|Treehouse apartments in The Forest]]
* The Forest was the first furry-oriented island in Second Life.
* The Forest is under [[Anshe Chung]]'s ownership and is a part of the DreamLand continent developed by her.
:{{see also|The Forest}}

===[[Fur Valleys]]===
[[Image:FurValleys-27Jun07.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Map of the Fur Valleys island chain, June 2007]]
[[Image:CubConclaveClubResurgenceDancer.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Dancing [[babyfur]] in [[Cub Conclave]]]]
* The largest chain of furry-themed islands in Second Life to date, often known simply as '''The Valleys'''.
* The first island in this chain was founded in November 2005 by [[RedFox Costello]]. Since then, the island chain has grown, with the addition of many new islands. These include:
**'''Fox Valley''', a residential island, owned by Redfox Costello
**'''Wolf Valley and Jaguar Valley''', a residential island, owned by [[Mako Minogue]]
**'''Tiger Valley''', a residential island, owned by [[David von Foxkin|Foxkin Impfondo]]
**'''FlyinTails Airfield''', an aircraft-themed island, owned by [[Effsey Nelson]]
**'''Rabbit Valley''', a residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo
**'''Dragon Valley''', containing the Foxkin Rentals offices, owned by Foxkin Impfondo
**'''Ryu Valley''', a volcanic island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo
*** The [[Macro Room]], devoted to [[macro]] furries, is located here
**'''Istaria Prime''', owned by [[Crawler Woyseck]]
**'''[[Serenity Woods]]''', a recreation of the original '''The Forest''', originally run by the former The Forest guides, but now owned by Mako Minogue
**'''Critter Valley''', a residential island, owned by [[kodi Sachs]]
**'''Zeta Valley''', a [[zoophilia]]-themed island, owned by [[Wolphin Fluffball]]
**'''Neko Valley''', a residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo
**'''Otter Valley''', a residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo
**'''[[Cub Conclave]]''', a [[babyfur]]-themed island, owned by [[Raven Welesa]]
**'''[[Kit Estates]]''', a babyfur-themed residential island, owned by Raven Welesa
**'''Pony Island'''
**'''Lovecraft Forest''', an H.P. Lovecraft-themed island, owned by [[Kerwin Newall]] and [[MathueTaxion Theewles]]
**'''Furry Park''', a residential island, owned by [[Effsey Nelson]]
**'''Cheetah Valley''', a residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo
**'''Ferret Valley''', a residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo
**'''Meerkat Valley''', a commercial island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo
**'''Cougar Valley''', a mountainous residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo
**'''Lynx Valley''', a river-run residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo
**'''Mink Valley''', a paw-print shaped residential island, owned by Foxkin Impfondo
**'''Lemming Valley''', a residential island with steep cliffs, owned by Foxkin Impfondo, pays homage to the 1991 video game "Lemmings"

* The '''Fur Valleys''' also include many ocean regions (also known as voids), all owned by Foxkin Impfondo. Most are each rentable as an entire region, but all allow visitors and residents to sail around the greater part of the Valleys. These voids include:
**'''Dragons Void''', a rentable void, managed by [[djomnifusion Snickerdoodle]]
**'''Kitsune Sea''', a [[fox]]-shaped island, managed by [[Autumnfox|Autumnfox Vesperia]]
**'''Strianic Ocean''', a [[dragon]]-shaped island, managed by [[Stria Inbiri|Stria Teazle]]
**'''Onyx Ocean''', a rentable void, managed by [[Cera Watts]]
**'''BlueRay Sea''', a rentable void
**'''Geckos Void''', a rentable void
**'''Moonlight Sea''', a rentable void in the shape of a crescent moon
**'''Sydney Sea''', a rentable void
**'''Crocodile Rock''', a rentable void named after the song by Elton John
**'''Dolphin Deep''', a rentable void
**'''Drakes Void''', a rentable void
**'''Kitten Cove''', a rentable void
**'''Raccoon Lagoon''', a rentable void
**'''Salamander Sea''', a rentable void
**'''Yang Sea''', a rentable void in the shape of the yang half of the yin-yang symbol
**'''Yin Sea''', a rentable void in the shape of the yin half of the yin-yang symbol

