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Anthro SoCal

2025-09-24T22:47:49Z

Foxxer: /* Attendance */ update stats data

{{Infobox convention
|name = Anthro SoCal
|othernames = ASC, formerly Another Furry Con, AFC
|logo = [[File:AnthroSoCal-Logo-Black.png|225px]]
|caption =
|subject = [[Furry]]
|location = {{flagdiv|usa|[[W:Ontario, California | Ontario, California]], USA}}
|url = https://anotherfurrycon.com/
|status = Ongoing
|first = September 27-29, 2024
|final =
|organizer = [[Furry Universal Representation for Education Arts and Literature]] (F.U.R.E.A.L.)
|charity = [https://pomonavalleypride.org/ Pomona Valley Pride]
|resources = {{con resources}}
}}
{{Another Furry Con}}
[[File:Anthro SoCal Logo.png|right|thumb|225px|Another Furry Con's old logo]]
'''Anthro SoCal''' ('''ASC''') is an annual American [[furry convention]].<ref>[https://anotherfurrycon.com/information/about/afc ''About AFC''] page on AFC's website. Retrieved March 22, 2024.</ref>

== History ==

'''Anthro SoCal''' ('''ASC'''), originally '''Another Furry Con''' ('''AFC''')<ref>[https://twitter.com/AnotherFurryCon/status/1771254080356134970 ''We are pleased to officially announce AFC...''] post on [[Twitter|X]]. Dated March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.</ref>, was publically announced on March 22, 2024, with its founders being [[Rubix]], [[Scribbles]], [[Chip Unicorn]], and [[Alofoxx]] (2003),{{clarify}} with a planned first [[convention]] date of September 2024.

The first iteration of AFC was held at the [[W:Ontario Convention Center|Ontario Convention Center]] in Ontario, California, on September 27-29, 2024, with 3,533 attendees.<ref>[https://x.com/AnotherFurryCon/status/1840829158668312641 ''As we're all home (or heading home) from #AFC2024, we'd love to share the final attendance number''] post on X. Dated September 30, 2024. Retrieved December 6, 2024.</ref> The second iteration is scheduled for September 19-21, 2025.

[[F.U.R.E.A.L.]] was formed as the [[W:501(c)(3) organization|California 501(c)(3)]] public charity parent organization (EIN 99-0848997) for the event

== Staff ==
=== Board of Directors ===

The volunteer [[board member]]s are:<ref>[https://anotherfurrycon.com/about/fureal ''About F.U.R.E.A.L.''] page on ASC's website. Retrieved March 18, 2025.</ref>

* '''Alofoxx''' - [[President of the board]]
* '''Chip Unicorn''' - [[Secretary of the board]]
* '''Scribbles''' - [[Treasurer of the board]]
* [[Tanuski]] - [[Member of the board]]
* [[Trapa Civet]] - [[Advisor to the Bboard]]

=== General staff ===

The ASC convention team is made up of [[volunteer]] positions and is currently led by the following [[division director]]s:<ref>[https://anotherfurrycon.com/about/afc-team ''Another Furry Con Team''] page on ASC's website. Retrieved March 18, 2025.</ref>

* '''Scribbles''' - [[Business director]]
* [[Remi]] - [[Communications director]]
* [[Cheddar]] - [[Creative director]]
* [[UrbanJediWill]] - [[Gaming director]]
* '''Chip Unicorn''' - [[Operations director]]
* [[Shugnussy]] - [[Programming director]]
* '''Alofoxx''' - [[Technology director]]

==Typical programming==

* [[Opening ceremonies]]
* [[Dealers' Den]]
* [[Artists' Alley]]
* [[Night Market]]
* [[Art Show]]s
* [[Art Show auction]]
* [[Charity auction]]
* [[Fursuit parade]]
* [[Fursuit dance competition]]
* [[Furry dance]]s
* [[Karaoke]]
* [[Panel]]s/[[Meetup]]s
* [[Photo booth]]
* [[Tabletop]], [[arcade]], and [[console]] gaming
* [[Art lounge]]
* [[Furry maid café]]
* [[Pool toy party]]
* [[Pup play|Pup play]] rooms ([[W:NSFW|18+]])
* [[Babyfur|Littlefur]] rooms
* [[Closing ceremonies]]

== Mascot(s) ==

Anthro SoCal's [[mascot]] is a blue [[chibi]] [[dragon]].

== Guests of Honor ==

* 2024 - [[W:voice actor|Voice actor]] [[W:Sean Chiplock|Sean Chiplock]], [[animator]] [[W:Kyra Kupetsky|Kyra Kupetsky]], [[fursuit maker]] [[Kemonokapi]], and [[YouTuber]] [[W:TheOdd1sOut|TheOdd1sOut]].<ref>[https://anotherfurrycon.com/information/about/fureal-2 ''AFC Guests of Honor''] page on AFC's website. Retrieved March 22, 2024.</ref>
* 2025 - [[DJ]] and [[music|music producer]] [[Loprov]],<ref>[https://bsky.app/profile/anotherfurrycon.com/post/3llxd6qcmyk2x ''Please welcome @loprov.wtf as our first GOH!''] post on [[BlueSky]]. Dated April 3, 2025. Retrieved May 5, 2025.</ref> [[animator]] [[Cameron Black]],<ref>[https://bsky.app/profile/anotherfurrycon.com/post/3lnleie4s4c2t ''We’re ecstatic to welcome Cameron Black (@cameronblacktd.bsky.social) as our 2nd GOH!''] post on BlueSky. Dated April 24, 2025. Retrieved May 5, 2025.</ref> and fursuit maker [[Kigurumi Kagetsu]].<ref>[https://bsky.app/profile/anotherfurrycon.com/post/3lomc5lu7e22h ''Introducing our final GOH of #AFC2025, it's fursuit maker @kigurumikagetsu.bsky.social!''] post on BlueSky. Dated May 7, 2025. Retrieved May 7, 2025.</ref>
* 2026 - TBA
* 2027 - TBA

== Themes ==

* 2024 - '''''Fantasy Adventufurs''''' ([[Fantasy]] and [[role playing game]] inspired).<ref>[https://twitter.com/AnotherFurryCon/status/1771254080356134970 ''We are pleased to officially announce AFC...''] post on X. Dated March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.</ref>
* 2025 - '''''Modern Stone Age Furry''''' <ref>[https://bsky.app/profile/anotherfurrycon.com/post/3lfvdgn6dx22j ''Get ready to step paw & claw into prehistory...''] post on BlueSky. Dated January 16, 2025. Retrieved February 13, 2025.</ref>
* 2026 - TBA
* 2027 - TBA

== Charities ==

* 2024 - ''[https://www.jabcecc.org Judith A Bassett Canid Education & Conservation Center]''<ref>[https://x.com/AnotherFurryCon/status/1825323823161647287 ''We’re pleased to announce we’re partnering with the Judith A Bassett Canid Education & Conservation Center''] post on X. Dated August 18, 2024. Retrieved December 6, 2024.</ref> ($15,208) <ref> https://bsky.app/profile/anotherfurrycon.com/post/3l5nkbkv7yo2d </ref>
* 2025 - ''[https://pomonavalleypride.org Pomona Valley Pride]''<ref>[https://bsky.app/profile/anotherfurrycon.com/post/3lsmjv5hgun2a ''We're closing out Pride month with our Charity Announcement! AFC2025's beneficiary is nonprofit Pomona Valley Pride''] post on BlueSky. Dated June 27, 2025. Retrieved September 17, 2025.</ref> ($40,000)
* 2026 - TBA (TBD)
* 2027 - TBA (TBD)

==Attendance==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Convention year
! scope="col" | PreReg
! scope="col" | % +/-
! scope="col" | Attendance
! scope="col" | % +/-
! scope="col" | Vendors
! scope="col" | % +/-
! scope="col" | Artists
! scope="col" | % +/-
! scope="col" | Fursuiters
! scope="col" | % +/-
! scope="col" | Fursuit parade
! scope="col" | % +/-
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | Another Furry Con 2024
| 1,552
| N/A
| 3,533
| N/A
| 125<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/C_mMGVLvr51/?igsh=MWpqYzR5NHZmYnA1aw== ''We're here to fill you in on the info about the #AFC2024 MERCHANT'S GUILD!''] post on [[Instagram]]. Dated September 6, 2024. Retrieved September 17, 2025.</ref>
| N/A
| (???)
| N/A
| 1241
| N/A
| 700+
| N/A
|
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | Another Furry Con 2025
| 2,091
| 34.73%
| 5,642
| 59.69%
| 150<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/anotherfurrycon/p/DNjQjvYSBjn/ ''We're so glad to be releasing the lineup for this year's Dealer's Den!''] post on Instagram. Dated August 19, 2025. Retrieved September 17, 2025.</ref>
| +20%
| TBD
| TBD
| 2154
| 73.57%
| 900+
| 28.57%
|
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | Anthro SoCal 2026
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| Convention name change
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | 2027
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
|
|}

== References ==
{{reflist|2}}

== External links ==

* [https://twitter.com/anotherfurrycon Anthro SoCal] on [[Twitter|X]]
* [https://bsky.app/profile/anotherfurrycon.com Anthro SoCal] on [[Bluesky]]
* [https://t.me/anotherfurrycon Anthro SoCal] on [[Telegram]]
* [https://www.instagram.com/anotherfurrycon/ Anthro SoCal] on [[Instagram]]

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{{California}}
{{Conventions North America}}
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[[Category:California]]
[[Category:2024 births]]

Anthro SoCal

2025-09-24T22:17:51Z

Foxxer: update new logo

{{Infobox convention
|name = Anthro SoCal
|othernames = ASC, formerly Another Furry Con, AFC
|logo = [[File:AnthroSoCal-Logo-Black.png|225px]]
|caption =
|subject = [[Furry]]
|location = {{flagdiv|usa|[[W:Ontario, California | Ontario, California]], USA}}
|url = https://anotherfurrycon.com/
|status = Ongoing
|first = September 27-29, 2024
|final =
|organizer = [[Furry Universal Representation for Education Arts and Literature]] (F.U.R.E.A.L.)
|charity = [https://pomonavalleypride.org/ Pomona Valley Pride]
|resources = {{con resources}}
}}
{{Another Furry Con}}
[[File:Anthro SoCal Logo.png|right|thumb|225px|Another Furry Con's old logo]]
'''Anthro SoCal''' ('''ASC''') is an annual American [[furry convention]].<ref>[https://anotherfurrycon.com/information/about/afc ''About AFC''] page on AFC's website. Retrieved March 22, 2024.</ref>

== History ==

'''Anthro SoCal''' ('''ASC'''), originally '''Another Furry Con''' ('''AFC''')<ref>[https://twitter.com/AnotherFurryCon/status/1771254080356134970 ''We are pleased to officially announce AFC...''] post on [[Twitter|X]]. Dated March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.</ref>, was publically announced on March 22, 2024, with its founders being [[Rubix]], [[Scribbles]], [[Chip Unicorn]], and [[Alofoxx]] (2003),{{clarify}} with a planned first [[convention]] date of September 2024.

The first iteration of AFC was held at the [[W:Ontario Convention Center|Ontario Convention Center]] in Ontario, California, on September 27-29, 2024, with 3,533 attendees.<ref>[https://x.com/AnotherFurryCon/status/1840829158668312641 ''As we're all home (or heading home) from #AFC2024, we'd love to share the final attendance number''] post on X. Dated September 30, 2024. Retrieved December 6, 2024.</ref> The second iteration is scheduled for September 19-21, 2025.

[[F.U.R.E.A.L.]] was formed as the [[W:501(c)(3) organization|California 501(c)(3)]] public charity parent organization (EIN 99-0848997) for the event

== Staff ==
=== Board of Directors ===

The volunteer [[board member]]s are:<ref>[https://anotherfurrycon.com/about/fureal ''About F.U.R.E.A.L.''] page on ASC's website. Retrieved March 18, 2025.</ref>

* '''Alofoxx''' - [[President of the board]]
* '''Chip Unicorn''' - [[Secretary of the board]]
* '''Scribbles''' - [[Treasurer of the board]]
* [[Tanuski]] - [[Member of the board]]
* [[Trapa Civet]] - [[Advisor to the Bboard]]

=== General staff ===

The ASC convention team is made up of [[volunteer]] positions and is currently led by the following [[division director]]s:<ref>[https://anotherfurrycon.com/about/afc-team ''Another Furry Con Team''] page on ASC's website. Retrieved March 18, 2025.</ref>

* '''Scribbles''' - [[Business director]]
* [[Remi]] - [[Communications director]]
* [[Cheddar]] - [[Creative director]]
* [[UrbanJediWill]] - [[Gaming director]]
* '''Chip Unicorn''' - [[Operations director]]
* [[Shugnussy]] - [[Programming director]]
* '''Alofoxx''' - [[Technology director]]

==Typical programming==

* [[Opening ceremonies]]
* [[Dealers' Den]]
* [[Artists' Alley]]
* [[Night Market]]
* [[Art Show]]s
* [[Art Show auction]]
* [[Charity auction]]
* [[Fursuit parade]]
* [[Fursuit dance competition]]
* [[Furry dance]]s
* [[Karaoke]]
* [[Panel]]s/[[Meetup]]s
* [[Photo booth]]
* [[Tabletop]], [[arcade]], and [[console]] gaming
* [[Art lounge]]
* [[Furry maid café]]
* [[Pool toy party]]
* [[Pup play|Pup play]] rooms ([[W:NSFW|18+]])
* [[Babyfur|Littlefur]] rooms
* [[Closing ceremonies]]

== Mascot(s) ==

Anthro SoCal's [[mascot]] is a blue [[chibi]] [[dragon]].

== Guests of Honor ==

* 2024 - [[W:voice actor|Voice actor]] [[W:Sean Chiplock|Sean Chiplock]], [[animator]] [[W:Kyra Kupetsky|Kyra Kupetsky]], [[fursuit maker]] [[Kemonokapi]], and [[YouTuber]] [[W:TheOdd1sOut|TheOdd1sOut]].<ref>[https://anotherfurrycon.com/information/about/fureal-2 ''AFC Guests of Honor''] page on AFC's website. Retrieved March 22, 2024.</ref>
* 2025 - [[DJ]] and [[music|music producer]] [[Loprov]],<ref>[https://bsky.app/profile/anotherfurrycon.com/post/3llxd6qcmyk2x ''Please welcome @loprov.wtf as our first GOH!''] post on [[BlueSky]]. Dated April 3, 2025. Retrieved May 5, 2025.</ref> [[animator]] [[Cameron Black]],<ref>[https://bsky.app/profile/anotherfurrycon.com/post/3lnleie4s4c2t ''We’re ecstatic to welcome Cameron Black (@cameronblacktd.bsky.social) as our 2nd GOH!''] post on BlueSky. Dated April 24, 2025. Retrieved May 5, 2025.</ref> and fursuit maker [[Kigurumi Kagetsu]].<ref>[https://bsky.app/profile/anotherfurrycon.com/post/3lomc5lu7e22h ''Introducing our final GOH of #AFC2025, it's fursuit maker @kigurumikagetsu.bsky.social!''] post on BlueSky. Dated May 7, 2025. Retrieved May 7, 2025.</ref>
* 2026 - TBA
* 2027 - TBA

== Themes ==

* 2024 - '''''Fantasy Adventufurs''''' ([[Fantasy]] and [[role playing game]] inspired).<ref>[https://twitter.com/AnotherFurryCon/status/1771254080356134970 ''We are pleased to officially announce AFC...''] post on X. Dated March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.</ref>
* 2025 - '''''Modern Stone Age Furry''''' <ref>[https://bsky.app/profile/anotherfurrycon.com/post/3lfvdgn6dx22j ''Get ready to step paw & claw into prehistory...''] post on BlueSky. Dated January 16, 2025. Retrieved February 13, 2025.</ref>
* 2026 - TBA
* 2027 - TBA

== Charities ==

* 2024 - ''[https://www.jabcecc.org Judith A Bassett Canid Education & Conservation Center]''<ref>[https://x.com/AnotherFurryCon/status/1825323823161647287 ''We’re pleased to announce we’re partnering with the Judith A Bassett Canid Education & Conservation Center''] post on X. Dated August 18, 2024. Retrieved December 6, 2024.</ref> ($15,208) <ref> https://bsky.app/profile/anotherfurrycon.com/post/3l5nkbkv7yo2d </ref>
* 2025 - ''[https://pomonavalleypride.org Pomona Valley Pride]''<ref>[https://bsky.app/profile/anotherfurrycon.com/post/3lsmjv5hgun2a ''We're closing out Pride month with our Charity Announcement! AFC2025's beneficiary is nonprofit Pomona Valley Pride''] post on BlueSky. Dated June 27, 2025. Retrieved September 17, 2025.</ref> ($40,000)
* 2026 - TBA (TBD)
* 2027 - TBA (TBD)

==Attendance==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Convention year
! scope="col" | PreReg
! scope="col" | % +/-
! scope="col" | Attendance
! scope="col" | % +/-
! scope="col" | Vendors
! scope="col" | % +/-
! scope="col" | Artists
! scope="col" | % +/-
! scope="col" | Fursuiters
! scope="col" | % +/-
! scope="col" | Fursuit parade
! scope="col" | % +/-
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | Another Furry Con 2024
| (???)
| N/A
| 3,533
| N/A
| 125<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/C_mMGVLvr51/?igsh=MWpqYzR5NHZmYnA1aw== ''We're here to fill you in on the info about the #AFC2024 MERCHANT'S GUILD!''] post on [[Instagram]]. Dated September 6, 2024. Retrieved September 17, 2025.</ref>
| N/A
| (???)
| N/A
| (???)
| N/A
| (???)
| N/A
|
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | 2025
| TBD
| TBD
| 5,642
| 59.69%
| 150<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/anotherfurrycon/p/DNjQjvYSBjn/ ''We're so glad to be releasing the lineup for this year's Dealer's Den!''] post on Instagram. Dated August 19, 2025. Retrieved September 17, 2025.</ref>
| +20%
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
|
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | Anthro SoCal 2026
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| Convention name change
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | 2027
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
|
|}

== References ==
{{reflist|2}}

== External links ==

* [https://twitter.com/anotherfurrycon Anthro SoCal] on [[Twitter|X]]
* [https://bsky.app/profile/anotherfurrycon.com Anthro SoCal] on [[Bluesky]]
* [https://t.me/anotherfurrycon Anthro SoCal] on [[Telegram]]
* [https://www.instagram.com/anotherfurrycon/ Anthro SoCal] on [[Instagram]]

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{{California}}
{{Conventions North America}}
[[Category:Conventions]]
[[Category:California]]
[[Category:2024 births]]

File:AnthroSoCal-Logo-Black.png

2025-09-24T22:12:48Z

Foxxer: Foxxer uploaded a new version of "File:AnthroSoCal-Logo-Black.png"

== Summary ==
Anthro SoCal convention logo
== Licensing ==
{{logo}}

File:AnthroSoCal-Logo-Black.png

2025-09-24T22:09:33Z

Foxxer: Anthro SoCal convention logo

== Summary ==
Anthro SoCal convention logo
== Licensing ==
{{logo}}

Talk:Furality Online Xperience

2025-04-01T06:21:10Z

Foxxer: add removed text reason

== Public Furality assets ==
I removed the following text from this new section because it's inaccurate, and the corrected text would really be an insignificant thing to add here in my opinion. Furality just added a way to redownload old convention assets that were available to download during those past conventions. Basically, it is an archive tool for people who lost their original files. The only new thing is the Furality 2020 badge as an easter egg for inaugural year attendees. - ([[User talk:Foxxer|talk]]) 23:22, 31 March 2025 (PDT)

:In March 2025, Furality released assets available for public download to people who attended previous iterations of Furality. These ranged from specific assets, such as a Fins Pack from Furality Aqua, to Sponsor-tier badges. A special gift was also available to those who attended the first Furality Online Xperience back in May 2020.<ref>[https://x.com/furality/status/1904677192790945999 Furality Twitter], Tweet, checked March 29, 2025.</ref>

== Controversies - Remuneration ==
Refer to discussion [[User_talk:Spirou#Furality_Inc_-_Remuneration_Controversy|User_talk:Spirou#Furality_Inc_-_Remuneration_Controversy]] [https://en.wikifur.com/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3ASpirou&diff=583875&oldid=583727] [[User:Overtake983|Overtake983]] ([[User talk:Overtake983|talk]]) 22:11, 13 March 2024 (EDT)

== Controversies - Remuneration Part II ==

I intend to insert the following text to summarize the January 2024 remuneration controversy.

:In January 2024, controversy emerged regarding the disclosure of Furality's FY2022 [[W:Form 990|Form 990]], which revealed that the Chairman of the Board of Furality Inc had received $39,000 in remuneration.<ref>[https://t.me/VR_Furs/273312 ''Message from Connor Goodwolf''] on VR Furs. Dated January 26, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/852497531/202303169349300375/full ''Full text of "Full Filing" for fiscal year ending Dec. 2022''] page on [[W:ProPublica|ProPublica]]'s website. Dated November 09, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2024.</ref> This contradicted previous statements on the organization's website asserting that it operated on an "all volunteer" basis and that "board members are not compensated".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20240121042514/furality.org/org ''Furality.net's Organsiation Page''] on [[W:Wayback Machine]]. Dated January 21, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.</ref> Subsequent clarification provided by the DevOps Director of Furality (Alofoxx) clarified that the remuneration was attributed to the Chairman's responsibilities as Creative Director and not as a member of the Board.<ref>[https://t.me/VR_Furs/273417 ''Message from Alofoxx''] on VR Furs. Dated January 26, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.</ref>

<REFERENCES/>

This I feel, strikes the right balance on the topic, presents the facts neutrally. and is summarily brief enough such that it prevents skewing the tone of the article. I invite any interested party to suggest edits prior to me doing so. [[User:Overtake983|Overtake983]] ([[User talk:Overtake983|talk]]) 20:28, 18 March 2024 (EDT)

== Controversies ==
Another controversy rewrite posted here for consideration. Re-written to comply with NPOV and stick to what can be substantively proven by available sources.

:In December 2023, an individual identified as Jinxy_VR anonymously submitted an entry for Furality’s Community Showcase, which was showcased at Midwest Furfest 2023. The submission stirred controversy amongst those familiar with Jinxy_VR, due to allegations related to grooming/paedophilia associated with the individual. Consequently, the submission was removed from the video uploaded to YouTube, reflecting the community's response to the situation.

Part of me wonders if the name of the person is even relevant in the context of the article, though it might help provide scale. [[User:Overtake983|Overtake983]] ([[User talk:Overtake983|talk]]) 10:50, 26 March 2024 (EDT)

:No, this is a user issue, not the con's. Just because it was submitted to the event's showcase does not mean they are also culpable (why would they?). Following this logic, Midwest Fursfest would also be tagged (they showcased it first), the provider he used to upload the image (they provide a means of uploading such media), the maker of his PC (the device that allowed it to do the deed), etc... This is reaching a little too much. - [[User:Spirou|Spirou]] ([[User talk:Spirou|talk]]) 18:35, 26 March 2024 (EDT)

:: @Spirou I actually '''fully agree''' that Furality has very little to answer for on this matter, and indeed it seems the 'controversy' was limited to only a few people on Twitter (5~ unique users vs 15,000 MFF / Furality attendees each event) - However, you left the controversy in the article after editing and inline tagging it, but the wording implies wrong doing on the part of Furality. This proposal was my way of acknowledging your decision to leave it there, whilst still addressing that the current wording violates NPOV, is laden with bad faith assumptions and assumes wrong doing where there are no references to substantiate such an assertion. If your edit was not intended as an endorsement of that wording / controversy, then we can we reach a consensus to remove it entirely instead? Alternately, the wording above is a night and day improvement over what is currently in the article in terms of NPOV. [[User:Overtake983|Overtake983]] ([[User talk:Overtake983|talk]]) 12:23, 27 March 2024 (EDT)
:::If I left that wording in, it wasn’t intentional, probably a revert in between two user edits revisions (not the first time). You seem more spot on how the editing is going, so I will leave it up to you to edit your suggestion in, and thanks for pointing this out. - [[User:Spirou|Spirou]] ([[User talk:Spirou|talk]]) 00:05, 28 March 2024 (EDT)
::::Alright. Having considered this I decided to go ahead remove the controversy in question from the article on the basis that the available evidence indicates this controversy was microscopic in scale, not really news-worthy in terms of substance, and is not actually related to the online convention the article is about. Others are welcome to edit it back in, but if you do so, please take note of my proposed wording above to ensure NPOV is not further violated. [[User:Overtake983|Overtake983]] ([[User talk:Overtake983|talk]]) 14:15, 31 March 2024 (EDT)

Furality Online Xperience

2025-04-01T06:14:12Z

Foxxer: Removed asset block - see discussion page

{{Infobox convention
| name = Furality Online Xperience
| logo = [[File:FuralityLogo.png|150px]]
| othernames = F.O.X.
| caption =
| subject = [[Furry]], [[W:Virtual reality|virtual reality]] ('''VR''')
| location = [[VRChat]]
| url = https://furality.org/
| status = Ongoing
| first = May 22-24, 2020
| final =
| organizer =
* [[Furality, Inc.]]
* Daltyn (Chairman)
* [https://furality.org/team Furality Team page]
| charity =
* [https://thecenterorlando.org/ Center Orlando] (2024-25)
* [https://www.eqfl.org/ Equality Institute] (2023)
* [https://www.saveafox.org/ Save-A-Fox] (2020-22)
| resources = Assets
}}
'''Furality Online Xperience''' is a furry virtual reality convention hosted on the VRChat platform and produced by Furality, Inc.

== Overview ==
The convention usually hosts [[panel]]s, [[meetup]]s, [[dance]] [[W:Rave|rave]]s at Club F.Y.N.N. and a [[Dealer's Den]].

== History ==
Its first iteration began on Memorial Day weekend, May 22-24, 2020. Its second convention, Furality 2000, was hosted on November 6-8, 2020.

The idea for Furality Online Xperience was published on March 28, 2020, through their Telegram channel. The convention gathered widespread attention in the virtual reality community. It was originally proposed as a 'convention that never ends', since the idea was that VRChat is a platform that will continue to be online after the convention is over. Another reason for this was that furry meetups on VRChat happened very frequently around the time that the first FOX was hosted.

There was no registration fee to sign up for the first convention. Due to licensing fees with VRChat, Furality later added a minimum $10 attendance fee, along with other registration tiers such as First Class and Sponsor. They added a program that offers free attendance to those who financially cannot afford registration due to the [[W:COVID-19_recession|2020 economic recession]]. However, a donation was encouraged and could be given to the convention's charity, SaveAFox; a non-profit organization based in Minnesota. Notable attendees included VRChat business developer "VRPill", VRChat community manager "Tupper", furry YouTuber [[Pocari Roo]], Kemono YouTuber [[Sherbert Shenanigans]], professional fighting game player [[SonicFox5000|SonicFox]], and voice actor [[W:Sean Chiplock|Sean Chiplock]].

In July 2020, Furality, Inc. was incorporated as a Florida nonprofit corporation to operate future "Furality Online Xperience" conventions. Its mission is to provide a forum for attendees to gather to experience, learn, share, and celebrate anthropomorphic arts, including performing arts, such as improv and musical performances, and visual arts, such as cartoons, sketches, photography, 3D modeling, and digital design. Furality, Inc will also collect donations to the benefit of selected charitable organizations, typically but not exclusively ones associated with animal welfare and/or preservation.<ref>[https://furality.org/about Furality website], About Page, checked March 31, 2021.</ref>

===Information===
Since its inception in May 2020, Furality Online Xperience has taken place in [[VRChat]]. From 2020 until 2022, its charity of choice was SaveAFox Rescue headquartered in Minnesota. For its 2023 convention, in honor of Pride Month, Furality's charity of choice was the LGBTQ non-profit organization Equality Florida Institute.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! # !! Event Name !! Dates of Convention !! Theme !! World !! Attendance !! Charity Amount Raised !! Notes
|-
| 1 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality 2020 || May 22-24, 2020 || Cyberpunk/Retro || F.O.X. Event Room || 2,692 || $8,646 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Rescue] || The first VR-only furry convention without any pre-existing foundation to an in-person convention.
|-
| 2 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality 2000 || Nov 6-8, 2020 || 2000's/Y2K Aesthetic || DIX-E || 3,120 || $5,846 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Rescue] || First furry convention to Event Partner with VRChat
|-
| 3 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Luma || June 4-6, 2021 || Bioluminescent Forest || Crystal Forest || 6,829 || $14,649 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Rescue] ||
|-
| 4 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Legends || Nov 5-7, 2021 || Super Hero/Villain || Legend City || 9,024 || $14,976 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Rescue] ||
|-
| 5 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Aqua || June 17-19, 2022 || Aquatic/Underwater || Oceans of Luma || 15,079 || $22,638 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Rescue] ||
|-
| 5a || Furality Luma Festival || Feb 17-18, 2023 || Bioluminescent Forest || Luma Falls || 11,806 || - || This was a mini 30-hour event/music festival and not a full-scale convention.
|-
| 6 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Sylva || June 2-4, 2023 || Tropical Rainforest || Isle of Sylva || 15,160 || $17,811 [https://www.eqfl.org/ Equality Florida Institute, Inc.] ||
|-
| 7 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Umbra || June 6-9, 2024 || Sci-Fi Desert Settlement || Crevice Village || 21,004 || $42,269 [https://thecenterorlando.org/ The Center Orlando] || The largest virtual furry convention to date
|-
| 8 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Somna || June 5-8, 2025 || Dreams || TBA || TBA || $TBA [https://thecenterorlando.org/ The Center Orlando] || More information to be revealed
|}

== Events ==
=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality 2020 ===
The first Furality event, Online Xperience 2020 took place from May 22nd to the 24th of 2020, intending to be a small event to test the idea of hosting a convention online via the VRChat platform.

2,692 attendees and $8,646.93 raised for the SaveAFox Rescue later, attendance was more than expected and confirmed that an online convention on VRChat was viable.

The event was based on a Retro/cyberpunk theme and included some panels, meetups, and dance events.

=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality 2000 ===
During an interview at [[VirtualFurence]], the chairman hinted at another FOX event happening in 2020. On August 30, it was confirmed that a new convention would take place between November 6-8, 2020. The theme was "Furality 2000" featuring a Y2K aesthetic, celebrating 2000s video games. Unlike the first iteration of Furality Online Xperience, pre-registration became available and added the options of "First Class" (USD 35) and "Sponsor" (USD 100) registration tiers along with basic attendee privileges.

There were numerous lobbies for the Furality 2000 convention:
* DIX-E Ship (Main lobby)
* Panel Room
* Club F.Y.N.N. (raves)
* Dealer's Den (Blue, Green, Purple)

As a result, 3,120 attendees registered for Furality 2000; 428 more attendees than FOX's Q2 iteration in May. USD 5,846 was raised for the SaveAFox Rescue charity. Despite the imbalance between the attendee and charity count, Furality, Inc. commissioned and acquired many more assets for their second convention compared to their first, including downloadable asset packs for First Class and Sponsor attendees. Furality, Inc. also had to officially pay licensing fees to VRChat.

Overall, Furality Online Xperience 2000's live stream, web portal, and registration process greatly improved in regards to stability, and few issues were experienced throughout the weekend. With Furality's generous donation, SaveAFox Rescue announced plans to expand operations to [[W:Florida, USA|Florida, USA]].

=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality Luma ===
Furality Luma was the third event, and Furality Xperience's most ambitious project at the time, running from June 4th to the 6th of 2021.

Furality Luma featured five new worlds themed on the bioluminescent forests of the fictional planet Luma, filled with magic crystals and glowing plants "where magic and nature unite to create an environment best seen by its own light"<ref>[https://furality.org/about Furality website], About Page, checked March 31, 2021.</ref>

Luma featured presentations, panels, meetups, performances, raves in Club FYNN, and a Dealer's Den showcasing various creators across the fandom.

Luma was the first event where attendees were provided with content for their VRChat avatar including Furality's first avatar shader, the Luma Glow Shader created by Naito Ookami with rune designs by Kreic. The shader allowed the attendee's characters to react with the light in the world and was an attempt to enhance the experience and feeling of connection to the world.

In terms of attendance, 6,829 people attended raising $14,649 for the SaveAFox Rescue.<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1403427312318619650 Furality Twitter], Tweet, checked June 11, 2021.</ref>

=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality Legends ===
Furality Legends was a superhero/supervillain-themed event with a comic book style. It ran from November 5th to the 7th of 2021.<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1415749326559760386 Furality Twitter], Tweet, checked July 16, 2021.</ref>

Legends took place in the fictional "Legend City" and had 9,024 people in attendance,<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1460687911175794690/ Furality Twitter], Website, checked November 14, 2021.</ref> with $14,976 raised for SaveAFox Rescue.

The convention featured presentations, panels, meetups, performances, and the Dealer's Den, as well as the raves in Club FYNN like in previous years.

The convention also featured the second shader by Naito Ookami, the Furality Legends Shader. This shader allowed the attendees to pick between a selection of stylized lighting effects for their characters to fit the comic book theme of the convention.

=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality Aqua ===
Furality Aqua was an underwater-themed event, returning to the fictional planet of Luma but exploring the vibrant oceans of the planet. It ran from the 17th to the 19th of June 2022. Aqua had a total of 15,079 attendees and raised $22,638 for SaveAFox Rescue.

The Oceans of Aqua featured all the previous event types, including the Dealer's Den, and Club FYNN raves.

Furality Aqua had major backend improvements by the DevOps team, and very few technical issues were faced by attendees. There was a total peak of 5,150 attendees at any one time, and more than 6,300 world instances were created, with the F.O.X portal sending out over 320 thousand world invites to attendees, and the instances logged as being joined over 2.5 million times, as reported at the Closing Ceremony.

Aqua featured the third shader of Furality, the Aqua Shader by Naito Ookami. It also featured props for attendees to place on their avatars, including holographic "Aqua Fins"; a glowing form of fish fins made to make attendees look more aquatic to fit with the theme of the convention.

=== Furality Luma Festival ===
A "Festival" variant of its Luma-themed convention was held on February 17, 2023, for 30 continuous hours. The admission fee for the Festival was $10, with an attendance of 11,806.<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1627815329538916354 Furality Twitter], Tweet, checked February 20, 2023.</ref> The Festival mostly contained meetups, an Avatar Showcase Gallery, and live performances from various furry musicians, such as [[Whsprs]], [[YonKaGor]] and ChaoticCanineCulture (CK9C).

=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality Sylva ===
"Furality Sylva" was a tropical rainforest-themed event that was held from June 2 to 4 2023, with the theme of the event being revealed during the closing ceremonies of Furality Luma Festival back in February.<ref>[https://twitter.com/DaltynWolf/status/1627190596166205442 DaltynWolf Twitter], Tweet, checked February 18, 2023.</ref> Live performances included [[When Snakes Sing]], Whsprs, YonKaGor, ChaoticCanineCulture (CK9C) and [[Ivycomb|ivycomb]]. Sylva's Dealer's Den was made public the day after its convention run on June 5, only for a week until its closure on June 11.

Sylva had 15,160 attendees over the 3 days it was running and raised $17,811 for the Equality Florida Institute.<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1665917337357418496 Furality Twitter], Tweet, checked June 5, 2023.</ref>

=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality Umbra ===
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"Furality Umbra" was an urban sci-fi event that was held from June 6 to 9 of 2024. It was the first Furality event taking over the course of 4 days, as opposed to the typical 3-day weekend of its previous events.

Live performances included [[JohnieCanine]], Key & Rhubarb, Minxii, TFMJonny, ThatDogCoda, VRCVictory, When Snakes Sing, Whsprs, xCirrex and Yamazaki.

Furality Umbra was Furality's largest convention to date, amassing 21,004 attendees over the 4 days it was running,<ref>[https://x.com/Furality/status/1800246990577467821 Furality X], Tweet, checked June 10, 2024.</ref> and raising $42,269 for The Center Orlando. This also made Umbra the [[List of online furry conventions by attendance|world's largest]] virtual convention to date. Umbra's Dealer's Den remained open for a limited time, only for a week until its June 16 closure.

=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality Somna ===
"Furality Somna" is scheduled for June 5 to 8 of 2025, with the event's theme being revealed during Cyber Connection in January the same year.<ref>[https://x.com/Furality/status/1880284175908929657 Furality X], Tweet, checked January 17, 2025.</ref><ref>[https://x.com/Furality/status/1880420419523522943 Furality X], Tweet, checked January 17, 2025.</ref>

== Public VRChat worlds ==
Furality normally takes place in 5-7 private VRChat worlds that exist only for the weekend of the event. However, after some conventions and events, Furality has remixed elements of those worlds into a public version for anyone to visit.

=== Convention-based ===
With the exception of Furality Luma Festival, a public variant of each convention iteration was published to VRChat since December 2022.

==== The Oceans of Luma ====
A "Public World" variant of its Aqua-themed convention, "The Oceans of Luma", was published to VRChat in early December 2022.<ref>[https://vrchat.com/home/launch?worldId=wrld_f5dd279b-72fa-4b4b-abb8-b46e4b0e1d78/ Furality Aqua˸ The Oceans of Luma - Public World]</ref>

==== The Isle of Sylva ====
In August 2023, Lahaina Springs was published to VRChat.<ref>[https://vrchat.com/home/world/wrld_a9cb172b-4936-48a6-aaae-7fdbe4f5f516/ Furality Sylva˸ Lahaina Springs - Public World]</ref> It was then followed by two "Public World" variants (day and night) of its Sylva-themed convention that were added to VRChat in mid-December the same year.<ref>[https://vrchat.com/home/world/wrld_c84eaf46-07ec-4d79-8a4c-a64e2d5415c3/ Furality Sylva: Treehouse Village - Public World]</ref><ref>[https://vrchat.com/home/world/wrld_27726cc0-49a1-4cde-9bcb-e8afe152383d/ Furality Sylva: Treehouse Village (at Night) - Public World]</ref>

==== Crevice Village ====
A "Public World" variant of its Umbra-themed convention, "Crevice Village", was published to VRChat in late January 2025.<ref>[https://vrchat.com/home/world/wrld_3f8575b7-13c3-4b97-8461-2077101ad9d3/Furality Umbra: Crevice Village - Public World]</ref>

=== Non-convention based ===
Furality also published public worlds that were not modeled after an existing FOX-themed convention.

==== Furality: F․Y․N․N․'s Room ====
This world was created to be a home for the Furality convention mascot "F.Y.N.N." theme as a bedroom suite of sorts and decorated with memorabilia from past Furality conventions. There is also a notable "Gateway" portal in the room that takes users to a "Furality Luma" area and a "Furality Legends" area where they can revisit the public remixes of those themes. There is also a "Furality Gateway" area through the portal that serves as the main location for IRL conventions to VR bidirectional live streams where attendees of physical conventions can interact with users in VRChat. This world was published to VRChat on June 2, 2021.<ref>[https://vrchat.com/home/launch?worldId=wrld_60bcdb81-aca1-4425-b8a0-1c5b721158b5/ Furality˸ F․Y․N․N․'s Room]</ref>

==== Furality Gateway: BLFC ====
A world that was dedicated to meeting IRL attendees at [[Biggest Little Fur Con 2023]] over Halloween weekend (October 30 to November 2). It was published to VRChat about six weeks prior on September 15, 2023.<ref>[https://vrchat.com/home/world/wrld_5caa688d-26de-42d8-a914-03e785986278/ Furality Gateway: BLFC - Public World]</ref>

==== Furality: F․Y․N․N․'s Gym ====
A "gym"-themed world where a representative from Furality hosts "Furality Fitness" monthly, which takes place on the last Saturday of every calendar month. This world was published in October 2023.<ref>[https://vrchat.com/home/world/wrld_84010f6a-1028-466b-85c6-ca28ada1188b/ Furality: F․Y․N․N․'s Gym - Public World]</ref>

==== Furality: F․Y․N․N․'s Pool Party ====
A separate "pool party" theme variant of F.Y.N.N.'s gym world. This world was published in February 2024.<ref>[https://vrchat.com/home/world/wrld_2a3d5478-d81f-46e0-92c2-7b33d9dfd4bc/ Furality: F․Y․N․N․'s Pool Party - Public World]</ref>

==== Furality: Legends Alley / Supporter Sanctuary ====
Two public worlds were published in December 2024, both of which were in honor of those who supported Furality over the years.<ref>[https://vrchat.com/home/world/wrld_cdca2e49-f28a-4074-8bde-7d326bd33826/ Furality: Legends Alley - Public World]</ref><ref>[https://vrchat.com/home/world/wrld_c29474f8-f9a4-415e-b7f2-6b986e12de00/ Furality: Supporter Sanctuary - Public World]</ref>

== Downloads and requirements ==
VRChat can be downloaded on [https://store.steampowered.com/app/438100/VRChat/ Steam] for both VR and non-VR users interested in attending Furality. It was stated on their website that although a [[W:Virtual reality headset|virtual reality (VR) headset]] is not needed to attend the event, it is recommended "for the best experience".<ref>[https://furality.org Furality Online Xperience] front page. Retrieved April 1, 2020.</ref>

Supported OS's and devices include [[W:Windows 8.1|Windows 8.1]], [[W:Windows 10|Windows 10]], and [[W:Oculus Quest|Oculus Quest]].<ref>[https://help.vrchat.com/kb/article/19-system-requirements/ ''System Requirements''] page on [[W:VRChat|VRChat]]'s website. Dated January 10, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.</ref> VRChat is not officially supported on [[W:macOS|Apple macOS]], [[W:Ubuntu|Ubuntu]], and [[W:Linux OS|Linux OS]].<ref>[https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/store/application/platforms ''Platforms''] page on the [[W:Steam (software)|Steam]]'s website. Retrieved April 17, 2020.</ref>

== Reception ==
[[File:Furality2KBanner.jpg|right|thumb|200px|A promotional banner for FOX's Y2K-themed 2020 convention.]]
Furality Online Xperience garnered large attention for a first-time convention on social media websites [[Twitter]], Telegram, and Discord. Attending an online convention was seen as highly convenient for many reasons, including safety from the [[COVID-19]] virus, financial ease from not purchasing hotel rooms, expensive convention registration, passport registration, travel burdens, and more. Some attendees mentioned they were geographically isolated from mainstream conventions, or suffer from social anxiety, which made FOX a great alternative for them.

During the first day of the convention many attendees complained of not being able to access the online portal that would allow them to join the convention rooms; the Furality staff had to postpone the sending of login information emails to not completely overload either the VRChat servers or their web portal. Furality staff apologized for the delay to those affected and began sending out the remaining login information emails by Saturday morning, as the service had stabilized significantly.

There was a total of 2,692 confirmed attendees its first weekend -- a number that Furality staff did not anticipate. At the time the convention ended, it was ranked the tenth largest furry convention as of May 2020, shying between [[Anthro New England]] which had 2,570 attendees in 2020, and [[DenFur]] which had 2,735 attendees in 2019.

During the closing ceremony, it was announced that attendees of the convention raised 1,183 donations for Furality's sponsored charity, SaveAFox, totaling USD 8,646.93 gathered throughout the weekend. Furality Online Xperience was deemed a great success and is considered a milestone for [[online furry conventions]].

In June 2022, Furality Aqua, became the most-attended furry event of its time at 15,079 registrations, beating the in-person Anthrocon event which garnered 9,358 in 2019. F.O.X. Aqua also raised over $22,300 in donations for Save-A-Fox.

== References ==
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== See also ==
* [[Online furry conventions]]
* [[Second Life]]

== External links ==
* [https://twitter.com/furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[X (social media)|X]]
* [https://discord.gg/furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[Discord]]
* [https://t.me/furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[Telegram]]
* [https://furality.social/@furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[Mastodon]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/c/Furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[YouTube]]

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{{Infobox convention
| name = Furality Online Xperience
| logo = [[File:FuralityLogo.png|150px]]
| othernames = F.O.X.
| caption =
| subject = [[Furry]], [[W:Virtual reality|virtual reality]] ('''VR''')
| location = [[VRChat]]
| url = https://furality.org/
| status = Ongoing
| first = May 22-24, 2020
| final =
| organizer =
* [[Furality, Inc.]]
* Daltyn (Chairman)
* [https://furality.org/team Furality Team page]
| charity =
* [https://thecenterorlando.org/ The Center Orlando] (2024)
* [https://www.eqfl.org/ Equality Institute] (2023)
* [https://www.saveafox.org/ Save-A-Fox] (2020-22)
| resources =
}}
'''Furality Online Xperience''' is a furry virtual reality convention hosted on the VRChat platform and produced by Furality, Inc.

== Overview ==
The convention usually hosts [[panel]]s, [[meetup]]s, [[dance]] [[W:Rave|rave]]s at Club F.Y.N.N. and a [[Dealer's Den]].

== History ==
Its first iteration began on Memorial Day weekend, May 22-24, 2020. Its second convention, Furality 2000, was hosted on November 6-8, 2020.

The idea for Furality Online Xperience was published on March 28, 2020, through their Telegram channel. The convention gathered widespread attention in the virtual reality community. It was originally proposed as a 'convention that never ends', since the idea was that VRChat is a platform that will continue to be online after the convention is over. Another reason for this was that furry meetups on VRChat happened very frequently around the time that the first FOX was hosted.

There was no registration fee to sign up for the first convention. Due to licensing fees with VRChat, Furality later added a minimum $10 attendance fee, along with other registration tiers such as First Class and Sponsor. They added a program that offers free attendance to those who financially cannot afford registration due to the [[W:COVID-19_recession|2020 economic recession]]. However, a donation was encouraged and could be given to the convention's charity, SaveAFox; a non-profit organization based in Minnesota. Notable attendees included VRChat business developer "VRPill", VRChat community manager "Tupper", furry YouTuber [[Pocari Roo]], Kemono YouTuber [[Sherbert Shenanigans]], professional fighting game player [[SonicFox5000|SonicFox]], and voice actor [[W:Sean Chiplock|Sean Chiplock]].

In July 2020, Furality, Inc. was incorporated as a Florida nonprofit corporation to operate future "Furality Online Xperience" conventions. Its mission is to provide a forum for attendees to gather to experience, learn, share, and celebrate anthropomorphic arts, including performing arts, such as improv and musical performances, and visual arts, such as cartoons, sketches, photography, 3D modeling, and digital design. Furality, Inc will also collect donations to the benefit of selected charitable organizations, typically but not exclusively ones associated with animal welfare and/or preservation.<ref>[https://furality.org/about Furality website], About Page, checked March 31, 2021.</ref>

===Information===
Since its inception in May 2020, Furality Online Xperience has taken place in [[VRChat]]. From 2020 until 2022, its charity of choice was SaveAFox Rescue headquartered in Minnesota. For its 2023 convention, in honor of Pride Month, Furality's charity of choice was the LGBTQ non-profit organization Equality Florida Institute.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! # !! Event Name !! Dates of Convention !! Theme !! World !! Attendance !! Charity Amount Raised !! Notes
|-
| 1 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality 2020 || May 22-24, 2020 || Cyberpunk/Retro || F.O.X. Event Room || 2,692 || $8,646 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Rescue] || The first VR-only furry convention without any pre-existing foundation to an in-person convention.
|-
| 2 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality 2000 || Nov 6-8, 2020 || 2000's/Y2K Aesthetic || DIX-E || 3,120 || $5,846 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Rescue] || First furry convention to Event Partner with VRChat
|-
| 3 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Luma || June 4-6, 2021 || Bioluminescent Forest || Crystal Forest || 6,829 || $14,649 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Rescue] ||
|-
| 4 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Legends || Nov 5-7, 2021 || Super Hero/Villain || Legend City || 9,024 || $14,976 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Rescue] ||
|-
| 5 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Aqua || June 17-19, 2022 || Aquatic/Underwater || Oceans of Luma || 15,079 || $22,638 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Rescue] ||
|-
| 5a || Furality Luma Festival || Feb 17-18, 2023 || Bioluminescent Forest || Luma Falls || 11,806 || - || This was a mini 30hour event/music festival and not a full-scale convention.
|-
| 6 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Sylva || June 2-4, 2023 || Tropical Rainforest || Isle of Sylva || 15,160 || $17,811 [https://www.eqfl.org/ Equality Florida Institute, Inc.] ||
|-
| 7 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Umbra || June 6-9, 2024 || Sci-Fi Desert Settlement || Crevice Village || 21,004 || $42,269 [https://thecenterorlando.org/ The Center Orlando] || The largest virtual furry convention to date
|-
| 8 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Somna || June 5-8, 2025 || Dreams || TBA || TBA || $TBA || More information to be revealed
|}

== Events ==
=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality 2020 ===
The first Furality event, Online Xperience 2020 took place from May 22nd to the 24th of 2020, intending to be a small event to test the idea of hosting a convention online via the VRChat platform.