:{{see also|Fur Valleys}}

===Rocket City FurMeet===
*The [[Rocket City FurMeet]] sim contains an exact replica of the hotel that the [[real life]] [[convention]] is held in.
*The sim is staffed and upkept by many of the real life staff members of RCFM, headed by [[Lacy Amberwolf]].
*At the end of each real life RCFM, the staff posts a banner that states Welcome Home! to returning con-goers.
*Numerous dances are hosted throughout the year.

===[[Dragon Spire]]===
*The Dragon Spire is a club catering towards dragons and avians but does not make any restrictions on species. The club is located in the Southwest corner of of the Drachen simulator.
*The club is known for its public sex and cuddle poseballs, volunteer DJs, and a side wing with rooms for those wanting to use a SexGen bed.
*The club has restrictions on building and scripting for non-club members which effectively prevents the most abusive griefing, and one can only become a club member if invited by member of sufficient authority.

===[[Abbotts Aerodrome]]===
[[Image:Sl abbotts aerodrome cubey terra.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Abbotts Aerodrome]]
* Abbotts Aerodrome bills itself as "the most famous airport in Second Life". Occasionally referred to as '''Abbotts Furrodrome''', Abbotts is among the most fur-friendly airports in Second Life. The Aerodrome features free demo flights, a skydiving center, A.I. flights, and shops owned by some of the leading aircraft designers in Second Life. Founded by Apotheus Silverman and Cubey Terra in 2004, Abbotts Aerodrome is a center for aircraft development and skydiving.

[[Image:Alchera1.gif|thumb|200px|The town center of Alchera.]]
===[[Alchera]]===
* A Furry based roleplay island sim, it is based within the medieval era and holds a [[fantasy]]/Oriental theme. Opened to the public on January 20th, 2007, it is the first serious adult roleplay sim made expressly for furries and anthro players. Created as an open and friendly role play environment, it is open to all anthros of any race, mythology and preference.
Other then roleplay, it also offers quiet and relaxing oriental themed residential housing for $400L a week for 1024sq meters. Personal housing costs $150L for a room of a player’s choice plus 50 additional prims. [http://slurl.com/secondlife/Alchera/38/88/24/]

===[[Gay Yiffy Club]]===
* Gay Yiffy Club is a popular furry nightclub, partially due to the open and welcoming atmosphere for every species, gender or alignment (even though its name suggests to cater only to [[gay]] [[male]] furs). Originally built by [[Senjin Soothsayer]] and managed by [[Kiroja Fluffy]] and [[Darkfoxx Bunyip]]. It's not even an island SIM, yet it's traffic surpasses most islands. The club is commonly referred to by its abbreviation GYC and thanks it's popularity mostly to the very active staff containing dancers, DJs and Bartenders. The club features dance-floor, bar, darkroom, stage, pool, private rooms, lounge area and a separately located shopping area.
Unlike other clubs, public display of intimacy is not frowned upon, and even encouraged.
:{{see also|Gay Yiffy Club}}

===[[Rainbow Tiger]]===
* Originally a dance club owned by [[Spike Nico]] and an adjoining mall owned by [[Shadow Garden]] in the '''Cleary''' region, Rainbow Tiger has expanded onto a full island. Rainbow Tiger currently has: [[Club Rainbow Tiger]], a large dance club with live DJ's spinning tunes regularly as well as a swimming pool, events center, and an exercise room. Additional description is available on the Rainbow Tiger page. The trio of Rainbow sims have been awarded Developer's Incentive awards 3 times by Linden Lab since Rainbow Tiger was founded back in Cleary.

* A second island named [[Rainbow Stallion]] was added at the end of March 2006, and is designated a residential area. In 2006, a decision was made to change the ownership of the sims. Rainbow Tiger became fully owned by Spike Nico, and Rainbow Stallion became fully owned by Shadow Garden. Then, in 2007, an additional sim [[Rainbow Canyon]] was added to give both the mall and club additional room to expand. Rainbow Canyon is also owned Shadow Garden. All 3 sims are rated 'mature', and are open to all species.