2,692 attendees and $8,646.93 raised for the SaveAFox Rescue later, attendance was more than expected and confirmed that an online convention on VRChat was viable.

The event was based on a Retro/cyberpunk theme and included some panels, meetups, and dance events.

=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality 2000 ===
During an interview at [[VirtualFurence]], the chairman hinted at another FOX event happening in 2020. On August 30, it was confirmed that a new convention would take place between November 6-8, 2020. The theme was "Furality 2000" featuring a Y2K aesthetic, celebrating 2000s video games. Unlike the first iteration of Furality Online Xperience, pre-registration became available and added the options of "First Class" (USD 35) and "Sponsor" (USD 100) registration tiers along with basic attendee privileges.

There were numerous lobbies for the Furality 2000 convention:
* DIX-E Ship (Main lobby)
* Panel Room
* Club F.Y.N.N. (raves)
* Dealer's Den (Blue, Green, Purple)

As a result, 3,120 attendees registered for Furality 2000; 428 more attendees than FOX's Q2 iteration in May. USD 5,846 was raised for the SaveAFox Rescue charity. Despite the imbalance between the attendee and charity count, Furality, Inc. commissioned and acquired many more assets for their second convention compared to their first, including downloadable asset packs for First Class and Sponsor attendees. Furality, Inc. also had to officially pay licensing fees to VRChat.

Overall, Furality Online Xperience 2000's live stream, web portal, and registration process greatly improved in regards to stability, and few issues were experienced throughout the weekend. With Furality's generous donation, SaveAFox Rescue announced plans to expand operations to [[W:Florida, USA|Florida, USA]].

=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality Luma ===
Furality Luma was the third event, and Furality Xperience's most ambitious project at the time, running from June 4th to the 6th of 2021.

Furality Luma featured five new worlds themed on the bioluminescent forests of the fictional planet Luma, filled with magic crystals and glowing plants "where magic and nature unite to create an environment best seen by its own light"<ref>[https://furality.org/about Furality website], About Page, checked March 31, 2021.</ref>

Luma featured presentations, panels, meetups, performances, raves in Club FYNN, and a Dealer's Den showcasing various creators across the fandom.

Luma was the first event where attendees were provided with content for their VRChat avatar including Furality's first avatar shader, the Luma Glow Shader created by Naito Ookami with rune designs by Kreic. The shader allowed the attendee's characters to react with the light in the world and was an attempt to enhance the experience and feeling of connection to the world.

In terms of attendance, 6,829 people attended raising $14,649 for the SaveAFox Rescue.<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1403427312318619650 Furality Twitter], Tweet, checked June 11, 2021.</ref>

=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality Legends ===
Furality Legends was a superhero/supervillain-themed event with a comic book style. It ran from November 5th to the 7th of 2021.<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1415749326559760386 Furality Twitter], Tweet, checked July 16, 2021.</ref>

Legends took place in the fictional "Legend City" and had 9,024 people in attendance,<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1460687911175794690/ Furality Twitter], Website, checked November 14, 2021.</ref> with $14,976 raised for SaveAFox Rescue.

The convention featured presentations, panels, meetups, performances, and the Dealer's Den, as well as the raves in Club FYNN like in previous years.

The convention also featured the second shader by Naito Ookami, the Furality Legends Shader. This shader allowed the attendees to pick between a selection of stylized lighting effects for their characters to fit the comic book theme of the convention.

=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality Aqua ===
Furality Aqua was an underwater-themed event, returning to the fictional planet of Luma but exploring the vibrant oceans of the planet. It ran from the 17th to the 19th of June 2022. Aqua had a total of 15,079 attendees and raised $22,638 for SaveAFox Rescue.

The Oceans of Aqua featured all the previous event types, including the Dealer's Den, and Club FYNN raves.

Furality Aqua had major backend improvements by the DevOps team, and very few technical issues were faced by attendees. There was a total peak of 5,150 attendees at any one time, and more than 6,300 world instances were created, with the F.O.X portal sending out over 320 thousand world invites to attendees, and the instances logged as being joined over 2.5 million times, as reported at the Closing Ceremony.

Aqua featured the third shader of Furality, the Aqua Shader by Naito Ookami. It also featured props for attendees to place on their avatars, including holographic "Aqua Fins"; a glowing form of fish fins made to make attendees look more aquatic to fit with the theme of the convention.

=== Furality Luma Festival ===
A "Festival" variant of its Luma-themed convention was held on February 17, 2023, for 30 continuous hours. The admission fee for the Festival was $10, with an attendance of 11,806.<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1627815329538916354 Furality Twitter], Tweet, checked February 20, 2023.</ref> The Festival mostly contained meetups, an Avatar Showcase Gallery, and live performances from various furry musicians, such as [[Whsprs]], [[YonKaGor]] and ChaoticCanineCulture (CK9C).

=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality Sylva ===
"Furality Sylva" was a tropical rainforest-themed event that was held from June 2 to 4 2023, with the theme of the event being revealed during the closing ceremonies of Furality Luma Festival back in February.<ref>[https://twitter.com/DaltynWolf/status/1627190596166205442 DaltynWolf Twitter], Tweet, checked February 18, 2023.</ref> Live performances included [[When Snakes Sing]], Whsprs, YonKaGor, ChaoticCanineCulture (CK9C) and [[Ivycomb|ivycomb]]. Sylva's Dealer's Den was made public the day after its convention run on June 5, only for a week until its closure on June 11.

Sylva had 15,160 attendees over the 3 days it was running and raised $17,811 for the Equality Florida Institute.<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1665917337357418496 Furality Twitter], Tweet, checked June 5, 2023.</ref>

=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality Umbra ===
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"Furality Umbra" was an urban sci-fi event that was held from June 6 to 9 of 2024. It was the first Furality event taking over the course of 4 days, as opposed to the typical 3-day weekend of its previous events.

Live performances included [[JohnieCanine]], Key & Rhubarb, Minxii, TFMJonny, ThatDogCoda, VRCVictory, When Snakes Sing, Whsprs, xCirrex and Yamazaki.

Furality Umbra was Furality's largest convention to date, amassing 21,004 attendees over the 4 days it was running,<ref>[https://x.com/Furality/status/1800246990577467821 Furality X], Tweet, checked June 10, 2024.</ref> and raising $42,269 for The Center Orlando. This also made Umbra the [[List of online furry conventions by attendance|world's largest]] virtual convention to date. Umbra's Dealer's Den remained open for a limited time, only for a week until its June 16 closure.

=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality Somna ===
"Furality Somna" is scheduled for June 5 to 8 of 2025, with the event's theme being revealed during Cyber Connection in January the same year.<ref>[https://x.com/Furality/status/1880284175908929657 Furality X], Tweet, checked January 17, 2025.</ref><ref>[https://x.com/Furality/status/1880420419523522943 Furality X], Tweet, checked January 17, 2025.</ref>

== Public VRChat worlds ==
Furality normally takes place in 5-7 private VRChat worlds that exist only for the weekend of the event. However, after some conventions and events, Furality has remixed elements of those worlds into a public version for anyone to visit.

=== Convention-based ===
With the exception of Furality Luma Festival, a public variant of each convention iteration was published to VRChat since December 2022.

==== The Oceans of Luma ====
A "Public World" variant of its Aqua-themed convention, "The Oceans of Luma", was published to VRChat in early December 2022.<ref>[https://vrchat.com/home/launch?worldId=wrld_f5dd279b-72fa-4b4b-abb8-b46e4b0e1d78/ Furality Aqua˸ The Oceans of Luma - Public World]</ref>

==== The Isle of Sylva ====
In August 2023, Lahaina Springs was published to VRChat.<ref>[https://vrchat.com/home/world/wrld_a9cb172b-4936-48a6-aaae-7fdbe4f5f516/ Furality Sylva˸ Lahaina Springs - Public World]</ref> It was then followed by two "Public World" variants (day and night) of its Sylva-themed convention that were added to VRChat in mid-December the same year.<ref>[https://vrchat.com/home/world/wrld_c84eaf46-07ec-4d79-8a4c-a64e2d5415c3/ Furality Sylva: Treehouse Village - Public World]</ref><ref>[https://vrchat.com/home/world/wrld_27726cc0-49a1-4cde-9bcb-e8afe152383d/ Furality Sylva: Treehouse Village (at Night) - Public World]</ref>

==== Crevice Village ====
A "Public World" variant of its Umbra-themed convention, "Crevice Village", was published to VRChat in late January 2025.<ref>[https://vrchat.com/home/world/wrld_3f8575b7-13c3-4b97-8461-2077101ad9d3/Furality Umbra: Crevice Village - Public World]</ref>

=== Non-convention based ===
Furality also published public worlds that were not modeled after an existing FOX-themed convention.

==== Furality: F․Y․N․N․'s Room ====
This world was created to be a home for the Furality convention mascot "F.Y.N.N." theme as a bedroom suite of sorts and decorated with memorabilia from past Furality conventions. There is also a notable "Gateway" portal in the room that takes users to a "Furality Luma" area and a "Furality Legends" area where they can revisit the public remixes of those themes. There is also a "Furality Gateway" area through the portal that serves as the main location for IRL conventions to VR bidirectional live streams where attendees of physical conventions can interact with users in VRChat. This world was published to VRChat on June 2, 2021.<ref>[https://vrchat.com/home/launch?worldId=wrld_60bcdb81-aca1-4425-b8a0-1c5b721158b5/ Furality˸ F․Y․N․N․'s Room]</ref>

==== Furality Gateway: BLFC ====
A world that was dedicated to meeting IRL attendees at [[Biggest Little Fur Con 2023]] over Halloween weekend (October 30 to November 2). It was published to VRChat about six weeks prior on September 15, 2023.<ref>[https://vrchat.com/home/world/wrld_5caa688d-26de-42d8-a914-03e785986278/ Furality Gateway: BLFC - Public World]</ref>

==== Furality: F․Y․N․N․'s Gym ====
A "gym"-themed world where a representative from Furality hosts "Furality Fitness" monthly, which takes place on the last Saturday of every calendar month. This world was published in October 2023.<ref>[https://vrchat.com/home/world/wrld_84010f6a-1028-466b-85c6-ca28ada1188b/ Furality: F․Y․N․N․'s Gym - Public World]</ref>

==== Furality: F․Y․N․N․'s Pool Party ====
A separate "pool party" theme variant of F.Y.N.N.'s gym world. This world was published in February 2024.<ref>[https://vrchat.com/home/world/wrld_2a3d5478-d81f-46e0-92c2-7b33d9dfd4bc/ Furality: F․Y․N․N․'s Pool Party - Public World]</ref>

==== Furality: Legends Alley / Supporter Sanctuary ====
Two public worlds were published in December 2024, both of which were in honor of those who supported Furality over the years.<ref>[https://vrchat.com/home/world/wrld_cdca2e49-f28a-4074-8bde-7d326bd33826/ Furality: Legends Alley - Public World]</ref><ref>[https://vrchat.com/home/world/wrld_c29474f8-f9a4-415e-b7f2-6b986e12de00/ Furality: Supporter Sanctuary - Public World]</ref>

== Downloads and requirements ==
VRChat can be downloaded on [https://store.steampowered.com/app/438100/VRChat/ Steam] for both VR and non-VR users interested in attending Furality. It was stated on their website that although a [[W:Virtual reality headset|virtual reality (VR) headset]] is not needed to attend the event, it is recommended "for the best experience".<ref>[https://furality.org Furality Online Xperience] front page. Retrieved April 1, 2020.</ref>

Supported OS's and devices include [[W:Windows 8.1|Windows 8.1]], [[W:Windows 10|Windows 10]], and [[W:Oculus Quest|Oculus Quest]].<ref>[https://help.vrchat.com/kb/article/19-system-requirements/ ''System Requirements''] page on [[W:VRChat|VRChat]]'s website. Dated January 10, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.</ref> VRChat is not officially supported on [[W:macOS|Apple macOS]], [[W:Ubuntu|Ubuntu]], and [[W:Linux OS|Linux OS]].<ref>[https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/store/application/platforms ''Platforms''] page on the [[W:Steam (software)|Steam]]'s website. Retrieved April 17, 2020.</ref>

== Reception ==
[[File:Furality2KBanner.jpg|right|thumb|200px|A promotional banner for FOX's Y2K-themed 2020 convention.]]
Furality Online Xperience garnered large attention for a first-time convention on social media websites [[Twitter]], Telegram, and Discord. Attending an online convention was seen as highly convenient for many reasons, including safety from the [[COVID-19]] virus, financial ease from not purchasing hotel rooms, expensive convention registration, passport registration, travel burdens, and more. Some attendees mentioned they were geographically isolated from mainstream conventions, or suffer from social anxiety, which made FOX a great alternative for them.

During the first day of the convention many attendees complained of not being able to access the online portal that would allow them to join the convention rooms; the Furality staff had to postpone the sending of login information emails to not completely overload either the VRChat servers or their web portal. Furality staff apologized for the delay to those affected and began sending out the remaining login information emails by Saturday morning, as the service had stabilized significantly.

There was a total of 2,692 confirmed attendees its first weekend -- a number that Furality staff did not anticipate. At the time the convention ended, it was ranked the tenth largest furry convention as of May 2020, shying between [[Anthro New England]] which had 2,570 attendees in 2020, and [[DenFur]] which had 2,735 attendees in 2019.

During the closing ceremony, it was announced that attendees of the convention raised 1,183 donations for Furality's sponsored charity, SaveAFox, totaling USD 8,646.93 gathered throughout the weekend. Furality Online Xperience was deemed a great success and is considered a milestone for [[online furry conventions]].

In June 2022, Furality Aqua, became the most-attended furry event of its time at 15,079 registrations, beating the in-person Anthrocon event which garnered 9,358 in 2019. F.O.X. Aqua also raised over $22,300 in donations for Save-A-Fox.

== References ==
<REFERENCES/>

== See also ==
* [[Online furry conventions]]
* [[Second Life]]

== External links ==
* [https://twitter.com/furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[X (social media)|X]]
* [https://discord.gg/furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[Discord]]
* [https://t.me/furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[Telegram]]
* [https://furality.social/@furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[Mastodon]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/c/Furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[YouTube]]

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== See also ==
* [[Online furry convention]] - for the general concept of an online furry convention
* [[List of online furry conventions before March 2020]]
* [[List of online furry conventions in 2020]]
* [[List of online furry conventions in 2021]]
* [[List of online furry conventions in 2022]]
* [[List of online furry conventions in 2023]]
* [[List of online furry conventions in 2024]]

''This article lists upcoming and recently past online furry conventions within 2025.''

==Upcoming conventions==

{| class="wikitable" align="center" style="text-align:center;text-size-adjust:200%"
! Name
! Dates
! Regular<br />Location
! Platforms
|-
|-
| '''[[The Energetic Convention]]''' (T.E.C.)
| April 4-6, 2025
| Online
| Discord, VRChat, Minecraft, Jackbox Games, Lethal Company
|-
| colspan=4 style=text-align:left;background:#fff | Games and events in VRChat, Minecraft, Jackbox Games, Lethal Company, and Discord.
|-
|-
| '''[[Furality Online Xperience]]: Furality Somna'''
| June 5-8, 2025
| Online
| [[VRChat]]
|-
| colspan=4 style=text-align:left;background:#fff | Eighth iteration of '''Furality'''. Full-scale global furry convention in VRChat with over 21,000 attendees ingame. [https://furality.org furality.org]
|-
|-
| '''[[Digital Villainy Summit]]'''
| Late August 2025
| Online
| Livestream
|-
| colspan=4 style=text-align:left;background:#fff | Seventh iteration of '''Digital Villainy Summit.''' Panels, workshops, DJ sets, games, and art streams.
|-
|-
| '''[[CozyCon]] Online'''
| September 19-21, 2025<ref>[https://cozycononline.com CozyCon website], retrieved January 9, 2025.</ref>
| Online
| Livestream/Twitch, VRChat, Discord, Minecraft
|-
| colspan=4 style=text-align:left;background:#fff | Tenth iteration of '''CozyCon Online.''' The theme is "Cozy Cosmos." Vendors, panels, DJ's, and events.
|}

==Past conventions==
;2025

{| class="wikitable" align="center" style="text-align:center;text-size-adjust:200%"
! Name
! Dates
! Regular<br />Location
! Platforms
|-
|-
| '''VR [[Japan Meeting of Furries]]'''
| January 10-12, 2025<ref>[https://twitter.com/JMoF_en/status/1833492450348044531 JMoF Twitter], posted September 10, 2024.</ref>
| {{flagspan|jpn|Japan}}
| [[VRChat]], [[Resonite]]
|-
| colspan=4 style=text-align:left;background:#fff | JMoF's sixth iteration of their online convention.
|-
|-
| '''[[Little Island Furcon|Little Island Furcon Online]]'''
| January 18, 2024<ref>[https://online.littleislandfur.com/2025/LIFC Online website], retrieved December 12, 2024.</ref>
| {{flagspan|sgp|Singapore}}
| Discord, VRChat, Twitch
|-
| colspan=4 style=text-align:left;background:#fff | Fifth online iteration of LIFC. Theme is "Pasar Malam/Night Market." Featuring a Dealer’s Den, panels, VRChat, online multiplayer games, art streams, competitions, and mukbang. There were 684 attendees.

|}

== References ==
{{reflist|2}}

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Anthro SoCal

2025-03-18T08:46:56Z

Foxxer: /* External links */ add telegram

{{Infobox convention
|name = Another Furry Con
|othernames = AFC
|logo = [[File:Another Furry Con Convention Logo.png]]
|subject = [[Furry]]
|location = {{flagdiv|usa|[[W:Ontario, California | Ontario, California]], USA}}
|url = https://anotherfurrycon.com/
|status = Ongoing
|first = September 27-29, 2024
|final =
|organizer = [[Furry Universal Representation for Education Arts and Literature]] (F.U.R.E.A.L.)
|charity = [https://www.jabcecc.org/ Judith A Bassett Canid Education and Conservation Center]
|resources = {{con resources}}
}}
{{Another Furry Con}}
'''Another Furry Con''' ('''AFC''') is an all-ages annual [[furry convention]].<ref>[https://anotherfurrycon.com/information/about/afc ''About AFC''] page on AFC's website. Retrieved March 22, 2024.</ref>

== Overview ==

The first iteration of AFC was held at the [[W:Ontario Convention Center|Ontario Convention Center]] with 3,533 attendees.<ref>[https://x.com/AnotherFurryCon/status/1840829158668312641 ''As we're all home (or heading home) from #AFC2024, we'd love to share the final attendance number''] post on X. Dated September 30, 2024. Retrieved December 6, 2024.</ref> The second iteration is scheduled for September 19-21, 2025.

== Leadership ==

Another Furry Con is organized by the California 501(c)(3) nonprofit [[FUREAL]] EIN 99-0848997.
The volunteer board members are<ref>[https://anotherfurrycon.com/about/fureal ''About F.U.R.E.A.L.'']. Retrieved March 18, 2025.</ref>:

* [[Alofoxx]] - President of the Board
* [[Chip Unicorn]] - Secretary of the Board
* [[Scribbles]] - Treasurer of the Board
* [[Tanuski]] - Member of the Board
* [[Trapa Civet]] - Advisor to the Board

The AFC convention team is made up of volunteer positions and is currently led by the following Division Directors<ref>[https://anotherfurrycon.com/about/afc-team ''Another Furry Con Team
'']. Retrieved March 18, 2025.</ref>:

* Business Director - [[Scribbles]]
* Communications Director - [[Remi]]
* Creative Director - [[Cheddar]]
* Gaming Director - [[UrbanJediWill]]
* Operations Director - [[Chip Unicorn]]
* Programming Director - [[Shugnussy]]
* Technology Director - [[Alofoxx]]

== Guests of Honor ==

* 2024 - [[W:voice actor|Voice actor]] [[W:Sean Chiplock|Sean Chiplock]], [[animator]] [[W:Kyra Kupetsky|Kyra Kupetsky]], [[fursuit maker]] [[Kemonokapi]], and [[YouTuber]] [[W:TheOdd1sOut|TheOdd1sOut]].<ref>[https://anotherfurrycon.com/information/about/fureal-2 ''AFC Guests of Honor''] page on AFC's website. Retrieved March 22, 2024.</ref>
* 2025 - TBA

== Themes ==

* 2024 - '''''Fantasy Adventufurs''''' ([[Fantasy]] and [[role playing game]] inspired)<ref>[https://twitter.com/AnotherFurryCon/status/1771254080356134970 ''We are pleased to officially announce AFC...''] post on X. Dated March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.</ref>
* 2025 - '''''Modern Stone Age Furry''''' <ref>[https://bsky.app/profile/anotherfurrycon.com/post/3lfvdgn6dx22j ''Get ready to step paw & claw into prehistory...''] post on [[BlueSky]]. Dated January 16, 2025. Retrieved February 13, 2025.</ref>

== Charities ==

* 2024 - '''Judith A Bassett Canid Education & Conservation Center'''.<ref>[https://x.com/AnotherFurryCon/status/1825323823161647287 ''We’re pleased to announce we’re partnering with the Judith A Bassett Canid Education & Conservation Center''] post on X. Dated August 18, 2024. Retrieved December 6, 2024.</ref>
* 2025 - TBA

== Attendance ==

* 2024: 3,533 attendees (? [[artist]]s, ? [[fursuiter]]s)
* 2025: TBD

== History ==

The convention was founded by four people in 2023 by [[Rubix]], [[Scribbles]], [[Chip Unicorn]], and [[Alofoxx]], with a planned first convention date in September 2024.
[[FUREAL]] was formed as the 501(c)(3) public charity parent organization for the convention, and the convention was publically announced on March 22, 2024, dubbed "Another Furry Con" or AFC for short<ref>[https://twitter.com/AnotherFurryCon/status/1771254080356134970 ''We are pleased to officially announce AFC...''] post on X. Dated March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.</ref>.

== References ==
<REFERENCES/>

== External links ==
* [https://t.me/anotherfurrycon Another Furry Con - Announcement Channel] on [[Telegram]]
* [https://twitter.com/anotherfurrycon Another Furry Con] on [[Twitter|X]]
* [https://bsky.app/profile/anotherfurrycon.com Another Furry Con] on [[Bluesky]]
* [https://www.instagram.com/anotherfurrycon/ Another Furry Con] on [[Instagram]]

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2025-03-18T08:44:28Z

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{{Infobox convention
|name = Another Furry Con
|othernames = AFC
|logo = [[File:Another Furry Con Convention Logo.png]]
|subject = [[Furry]]
|location = {{flagdiv|usa|[[W:Ontario, California | Ontario, California]], USA}}
|url = https://anotherfurrycon.com/
|status = Ongoing
|first = September 27-29, 2024
|final =
|organizer = [[Furry Universal Representation for Education Arts and Literature]] (F.U.R.E.A.L.)
|charity = [https://www.jabcecc.org/ Judith A Bassett Canid Education and Conservation Center]
|resources = {{con resources}}
}}
{{Another Furry Con}}
'''Another Furry Con''' ('''AFC''') is an all-ages annual [[furry convention]].<ref>[https://anotherfurrycon.com/information/about/afc ''About AFC''] page on AFC's website. Retrieved March 22, 2024.</ref>

== Overview ==

The first iteration of AFC was held at the [[W:Ontario Convention Center|Ontario Convention Center]] with 3,533 attendees.<ref>[https://x.com/AnotherFurryCon/status/1840829158668312641 ''As we're all home (or heading home) from #AFC2024, we'd love to share the final attendance number''] post on X. Dated September 30, 2024. Retrieved December 6, 2024.</ref> The second iteration is scheduled for September 19-21, 2025.

== Leadership ==

Another Furry Con is organized by the California 501(c)(3) nonprofit [[FUREAL]] EIN 99-0848997.
The volunteer board members are<ref>[https://anotherfurrycon.com/about/fureal ''About F.U.R.E.A.L.'']. Retrieved March 18, 2025.</ref>:

* [[Alofoxx]] - President of the Board
* [[Chip Unicorn]] - Secretary of the Board
* [[Scribbles]] - Treasurer of the Board
* [[Tanuski]] - Member of the Board
* [[Trapa Civet]] - Advisor to the Board

The AFC convention team is made up of volunteer positions and is currently led by the following Division Directors<ref>[https://anotherfurrycon.com/about/afc-team ''Another Furry Con Team
'']. Retrieved March 18, 2025.</ref>:

* Business Director - [[Scribbles]]
* Communications Director - [[Remi]]
* Creative Director - [[Cheddar]]
* Gaming Director - [[UrbanJediWill]]
* Operations Director - [[Chip Unicorn]]
* Programming Director - [[Shugnussy]]
* Technology Director - [[Alofoxx]]

== Guests of Honor ==

* 2024 - [[W:voice actor|Voice actor]] [[W:Sean Chiplock|Sean Chiplock]], [[animator]] [[W:Kyra Kupetsky|Kyra Kupetsky]], [[fursuit maker]] [[Kemonokapi]], and [[YouTuber]] [[W:TheOdd1sOut|TheOdd1sOut]].<ref>[https://anotherfurrycon.com/information/about/fureal-2 ''AFC Guests of Honor''] page on AFC's website. Retrieved March 22, 2024.</ref>
* 2025 - TBA

== Themes ==

* 2024 - '''''Fantasy Adventufurs''''' ([[Fantasy]] and [[role playing game]] inspired)<ref>[https://twitter.com/AnotherFurryCon/status/1771254080356134970 ''We are pleased to officially announce AFC...''] post on X. Dated March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.</ref>
* 2025 - '''''Modern Stone Age Furry''''' <ref>[https://bsky.app/profile/anotherfurrycon.com/post/3lfvdgn6dx22j ''Get ready to step paw & claw into prehistory...''] post on [[BlueSky]]. Dated January 16, 2025. Retrieved February 13, 2025.</ref>

== Charities ==

* 2024 - '''Judith A Bassett Canid Education & Conservation Center'''.<ref>[https://x.com/AnotherFurryCon/status/1825323823161647287 ''We’re pleased to announce we’re partnering with the Judith A Bassett Canid Education & Conservation Center''] post on X. Dated August 18, 2024. Retrieved December 6, 2024.</ref>
* 2025 - TBA

== Attendance ==

* 2024: 3,533 attendees (? [[artist]]s, ? [[fursuiter]]s)
* 2025: TBD

== History ==

The convention was founded by four people in 2023 by [[Rubix]], [[Scribbles]], [[Chip Unicorn]], and [[Alofoxx]], with a planned first convention date in September 2024.
[[FUREAL]] was formed as the 501(c)(3) public charity parent organization for the convention, and the convention was publically announced on March 22, 2024, dubbed "Another Furry Con" or AFC for short<ref>[https://twitter.com/AnotherFurryCon/status/1771254080356134970 ''We are pleased to officially announce AFC...''] post on X. Dated March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.</ref>.

== References ==
<REFERENCES/>

== External links ==

* [https://twitter.com/anotherfurrycon Another Furry Con] on [[Twitter|X]]
* [https://bsky.app/profile/anotherfurrycon.com Another Furry Con] on [[Bluesky]]
* [https://www.instagram.com/anotherfurrycon/ Another Furry Con] on [[Instagram]]

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Anthro SoCal

2025-03-18T08:36:25Z

Foxxer: Update history on org formation and leadership

{{Infobox convention
|name = Another Furry Con
|othernames = AFC
|logo = [[File:Another Furry Con Convention Logo.png]]
|subject = [[Furry]]
|location = {{flagdiv|usa|[[W:Ontario, California | Ontario, California]], USA}}
|url = https://anotherfurrycon.com/
|status = Ongoing
|first = September 27-29, 2024
|final =
|organizer = [[Furry Universal Representation for Education Arts and Literature]] (F.U.R.E.A.L.)
|charity = [https://www.jabcecc.org/ Judith A Bassett Canid Education and Conservation Center]
|resources = {{con resources}}
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{{Another Furry Con}}
'''Another Furry Con''' ('''AFC''') is an all-ages annual [[furry convention]].<ref>[https://anotherfurrycon.com/information/about/afc ''About AFC''] page on AFC's website. Retrieved March 22, 2024.</ref>

== Overview ==

The first iteration of AFC was held at the [[W:Ontario Convention Center|Ontario Convention Center]] with 3,533 attendees.<ref>[https://x.com/AnotherFurryCon/status/1840829158668312641 ''As we're all home (or heading home) from #AFC2024, we'd love to share the final attendance number''] post on X. Dated September 30, 2024. Retrieved December 6, 2024.</ref> The second iteration is scheduled for September 19-21, 2025.

== Leadership ==

Another Furry Con is organized by the California 501(c)(3) nonprofit [[FUREAL]] EIN 99-0848997.
The volunteer board members are<ref>[https://anotherfurrycon.com/about/fureal ''About F.U.R.E.A.L.'']. Retrieved March 18, 2025.</ref>:

* [[Alofoxx]] - President of the Board
* [[Chip Unicorn]] - Secretary of the Board
* [[Scribbles]] - Treasurer of the Board
* [[Tanuski]] - Member of the Board
* [[Trapa Civet]] - Advisor to the Board

The AFC convention team is made up of volunteer positions and is currently led by the following Division Directors<ref>[https://anotherfurrycon.com/about/afc-team ''Another Furry Con Team
'']. Retrieved March 18, 2025.</ref>:

* Business Director - [[Scribbles]]
* Communications Director - [[Remi]]
* Creative Director - [[Cheddar]]
* Gaming Director - [[UrbanJediWill]]
* Operations Director - [[Chip Unicorn]]
* Programming Director - [[Shugnussy]]
* Technology Director - [[Alofoxx]]

== Guests of Honor ==

* 2024 - [[W:voice actor|Voice actors]] [[W:Sean Chiplock|Sean Chiplock]], [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4782267/ Jayden Libran], and [[W:Derek Stephen Prince|Derek Stephen Prince]],<ref>[https://x.com/AnotherFurryCon/status/1836919168160948612 ''Surprise! We're going to be announcing 2 more guests coming to #AFC2024''] post on [[Twitter|X]]. Dated September 19, 2024. Retrieved September 21, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://x.com/AnotherFurryCon/status/1837294408292802717 ''Our second surprise #AFC2024 guest is here!''] post on X. Dated September 20, 2024. Retrieved September 21, 2024.</ref> [[animator]] [[W:Kyra Kupetsky|Kyra Kupetsky]], [[fursuit maker]] [[Kemonokapi]], and [[YouTuber]] [[TheOdd1sOut]].<ref>[https://anotherfurrycon.com/information/about/fureal-2 ''AFC Guests of Honor''] page on AFC's website. Retrieved March 22, 2024.</ref>
* 2025 - TBA

== Themes ==

* 2024 - '''''Fantasy Adventufurs''''' ([[Fantasy]] and [[role playing game]] inspired)<ref>[https://twitter.com/AnotherFurryCon/status/1771254080356134970 ''We are pleased to officially announce AFC...''] post on X. Dated March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.</ref>
* 2025 - '''''Modern Stone Age Furry''''' <ref>[https://bsky.app/profile/anotherfurrycon.com/post/3lfvdgn6dx22j ''Get ready to step paw & claw into prehistory...''] post on [[BlueSky]]. Dated January 16, 2025. Retrieved February 13, 2025.</ref>

== Charities ==

* 2024 - '''Judith A Bassett Canid Education & Conservation Center'''.<ref>[https://x.com/AnotherFurryCon/status/1825323823161647287 ''We’re pleased to announce we’re partnering with the Judith A Bassett Canid Education & Conservation Center''] post on X. Dated August 18, 2024. Retrieved December 6, 2024.</ref>
* 2025 - TBA

== Attendance ==

* 2024: 3,533 attendees (? [[artist]]s, ? [[fursuiter]]s)
* 2025: TBD

== History ==

The convention was founded by four people in 2023 by [[Rubix]], [[Scribbles]], [[Chip Unicorn]], and [[Alofoxx]], with a planned first convention date in September 2024.
[[FUREAL]] was formed as the 501(c)(3) public charity parent organization for the convention, and the convention was publically announced on March 22, 2024, dubbed "Another Furry Con" or AFC for short<ref>[https://twitter.com/AnotherFurryCon/status/1771254080356134970 ''We are pleased to officially announce AFC...''] post on X. Dated March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.</ref>.

== References ==
<REFERENCES/>

== External links ==

* [https://twitter.com/anotherfurrycon Another Furry Con] on [[Twitter|X]]
* [https://bsky.app/profile/anotherfurrycon.com Another Furry Con] on [[Bluesky]]
* [https://www.instagram.com/anotherfurrycon/ Another Furry Con] on [[Instagram]]

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Furality Online Xperience

2025-02-12T03:55:06Z

Foxxer: fixing status - was never inactive

{{Infobox convention
| name = Furality Online Xperience
| logo = [[File:FuralityLogo.png|150px]]
| othernames = F.O.X.
| caption =
| subject = [[Furry]], [[W:Virtual reality|virtual reality]] ('''VR''')
| location = [[VRChat]]
| url = https://furality.org/
| status = Ongoing
| first = May 22-24, 2020
| final =
| organizer =
* [[Furality, Inc.]]
* Daltyn (Chairman)
* [https://furality.org/team Furality Team page]
| charity =
* [https://thecenterorlando.org/ The Center Orlando] (2024)
* [https://www.eqfl.org/ Equality Institute] (2023)
* [https://www.saveafox.org/ Save-A-Fox] (2020-22)
| resources =
}}
'''Furality Online Xperience''' is a furry virtual reality convention hosted on the VRChat platform and produced by Furality, Inc.

== Overview ==
The convention usually hosts [[panel]]s, [[meetup]]s, [[dance]] [[W:Rave|rave]]s at Club F.Y.N.N. and a [[Dealer's Den]].

== History ==
Its first iteration began on Memorial Day weekend, May 22-24, 2020. Its second convention, Furality 2000, was hosted on November 6-8, 2020.

The idea for Furality Online Xperience was published on March 28, 2020, through their Telegram channel. The convention gathered widespread attention in the virtual reality community. It was originally proposed as a 'convention that never ends', since the idea was that VRChat is a platform that will continue to be online after the convention is over. Another reason for this was that furry meetups on VRChat happened very frequently around the time that the first FOX was hosted.

There was no registration fee to sign up for the first convention. Due to licensing fees with VRChat, Furality later added a minimum $10 attendance fee, along with other registration tiers such as First Class and Sponsor. They added a program that offers free attendance to those who financially cannot afford registration due to the [[W:COVID-19_recession|2020 economic recession]]. However, a donation was encouraged and could be given to the convention's charity, SaveAFox; a non-profit organization based in Minnesota. Notable attendees included VRChat business developer "VRPill", VRChat community manager "Tupper", furry YouTuber [[Pocari Roo]], Kemono YouTuber [[Sherbert Shenanigans]], professional fighting game player [[SonicFox5000|SonicFox]], and voice actor [[W:Sean Chiplock|Sean Chiplock]].

In July 2020, Furality, Inc. was incorporated as a Florida nonprofit corporation to operate future "Furality Online Xperience" conventions. Its mission is to provide a forum for attendees to gather to experience, learn, share, and celebrate anthropomorphic arts, including performing arts, such as improv and musical performances, and visual arts, such as cartoons, sketches, photography, 3D modeling, and digital design. Furality, Inc will also collect donations to the benefit of selected charitable organizations, typically but not exclusively ones associated with animal welfare and/or preservation.<ref>[https://furality.org/about Furality website], About Page, checked March 31, 2021.</ref>

===Information===
Since its inception in May 2020, Furality Online Xperience has taken place in [[VRChat]]. From 2020 until 2022, its charity of choice was SaveAFox Rescue headquartered in Minnesota. For its 2023 convention, in honor of Pride Month, Furality's charity of choice was the LGBTQ non-profit organization Equality Florida Institute.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! # !! Event Name !! Dates of Convention !! Theme !! World !! Attendance !! Charity Amount Raised !! Notes
|-
| 1 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality 2020 || May 22-24, 2020 || Cyberpunk/Retro || F.O.X. Event Room || 2,692 || $8,646 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Rescue] || The first VR-only furry convention without any pre-existing foundation to an in-person convention.
|-
| 2 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality 2000 || Nov 6-8, 2020 || 2000's/Y2K Aesthetic || DIX-E || 3,120 || $5,846 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Rescue] || First furry convention to Event Partner with VRChat
|-
| 3 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Luma || June 4-6, 2021 || Bioluminescent Forest || Crystal Forest || 6,829 || $14,649 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Rescue] ||
|-
| 4 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Legends || Nov 5-7, 2021 || Super Hero/Villain || Legend City || 9,024 || $14,976 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Rescue] ||
|-
| 5 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Aqua || June 17-19, 2022 || Aquatic/Underwater || Oceans of Luma || 15,079 || $22,638 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Rescue] ||
|-
| 5a || Furality Luma Festival || Feb 17-18, 2023 || Bioluminescent Forest || Luma Falls || 11,806 || - ||
|-
| 6 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Sylva || June 2-4, 2023 || Tropical Rainforest || Isle of Sylva || 15,160 || $17,811 [https://www.eqfl.org/ Equality Florida Institute, Inc.] ||
|-
| 7 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Umbra || June 6-9, 2024 || Sci-Fi Desert Settlement || Crevice Village || 21,004 || $42,269 [https://thecenterorlando.org/ The Center Orlando] || The largest virtual furry convention to date
|-
| 8 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Somna || June 5-8, 2025 || Dreams || TBA || TBA || $TBA || More information to be revealed
|}

== Events ==
=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality 2020 ===
The first Furality event, Online Xperience 2020 took place from May 22nd to the 24th of 2020, intending to be a small event to test the idea of hosting a convention online via the VRChat platform.

2,692 attendees and $8,646.93 raised for the SaveAFox Rescue later, attendance was more than expected and confirmed that an online convention on VRChat was viable.

The event was based on a Retro/cyberpunk theme and included some panels, meetups, and dance events.

=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality 2000 ===
During an interview at [[VirtualFurence]], the chairman hinted at another FOX event happening in 2020. On August 30, it was confirmed that a new convention would take place between November 6-8, 2020. The theme was "Furality 2000" featuring a Y2K aesthetic, celebrating 2000s video games. Unlike the first iteration of Furality Online Xperience, pre-registration became available and added the options of "First Class" (USD 35) and "Sponsor" (USD 100) registration tiers along with basic attendee privileges.

There were numerous lobbies for the Furality 2000 convention:
* DIX-E Ship (Main lobby)
* Panel Room
* Club F.Y.N.N. (raves)
* Dealer's Den (Blue, Green, Purple)

As a result, 3,120 attendees registered for Furality 2000; 428 more attendees than FOX's Q2 iteration in May. USD 5,846 was raised for the SaveAFox Rescue charity. Despite the imbalance between the attendee and charity count, Furality, Inc. commissioned and acquired many more assets for their second convention compared to their first, including downloadable asset packs for First Class and Sponsor attendees. Furality, Inc. also had to officially pay licensing fees to VRChat.

Overall, Furality Online Xperience 2000's live stream, web portal, and registration process greatly improved in regards to stability, and few issues were experienced throughout the weekend. With Furality's generous donation, SaveAFox Rescue announced plans to expand operations to [[W:Florida, USA|Florida, USA]].

=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality Luma ===
Furality Luma was the third event, and Furality Xperience's most ambitious project at the time, running from June 4th to the 6th of 2021.

Furality Luma featured five new worlds themed on the bioluminescent forests of the fictional planet Luma, filled with magic crystals and glowing plants "where magic and nature unite to create an environment best seen by its own light"<ref>[https://furality.org/about Furality website], About Page, checked March 31, 2021.</ref>

Luma featured presentations, panels, meetups, performances, raves in Club FYNN, and a Dealer's Den showcasing various creators across the fandom.

Luma was the first event where attendees were provided with content for their VRChat avatar including Furality's first avatar shader, the Luma Glow Shader created by Naito Ookami with rune designs by Kreic. The shader allowed the attendee's characters to react with the light in the world and was an attempt to enhance the experience and feeling of connection to the world.

In terms of attendance, 6,829 people attended raising $14,649 for the SaveAFox Rescue.<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1403427312318619650 Furality Twitter], Tweet, checked June 11, 2021.</ref>

=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality Legends ===
Furality Legends was a superhero/supervillain-themed event with a comic book style. It ran from November 5th to the 7th of 2021.<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1415749326559760386 Furality Twitter], Tweet, checked July 16, 2021.</ref>

Legends took place in the fictional "Legend City" and had 9,024 people in attendance,<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1460687911175794690/ Furality Twitter], Website, checked November 14, 2021.</ref> with $14,976 raised for SaveAFox Rescue.

The convention featured presentations, panels, meetups, performances, and the Dealer's Den, as well as the raves in Club FYNN like in previous years.

The convention also featured the second shader by Naito Ookami, the Furality Legends Shader. This shader allowed the attendees to pick between a selection of stylized lighting effects for their characters to fit the comic book theme of the convention.

=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality Aqua ===
Furality Aqua was an underwater-themed event, returning to the fictional planet of Luma but exploring the vibrant oceans of the planet. It ran from the 17th to the 19th of June 2022. Aqua had a total of 15,079 attendees and raised $22,638 for SaveAFox Rescue.

The Oceans of Aqua featured all the previous event types, including the Dealer's Den, and Club FYNN raves.

Furality Aqua had major backend improvements by the DevOps team, and very few technical issues were faced by attendees. There was a total peak of 5,150 attendees at any one time, and more than 6,300 world instances were created, with the F.O.X portal sending out over 320 thousand world invites to attendees, and the instances logged as being joined over 2.5 million times, as reported at the Closing Ceremony.

Aqua featured the third shader of Furality, the Aqua Shader by Naito Ookami. It also featured props for attendees to place on their avatars, including holographic "Aqua Fins"; a glowing form of fish fins made to make attendees look more aquatic to fit with the theme of the convention.

=== Furality Luma Festival ===
A "Festival" variant of its Luma-themed convention was held on February 17, 2023, for 30 continuous hours. The admission fee for the Festival was $10, with an attendance of 11,806.<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1627815329538916354 Furality Twitter], Tweet, checked February 20, 2023.</ref> The Festival mostly contained meetups, an Avatar Showcase Gallery, and live performances from various furry musicians, such as [[Whsprs]], [[YonKaGor]] and ChaoticCanineCulture (CK9C).

=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality Sylva ===
"Furality Sylva" was a tropical rainforest-themed event that was held from June 2 to 4 2023, with the theme of the event being revealed during the closing ceremonies of Furality Luma Festival back in February.<ref>[https://twitter.com/DaltynWolf/status/1627190596166205442 DaltynWolf Twitter], Tweet, checked February 18, 2023.</ref> Live performances included [[When Snakes Sing]], Whsprs, YonKaGor, ChaoticCanineCulture (CK9C) and [[Ivycomb|ivycomb]]. Sylva's Dealer's Den was made public the day after its convention run on June 5, only for a week until its closure on June 11.

Sylva had 15,160 attendees over the 3 days it was running and raised $17,811 for the Equality Florida Institute.<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1665917337357418496 Furality Twitter], Tweet, checked June 5, 2023.</ref>

=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality Umbra ===
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"Furality Umbra" was an urban sci-fi event that was held from June 6 to 9 of 2024. It was the first Furality event taking over the course of 4 days, as opposed to the typical 3-day weekend of its previous events.

Live performances included [[JohnieCanine]], Key & Rhubarb, Minxii, TFMJonny, ThatDogCoda, VRCVictory, When Snakes Sing, Whsprs, xCirrex and Yamazaki.

Furality Umbra was Furality's largest convention to date, amassing 21,004 attendees over the 4 days it was running,<ref>[https://x.com/Furality/status/1800246990577467821 Furality X], Tweet, checked June 10, 2024.</ref> and raising $42,269 for The Center Orlando. This also made Umbra the [[List of online furry conventions by attendance|world's largest]] virtual convention to date. Umbra's Dealer's Den remained open for a limited time, only for a week until its June 16 closure.

=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality Somna ===
"Furality Somna" is scheduled for June 5 to 8 of 2025, with the event's theme being revealed during Cyber Connection in January the same year.<ref>[https://x.com/Furality/status/1880284175908929657 Furality X], Tweet, checked January 17, 2025.</ref><ref>[https://x.com/Furality/status/1880420419523522943 Furality X], Tweet, checked January 17, 2025.</ref>

== Public VRChat worlds ==
Furality normally takes place in 5-7 private VRChat worlds that exist only for the weekend of the event. However, after some conventions and events, Furality has remixed elements of those worlds into a public version for anyone to visit.

=== Convention-based ===
With the exception of Furality Luma Festival, a public variant of each convention iteration was published to VRChat since December 2022.

==== The Oceans of Luma ====
A "Public World" variant of its Aqua-themed convention, "The Oceans of Luma", was published to VRChat in early December 2022.<ref>[https://vrchat.com/home/launch?worldId=wrld_f5dd279b-72fa-4b4b-abb8-b46e4b0e1d78/ Furality Aqua˸ The Oceans of Luma - Public World]</ref>

==== The Isle of Sylva ====
In August 2023, Lahaina Springs was published to VRChat.<ref>[https://vrchat.com/home/world/wrld_a9cb172b-4936-48a6-aaae-7fdbe4f5f516/ Furality Sylva˸ Lahaina Springs - Public World]</ref> It was then followed by two "Public World" variants (day and night) of its Sylva-themed convention that were added to VRChat in mid-December the same year.<ref>[https://vrchat.com/home/world/wrld_c84eaf46-07ec-4d79-8a4c-a64e2d5415c3/ Furality Sylva: Treehouse Village - Public World]</ref><ref>[https://vrchat.com/home/world/wrld_27726cc0-49a1-4cde-9bcb-e8afe152383d/ Furality Sylva: Treehouse Village (at Night) - Public World]</ref>

==== Crevice Village ====
A "Public World" variant of its Umbra-themed convention, "Crevice Village", was published to VRChat in late January 2025.<ref>[https://vrchat.com/home/world/wrld_3f8575b7-13c3-4b97-8461-2077101ad9d3/Furality Umbra: Crevice Village - Public World]</ref>

=== Non-convention based ===
Furality also published public worlds that were not modeled after an existing FOX-themed convention.