* In 2007, a new island, Lykaois, joined the fold as the first independent sim. It is owned by Valdis Damone, and his mate Redwolf Ghia. This island is, however, a private island requiring an invite to enter.

* Additional islands are in the process of being approved and added, the earliest one coming online in January 2008.
:{{see also|Rainbow Tiger}}

===[[Tartarus Island]]===
* The new home of [[The Fur Dungeon]], a club that once existed on the mainland. Underwater dungeon areas and an array of domes (including, presently, a mall and movie dome) complement the club itself. Created by [[Musuko Massiel]].

===[[EuroFur Exodus]]===
* Furry themed sim especially made for french and european furries, maintained by rafa226 Lubitsch. Located in a sim named EuroFur, it moved to a sim named ''Extra''. This sim includes a club, a small shop, a beach, some yiff houses and a movie theater. Some elements are still under construction.

===[[Oinari]]===
* This furry themed island sim is the headquarters of [[Furry Japan]] owned by [[Fakefur Okonomi]], founder of Furry Japan. The island is divided among the officers of Furry Japan, who do a variety of experimental shops and houses. Japanese is naturally the primary language here, and visitors are recomended to bring a translator HUD or fluency

===[[The Wild (Second Life)|The Wild]]===
* Furry [[Wikipedia:Myst|Myst]] themed island owned by [[Shaun Wallaby]].

===[[Mythos Prometheus]]===
* Mature-rated furry-themed island sim run by [[Sabvriel Padar]], (liberum veto) [[Solus Candour]] and [[Msakaji Yoshiro]]. Mostly a residential island, with laid back rules, several houses nestled amid beautiful landscaping, and apartments for rent up in the sky. Also hosts a small shop for vendors, and [[The Hangar]] club. Residence in the sky apartments is one of the most affordable at 100L$ per week for 100 prims, which makes them popular and causes a waiting list to accumulate for the space. The residents of the skyboxes are among the more friendly 'neighbourhood' style cliques and as a new denizen of the sim you can expect sudden visits from the other residents.

===[[Coonspiracy]]===
* Southwest corner of Noonkkot sim, a hangout for raccoons, gators, swamp foxes, and the like.

===[[Meeting Island]]===
* Mature-rated furry-themed island sim run by [[Pounce Teasle]]. '''[[Raccoon Hill]]''', formerly '''[[Fae Valley]]''' from the '''Fur Valleys''' sim conglomerate, was added in May, 2006, but has since vacated. '''Meeting Island''' is best known for the furry [[escort]] establishment, [[The Seven Tails Brothel]].

===[[Lost Furest]]===
[[Image:lfcenterance.jpg|thumb|200px|Pawprint lake at Lost Furest, welcoming visitors.]]
*This island sim is "Mature" rated and correctly named Sables Dalliez >Lost Furest<.
*As of early 2007, the Lost Furest redesigned their look to set focus on the avatars they sell. The name actually represents the act of being at rest or as we call it "Fur-Rest". When visiting you will find LFC avatars in the center tree, then surrounding it would be the 4 seasons of spring, summer, fall, and winter.
*Home to the [[Lost Furest Creatures]] furry avatars, founded by two creators [[Cheetah Kitty]] and [[Daisuke Tokugawa]]. As of 2008, LFC has gained more avatar creators: [[Uchi Desmoulins]] and Akira Tiramisu.
*[[Uchi Desmoulins]] is one of LFC's finest anthro avatar creators, his work includes the Kani, Moufette, and Fox.
*[[Lost Ferals]] is another branch of the LFC avatar line which focuses on feral animals.
*Awarded Developer's Incentive awards three times by Linden Lab and has recently become a heavy traffic area, earning the islands name in the top 20 most popular places often.
:{{see also|Lost Furest}}

Collecting donations for Island upkeep fees is a popular activity on islands, furry or otherwise.

===[[Furry Plateau]]===
Furry plateau is teengrid's oldest furry hangout (3.75 years now), it was originally founded by [[Reggie Marquez]], and [[Inuyasha Overlord]]. The hangout was originally a 1024 plot for the "brothers" to live in. After sometime, Reggie's account was disabled due to payment issues. Inuyasha Overlord continue to take care of the parcel untill it moved to Gordon, where it became a mainstream hangout. After a year Inuyasha left the parcel due to his payment issues and continued on with his sl. Shortly after Reggie returned on an alternate account [[Reggie Clifton]] who brought FP back to teengrid alongside [[Phox Sillanpaa]] in hopes that it would reach mainstream again, which it did. Furry Plateau quickly reached the top of the pop-list with it's "housing for homeless furs" a program started inorder to help new furries adjust to the community. This housing project became big enough to put FP at the top of the popular list for another six months. The land soon became too small to contain the community and the group continued on to create the FP Peacelands alongside [[Nicelus Borelly]]. The "four founding furs" have been through hell and back and now continue the community on the sims Citivas and Leviathan.

===[[TSL Fur Fest]]===
Teen Second Life (TSL) Fur Fest (TSLFF) is the Teen Grid's first [[furry]] and [[anthropomorphic]]s [[convention]]. TSLFF was founded by Ferret Surface ([[Ferret Vulpsi]]) and the first TSLFF was held in 2007 on August 17th, 18th, and 19th mainly in the sim of Unreal. The convention was mainly attended by members of the FP, FN (TSL), and Tiamat communities however the con was a grid wide event and made history as the first furry convention (or convention of any kind for that matter) to be held on the Teen Grid.

===[[Castle Dark Haven]]===
[[Image:DH_Castle.jpg|left|thumb|130px|Castle Dark Haven]]
Castle Dark Haven is a huge furry castle located within an ancient mystical forest on Growl1. Owned and operated by [[Growl Fardel]] and [[Nilsninian Dryke]], the castle and forest offer many distractions. Concealed surprises may also be found by unsuspecting adventurers within the vastness of the castle.

Rated mature, Dark Haven is open to all furs and offers an Avatar Shopping Center, the Twisted Tails Dance Club, private skyboxes, a [[yiff]] lounge, yiff dungeon, hot tub area and beautiful scenic areas for peaceful relaxation.

===[[Drachen & Amaru]]===
These two estates are run by Draconian Estates, a subsidiary of [[Draconian Enterprises]].

Drachen is a scaly and furry region that is home to the Dragon Spire, a scaly themed dance club. It is also the location of Waster's Mall, a shopping centre. Land is currently available for tenants should shops or private business owners wish to expand.

Amaru is a pedestrians-only region to the west of Drachen that is the home of a new Anthro club "Constellation" and the new location for Exterminatus Labs (best known as EXL). The region also contains an art gallery known as the Mouseface Gallery, HermHQ, Doog Labs, Pavi's Avi's and The Water Plant (formerly The Tool Shed) which are all part of Hantu's collective lands. Residences in this world are part of the 'Spamalot' subdivision and can be found on the ground around the club in addition to the sky at 400m.

Both regions contain sandboxes for furs without land to create items on.

== "Second Life Furry" logo ==
[[Image:Slfur.png|right|100px]]
In (early 2006?), a "furry admin" meeting for all furry and/or furry-friendly sims' administrators or owners was held to discuss several unifying strategies regarding the fandom population in world ([[Inferniel Solvang]] was the lead fur for this particular encounter.) Of the many proposals, one was the creation of a common, official symbol or logo for identifying purposes for sim or fur.

The final design, a SL logo inspired image, came to be thanks to the design of SL [[furry artist]], [[Yiffy Yaffle]]. The logo can be viewed on most of the older furry sims, with propagation to newer ones going at a slow, but steady rate.