==== Furality: F․Y․N․N․'s Room ====
This world was created to be a home for the Furality convention mascot "F.Y.N.N." theme as a bedroom suite of sorts and decorated with memorabilia from past Furality conventions. There is also a notable "Gateway" portal in the room that takes users to a "Furality Luma" area and a "Furality Legends" area where they can revisit the public remixes of those themes. There is also a "Furality Gateway" area through the portal that serves as the main location for IRL conventions to VR bidirectional live streams where attendees of physical conventions can interact with users in VRChat. This world was published to VRChat on June 2, 2021.<ref>[https://vrchat.com/home/launch?worldId=wrld_60bcdb81-aca1-4425-b8a0-1c5b721158b5/ Furality˸ F․Y․N․N․'s Room]</ref>

==== Furality Gateway: BLFC ====
A world that was dedicated to meeting IRL attendees at [[Biggest Little Fur Con 2023]] over Halloween weekend (October 30 to November 2). It was published to VRChat about six weeks prior on September 15, 2023.<ref>[https://vrchat.com/home/world/wrld_5caa688d-26de-42d8-a914-03e785986278/ Furality Gateway: BLFC - Public World]</ref>

==== Furality: F․Y․N․N․'s Gym ====
A "gym"-themed world where a representative from Furality hosts "Furality Fitness" monthly, which takes place on the last Saturday of every calendar month. This world was published in October 2023.<ref>[https://vrchat.com/home/world/wrld_84010f6a-1028-466b-85c6-ca28ada1188b/ Furality: F․Y․N․N․'s Gym - Public World]</ref>

==== Furality: F․Y․N․N․'s Pool Party ====
A separate "pool party" theme variant of F.Y.N.N.'s gym world. This world was published in February 2024.<ref>[https://vrchat.com/home/world/wrld_2a3d5478-d81f-46e0-92c2-7b33d9dfd4bc/ Furality: F․Y․N․N․'s Pool Party - Public World]</ref>

==== Furality: Legends Alley / Supporter Sanctuary ====
Two public worlds were published in December 2024, both of which were in honor of those who supported Furality over the years.<ref>[https://vrchat.com/home/world/wrld_cdca2e49-f28a-4074-8bde-7d326bd33826/ Furality: Legends Alley - Public World]</ref><ref>[https://vrchat.com/home/world/wrld_c29474f8-f9a4-415e-b7f2-6b986e12de00/ Furality: Supporter Sanctuary - Public World]</ref>

== Downloads and requirements ==
VRChat can be downloaded on [https://store.steampowered.com/app/438100/VRChat/ Steam] for both VR and non-VR users interested in attending Furality. It was stated on their website that although a [[W:Virtual reality headset|virtual reality (VR) headset]] is not needed to attend the event, it is recommended "for the best experience".<ref>[https://furality.org Furality Online Xperience] front page. Retrieved April 1, 2020.</ref>

Supported OS's and devices include [[W:Windows 8.1|Windows 8.1]], [[W:Windows 10|Windows 10]], and [[W:Oculus Quest|Oculus Quest]].<ref>[https://help.vrchat.com/kb/article/19-system-requirements/ ''System Requirements''] page on [[W:VRChat|VRChat]]'s website. Dated January 10, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.</ref> VRChat is not officially supported on [[W:macOS|Apple macOS]], [[W:Ubuntu|Ubuntu]], and [[W:Linux OS|Linux OS]].<ref>[https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/store/application/platforms ''Platforms''] page on the [[W:Steam (software)|Steam]]'s website. Retrieved April 17, 2020.</ref>

== Reception ==
[[File:Furality2KBanner.jpg|right|thumb|200px|A promotional banner for FOX's Y2K-themed 2020 convention.]]
Furality Online Xperience garnered large attention for a first-time convention on social media websites [[Twitter]], Telegram, and Discord. Attending an online convention was seen as highly convenient for many reasons, including safety from the [[COVID-19]] virus, financial ease from not purchasing hotel rooms, expensive convention registration, passport registration, travel burdens, and more. Some attendees mentioned they were geographically isolated from mainstream conventions, or suffer from social anxiety, which made FOX a great alternative for them.

During the first day of the convention many attendees complained of not being able to access the online portal that would allow them to join the convention rooms; the Furality staff had to postpone the sending of login information emails to not completely overload either the VRChat servers or their web portal. Furality staff apologized for the delay to those affected and began sending out the remaining login information emails by Saturday morning, as the service had stabilized significantly.

There was a total of 2,692 confirmed attendees its first weekend -- a number that Furality staff did not anticipate. At the time the convention ended, it was ranked the tenth largest furry convention as of May 2020, shying between [[Anthro New England]] which had 2,570 attendees in 2020, and [[DenFur]] which had 2,735 attendees in 2019.

During the closing ceremony, it was announced that attendees of the convention raised 1,183 donations for Furality's sponsored charity, SaveAFox, totaling USD 8,646.93 gathered throughout the weekend. Furality Online Xperience was deemed a great success and is considered a milestone for [[online furry conventions]].

In June 2022, Furality Aqua, became the most-attended furry event of its time at 15,079 registrations, beating the in-person Anthrocon event which garnered 9,358 in 2019. F.O.X. Aqua also raised over $22,300 in donations for Save-A-Fox.

== References ==
<REFERENCES/>

== See also ==
* [[Online furry conventions]]
* [[Second Life]]

== External links ==
* [https://twitter.com/furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[X (social media)|X]]
* [https://discord.gg/furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[Discord]]
* [https://t.me/furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[Telegram]]
* [https://furality.social/@furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[Mastodon]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/c/Furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[YouTube]]

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Mark Merlino

2024-02-20T11:34:52Z

Foxxer: fix cite for tweet marking the sad day

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{{Infobox person
|name = Mark Merlino
|image = [[File:MarkMerlino.jpg|225px]]
|caption = Merlino at [[Califur 3]], 2006
|born = 1952
|died = 20th February 2024
|othernames = Sylys Sable, Sy Sable, Sy, Sylys Weezles
|profession = [[Fandom organizer]]/[[Fandom influencer|influencer|]], [[writer]]
|species = [[Wikipedia:American marten|American marten]]
|url = http://www.skiltaire.net/
}}
'''Mark Merlino''', also known '''Sylys Sable''', '''Sy Sable''', or just '''Sy''', also known as '''Sylys Weezles''' on [[Second Life]], was a [[fandom]] organizer/influencer and writer who lived in [[W:Garden Grove, California|Garden Grove, California]], USA.

== Biography ==

After a series of [[W:Brain stroke|brain stroke]]s for which Mark Merlino was hospitalized, it was discovered on February 9, 2024, that he had [[W:Cancer staging|Stage IV]] [[W:Liver cancer|liver cancer]], found during a screening.<ref>[https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-a-true-fandom-original ''Help a True Fandom Original.''] post by [[Rodney Stansfield]] on [[W:GoFundMe|GoFundMe]]. Retrieved February 9, 2024.</ref> He subsequently passed away in his sleep, during the early morning hours of February 20, 2024.<ref name ="feb20tweet">[https://twitter.com/Skiltaire_Party/status/1759882242137149928 Tweet] by [[The Prancing Skiltaire]] twitter account.</ref>

== Fandom Involvement ==

Mark Merlino was recognized as one of the founding members of the [[furry fandom]]<ref name="BBC2009">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8355287.stm Who are the furries?] by Denise Winterman. BBC News Magazine. Retrieved November 13, 2009.</ref><ref name ="Ash2020">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv0QaTW3kEY The Fandom: A Furry Documentary FULL MOVIE] by Ash "Ash Coyote" Kreis. YouTube. Retrieved January 13, 2023.</ref><ref name = "Greymuzzle2022">[https://shows.acast.com/the-greymuzzle-archives/episodes/1-sy-sable-mark-merlino #1 - Sy Sable (Mark Merlino)], The Greymuzzle Archives. Podcast. Retrieved January 13, 2023</ref> along with his long time partner [[Rod O'Riley]], at one point describing himself as the "Father of the Furry Fandom" at his [[Oklacon 2004]] panel of "''History of Fur''".<ref>[http://oklacon.com/Event?year=2004 Oklacon 2004 Event Schedule]. Retrieved November 24, 2010</ref>

He became part of the [[fandom]] in 1971 by meeting [[science fiction]] [[convention]] attendees with an interest in [[animal character]]s,<ref name="Greymuzzle2022" /> was one of the founders of the [[Cartoon/Fantasy Organization]] ('''C/FO'''), and by 1985 he organized the first [[furry room parties]], most notably at [[Westercon]], which, due to their growing attendance, lead to the creation of a [[newsletter]] and two [[magazines]],{{clarify}}<ref name="Greymuzzle2022" /> He also maintains ''[[The Greymuzzle Archives]]''.{{clarify}}

* In 1982 he created the first furry [[BBS]], [[Tiger's Den]].{{clarify}}
* In 1989, along with Rod O'Riley, he co-founded [[ConFurence]], remaining as [[director]] until [[Confurence 10]].
* In 2001 he was a [[Guest of Honour]] at [[Eurofurence 7]] andof [[Morphicon]] One in 2004.
* In 2004-2005 he helped [[Califur]] find its first and second hotel.{{clarify}}

He owned the well-known [[:Category:Furry houses|furry household]] [[The Prancing Skiltaire]], located in Garden Grove, California, where it hosted a myriad of [[meet]]s and events, and monthly [[furry parties]] since 2005.

=== Fursonas ===

Mark had accumulated an enormous repertoire of furry [[persona character]]s and had a tradition of naming his characters with the prefix "Sy-". Some of them included the [[recom]] [[Sylys Sable]], [[Sy]] the [[skiltaire]], [[Sydney Fisher]], and the [[silkie]]s [[Sylvester Thomas]] and [[Syndy Skye]] ([[Sega]] the [[ratel]] was an exception). His representative [[species]] was the American marten.

=== Convention attendance ===

* [[ConFuzzled]] - 2023
* [[Confurence]] - ?
* [[Califur]] - ?, 2006, ?, 2009
* [[Eurofurence]] - ?, 2001,'''*''' ?
* [[Furality]] - ?
* [[Further Confusion]] - ?, 2009, ?
* [[Morphicon]] - ?, 2004,'''*''' ?
* [[Westercon]] - ?, 1985, ?

('''*''') [[GoH]]

== Literature ==

As a writer, Mark was involved with several fandom periodicals, including ''[[Touch]]'', ''[[In-Fur-Nation]]'' and ''[[Western Weyr]]'' (a ''[[W:Chronicles of Pern|Pern]]'' [[fanzine]]). He was a co-writer on the furry [[role-playing game]] ''[[Other Suns]]'' (which included his Skiltaire species), and had written non-fiction articles for ''[[FurVersion]]'' and ''[[New Horizons]]''.

Mark's stories of the [[First Light Pride]] appeared in [[comic]] form in ''New Horizons'', and were reprinted in ''[[Four Footed Furries]]'', also published by ''[[Shanda Fantasy Arts]]''.

== Awards ==

Mark Merlino was co-winner, along with Rod O'Riley, of the 2022 [[Good Furry Award|Good Furry Award Lifetime Achievement]].

== References ==
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20050421045208/http://scifiinc.net/scifiinc/gallery/bio/Merlino,_Mark.htm Mark Merlino]'s Fan Call page at the [[Wikipedia:Internet Archive|Internet Archive]]
* [http://members.cox.net/ocsfc/ocsfpastmeet.htm Orange County Science Fiction Club: Past Meetings]
* ''[http://www.flayrah.com/4117/retrospective-illustrated-chronology-furry-fandom-1966-1996 An Illustrated Chronology of Furry Fandom, 1966–1996]'' by [[Fred Patten]]
* [http://www.furnation.com/extinctioners/pro_credits.html Publication credits and merchandise] of [[Shawntae Howard]]
<references/>

== External links ==
{{Contributor|Sysable}}
* [https://www.deviantart.com/sysable Sy Sable] on [[DeviantArt]]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/sysable/ Sy Sable] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [http://us.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/Mark-Merlino/ Mark Merlino] on [[VCL]]
* [https://furrynetwork.com/sysable/ Sy Sable] on the [[Furry Network]]
* [https://twitter.com/sysable Sy Sable] on [[X (social media)|X]]
* [https://bsky.app/profile/sysable.confurence.com Sy Sable] on [[BlueSky]]
* [http://sysable.livejournal.com/ Sy Sable] on [[LiveJournal]]
* [https://www.reddit.com/user/sysable/ Sy Sable] on [[Reddit]]
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/sysable/ Sy Sable] on [[W:Flickr|Flickr]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/sysable Sy Sable] on [[YouTube]]
* [https://confurence.com/category/fanzines/touch/ Issues of Touch Magazine on ConFurence Archive.]

=== Media ===

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8355287.stm ''Who are the furries?] article by [[W:Denise Winterman|Denise Winterman]] on the [[W:BBC News Magazine|BBC News Magazine]]

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Furality Online Xperience

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{{Infobox convention
| name = Furality Online Xperience
| logo = [[File:FuralityLogo.png|150px]]
| caption =
| subject = Furry, virtual reality (VR)
| location = [[VRChat]]
| url = https://furality.org/
| status = Ongoing
| first = May 22-24, 2020
| final =
| organizer = Daltyn <small>(Chairman)</small><br>Furality Team <small>([https://furality.org/team Team Page])</small>
| charity = [https://www.eqfl.org/ Equality Institute] (2023)<br>[https://www.saveafox.org/ Save-A-Fox] (2020-22)
| resources =
}}
'''Furality Online Xperience''' (a.k.a. '''F.O.X.''' or just '''Furality''') is a [[W:Virtual reality|virtual reality]] [[furry]] [[convention]] on the [[VRChat]] platform. The convention usually hosts panels, meetups, dance [[W:Rave|rave]]s at Club F.Y.N.N. and a Dealer's Den. Furality has been running since 2020.

== History ==
Its first iteration began on Memorial Day weekend, May 22-24, 2020. Its second convention, Furality 2000, was hosted on November 6-8, 2020.

The idea for Furality Online Xperience was published on March 28, 2020 through their Telegram channel. The convention gathered widespread attention in the virtual reality community. It was originally proposed as a 'convention that never ends', since the idea was that VRChat is a platform that will continue to be online after the convention is over. Another reason for this was that furry meetups on VRChat happen very frequently around the time that the first FOX was hosted.

There was no registration fee to sign up for the first convention. Due to licensing fees with VRChat, Furality later added a minimum $10 attendance fee, along with other registration tiers such as First Class and Sponsor. They added a program that offers free attendance to those who financially cannot afford registration due to the [[W:COVID-19_recession|2020 economic recession]]. However, a donation was encouraged and could be given to the convention's charity, SaveAFox; a non-profit organization based in Minnesota. Notable attendees included VRChat business developer "VRPill", VRChat community manager "Tupper", furry YouTuber [[Pocari Roo]], Kemono YouTuber [[Sherbert Shenanigans]], professional fighting game player [[SonicFox5000|SonicFox]], and voice actor [[W:Sean Chiplock|Sean Chiplock]].

In July 2020, Furality, Inc. was incorporated as a Florida nonprofit corporation to operate future "Furality Online Xperience" conventions. Its mission is to provide a forum for attendees to gather to experience, learn, share, and celebrate anthropomorphic arts, including performing arts, such as improv and musical performances, as well as visual arts, such as cartoons, sketches, photography, 3D modelling, and digital design. Furality, Inc will also collect donations to the benefit of selected charitable organizations, typically but not exclusively ones associated with animal welfare and/or preservation.<ref>[https://furality.org/about Furality website], About Page, checked March 31, 2021.</ref>

===Information===
Since its inception in May 2020, Furality Online Xperience takes place in [[VRChat]]. From 2020 until 2022, its charity of choice was SaveAFox Rescue headquartered in Minnesota. For its 2023 convention, in honor of pride month, Furality's charity of choice was the LGBTQ non-profit organization Equality Florida Institute.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! # !! Event Name !! Dates of Convention !! Theme !! World !! Attendance !! Charity Amount Raised !! Notes
|-
| 1 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality 2020 || May 22-24, 2020 || Cyberpunk/Retro || F.O.X. Event Room || 2,692 || $8,646 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Rescue] || The first VR-only furry convention without any pre-existing foundation to an in-person convention.
|-
| 2 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality 2000 || Nov 6-8, 2020 || 2000's/Y2K Aesthetic || DIX-E || 3,120 || $5,846 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Rescue] || First furry convention to Event Partner with [[VRChat]]
|-
| 3 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Luma || June 4-6, 2021 || Bioluminescent Forest || Luma Forest || 6,829<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1403427312318619650 Furality Twitter], Tweet, checked June 11, 2021.</ref> || $14,649 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Rescue] ||
|-
| 4 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Legends || Nov 5-7, 2021<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1415749326559760386 Furality Twitter], Tweet, checked July 16, 2021.</ref>|| Super Hero/Villain || Legend City || 9,024<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1460687911175794690/ Furality Twitter], Website, checked November 14, 2021.</ref> || $14,976 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Rescue] ||
|-
| 5 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Aqua || June 17-19, 2022 || Aquatic/Underwater || Oceans of Luma || 15,079 || $22,638 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Rescue] ||
|-
| 5a || Furality Luma Festival || Feb 17-18, 2023 || Bioluminescent Forest || Luma Falls || 11,806<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1627815329538916354 Furality Twitter], Tweet, checked February 20, 2023.</ref> || - ||
|-
| 6 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Sylva || June 2-4, 2023 || Tropical Rainforest || Isle of Sylva || 15,160<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1665917337357418496 Furality Twitter], Tweet, checked June 5, 2023.</ref> || $17,811 [https://www.eqfl.org/ Equality Florida Institute, Inc.] || The largest virtual furry convention to date
|-
| 7 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Umbra || June 6-9, 2024 || Urban Sci-Fi || TBA || TBA || $TBA (Charity TBA) || More information to be revealed
|}

== Events ==
=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality 2020 ===
The first Furality event, Online Xperience 2020 took place from May 22nd to the 24th of 2020, intending to be a small event to test the idea of hosting a convention online via the VRChat platform.

2,692 attendees and $8,646.93 raised for the SaveAFox Rescue later, attendance was more than expected and confirmed that an online convention on VRChat was viable.

The event was based on a Retro/cyberpunk theme and included some panels, meetups and dance events.

=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality 2000 ===
During an interview at [[VirtualFurence]], the chairman hinted at another FOX event happening in 2020. On August 30, it was confirmed that a new convention would take place between November 6-8, 2020. The theme was "Furality 2000" featuring a Y2K aesthetic, celebrating 2000s video games. Unlike the first iteration of Furality Online Xperience, pre-registration became available and added the options of "First Class" ($35 USD) and "Sponsor" ($100 USD) registration tiers along with basic attendee privileges.

There were numerous lobbies for the Furality 2000 convention:
* DIX-E Ship (Main lobby)
* Panel Room
* Club F.Y.N.N. (raves)
* Dealer's Den (Blue, Green, Purple)

As a result, 3,120 attendees registered for Furality 2000; 428 more attendees than FOX's Q2 iteration in May. $5,846 USD was raised for the SaveAFox Rescue charity. Despite the imbalance between the attendee and charity count, Furality, Inc. commissioned and acquired many more assets for their second convention compared to their first, including downloadable asset packs for First Class and Sponsor attendees. Furality, Inc. also had to officially pay licensing fees to VRChat.

Overall, Furality Online Xperience 2000's livestream, web portal, and registration process greatly improved in regards to stability, and little issues were experienced over the course of the weekend. With Furality's generous donation, SaveAFox Rescue announced plans to expand operations to [[W:Florida, USA|Florida, USA]].

=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality Luma ===
Furality Luma was the third event, and Furality Xperience's most ambitious project at the time, running from June 4th to the 6th of 2021.

Furality Luma featured five new worlds themed on the bioluminescent forests of the fictional planet Luma, filled with magic crystals and glowing plants "where magic and nature unite to create an environment best seen by its own light"<ref>[https://furality.org/about Furality website], About Page, checked March 31, 2021.</ref>

Luma featured presentations, panels, meetups, performances, raves in Club FYNN, and a Dealer's Den showcasing various creators across the fandom.

Luma was the first event where attendees were provided with content for their VRChat avatar including Furality's first avatar shader, the Luma Glow Shader created by Naito Ookami with rune designs by Kreic. The shader allowed the attendee's characters to react with the light in the world and was an attempt to enhance the experience and feeling of connection to the world.

In terms of attendance, 6,829 people attended raising $14,649 for the SaveAFox Rescue.

=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality Legends ===
Furality Legends was a superhero/supervillain-themed event with a comic book style. It ran from November 5th to the 7th of 2021.

Legends took place in the fictional "Legend City" and had 9,024 people in attendance.

The convention featured presentations, panels, meetups, performances and the Dealer's Den, as well as the raves in Club FYNN like in previous years.

The convention also featured the second shader by Naito Ookami, the Furality Legends Shader. This shader allowed the attendees to pick between a selection of stylized lighting effects for their character to fit the comic book theme of the convention.

=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality Aqua ===
Furality Aqua was an underwater-themed event, returning to the fictional planet of Luma but exploring the vibrant oceans of the planet. It ran from the 17th to the 19th of June 2022. Aqua had a total of 15,079 attendees and raised $22,638 for SaveAFox Rescue.

The oceans of Aqua featured all the previous event types, including the Dealer's Den, and Club FYNN raves.

Furality Aqua had major backend improvements by the DevOps team, and very little technical issue was faced by attendees. There was a total peak of 5,150 attendees at any one time, and more than 6,300 world instances were created, with the F.O.X portal sending out over 320 thousand world invites to attendees, and the instances logged as being joined over 2.5 million times, as reported at the Closing Ceremony.

Aqua featured the third shader of Furality, the Aqua Shader by Naito Ookami. It also featured props for attendees to place on their avatar, including holographic "Aqua Fins"; a glowing form of fish fins made to make attendees look more aquatic to fit with the theme of the convention.

=== Furality Luma Festival ===
A "Festival" variant of its Luma-themed convention was held on February 17, 2023 for 30 continuous hours.<ref name="Furality Future"/> The admission fee for the Festival was $10,<ref name="Furality Future"/> with an attendance of 11,806.<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1627815329538916354 Furality Twitter], Tweet, checked February 20, 2023.</ref> The Festival mostly contained meetups, an Avatar Showcase Gallery and live performances from various furry musicians, such as [[Whsprs]], [[YonKaGor]] and ChaoticCanineCulture (CK9C).

=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality Sylva ===
"Furality Sylva" was a tropical rainforest-themed event that was held from June 2 to 4 of 2023,<ref name="Furality Future">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8L3Vc0tvU4 Furality Announcement Video (October 2022)]</ref> with theme of the event being revealed during the closing ceremonies of Furality Luma Festival back in February.<ref>[https://twitter.com/DaltynWolf/status/1627190596166205442 DaltynWolf Twitter], Tweet, checked February 18, 2023.</ref> Live performances included [[When Snakes Sing]], Whsprs, YonKaGor, ChaoticCanineCulture (CK9C) and [[Ivycomb|ivycomb]]. The Dealer's Den was made public the day after its convention run on June 5,<ref>[https://vrchat.com/home/launch?worldId=wrld_0fd6e36a-1f1c-4bb2-98e1-f5b1e9fa8a25 Furality Sylva - Dealer's Den - Public World]</ref> only for a week until its closure on June 11.

Sylva was Furality's largest convention to date, amassing 15,160 attendees over the 3 days it was running, and raising $17,811 for the Equality Florida Institute. This also made Sylva the [[Online conventions by size|world's largest]] virtual convention to date.

=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality Umbra ===
The desert-themed seventh mainline iteration of Furality is scheduled for June 6-9, 2024. This will be the first Furality event taking over the course of 4 days, as opposed to the typical 3-day weekend of its previous events.

== Public VRChat Worlds ==
Furality normally takes place in 5-7 private VRChat worlds that exist only for the weekend of the event. However, after some conventions and events, Furality has remixed elements of those worlds into a public version for anyone to visit.