== Video ==
[[Image:SecondLifeFundayPawPetShow.png|right|thumb|200px|Furs watching the Funday PawPet Show in Second Life]]
As of version 1.6.0, Second Life now hooks [[Wikipedia:Quicktime|Quicktime]], if it is installed on the user's system, to provide an interface that allows one to watch movies within the client itself. A '''very''' fast connection is suggested in this case, as you will be streaming world data ''and'' a video at the same time. If Quicktime is not installed, the user will be reminded that Quicktime is needed to watch video within the client when they enter a parcel with video.

A number of furs use the video feature to watch the [[Funday PawPet Show]] on their land.

Some users have taken advantage of this new feature to bring forward a new business: Movie Rentals. One may rent adult movies from a couple of the businesses in Second Life, for the express purpose of being able to watch pornography on their land for a couple of hours.

== Preview Grid ==
As Linden Lab draws closer to a potential release, be it a sub-version upgrade, or a full point-release jump, they release preview versions of the client, to allow all interested parties to test the new client and its features. This is extremely important to builders, scripters, and texturers, as knowing how the new software will handle their works is very important.

The Preview client is run on a separate grid from the current client, which means there are less people to interact with. Most of the people available test their wares, making sure they won't have to do a full rebuild or rescript for the next version, as well as reporting bugs.

== Technical advice ==

Due to the amount of data that is sent between the client (you) and the servers, Second Life requires a fast internet connection, at least 128kbps, though more (768kbps or better) is highly recommended, at least 512MB of RAM (preferably at least 1024), and a CPU faster than 800MHz, though the bare minimum will not be as pleasant an experience. Linden Lab suggests that you invest in hardware that will exceed the minimum specs. There are also specific graphics card requirements due to the game making use of a certain OpenGL standard. The system requirements for interested people is listed at the Second Life website partially, and more exact requirements can be found inside its technical support area.

Although it is not impossible to use a dial-up connection with Second Life, nearly every option of the game requires serious cutting back; close to the bare minimum. This makes the experience flatter and less pleasant, with lag so heavy that movement is difficult and awkward with occasional stop-frame style "clipping" animation. Walking forward one step, for example, might occasionally result in sliding forward more then a yard or two before being snapped back to your intended position in a rather sudden jerk, or scenery change. Sometimes, said movement could make you sink through the ground or pass through other objects (like a wall) before the snap-back occurs. Then you find you need another of the regular 24MB to 25[[Wikipedia:Megabyte|MB]] updates to play. There aren't many dial-up users on Second Life as a result. ISDN provides a usable experience, but only just. Mobile broadband solutions such as UMTS or HSDPA are usually good enough, however.

Second Life has been dealing with issues over ATI's video card drivers for quite a while. It has become practice on the forums to suggest to ATi users to pick up the [http://www.omegadrivers.net/ Omega Drivers], a set of user-modified drivers recognized by ATi (according to their author) as "''the best-modded drivers in the Internet''". These Omega Drivers enable features that Second Life can use which aren't easily enabled in the default drivers.

== Fan-sites ==

Linden Lab's policies regarding the use of trademarks on Second Life fansites are loose, provided the following stipulations are met.

* There is no attempt to pass off a fan site as Second Life or Linden Lab itself.

* The following legal text is present on all Second Life related pages: "Second Life® and Linden Lab® are registered trademarks of Linden Research, Inc. No infringement is intended." this must include the ® circles though can be any size the website creators see fit.

== References ==
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== See also ==

* [[Wikipedia:Second Life|Second Life]] on Wikipedia
* [[:Category:Second Lifers|Second Lifers on WikiFur]]
* [http://secondlife.com/movies/secondtake.wmv Second Life Promotional Video] -- This file is directly available on the Second Life Home page. The video is linked to an image titled "watch the video" that will alternate with the free trial promotional image link. There is also a [http://www.apple.com/games/trailers/secondlife/ Quicktime version] of the video.

== External links ==
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* [http://www.livejournal.com/community/secondlife_furs/ Second Life Furry Community] at [[LiveJournal]]
* ''[http://www.alphavilleherald.com/archives/000505.html The Second Life Herald: Miravoir Meets The Furries]'' — Article about furries on Second Life
* ''[http://secondlife.blogs.com/nwn/2005/04/furry_like_me.html New World Notes: Furry Like Me]'' — Another article about furries on Second Life
* ''[http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_18/b3982001.htm?chan=tc&chan=technology_technology+index+page_today's+top+stories My Virtual Life]'' — Business Week reporter examines Second Life in detail
* ''[http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_18/b3982009.htm Virtual Land, Real Money]'' — An interview with [[Anshe Chung]]
* {{youtube|1LlMZjCBJhE|Beatfox and his flexy foxy tail}} - an video example of flexiprims in furry avatars
* [http://jolie.silentshadows.net Jolie Grant: SL Furry Model] - a website with models created by [[Jolie]], a furry who made it into the human modeling world with her avatar
* ''[http://www.graphxpress.com/cgi-bin/wcotp.cgi?date=20060702 Second Life]'' - ''[[West Corner Of the Park (comic)|West Corner Of the Park]]'' strip about [[FurryMUCK]] players who spend time in both worlds
*[http://www.news.com/2300-1026_3-6204587-3.html?tag=ne.gall.pg Furries, pirates, drag queens at 'Second Life' ball], page 3 of coverage (credited to Caroline McCarthy) of 2007 Second Life Community Convention.

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Lori

2007-11-09T00:29:29Z

Eisfuchs: Some Context :) If it's good now, please remove the tag.

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[[Image:lori.jpg|right|200px]]
'''Loreena McFolkmanis''', short '''Lori''', is a timid, shy and conservative vixen and one of the main characters in [[Eurofurence|Eurofurence's]] [[DoPE|Pawpet Show]]. She always tries to avoid being embarrassed. She can be a real pain when she’s afraid of something or worn out by stress or physical exhaustion. Her weak ego makes it easy to confuse her, and she quickly loses her temper when she’s attacked verbally.

'''Family:''' Lori’s parents live in the outskirts of a small town in Kansas, their house is as clean and normal as can be. Her Mother takes care of the household while her Father works at the bank as a financial counselor. Lori has no siblings and was always the heart of the family.

'''Hobbies:''' Lori likes to listen to classical and world music, chatting with other girls and visiting the hairdresser. She owns a small garden patch in the back of the dorm’s premises where she puts great efforts to grow colorful flowers and other plants. In the evenings she loves to watch her favorite soap operas on TV.

'''Friends and Foes:''' Mika was the first person she met in high school who actually tried to make friends with her. The relationship between Mika and Lori is still somewhat unclear, but it’s obvious that something has been going on between them in the past. Over time she accustomed a little more to life at the dorm and nowadays she pretty much likes all the people living there. Poke is the exception to the rule. His straightforward attitude and masculine behavior repels and fascinates her at the same time. While they are not outright foes they tend to pick on each other whenever there’s a opportunity to do so. Usually Lori loses the battle.

'''The Past:''' In the last years Lori has been going through some rough times. After she did a show with some of her friends in the dorm five years ago, there seems to be a curse on her. Every year in the summer something happens that messes up her life completely, and only with the help of her friends she is able to put it back in order again. She has been time-traveling, shape-shifting, performing on stage for a closet to sleep in and even been chased by phantoms.

'''Famous Quote:''' "We're all gonna die!"

Lori appeared the first time on the [[Eurofurence 7]] [[DoPE|Pawpet Show]] in 2001. Her player and voice actor is [[Eisfuchs]].

Like her three friends, [[Poke]] the [[ferret]], [[Mika]] the [[snow leopard]] and [[Lionel]] the [[lion]] she is a [[Folkmanis]] puppet.

[[Category:Red Fox characters]]
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File:Lori.jpg

2007-11-05T20:48:01Z

Eisfuchs: Loreena McFolkmanis (Lori) - One of the main characters of the Eurofurence LSD Pawpet Show.

Loreena McFolkmanis (Lori) - One of the main characters of the Eurofurence LSD Pawpet Show.