=== Furality˸ F․Y․N․N․'s Room - Public World ===
This world was created to be a home for the Furality convention mascot "F.Y.N.N." theme as a bedroom suite of sorts and decorated with memorabilia from past Furality conventions. There is also a notable "Gateway" portal in the room that takes users to a "Furality Luma" area and a "Furality Legends" area where they can revisit the public remixes of those themes. There is also a "Furality Gateway" area through the portal that serves as the main location for IRL conventions to VR bidirectional live streams where attendees of physical conventions can interact with users in VRChat. This world was published to VRChat on June 2, 2021.<ref>[https://vrchat.com/home/launch?worldId=wrld_60bcdb81-aca1-4425-b8a0-1c5b721158b5 Furality˸ F․Y․N․N․'s Room]</ref>

=== The Oceans of Luma - Public World ===
A "Public World" variant of its Aqua-themed convention, titled "The Oceans of Luma", was published to VRChat in late November 2022.<ref>[https://vrchat.com/home/launch?worldId=wrld_f5dd279b-72fa-4b4b-abb8-b46e4b0e1d78 Furality Aqua˸ The Oceans of Luma - Public World]</ref>

=== The Isle of Sylva - Public World ===
Two "Public World" variants (day and night) of its Sylva-themed convention was published to VRChat in mid-December 2023.<ref>[https://vrchat.com/home/world/wrld_c84eaf46-07ec-4d79-8a4c-a64e2d5415c3 Furality Sylva: Treehouse Village - Public World]</ref><ref>[https://vrchat.com/home/world/wrld_27726cc0-49a1-4cde-9bcb-e8afe152383d Furality Sylva: Treehouse Village (at Night) - Public World]</ref>

== Downloads and requirements ==
VRChat can be downloaded on [https://store.steampowered.com/app/438100/VRChat/ Steam] for both VR and non-VR users interested in attending Furality. It was stated on their website that although a [[W:Virtual reality headset|virtual reality (VR) headset]] is not needed in order to attend the event, it is recommended "for the best experience".<ref>[https://furality.org Furality Online Xperience] front page. Retrieved April 1, 2020.</ref>

Supported OSes and devices include [[W:Windows 8.1|Windows 8.1]], [[W:Windows 10|Windows 10]], and [[W:Oculus Quest|Oculus Quest]].<ref>[https://help.vrchat.com/kb/article/19-system-requirements/ ''System Requirements''] page on [[W:VRChat|VRChat]]'s website. Dated January 10, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.</ref> VRChat is not officially supported on [[W:macOS|Apple macOS]], [[W:Ubuntu|Ubuntu]], and [[W:Linux OS|Linux OS]].<ref>[https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/store/application/platforms ''Platforms''] page on the [[W:Steam (software)|Steam]]'s website. Retrieved April 17, 2020.</ref>

==Reception==
[[File:Furality2KBanner.jpg|right|thumb|200px|A promotional banner for FOX's Y2K-themed 2020 convention.]]
Furality Online Xperience garnered large attention for a first-time convention on social media websites [[Twitter]], Telegram, and Discord. Attending an online convention was seen as highly convenient for many reasons, including safety from the [[COVID-19]] virus, financial ease from not purchasing hotel rooms, expensive convention registration, passport registration, travel burdens, and more. Some attendees mentioned they were geographically isolated from mainstream conventions, or suffer from social anxiety, which made FOX a great alternative for them.

During the first day of the convention many attendees complained of not being able to access the online portal that would allow them to join the convention rooms; the Furality staff had to postpone the sending of login information emails in order to not completely overload either the VRChat servers or their own web portal. Furality staff apologized for the delay to those affected and began sending out the remaining login information emails by Saturday morning, as the service had stabilized significantly.

There was a total of 2,692 confirmed attendees its first weekend -- a number that Furality staff did not anticipate. At the time the convention ended, it was ranked the tenth largest furry convention as of May 2020, shying between [[Anthro New England]] that had 2,570 attendees in 2020, and [[DenFur]] that had 2,735 attendees in 2019.

During the closing ceremony, it was announced that attendees of the convention raised 1,183 donations for Furality's sponsored charity, SaveAFox, totaling $8,646.93 USD gathered throughout the weekend. Furality Online Xperience was deemed a great success, and is considered a milestone for [[online furry conventions]].

In June 2022, Furality Aqua, became the most attended furry event of its time at 15,079 registrations, beating the in-person Anthrocon event which garnered 9,358 in 2019. F.O.X. Aqua also raised over $22,300 in donations for Save-A-Fox.

== Controversies ==
Based on the 2022 financial statements published by Furality, Inc., they have been shown to be the only non-profit furry convention where their chairman has a significant salary from the organization, which is primarily made up of unpaid volunteers.<ref>[https://furality.org/org ''Furality Org''], Filings are published on their org website.</ref> At the same time the 2022 financials were uploaded to their org webpage, Furality changed the statement from their website which previously stated "Furality Inc. is an all volunteer organization led by a group of dedicated individuals who care about giving back to the community. Our board members are not paid, and as a result, volunteer their time and efforts to the organization as a service to our community" to "Furality is made possible by the contributions and enthusiasm from our vibrant community, generous donation of time and expertise from our talented volunteers, and the creativity and passion from our compensated team of artists."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20240121042514/https://furality.org/org ''Web Archive''], Archive of the organizational page on January 21st 2024</ref>. People assumed, due to the way the IRS form 990 displays any and all compensation to members of the board, that the income was related to the board and or chairman position. Due to Furality's format of running essentially an indie game studio year-round to produce the VR worlds the convention takes place in, there is a significant portion of the annual expenses is used on contractors in the "Creative" art department. The income received by the chairman of the board from the organization is for billable work done as the Creative Director in the creative department along with all the other paid art team members - and not for their role as a convention chair nor as a board member.<ref>[https://furality.org/org ''Furality Org''], Statements of Activity are published on their org website.</ref>

During Furality's community showcase event at [[Midwest Furfest]]'s 2023 iteration, a tweet post on Twitter about a [[VRChat]] furry under the name of Jinxy_VR registered as anonymous to evade being rejected as he is known to be a groomer and pedo. In response to this, many furries (whether attended Furality in the past or not) criticized on Furality for covering up and defending Jinxy being accepted to the event.

== References ==
<REFERENCES/>

== See also ==
* [[VRChat]]
* [[Online_furry_conventions|Online furry conventions]]
* [[Second Life]]

==External links==
* [https://furality.org Furality Online Xperience] official site
* [https://www.youtube.com/c/Furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[YouTube]]
* [https://twitter.com/furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://discord.gg/furality Furality Online Xperience] on Discord
* [https://t.me/furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[Telegram]]
* [https://furality.social/@furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[Mastodon]]

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{{flagdiv|usa|Jan 4-7: [[Anthro Northwest]], WA}}
{{flagdiv|jpn|Jan 5-7: [[Japan Meeting of Furries]]}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Jan 5-7: [[Painted Desert Fur Con]], AZ}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Jan 11-15: [[Further Confusion]], CA}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Jan 12-14: [[Midwinter Frolic]], MN}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Jan 18-21: [[Anthro New England]], MA}}
{{flagdiv|fra|Jan 19-22: [[CanthroFur]]}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Feb 1-4: [[AnthroExpo]], OK}}
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{{flagdiv|gbr|Feb 2-5: [[Scotiacon]]}}
{{flagdiv|bra|Feb 10-13: [[Furcamp]], SP}}
{{flagdiv|swe|Feb 21-25: [[NordicFuzzCon]]}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Feb 22-25: [[Furry Ski Weekend]], CO}}
{{flagdiv|aus|Feb 23-25: [[Melbourne Fur Con]], VIC}}
{{flagdiv|pol|Feb 28-Mar 3: [[Gdakon]]}}
{{flagdiv|can|Mar 7-10: [[VancouFur]], BC}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Mar 8-10: [[Fur the 'More]], VA}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Mar 14-17: [[Furry Fiesta]], TX}}
{{flagdiv|can|Mar 15-17: [[Furnal Equinox]], ON}}
{{flagdiv|nor|Mar 29: [[Pawske Party]]}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Mar 29-31: [[Las Vegas Fur Con]], NV}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Apr 4-7: [[Motor City Furry Con]], MI}}
{{flagdiv|usa|May 3-5: [[Garden State Fur The Weekend]], NJ}}
{{flagdiv|usa|May 9-12: [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]], GA}}
{{flagdiv|cze|May 15-19: [[ZodiaCon]]}}
{{flagdiv|jpn|May 18-19: [[Osaka Furry Fun Festa]]}}
{{flagdiv|usa|May 23-26: [[AnthrOhio]], OH}}
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{{flagdiv|usa|May 31-Jun 2: [[Stratosfur]], TX}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Jun 6-9: [[Furality Online Xperience]], Online}}
{{flagdiv|aus|Jun 7-9: [[Fur Out West]], WA}}
{{flagdiv|aut|Jun 29-Jul 6: [[Lakeside Furs]]}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Jul 4-7: [[Anthrocon]], PA}}
{{flagdiv|sgp|Jul 6-7: [[Little Island Furcon]]}}
{{flagdiv|bra|Jul 19-21: [[Brasil FurFest]], SP}}
{{flagdiv|fra|Jul 19-21: [[Fur-Day]]}}
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{{flagdiv|ger|Aug 14-18: [[EAST]]}}
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{{flagdiv|usa|Aug 30-Sept 1: [[Mephit Fur Meet]], MS}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Aug 30-Sept 1: [[Tails and Tornadoes Fur Con|Tails and Tornadoes]], OK}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Sep 6-8: [[Furry Migration]], MN}}
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{{flagdiv|usa|Sep 27-29: [[Furry Takeover]], NC}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Oct 4-6: [[Western Pennsylvania Furry Weekend|Western PA Furry Weekend]], PA}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Oct 11-13: [[Alamo City Furry Invasion]], TX}}
{{flagdiv|sui|Oct 23-27: [[Golden Leaves Con]]}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Nov 8-10: [[AquatiFur]], WI}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Nov 8-10: [[PAWCon]], CA}}
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{{flagdiv|aus|Feb 23-25: [[Melbourne Fur Con]], VIC}}
{{flagdiv|pol|Feb 28-Mar 3: [[Gdakon]]}}
{{flagdiv|can|Mar 7-10: [[VancouFur]], BC}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Mar 8-10: [[Fur the 'More]], VA}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Mar 14-17: [[Furry Fiesta]], TX}}
{{flagdiv|can|Mar 15-17: [[Furnal Equinox]], ON}}
{{flagdiv|nor|Mar 29: [[Pawske Party]]}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Mar 29-31: [[Las Vegas Fur Con]], NV}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Apr 4-7: [[Motor City Furry Con]], MI}}
{{flagdiv|usa|May 3-5: [[Garden State Fur The Weekend]], NJ}}
{{flagdiv|usa|May 9-12: [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]], GA}}
{{flagdiv|cze|May 15-19: [[ZodiaCon]]}}
{{flagdiv|jpn|May 18-19: [[Osaka Furry Fun Festa]]}}
{{flagdiv|usa|May 23-26: [[AnthrOhio]], OH}}
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Furality Online Xperience

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{{Infobox convention
| name = Furality Online Xperience
| logo = [[File:FuralityLogo.png|150px]]
| caption =
| location = [[VRChat]]
| url = https://furality.org/
| status = Ongoing
| first = May 22-24, 2020
| organizer = Daltyn <small>(Chairman)</small><br>Furality Team <small>([https://furality.org/team Team Page])</small>
| charity = [https://www.eqfl.org/ Equality Institute] (2023)<br>[https://www.saveafox.org/ Save-A-Fox] (2020-22)
| subject = Furry, virtual reality (VR)
}}
'''Furality Online Xperience''' (a.k.a. '''F.O.X.''' or just '''Furality''') is a [[W:Virtual reality|virtual reality]] [[furry]] [[convention]] on the [[VRChat]] platform. The convention usually hosts panels, meetups, dance [[W:Rave|rave]]s at Club F.Y.N.N. and a Dealer's Den. Furality has been running since 2020.

== History ==
Its first iteration began on Memorial Day weekend, May 22-24, 2020. Its second convention, Furality 2000, was hosted on November 6-8, 2020.

The idea for Furality Online Xperience was published on March 28, 2020 through their Telegram channel. The convention gathered widespread attention in the virtual reality community. It was originally proposed as a 'convention that never ends', since the idea was that VRChat is a platform that will continue to be online after the convention is over. Another reason for this was that furry meetups on VRChat happen very frequently around the time that the first FOX was hosted.

There was no registration fee to sign up for the first convention. Due to licensing fees with VRChat, Furality later added a minimum $10 attendance fee, along with other registration tiers such as First Class and Sponsor. They added a program that offers free attendance to those who financially cannot afford registration due to the [[W:COVID-19_recession|2020 economic recession]]. However, a donation was encouraged and could be given to the convention's charity, SaveAFox; a non-profit organization based in Minnesota. Notable attendees included VRChat business developer "VRPill", VRChat community manager "Tupper", furry YouTuber [[Pocari Roo]], Kemono YouTuber [[Sherbert Shenanigans]], professional fighting game player [[SonicFox5000|SonicFox]], and voice actor [[W:Sean Chiplock|Sean Chiplock]].

In July 2020, Furality, Inc. was incorporated as a Florida nonprofit corporation to operate future "Furality Online Xperience" conventions. Its mission is to provide a forum for attendees to gather to experience, learn, share, and celebrate anthropomorphic arts, including performing arts, such as improv and musical performances, as well as visual arts, such as cartoons, sketches, photography, 3D modelling, and digital design. Furality, Inc will also collect donations to the benefit of selected charitable organizations, typically but not exclusively ones associated with animal welfare and/or preservation.<ref>[https://furality.org/about Furality website], About Page, checked March 31, 2021.</ref>

===Information===
Since its inception in May 2020, Furality Online Xperience takes place in [[VRChat]]. From 2020 until 2022, its charity of choice was SaveAFox Rescue headquartered in Minnesota. For its 2023 convention, in honor of pride month, Furality's charity of choice was the LGBTQ non-profit organization Equality Florida Institute.
{| class="wikitable"
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! # !! Event Name !! Dates of Convention !! Theme !! World !! Attendance !! Charity Amount Raised !! Notes
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| 1 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality 2020 || May 22-24, 2020 || Cyberpunk/Retro || F.O.X. Event Room || 2,692 || $8,646 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Rescue] || The first VR-only furry convention without any pre-existing foundation to an in-person convention.
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| 2 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality 2000 || Nov 6-8, 2020 || 2000's/Y2K Aesthetic || DIX-E || 3,120 || $5,846 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Rescue] || First furry convention to Event Partner with [[VRChat]]
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| 3 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Luma || June 4-6, 2021 || Bioluminescent Forest || Luma Forest || 6,829<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1403427312318619650 Furality Twitter], Tweet, checked June 11, 2021.</ref> || $14,649 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Rescue] ||
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| 4 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Legends || Nov 5-7, 2021<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1415749326559760386 Furality Twitter], Tweet, checked July 16, 2021.</ref>|| Super Hero/Villain || Legend City || 9,024<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1460687911175794690/ Furality Twitter], Website, checked November 14, 2021.</ref> || $14,976 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Rescue] ||
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| 5 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Aqua || June 17-19, 2022 || Aquatic/Underwater || Oceans of Luma || 15,079 || $22,638 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Rescue] ||
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| 5a || Furality Luma Festival || Feb 17-18, 2023 || Bioluminescent Forest || Luma Falls || 11,806<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1627815329538916354 Furality Twitter], Tweet, checked February 20, 2023.</ref> || - ||
|-
| 6 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Sylva || June 2-4, 2023 || Tropical Rainforest || Island of Sylva || 15,160 || $17,811 [https://www.eqfl.org/ Equality Florida Institute, Inc.] || The largest virtual furry convention to date
|-
| 7 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality ???? || June 6-9, 2024 || TBA || TBA || TBA || $TBA (Charity TBA) || More information to be revealed
|}

== Events ==
=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality 2020 ===
The first Furality event, Online Xperience 2020 took place from May 22nd to the 24th of 2020, intending to be a small event to test the idea of hosting a convention online via the VRChat platform.

2,692 attendees and $8,646.93 raised for the SaveAFox Rescue later, attendance was more than expected and confirmed that an online convention on VRChat was viable.

The event was based on a Retro/cyberpunk theme and included some panels, meetups and dance events.

=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality 2000 ===
During an interview at [[VirtualFurence]], the chairman hinted at another FOX event happening in 2020. On August 30, it was confirmed that a new convention would take place between November 6-8, 2020. The theme was "Furality 2000" featuring a Y2K aesthetic, celebrating 2000s video games. Unlike the first iteration of Furality Online Xperience, pre-registration became available and added the options of "First Class" ($35 USD) and "Sponsor" ($100 USD) registration tiers along with basic attendee privileges.

There were numerous lobbies for the Furality 2000 convention:
* DIX-E Ship (Main lobby)
* Panel Room
* Club F.Y.N.N. (raves)
* Dealer's Den (Blue, Green, Purple)

As a result, 3,120 attendees registered for Furality 2000; 428 more attendees than FOX's Q2 iteration in May. $5,846 USD was raised for the SaveAFox Rescue charity. Despite the imbalance between the attendee and charity count, Furality, Inc. commissioned and acquired many more assets for their second convention compared to their first, including downloadable asset packs for First Class and Sponsor attendees. Furality, Inc. also had to officially pay licensing fees to VRChat.

Overall, Furality Online Xperience 2000's livestream, web portal, and registration process greatly improved in regards to stability, and little issues were experienced over the course of the weekend. With Furality's generous donation, SaveAFox Rescue announced plans to expand operations to [[W:Florida, USA|Florida, USA]].

=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality Luma ===
Furality Luma was the third event, and Furality Xperience's most ambitious project at the time, running from June 4th to the 6th of 2021.

Furality Luma featured five new worlds themed on the bioluminescent forests of the fictional planet Luma, filled with magic crystals and glowing plants "where magic and nature unite to create an environment best seen by its own light"<ref>[https://furality.org/about Furality website], About Page, checked March 31, 2021.</ref>

Luma featured presentations, panels, meetups, performances, raves in Club FYNN, and a Dealer's Den showcasing various creators across the fandom.

Luma was the first event where attendees were provided with content for their VRChat avatar including Furality's first avatar shader, the Luma Glow Shader created by Naito Ookami with rune designs by Kreic. The shader allowed the attendee's characters to react with the light in the world and was an attempt to enhance the experience and feeling of connection to the world.

In terms of attendance, 6,829 people attended raising $14,649 for the SaveAFox Rescue.

=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality Legends ===
Furality Legends was a superhero/supervillain-themed event with a comic book style. It ran from November 5th to the 7th of 2021.

Legends took place in the fictional "Legend City" and had 9,024 people in attendance.

The convention featured presentations, panels, meetups, performances and the Dealer's Den, as well as the raves in Club FYNN like in previous years.

The convention also featured the second shader by Naito Ookami, the Furality Legends Shader. This shader allowed the attendees to pick between a selection of stylized lighting effects for their character to fit the comic book theme of the convention.

=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality Aqua ===
Furality Aqua was an underwater-themed event, returning to the fictional planet of Luma but exploring the vibrant oceans of the planet. It ran from the 17th to the 19th of June 2022. Aqua had a total of 15,079 attendees and raised $22,638 for SaveAFox Rescue.

The oceans of Aqua featured all the previous event types, including the Dealer's Den, and Club FYNN raves.

Furality Aqua had major backend improvements by the DevOps team, and very little technical issue was faced by attendees. There was a total peak of 5,150 attendees at any one time, and more than 6,300 world instances were created, with the F.O.X portal sending out over 320 thousand world invites to attendees, and the instances logged as being joined over 2.5 million times, as reported at the Closing Ceremony.

Aqua featured the third shader of Furality, the Aqua Shader by Naito Ookami. It also featured props for attendees to place on their avatar, including holographic "Aqua Fins"; a glowing form of fish fins made to make attendees look more aquatic to fit with the theme of the convention.

=== Furality Luma Festival ===
A "Festival" variant of its Luma-themed convention was held on February 17, 2023 for 30 continuous hours.<ref name="Furality Future"/> The admission fee for the Festival was $10,<ref name="Furality Future"/> with an attendance of 11,806.<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1627815329538916354 Furality Twitter], Tweet, checked February 20, 2023.</ref> The Festival mostly contained meetups, an Avatar Showcase Gallery and live performances from various furry musicians, such as Whsprs, YonKaGor and ChaoticCanineCulture (CK9C).

=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality Sylva ===
"Furality Sylva" was a tropical rainforest-themed event that was held from June 2 to 4 of 2023,<ref name="Furality Future">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8L3Vc0tvU4 Furality Announcement Video (October 2022)]</ref> with theme of the event being revealed during the closing ceremonies of Furality Luma Festival back in February.<ref>[https://twitter.com/DaltynWolf/status/1627190596166205442 DaltynWolf Twitter], Tweet, checked February 18, 2023.</ref> Live performances included When Snakes Sing, Whsprs, YonKaGor, ChaoticCanineCulture (CK9C) and ivycomb.

Sylva was Furality's largest convention to date, amassing 15,160 attendees over the 3 days it was running, and raising $17,811 for the Equality Florida Institute. This also made Sylva the [[Online conventions by size|world's largest]] virtual convention to date.

=== Furality Online Xperience 7 - Name TBA ===
The seventh mainline iteration of Furality is scheduled for June 6-9, 2024. This will be the first Furality event taking over the course of 4 days, as opposed to the typical 3-day weekend of its previous events.

== Public VRChat Worlds ==
Furality normally takes place in 5-7 private VRChat worlds that exist only for the weekend of the event. However, after some conventions and events Furality has remixed elements of those worlds into a public version for anyone to visit.

=== Furality˸ F․Y․N․N․'s Room - Public World ===
This world was created to be a home for the Furality convention mascot "F.Y.N.N." theme as a bedroom suite of sorts and decorated with memorabilia from past Furality conventions. There is also a notable "Gateway" portal in the room that takes users to a "Furality Luma" area and a "Furality Legends" area where they can revisit the public remixes of those themes. There is also a "Furality Gateway" area through the portal that serves as the main location for IRL conventions to VR bidirectional live streams where attendees of physical conventions can interact with users in VRChat. This world was published to VRChat on June 2, 2021.<ref>[https://vrchat.com/home/launch?worldId=wrld_60bcdb81-aca1-4425-b8a0-1c5b721158b5 Furality˸ F․Y․N․N․'s Room]</ref>

=== The Oceans of Luma - Public World ===
A "Public World" variant of its Aqua-themed convention, titled "The Oceans of Luma", was published to VRChat in late November 2022.<ref>[https://vrchat.com/home/launch?worldId=wrld_f5dd279b-72fa-4b4b-abb8-b46e4b0e1d78 Furality Aqua˸ The Oceans of Luma - Public World]</ref>

=== The Isle of Sylva - Public World ===
A "Public World" variant of its Sylva-themed convention will be published to VRChat sometime by the end of 2023.

== Downloads and requirements ==
VRChat can be downloaded on [https://store.steampowered.com/app/438100/VRChat/ Steam] for both VR and non-VR users interested in attending Furality. It was stated on their website that although a [[W:Virtual reality headset|virtual reality (VR) headset]] is not needed in order to attend the event, it is recommended "for the best experience".<ref>[https://furality.org Furality Online Xperience] front page. Retrieved April 1, 2020.</ref>

Supported OSes and devices include [[W:Windows 8.1|Windows 8.1]], [[W:Windows 10|Windows 10]], and [[W:Oculus Quest|Oculus Quest]].<ref>[https://help.vrchat.com/kb/article/19-system-requirements/ ''System Requirements''] page on [[W:VRChat|VRChat]]'s website. Dated January 10, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.</ref> VRChat is not officially supported on [[W:macOS|Apple macOS]], [[W:Ubuntu|Ubuntu]], and [[W:Linux OS|Linux OS]].<ref>[https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/store/application/platforms ''Platforms''] page on the [[W:Steam (software)|Steam]]'s website. Retrieved April 17, 2020.</ref>

==Reception==
[[File:Furality2KBanner.jpg|right|thumb|200px|A promotional banner for FOX's Y2K-themed 2020 convention.]]
Furality Online Xperience garnered large attention for a first-time convention on social media websites [[Twitter]], Telegram, and Discord. Attending an online convention was seen as highly convenient for many reasons, including safety from the [[COVID-19]] virus, financial ease from not purchasing hotel rooms, expensive convention registration, passport registration, travel burdens, and more. Some attendees mentioned they were geographically isolated from mainstream conventions, or suffer from social anxiety, which made FOX a great alternative for them.