Lori

2007-11-05T20:47:04Z

Eisfuchs: created, added Lori's bio

[[Image:lori.jpg|right|200px]]
'''Loreena McFolkmanis''', short '''Lori''', is a timid, shy and conservative vixen, always trying to avoid being embarrassed. She can be a real pain when she’s afraid of something or worn out by stress or physical exhaustion. Her weak ego makes it easy to confuse her, and she quickly loses her temper when she’s attacked verbally.

'''Family:''' Lori’s parents live in the outskirts of a small town in Kansas, their house is as clean and normal as can be. Her Mother takes care of the household while her Father works at the bank as a financial counselor. Lori has no siblings and was always the heart of the family.

'''Hobbies:''' Lori likes to listen to classical and world music, chatting with other girls and visiting the hairdresser. She owns a small garden patch in the back of the dorm’s premises where she puts great efforts to grow colorful flowers and other plants. In the evenings she loves to watch her favorite soap operas on TV.

'''Friends and Foes:''' Mika was the first person she met in high school who actually tried to make friends with her. The relationship between Mika and Lori is still somewhat unclear, but it’s obvious that something has been going on between them in the past. Over time she accustomed a little more to life at the dorm and nowadays she pretty much likes all the people living there. Poke is the exception to the rule. His straightforward attitude and masculine behavior repels and fascinates her at the same time. While they are not outright foes they tend to pick on each other whenever there’s a opportunity to do so. Usually Lori loses the battle.

'''The Past:''' In the last years Lori has been going through some rough times. After she did a show with some of her friends in the dorm five years ago, there seems to be a curse on her. Every year in the summer something happens that messes up her life completely, and only with the help of her friends she is able to put it back in order again. She has been time-traveling, shape-shifting, performing on stage for a closet to sleep in and even been chased by phantoms.

'''Famous Quote:''' "We're all gonna die!"

Lori appeared the first time on the [[Eurofurence 7]] [[DoPE|Pawpet Show]] in 2001. Her player and voice actor is [[Eisfuchs]].

Like her three friends, [[Poke]] the [[ferret]], [[Mika]] the [[snow leopard]] and [[Lionel]] the [[lion]] she is a [[Folkmanis]] puppet.

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[[de:Lori]]

Furry 8000

2007-10-30T15:37:59Z

Eisfuchs: F8k => Furry 8000 (german wiki page title)

'''Furry 8000''' (or '''F8k''') is a German-language furry Internet radio event, which in its prime took place about three times a year. It is created and hosted by [[Cheetah (musician)|Cheetah]] and [[Eisfuchs]], with [[Akeela]] as moderator. [[Jaryic]] is the show's sound engineer.

The Furry 8000 team have also broadcast an online TV show ([[F8kTV]]), produced by [[BigBlueFox]], which was highly praised by the fandom. {{fact}}

== Content ==

The transmission typically starts at 8 pm on a Saturday and runs until the small hours of the morning. It intersperses music, moderator chat, call-ins, and pre-recorded comic sketches, some of which have become minor classics among the German fandom, including:

* Kapitän Nemo (20.000 Meilen unter dem Niveau)
* doco's Kühlschrank
* Die Schwarzwildklinik

The sketches are usually created by Cheetah and Eisfuchs, and make heavy use of Cheetah's sound-effects and Eisfuchs's voice talent.

The first part of the show is scheduled by the moderators, but later in the evening the programming becomes more free-form and many song requests are submitted by the listeners.

== Social events ==

The Furry 8000 event itself is a party at Cheetah's home, with as many attendees as can fit into the space available. Several furries elsewhere in Germany typically hold "Furry 8000 parties" at their homes or in [[Second Life]], inviting friends to party and listen to the show.

The various parties keep in touch via the [[FurNet (IRC)|FurNet IRC]] chat channel #furry8000 during the show.

== External links ==

* [http://www.furry8000.de/ Furry 8000 official homepage]
* [http://www.tigress.com/nifelan/f8k_at/ Außenstelle Austria]
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2007-10-30T12:04:57Z

Eisfuchs: a little polishing, added Second Life parties