During the first day of the convention many attendees complained of not being able to access the online portal that would allow them to join the convention rooms; the Furality staff had to postpone the sending of login information emails in order to not completely overload either the VRChat servers or their own web portal. Furality staff apologized for the delay to those affected and began sending out the remaining login information emails by Saturday morning, as the service had stabilized significantly.

There was a total of 2,692 confirmed attendees its first weekend -- a number that Furality staff did not anticipate. At the time the convention ended, it was ranked the tenth largest furry convention as of May 2020, shying between [[Anthro New England]] that had 2,570 attendees in 2020, and [[DenFur]] that had 2,735 attendees in 2019.

During the closing ceremony, it was announced that attendees of the convention raised 1,183 donations for Furality's sponsored charity, SaveAFox, totaling $8,646.93 USD gathered throughout the weekend. Furality Online Xperience was deemed a great success, and is considered a milestone for [[online furry conventions]].

In June 2022, Furality Aqua, became the most attended furry event of its time at 15,079 registrations, beating the in-person Anthrocon event which garnered 9,358 in 2019. F.O.X. Aqua also raised over $22,300 in donations for Save-A-Fox.

== References ==
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== See also ==
* [[VRChat]]
* [[Online_furry_conventions|Online furry conventions]]
* [[Second Life]]

==External links==
* [https://furality.org Furality Online Xperience] official site
* [https://www.youtube.com/c/Furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[YouTube]]
* [https://twitter.com/furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://discord.gg/furality Furality Online Xperience] on Discord
* [https://t.me/furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[Telegram]]
* [https://furality.social/@furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[Mastodon]]

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Furality Online Xperience

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{{Infobox convention
| name = Furality Online Xperience
| logo = [[File:FuralityLogo.png|150px]]
| caption =
| location = [[VRChat]]
| url = https://furality.org/
| status = Ongoing
| first = May 22-24, 2020
| organizer = Daltyn <small>(Chairman)</small><br>Furality Team <small>([https://furality.org/team Team Page])</small>
| charity = [https://www.eqfl.org/ Equality Institute] (2023)<br>[https://www.saveafox.org/ Save-A-Fox] (2020-22)
| subject = Furry, virtual reality (VR)
}}
'''Furality Online Xperience''' (a.k.a. '''F.O.X.''' or just '''Furality''') is a [[W:Virtual reality|virtual reality]] [[furry]] [[convention]] on the [[VRChat]] platform. The convention usually hosts panels, meetups, dance [[W:Rave|rave]]s at Club F.Y.N.N. and a Dealer's Den. Furality has been running since 2020.

== History ==
Its first iteration began on Memorial Day weekend, May 22-24, 2020. Its second convention, Furality 2000, was hosted on November 6-8, 2020.

The idea for Furality Online Xperience was published on March 28, 2020 through their Telegram channel. The convention gathered widespread attention in the virtual reality community. It was originally proposed as a 'convention that never ends', since the idea was that VRChat is a platform that will continue to be online after the convention is over. Another reason for this was that furry meetups on VRChat happen very frequently around the time that the first FOX was hosted.

There was no registration fee to sign up for the first convention. Due to licensing fees with VRChat, Furality later added a minimum $10 attendance fee, along with other registration tiers such as First Class and Sponsor. They added a program that offers free attendance to those who financially cannot afford registration due to the [[W:COVID-19_recession|2020 economic recession]]. However, a donation was encouraged and could be given to the convention's charity, SaveAFox; a non-profit organization based in Minnesota. Notable attendees included VRChat business developer "VRPill", VRChat community manager "Tupper", furry YouTuber [[Pocari Roo]], Kemono YouTuber [[Sherbert Shenanigans]], professional fighting game player [[SonicFox5000|SonicFox]], and voice actor [[W:Sean Chiplock|Sean Chiplock]].

In July 2020, Furality, Inc. was incorporated as a Florida nonprofit corporation to operate future "Furality Online Xperience" conventions. Its mission is to provide a forum for attendees to gather to experience, learn, share, and celebrate anthropomorphic arts, including performing arts, such as improv and musical performances, as well as visual arts, such as cartoons, sketches, photography, 3D modelling, and digital design. Furality, Inc will also collect donations to the benefit of selected charitable organizations, typically but not exclusively ones associated with animal welfare and/or preservation.<ref>[https://furality.org/about Furality website], About Page, checked March 31, 2021.</ref>

===Information===
Since its inception in May 2020, Furality Online Xperience takes place in [[VRChat]]. From 2020 until 2022, its charity of choice was SaveAFox Rescue headquartered in Minnesota. For its 2023 convention, in honor of pride month, Furality's charity of choice was the LGBTQ non-profit organization Equality Florida Institute.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! # !! Event Name !! Dates of Convention !! Theme !! World !! Attendance !! Charity Amount Raised !! Notes
|-
| 1 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality 2020 || May 22-24, 2020 || Cyberpunk/Retro || F.O.X. Event Room || 2,692 || $8,646 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Rescue] || The first VR-only furry convention without any pre-existing foundation to an in-person convention.
|-
| 2 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Y2K || Nov 6-8, 2020 || 2000's Aesthetic || DIX-E || 3,120 || $5,846 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Rescue] || First furry convention to Event Partner with [[VRChat]]
|-
| 3 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Luma || June 4-6, 2021 || Bioluminescent Forest || Luma Forest || 6,829<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1403427312318619650 Furality Twitter], Tweet, checked June 11, 2021.</ref> || $14,649 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Rescue] ||
|-
| 4 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Legends || Nov 5-7, 2021<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1415749326559760386 Furality Twitter], Tweet, checked July 16, 2021.</ref>|| Super Hero/Villain || Legend City || 9,024<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1460687911175794690/ Furality Twitter], Website, checked November 14, 2021.</ref> || $14,976 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Rescue] ||
|-
| 5 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Aqua || June 17-19, 2022 || Aquatic/Underwater || Oceans of Luma || 15,079 || $22,638 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Rescue] ||
|-
| 5a || Furality Luma Festival || Feb 17-18, 2023 || Bioluminescent Forest || Luma Falls || 11,806<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1627815329538916354 Furality Twitter], Tweet, checked February 20, 2023.</ref> || - ||
|-
| 6 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Sylva || June 2-4, 2023 || Tropical Rainforest || Island of Sylva || 15,160 || $17,811 [https://www.eqfl.org/ Equality Florida Institute, Inc.] || The largest virtual furry convention to date
|-
| 7 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality ???? || June 6-9, 2024 || TBA || TBA || TBA || $TBA (Charity TBA) || More information to be revealed
|}

== Events ==
=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality 2020 ===
The first Furality event, Online Xperience 2020 took place from May 22nd to the 24th of 2020, intending to be a small event to test the idea of hosting a convention online via the VRChat platform.

2,692 attendees and $8,646.93 raised for the SaveAFox Rescue later, attendance was more than expected and confirmed that an online convention on VRChat was viable.

The event was based on a Retro/cyberpunk theme and included some panels, meetups and dance events.

=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality 2000 ===
During an interview at [[VirtualFurence]], the chairman hinted at another FOX event happening in 2020. On August 30, it was confirmed that a new convention would take place between November 6-8, 2020. The theme was "Furality 2000" featuring a Y2K aesthetic, celebrating 2000s video games. Unlike the first iteration of Furality Online Xperience, pre-registration became available and added the options of "First Class" ($35 USD) and "Sponsor" ($100 USD) registration tiers along with basic attendee privileges.

There were numerous lobbies for the Furality 2000 convention:
* DIX-E Ship (Main lobby)
* Panel Room
* Club F.Y.N.N. (raves)
* Dealer's Den (Blue, Green, Purple)

As a result, 3,120 attendees registered for Furality 2000; 428 more attendees than FOX's Q2 iteration in May. $5,846 USD was raised for the SaveAFox Rescue charity. Despite the imbalance between the attendee and charity count, Furality, Inc. commissioned and acquired many more assets for their second convention compared to their first, including downloadable asset packs for First Class and Sponsor attendees. Furality, Inc. also had to officially pay licensing fees to VRChat.

Overall, Furality Online Xperience 2000's livestream, web portal, and registration process greatly improved in regards to stability, and little issues were experienced over the course of the weekend. With Furality's generous donation, SaveAFox Rescue announced plans to expand operations to [[W:Florida, USA|Florida, USA]].

=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality Luma ===
Furality Luma was the third event, and Furality Xperience's most ambitious project at the time, running from June 4th to the 6th of 2021.

Furality Luma featured five new worlds themed on the bioluminescent forests of the fictional planet Luma, filled with magic crystals and glowing plants "where magic and nature unite to create an environment best seen by its own light"<ref>[https://furality.org/about Furality website], About Page, checked March 31, 2021.</ref>

Luma featured presentations, panels, meetups, performances, raves in Club FYNN, and a Dealer's Den showcasing various creators across the fandom.

Luma was the first event where attendees were provided with content for their VRChat avatar including Furality's first avatar shader, the Luma Glow Shader created by Naito Ookami with rune designs by Kreic. The shader allowed the attendee's characters to react with the light in the world and was an attempt to enhance the experience and feeling of connection to the world.

In terms of attendance, 6,829 people attended raising $14,649 for the SaveAFox Rescue.

=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality Legends ===
Furality Legends was a superhero/supervillain-themed event with a comic book style. It ran from November 5th to the 7th of 2021.

Legends took place in the fictional "Legend City" and had 9,024 people in attendance.

The convention featured presentations, panels, meetups, performances and the Dealer's Den, as well as the raves in Club FYNN like in previous years.

The convention also featured the second shader by Naito Ookami, the Furality Legends Shader. This shader allowed the attendees to pick between a selection of stylized lighting effects for their character to fit the comic book theme of the convention.

=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality Aqua ===
Furality Aqua was an underwater-themed event, returning to the fictional planet of Luma but exploring the vibrant oceans of the planet. It ran from the 17th to the 19th of June 2022. Aqua had a total of 15,079 attendees and raised $22,638 for SaveAFox Rescue.

The oceans of Aqua featured all the previous event types, including the Dealer's Den, and Club FYNN raves.

Furality Aqua had major backend improvements by the DevOps team, and very little technical issue was faced by attendees. There was a total peak of 5,150 attendees at any one time, and more than 6,300 world instances were created, with the F.O.X portal sending out over 320 thousand world invites to attendees, and the instances logged as being joined over 2.5 million times, as reported at the Closing Ceremony.

Aqua featured the third shader of Furality, the Aqua Shader by Naito Ookami. It also featured props for attendees to place on their avatar, including holographic "Aqua Fins"; a glowing form of fish fins made to make attendees look more aquatic to fit with the theme of the convention.

=== Furality Luma Festival ===
A "Festival" variant of its Luma-themed convention was held on February 17, 2023 for 30 continuous hours.<ref name="Furality Future"/> The admission fee for the Festival was $10,<ref name="Furality Future"/> with an attendance of 11,806.<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1627815329538916354 Furality Twitter], Tweet, checked February 20, 2023.</ref> The Festival mostly contained meetups, an Avatar Showcase Gallery and live performances from various furry musicians, such as Whsprs, YonKaGor and ChaoticCanineCulture (CK9C).

=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality Sylva ===
"Furality Sylva" was a tropical rainforest-themed event that was held from June 2 to 4 of 2023,<ref name="Furality Future">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8L3Vc0tvU4 Furality Announcement Video (October 2022)]</ref> with theme of the event being revealed during the closing ceremonies of Furality Luma Festival back in February.<ref>[https://twitter.com/DaltynWolf/status/1627190596166205442 DaltynWolf Twitter], Tweet, checked February 18, 2023.</ref> Live performances included When Snakes Sing, Whsprs, YonKaGor, ChaoticCanineCulture (CK9C) and ivycomb.

Sylva was Furality's largest convention to date, amassing 15,160 attendees over the 3 days it was running, and raising $17,811 for the Equality Florida Institute. This also made Sylva the [[Online conventions by size|world's largest]] virtual convention to date.

=== Furality Online Xperience 7 - Name TBA ===
The seventh mainline iteration of Furality is scheduled for June 6-9, 2024. This will be the first Furality event taking over the course of 4 days, as opposed to the typical 3-day weekend of its previous events.

== Public VRChat Worlds ==
Furality normally takes place in 5-7 private VRChat worlds that exist only for the weekend of the event. However, after some conventions and events Furality has remixed elements of those worlds into a public version for anyone to visit.

=== Furality˸ F․Y․N․N․'s Room - Public World ===
This world was created to be a home for the Furality convention mascot "F.Y.N.N." theme as a bedroom suite of sorts and decorated with memorabilia from past Furality conventions. There is also a notable "Gateway" portal in the room that takes users to a "Furality Luma" area and a "Furality Legends" area where they can revisit the public remixes of those themes. There is also a "Furality Gateway" area through the portal that serves as the main location for IRL conventions to VR bidirectional live streams where attendees of physical conventions can interact with users in VRChat. This world was published to VRChat on June 2, 2021.<ref>[https://vrchat.com/home/launch?worldId=wrld_60bcdb81-aca1-4425-b8a0-1c5b721158b5 Furality˸ F․Y․N․N․'s Room]</ref>

=== The Oceans of Luma - Public World ===
A "Public World" variant of its Aqua-themed convention, titled "The Oceans of Luma", was published to VRChat in late November 2022.<ref>[https://vrchat.com/home/launch?worldId=wrld_f5dd279b-72fa-4b4b-abb8-b46e4b0e1d78 Furality Aqua˸ The Oceans of Luma - Public World]</ref>

=== The Isle of Sylva - Public World ===
A "Public World" variant of its Sylva-themed convention will be published to VRChat sometime by the end of 2023.

== Downloads and requirements ==
VRChat can be downloaded on [https://store.steampowered.com/app/438100/VRChat/ Steam] for both VR and non-VR users interested in attending Furality. It was stated on their website that although a [[W:Virtual reality headset|virtual reality (VR) headset]] is not needed in order to attend the event, it is recommended "for the best experience".<ref>[https://furality.org Furality Online Xperience] front page. Retrieved April 1, 2020.</ref>

Supported OSes and devices include [[W:Windows 8.1|Windows 8.1]], [[W:Windows 10|Windows 10]], and [[W:Oculus Quest|Oculus Quest]].<ref>[https://help.vrchat.com/kb/article/19-system-requirements/ ''System Requirements''] page on [[W:VRChat|VRChat]]'s website. Dated January 10, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.</ref> VRChat is not officially supported on [[W:macOS|Apple macOS]], [[W:Ubuntu|Ubuntu]], and [[W:Linux OS|Linux OS]].<ref>[https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/store/application/platforms ''Platforms''] page on the [[W:Steam (software)|Steam]]'s website. Retrieved April 17, 2020.</ref>

==Reception==
[[File:Furality2KBanner.jpg|right|thumb|200px|A promotional banner for FOX's Y2K-themed 2020 convention.]]
Furality Online Xperience garnered large attention for a first-time convention on social media websites [[Twitter]], Telegram, and Discord. Attending an online convention was seen as highly convenient for many reasons, including safety from the [[COVID-19]] virus, financial ease from not purchasing hotel rooms, expensive convention registration, passport registration, travel burdens, and more. Some attendees mentioned they were geographically isolated from mainstream conventions, or suffer from social anxiety, which made FOX a great alternative for them.

During the first day of the convention many attendees complained of not being able to access the online portal that would allow them to join the convention rooms; the Furality staff had to postpone the sending of login information emails in order to not completely overload either the VRChat servers or their own web portal. Furality staff apologized for the delay to those affected and began sending out the remaining login information emails by Saturday morning, as the service had stabilized significantly.

There was a total of 2,692 confirmed attendees its first weekend -- a number that Furality staff did not anticipate. At the time the convention ended, it was ranked the tenth largest furry convention as of May 2020, shying between [[Anthro New England]] that had 2,570 attendees in 2020, and [[DenFur]] that had 2,735 attendees in 2019.

During the closing ceremony, it was announced that attendees of the convention raised 1,183 donations for Furality's sponsored charity, SaveAFox, totaling $8,646.93 USD gathered throughout the weekend. Furality Online Xperience was deemed a great success, and is considered a milestone for [[online furry conventions]].

In June 2022, Furality Aqua, became the most attended furry event of its time at 15,079 registrations, beating the in-person Anthrocon event which garnered 9,358 in 2019. F.O.X. Aqua also raised over $22,300 in donations for Save-A-Fox.

== References ==
<REFERENCES/>

== See also ==
* [[VRChat]]
* [[Online_furry_conventions|Online furry conventions]]
* [[Second Life]]

==External links==
* [https://furality.org Furality Online Xperience] official site
* [https://www.youtube.com/c/Furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[YouTube]]
* [https://twitter.com/furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://discord.gg/furality Furality Online Xperience] on Discord
* [https://t.me/furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[Telegram]]
* [https://furality.social/@furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[Mastodon]]

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{{Infobox convention
| name = Furality Online Xperience
| logo = [[File:FuralityLogo.png|150px]]
| caption =
| location = [[VRChat]]
| url = https://furality.org/
| status = Ongoing
| first = May 22-24, 2020
| organizer = Daltyn <small>(Chairman)</small><br>Furality Team <small>([https://furality.org/team Team Page])</small>
| charity = [https://www.eqfl.org/ Equality Institute] (2023)<br>[https://www.saveafox.org/ Save-A-Fox] (2020-22)
| subject = Furry, virtual reality (VR)
}}
'''Furality Online Xperience''' (a.k.a. '''F.O.X.''' or just '''Furality''') is a [[W:Virtual reality|virtual reality]] [[furry]] [[convention]] on the [[VRChat]] platform. The convention usually hosts panels, meetups, dance [[W:Rave|rave]]s at Club F.Y.N.N. and a Dealer's Den. Furality has been running since 2020.

== History ==
Its first iteration began on Memorial Day weekend, May 22-24, 2020. Its second convention, Furality 2000, was hosted on November 6-8, 2020.

The idea for Furality Online Xperience was published on March 28, 2020 through their Telegram channel. The convention gathered widespread attention in the virtual reality community. It was originally proposed as a 'convention that never ends', since the idea was that VRChat is a platform that will continue to be online after the convention is over. Another reason for this was that furry meetups on VRChat happen very frequently around the time that the first FOX was hosted.

There was no registration fee to sign up for the first convention. Due to licensing fees with VRChat, Furality later added a minimum $10 attendance fee, along with other registration tiers such as First Class and Sponsor. They added a program that offers free attendance to those who financially cannot afford registration due to the [[W:COVID-19_recession|2020 economic recession]]. However, a donation was encouraged and could be given to the convention's charity, SaveAFox; a non-profit organization based in Minnesota. Notable attendees included VRChat business developer "VRPill", VRChat community manager "Tupper", furry YouTuber [[Pocari Roo]], Kemono YouTuber [[Sherbert Shenanigans]], professional fighting game player [[SonicFox5000|SonicFox]], and voice actor [[W:Sean Chiplock|Sean Chiplock]].

In July 2020, Furality, Inc. was incorporated as a Florida nonprofit corporation to operate future "Furality Online Xperience" conventions. Its mission is to provide a forum for attendees to gather to experience, learn, share, and celebrate anthropomorphic arts, including performing arts, such as improv and musical performances, as well as visual arts, such as cartoons, sketches, photography, 3D modelling, and digital design. Furality, Inc will also collect donations to the benefit of selected charitable organizations, typically but not exclusively ones associated with animal welfare and/or preservation.<ref>[https://furality.org/about Furality website], About Page, checked March 31, 2021.</ref>

===Information===
Since its inception in May 2020, Furality Online Xperience takes place in [[VRChat]]. From 2020 until 2022, its charity of choice was SaveAFox Rescue headquartered in Minnesota. For its 2023 convention, in honor of pride month, Furality's charity of choice was the LGBTQ non-profit organization Equality Florida Institute.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! # !! Event Name !! Dates of Convention !! Theme !! World !! Attendance !! Charity Amount Raised !! Notes
|-
| 1 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality 2020 || May 22-24, 2020 || Cyberpunk/Retro || F.O.X. Event Room || 2,692 || $8,646 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Rescue] || The first VR-only furry convention without any pre-existing foundation to an in-person convention.
|-
| 2 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Y2K || Nov 6-8, 2020 || 2000's Aesthetic || DIX-E || 3,120 || $5,846 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Rescue] || First furry convention to Event Partner with [[VRChat]]
|-
| 3 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Luma || June 4-6, 2021 || Bioluminescent Forest || Luma Forest || 6,829<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1403427312318619650 Furality Twitter], Tweet, checked June 11, 2021.</ref> || $14,649 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Rescue] ||
|-
| 4 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Legends || Nov 5-7, 2021<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1415749326559760386 Furality Twitter], Tweet, checked July 16, 2021.</ref>|| Super Hero/Villain || Legend City || 9,024<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1460687911175794690/ Furality Twitter], Website, checked November 14, 2021.</ref> || $14,976 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Rescue] ||
|-
| 5 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Aqua || June 17-19, 2022 || Aquatic/Underwater || Oceans of Luma || 15,079 || $22,638 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Rescue] ||
|-
| 5a || Furality Luma Festival || Feb 17-18, 2023 || Bioluminescent Forest || Luma Falls || 11,806<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1627815329538916354 Furality Twitter], Tweet, checked February 20, 2023.</ref> || - ||
|-
| 6 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Sylva || June 2-4, 2023 || Tropical Rainforest || Island of Sylva || 15,160 || $17,811 [https://www.eqfl.org/ Equality Florida Institute, Inc.] || The largest virtual furry convention to date
|-
| 7 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality ???? || June 6-9, 2024 || TBA || TBA || TBA || $TBA (Charity TBA) || More information to be revealed
|}

== Events ==
=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality 2020 ===
The first Furality event, Online Xperience 2020 took place from May 22nd to the 24th of 2020, intending to be a small event to test the idea of hosting a convention online via the VRChat platform.

2,692 attendees and $8,646.93 raised for the SaveAFox Rescue later, attendance was more than expected and confirmed that an online convention on VRChat was viable.

The event was based on a Retro/cyberpunk theme and included some panels, meetups and dance events.

=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality 2000 ===
During an interview at [[VirtualFurence]], the chairman hinted at another FOX event happening in 2020. On August 30, it was confirmed that a new convention would take place between November 6-8, 2020. The theme was "Furality 2000" featuring a Y2K aesthetic, celebrating 2000s video games. Unlike the first iteration of Furality Online Xperience, pre-registration became available and added the options of "First Class" ($35 USD) and "Sponsor" ($100 USD) registration tiers along with basic attendee privileges.

There were numerous lobbies for the Furality 2000 convention:
* DIX-E Ship (Main lobby)
* Panel Room
* Club F.Y.N.N. (raves)
* Dealer's Den (Blue, Green, Purple)

As a result, 3,120 attendees registered for Furality 2000; 428 more attendees than FOX's Q2 iteration in May. $5,846 USD was raised for the SaveAFox Rescue charity. Despite the imbalance between the attendee and charity count, Furality, Inc. commissioned and acquired many more assets for their second convention compared to their first, including downloadable asset packs for First Class and Sponsor attendees. Furality, Inc. also had to officially pay licensing fees to VRChat.

Overall, Furality Online Xperience 2000's livestream, web portal, and registration process greatly improved in regards to stability, and little issues were experienced over the course of the weekend. With Furality's generous donation, SaveAFox Rescue announced plans to expand operations to [[W:Florida, USA|Florida, USA]].

=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality Luma ===
Furality Luma was the third event, and Furality Xperience's most ambitious project at the time, running from June 4th to the 6th of 2021.

Furality Luma featured five new worlds themed on the bioluminescent forests of the fictional planet Luma, filled with magic crystals and glowing plants "where magic and nature unite to create an environment best seen by its own light"<ref>[https://furality.org/about Furality website], About Page, checked March 31, 2021.</ref>

Luma featured presentations, panels, meetups, performances, raves in Club FYNN, and a Dealer's Den showcasing various creators across the fandom.

Luma was the first event where attendees were provided with content for their VRChat avatar including Furality's first avatar shader, the Luma Glow Shader created by Naito Ookami with rune designs by Kreic. The shader allowed the attendee's characters to react with the light in the world and was an attempt to enhance the experience and feeling of connection to the world.

In terms of attendance, 6,829 people attended raising $14,649 for the SaveAFox Rescue.

=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality Legends ===
Furality Legends was a superhero/supervillain-themed event with a comic book style. It ran from November 5th to the 7th of 2021.

Legends took place in the fictional "Legend City" and had 9,024 people in attendance.

The convention featured presentations, panels, meetups, performances and the Dealer's Den, as well as the raves in Club FYNN like in previous years.

The convention also featured the second shader by Naito Ookami, the Furality Legends Shader. This shader allowed the attendees to pick between a selection of stylized lighting effects for their character to fit the comic book theme of the convention.

=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality Aqua ===
Furality Aqua was an underwater-themed event, returning to the fictional planet of Luma but exploring the vibrant oceans of the planet. It ran from the 17th to the 19th of June 2022. Aqua had a total of 15,079 attendees and raised $22,638 for SaveAFox Rescue.

The oceans of Aqua featured all the previous event types, including the Dealer's Den, and Club FYNN raves.

Furality Aqua had major backend improvements by the DevOps team, and very little technical issue was faced by attendees. There was a total peak of 5,150 attendees at any one time, and more than 6,300 world instances were created, with the F.O.X portal sending out over 320 thousand world invites to attendees, and the instances logged as being joined over 2.5 million times, as reported at the Closing Ceremony.

Aqua featured the third shader of Furality, the Aqua Shader by Naito Ookami. It also featured props for attendees to place on their avatar, including holographic "Aqua Fins"; a glowing form of fish fins made to make attendees look more aquatic to fit with the theme of the convention.

==== Aqua: Public World ====
A "Public World" variant of its Aqua-themed convention, titled "The Oceans of Luma", was published to VRChat in late November 2022.<ref>[https://vrchat.com/home/launch?worldId=wrld_f5dd279b-72fa-4b4b-abb8-b46e4b0e1d78 Furality Aqua˸ The Oceans of Luma - Public World]</ref>

==== Furality Luma Festival ====
A "Festival" variant of its Luma-themed convention was held on February 17, 2023 for 30 continuous hours.<ref name="Furality Future"/> The admission fee for the Festival was $10,<ref name="Furality Future"/> with an attendance of 11,806.<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1627815329538916354 Furality Twitter], Tweet, checked February 20, 2023.</ref> The Festival mostly contained meetups, an Avatar Showcase Gallery and live performances from various furry musicians, such as Whsprs, YonKaGor and ChaoticCanineCulture (CK9C).

=== Furality Online Xperience: Furality Sylva ===
"Furality Sylva" was a tropical rainforest-themed event that was held from June 2 to 4 of 2023,<ref name="Furality Future">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8L3Vc0tvU4 Furality Announcement Video (October 2022)]</ref> with theme of the event being revealed during the closing ceremonies of Furality Luma Festival back in February.<ref>[https://twitter.com/DaltynWolf/status/1627190596166205442 DaltynWolf Twitter], Tweet, checked February 18, 2023.</ref> Live performances included When Snakes Sing, Whsprs, YonKaGor, ChaoticCanineCulture (CK9C) and ivycomb.

Sylva was Furality's largest convention to date, amassing 15,160 attendees over the 3 days it was running, and raising $17,811 for the Equality Florida Institute. This also made Sylva the [[Online conventions by size|world's largest]] virtual convention to date.

==== Sylva: Public World ====
A "Public World" variant of its Sylva-themed convention will be published to VRChat sometime by the end of 2023.

=== Furality Online Xperience 7 - Name TBA ===
The seventh mainline iteration of Furality is scheduled for June 6-9, 2024. This will be the first Furality event taking over the course of 4 days, as opposed to the typical 3-day weekend of its previous events.

== Downloads and requirements ==
VRChat can be downloaded on [https://store.steampowered.com/app/438100/VRChat/ Steam] for both VR and non-VR users interested in attending Furality. It was stated on their website that although a [[W:Virtual reality headset|virtual reality (VR) headset]] is not needed in order to attend the event, it is recommended "for the best experience".<ref>[https://furality.org Furality Online Xperience] front page. Retrieved April 1, 2020.</ref>

Supported OSes and devices include [[W:Windows 8.1|Windows 8.1]], [[W:Windows 10|Windows 10]], and [[W:Oculus Quest|Oculus Quest]].<ref>[https://help.vrchat.com/kb/article/19-system-requirements/ ''System Requirements''] page on [[W:VRChat|VRChat]]'s website. Dated January 10, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.</ref> VRChat is not officially supported on [[W:macOS|Apple macOS]], [[W:Ubuntu|Ubuntu]], and [[W:Linux OS|Linux OS]].<ref>[https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/store/application/platforms ''Platforms''] page on the [[W:Steam (software)|Steam]]'s website. Retrieved April 17, 2020.</ref>

==Reception==
[[File:Furality2KBanner.jpg|right|thumb|200px|A promotional banner for FOX's Y2K-themed 2020 convention.]]
Furality Online Xperience garnered large attention for a first-time convention on social media websites [[Twitter]], Telegram, and Discord. Attending an online convention was seen as highly convenient for many reasons, including safety from the [[COVID-19]] virus, financial ease from not purchasing hotel rooms, expensive convention registration, passport registration, travel burdens, and more. Some attendees mentioned they were geographically isolated from mainstream conventions, or suffer from social anxiety, which made FOX a great alternative for them.

During the first day of the convention many attendees complained of not being able to access the online portal that would allow them to join the convention rooms; the Furality staff had to postpone the sending of login information emails in order to not completely overload either the VRChat servers or their own web portal. Furality staff apologized for the delay to those affected and began sending out the remaining login information emails by Saturday morning, as the service had stabilized significantly.

There was a total of 2,692 confirmed attendees its first weekend -- a number that Furality staff did not anticipate. At the time the convention ended, it was ranked the tenth largest furry convention as of May 2020, shying between [[Anthro New England]] that had 2,570 attendees in 2020, and [[DenFur]] that had 2,735 attendees in 2019.

During the closing ceremony, it was announced that attendees of the convention raised 1,183 donations for Furality's sponsored charity, SaveAFox, totaling $8,646.93 USD gathered throughout the weekend. Furality Online Xperience was deemed a great success, and is considered a milestone for [[online furry conventions]].

In June 2022, Furality Aqua, became the most attended furry event of its time at 15,079 registrations, beating the in-person Anthrocon event which garnered 9,358 in 2019. F.O.X. Aqua also raised over $22,300 in donations for Save-A-Fox.

== References ==
<REFERENCES/>

== See also ==
* [[VRChat]]
* [[Online_furry_conventions|Online furry conventions]]
* [[Second Life]]

==External links==
* [https://furality.org Furality Online Xperience] official site
* [https://www.youtube.com/c/Furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[YouTube]]
* [https://twitter.com/furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://discord.gg/furality Furality Online Xperience] on Discord
* [https://t.me/furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[Telegram]]
* [https://furality.social/@furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[Mastodon]]

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Furality Online Xperience

2023-06-07T22:41:07Z

Foxxer: /* Information */

{{Infobox convention
| name = Furality Online Xperience
| logo = [[File:FuralityLogo.png|150px]]
| caption =
| location = [[VRChat]]
| url = https://furality.org/
| status = Ongoing
| first = May 22-24, 2020
| organizer = Daltyn <small>(Chairman)</small><br>Furality Team <small>([https://furality.org/team Team Page])</small>
| charity = [https://www.eqfl.org/ Equality Institute] (2023)<br>[https://www.saveafox.org/ Save-A-Fox] (2020-22)
| subject = Furry, virtual reality (VR)
}}
'''Furality Online Xperience''' (a.k.a. '''F.O.X.''' or just '''Furality''') is a [[W:Virtual reality|virtual reality]] [[furry]] [[convention]] on the [[VRChat]] platform. The convention usually hosts panels, meetups, dance [[W:Rave|rave]]s at Club F.Y.N.N. and a Dealer's Den. Furality has been running since 2020.

== History ==
Its first iteration began on Memorial Day weekend, May 22-24, 2020. Its second convention, Furality 2000, was hosted on November 6-8, 2020.

The idea for Furality Online Xperience was published on March 28, 2020 through their Telegram channel. The convention gathered widespread attention in the virtual reality community. It was originally proposed as a 'convention that never ends', since the idea was that VRChat is a platform that will continue to be online after the convention is over. Another reason for this was that furry meetups on VRChat happen very frequently around the time that the first FOX was hosted.

There was no registration fee to sign up for the first convention. Due to licensing fees with VRChat, Furality later added a minimum $10 attendance fee, along with other registration tiers such as First Class and Sponsor. They added a program that offers free attendance to those who financially cannot afford registration due to the [[W:COVID-19_recession|2020 economic recession]]. However, a donation was encouraged and could be given to the convention's charity, SaveAFox; a non-profit organization based in Minnesota. Notable attendees included VRChat business developer "VRPill", VRChat community manager "Tupper", furry YouTuber [[Pocari Roo]], Kemono YouTuber [[Sherbert Shenanigans]], professional fighting game player [[SonicFox5000|SonicFox]], and voice actor [[W:Sean Chiplock|Sean Chiplock]].

In July 2020, Furality, Inc. was incorporated as a Florida nonprofit corporation to operate future "Furality Online Xperience" conventions. Its mission is to provide a forum for attendees to gather to experience, learn, share, and celebrate anthropomorphic arts, including performing arts, such as improv and musical performances, as well as visual arts, such as cartoons, sketches, photography, 3D modelling, and digital design. Furality, Inc will also collect donations to the benefit of selected charitable organizations, typically but not exclusively ones associated with animal welfare and/or preservation.<ref>[https://furality.org/about Furality website], About Page, checked March 31, 2021.</ref>

===Information===
Since its inception in May 2020, Furality Online Xperience takes place in [[VRChat]]. From 2020 until 2022, its charity of choice was SaveAFox Rescue headquartered in Minnesota. For its 2023 convention, in honor of pride month, Furality's charity of choice was the LGBTQ non-profit organization Equality Florida Institute.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! # !! Event Name !! Dates of Convention !! Theme !! World !! Attendance !! Charity Amount Raised !! Notes
|-
| 1 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality 2020 || May 22-24, 2020 || Cyberpunk/Retro || F.O.X. Event Room || 2,692 || $8,646 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Rescue] || The first VR-only furry convention without any pre-existing foundation to an in-person convention.
|-
| 2 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Y2K || Nov 6-8, 2020 || 2000's Aesthetic || DIX-E || 3,120 || $5,846 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Rescue] || First furry convention to Event Partner with [[VRChat]]
|-
| 3 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Luma || June 4-6, 2021 || Bioluminescent Forest || Luma Forest || 6,829<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1403427312318619650 Furality Twitter], Tweet, checked June 11, 2021.</ref> || $14,649 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Rescue] ||
|-
| 4 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Legends || Nov 5-7, 2021<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1415749326559760386 Furality Twitter], Tweet, checked July 16, 2021.</ref>|| Super Hero/Villain || Legend City || 9,024<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1460687911175794690/ Furality Twitter], Website, checked November 14, 2021.</ref> || $14,976 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Rescue] ||
|-
| 5 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Aqua || June 17-19, 2022 || Aquatic/Underwater || Oceans of Luma || 15,079 || $22,638 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Rescue] ||
|-
| 5a || Furality Luma Festival || Feb 17-18, 2023 || Bioluminescent Forest || Luma Falls || 11,806<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1627815329538916354 Furality Twitter], Tweet, checked February 20, 2023.</ref> || - ||
|-
| 6 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Sylva || June 2-4, 2023 || Tropical Rainforest || Island of Sylva || 15,160 || $17,811 [https://www.eqfl.org/ Equality Florida Institute, Inc.] || The largest virtual furry convention to date
|-
| 7 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality ???? || June 6-9, 2024 || TBA || TBA || TBA || $TBA (Charity TBA) || More information to be revealed
|}

== Events ==
=== Furality Online Xperience 2020 ===
The first Furality event, Online Xperience 2020 took place from May 22nd to the 24th of 2020, intending to be a small event to test the idea of hosting a convention online via the VRChat platform.

2,692 attendees and $8,646.93 raised for the SaveAFox Rescue later, attendance was more than expected and confirmed that an online convention on VRChat was viable.

The event was based on a Retro/cyberpunk theme and included some panels, meetups and dance events.

=== Furality Y2K ===
During an interview at [[VirtualFurence]], the chairman hinted at another FOX event happening in 2020. On August 30, it was confirmed that a new convention would take place between November 6-8, 2020. The theme was "Furality 2000" featuring a Y2K aesthetic, celebrating 2000s video games. Unlike the first iteration of Furality Online Xperience, pre-registration became available and added the options of "First Class" ($35 USD) and "Sponsor" ($100 USD) registration tiers along with basic attendee privileges.

There were numerous lobbies for the Furality 2000 convention:
* DIX-E Ship (Main lobby)
* Panel Room
* Club F.Y.N.N. (raves)
* Dealer's Den (Blue, Green, Purple)

As a result, 3,120 attendees registered for Furality 2000; 428 more attendees than FOX's Q2 iteration in May. $5,846 USD was raised for the SaveAFox Rescue charity. Despite the imbalance between the attendee and charity count, Furality, Inc. commissioned and acquired many more assets for their second convention compared to their first, including downloadable asset packs for First Class and Sponsor attendees. Furality, Inc. also had to officially pay licensing fees to VRChat.

Overall, Furality Online Xperience 2000's livestream, web portal, and registration process greatly improved in regards to stability, and little issues were experienced over the course of the weekend. With Furality's generous donation, SaveAFox Rescue announced plans to expand operations to [[W:Florida, USA|Florida, USA]].

=== Furality Luma ===
Furality Luma was the third event, and Furality Xperience's most ambitious project at the time, running from June 4th to the 6th of 2021.

Furality Luma featured five new worlds themed on the bioluminescent forests of the fictional planet Luma, filled with magic crystals and glowing plants "where magic and nature unite to create an environment best seen by its own light"<ref>[https://furality.org/about Furality website], About Page, checked March 31, 2021.</ref>

Luma featured presentations, panels, meetups, performances, raves in Club FYNN, and a Dealer's Den showcasing various creators across the fandom.

Luma was the first event where attendees were provided with content for their VRChat avatar including Furality's first avatar shader, the Luma Glow Shader created by Naito Ookami with rune designs by Kreic. The shader allowed the attendee's characters to react with the light in the world and was an attempt to enhance the experience and feeling of connection to the world.

In terms of attendance, 6,829 people attended raising $14,649 for the SaveAFox Rescue.

==== Luma Festival ====
A "Festival" variant of its Luma-themed convention was held on February 17, 2023 for 30 continuous hours.<ref name="Furality Future"/> The admission fee for the Festival was $10,<ref name="Furality Future"/> with an attendance of 11,806.<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1627815329538916354 Furality Twitter], Tweet, checked February 20, 2023.</ref> The Festival mostly contained meetups, an Avatar Showcase Gallery and live performances from various furry musicians, such as Whsprs, YonKaGor and ChaoticCanineCulture (CK9C).

=== Furality Legends ===
Furality Legends was a superhero/supervillain-themed event with a comic book style. It ran from November 5th to the 7th of 2021.

Legends took place in the fictional "Legend City" and had 9,024 people in attendance.

The convention featured presentations, panels, meetups, performances and the Dealer's Den, as well as the raves in Club FYNN like in previous years.

The convention also featured the second shader by Naito Ookami, the Furality Legends Shader. This shader allowed the attendees to pick between a selection of stylized lighting effects for their character to fit the comic book theme of the convention.

=== Furality Aqua ===
Furality Aqua was an underwater-themed event, returning to the fictional planet of Luma but exploring the vibrant oceans of the planet. It ran from the 17th to the 19th of June 2022. Aqua had a total of 15,079 attendees and raised $22,638 for SaveAFox Rescue.

The oceans of Aqua featured all the previous event types, including the Dealer's Den, and Club FYNN raves.

Furality Aqua had major backend improvements by the DevOps team, and very little technical issue was faced by attendees. There was a total peak of 5,150 attendees at any one time, and more than 6,300 world instances were created, with the F.O.X portal sending out over 320 thousand world invites to attendees, and the instances logged as being joined over 2.5 million times, as reported at the Closing Ceremony.

Aqua featured the third shader of Furality, the Aqua Shader by Naito Ookami. It also featured props for attendees to place on their avatar, including holographic "Aqua Fins"; a glowing form of fish fins made to make attendees look more aquatic to fit with the theme of the convention.

==== Aqua: Public World ====
A "Public World" variant of its Aqua-themed convention, titled "The Oceans of Luma", was published to VRChat in late November 2022.<ref>[https://vrchat.com/home/launch?worldId=wrld_f5dd279b-72fa-4b4b-abb8-b46e4b0e1d78 Furality Aqua˸ The Oceans of Luma - Public World]</ref>

=== Furality Sylva===
"Furality Sylva" was a tropical rainforest-themed event that was held from June 2 to 4 of 2023,<ref name="Furality Future">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8L3Vc0tvU4 Furality Announcement Video (October 2022)]</ref> with theme of the event being revealed during the closing ceremonies of Furality Luma Festival back in February.<ref>[https://twitter.com/DaltynWolf/status/1627190596166205442 DaltynWolf Twitter], Tweet, checked February 18, 2023.</ref> Live performances included When Snakes Sing, Whsprs, YonKaGor, ChaoticCanineCulture (CK9C) and ivycomb.

Sylva was Furality's largest convention to date, amassing 15,160 attendees over the 3 days it was running, and raising $17,811 for the Equality Florida Institute. This also made Sylva the [[Online conventions by size|world's largest]] virtual convention to date.

==== Sylva: Public World ====
A "Public World" variant of its Sylva-themed convention will be published to VRChat sometime by the end of 2023.

=== Furality 2024===
The seventh mainline iteration of Furality is scheduled for June 6-9, 2024. This will be the first Furality event taking over the course of 4 days, as opposed to the typical 3-day weekend of its previous events.

== Downloads and requirements ==
VRChat can be downloaded on [https://store.steampowered.com/app/438100/VRChat/ Steam] for both VR and non-VR users interested in attending Furality. It was stated on their website that although a [[W:Virtual reality headset|virtual reality (VR) headset]] is not needed in order to attend the event, it is recommended "for the best experience".<ref>[https://furality.org Furality Online Xperience] front page. Retrieved April 1, 2020.</ref>

Supported OSes and devices include [[W:Windows 8.1|Windows 8.1]], [[W:Windows 10|Windows 10]], and [[W:Oculus Quest|Oculus Quest]].<ref>[https://help.vrchat.com/kb/article/19-system-requirements/ ''System Requirements''] page on [[W:VRChat|VRChat]]'s website. Dated January 10, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.</ref> VRChat is not officially supported on [[W:macOS|Apple macOS]], [[W:Ubuntu|Ubuntu]], and [[W:Linux OS|Linux OS]].<ref>[https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/store/application/platforms ''Platforms''] page on the [[W:Steam (software)|Steam]]'s website. Retrieved April 17, 2020.</ref>

==Reception==
[[File:Furality2KBanner.jpg|right|thumb|200px|A promotional banner for FOX's Y2K-themed 2020 convention.]]
Furality Online Xperience garnered large attention for a first-time convention on social media websites [[Twitter]], Telegram, and Discord. Attending an online convention was seen as highly convenient for many reasons, including safety from the [[COVID-19]] virus, financial ease from not purchasing hotel rooms, expensive convention registration, passport registration, travel burdens, and more. Some attendees mentioned they were geographically isolated from mainstream conventions, or suffer from social anxiety, which made FOX a great alternative for them.

During the first day of the convention many attendees complained of not being able to access the online portal that would allow them to join the convention rooms; the Furality staff had to postpone the sending of login information emails in order to not completely overload either the VRChat servers or their own web portal. Furality staff apologized for the delay to those affected and began sending out the remaining login information emails by Saturday morning, as the service had stabilized significantly.

There was a total of 2,692 confirmed attendees its first weekend -- a number that Furality staff did not anticipate. At the time the convention ended, it was ranked the tenth largest furry convention as of May 2020, shying between [[Anthro New England]] that had 2,570 attendees in 2020, and [[DenFur]] that had 2,735 attendees in 2019.

During the closing ceremony, it was announced that attendees of the convention raised 1,183 donations for Furality's sponsored charity, SaveAFox, totaling $8,646.93 USD gathered throughout the weekend. Furality Online Xperience was deemed a great success, and is considered a milestone for [[online furry conventions]].

In June 2022, Furality Aqua, became the most attended furry event of its time at 15,079 registrations, beating the in-person Anthrocon event which garnered 9,358 in 2019. F.O.X. Aqua also raised over $22,300 in donations for Save-A-Fox.

== References ==
<REFERENCES/>

== See also ==
* [[VRChat]]
* [[Online_furry_conventions|Online furry conventions]]
* [[Second Life]]

==External links==
* [https://furality.org Furality Online Xperience] official site
* [https://www.youtube.com/c/Furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[YouTube]]
* [https://twitter.com/furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://discord.gg/furality Furality Online Xperience] on Discord
* [https://t.me/furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[Telegram]]
* [https://furality.social/@furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[Mastodon]]

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Talk:List of in-person furry conventions by attendance

2022-06-22T03:05:56Z

Foxxer: /* Online events */ lets still have a combined list too because its how the fandom uses the page

Needs more data. -- [[User:Siege|Siege]]<sup>([[User talk:Siege|talk]])</sup> 15:25, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

You mean like the data that might be found at the [[AFCIS]]? :-) ----[[User:DuncanDaHusky|DuncanDaHusky]]<sup>([[User talk:DuncanDaHusky|talk]])</sup> 15:46, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

FWA on this page shows 557 people in 2006, but the FWA wiki page says 563. Unsure which one is right. --Brody
:Fixed. [[User:SpazKitty|Spaz Kitty]] 08:46, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

I wouldn't mind seeing this page, or a page like this one, listing conventions <i>historically</i> by attendance. That would show more accurate data instead of just ranking cons by their most recent popularity. For example, Megaplex attendance peaked in 2005 with 387 attendees, but it only appears on this list as #10 with 185 from this year. This makes the list inaccurate because it is not clear that it's showing only the convention's most recent year. (That is, one would expect a ranking by attendance to list the con's -best- attendance.) Any thoughts? [[User:Skippyfox|skippyfox]] 22:21, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

:You mean kind of like the [[Anthropomorphic Fandom Convention Information Sheet]]?----[[User:DuncanDaHusky|DuncanDaHusky]]<sup>([[User talk:DuncanDaHusky|talk]])</sup> 22:38, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

== Minimum requirement? ==
So I noticed that we now have conventions with as few as 4 attendees on this list - does this really constitute a 'convention'? I mean, I've been to furry get-togethers with more than 5 people (for example, [[Tiger Paw]] regularly holds big parties), but I wouldn't go so far as to list them as a true 'convention'. [[User:SpazKitty|Spaz Kitty]] 17:07, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
:While it's been a long time since this question was posed, I'd like to direct those coming across this in the future to check out this discussion on [[Template_talk:Conventions]] where this was discussed in depth and some consensus reached about what qualifies. -- [[User:BlueOtter|BlueOtter]] 15:24, 1 July 2012 (EDT)

== Most recent MFM data? ==

There doesn't seem to be data for attendance at MFM XII (2008) anywhere on this site. Does anyone have an updated attendance record for it? I really doubt it dropped from 2007 to 2008. -[[User:MooglePower|Ian The Cowboy Fox]] 16:22, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

== What belongs on what list ==
There are a couple of things about how the list is managed that seem to merit discussion:
#Some of the "conventions" listed might not really qualify as conventions and as such should probably be removed from the list. See [[Template talk:Conventions]] for a more detailed discussion.
#[[Cape May Fur Meet]] might be the first instance of a "devolved" event, i.e. an event that was in the past considered a convention and which still occurs but which no longer qualifies as a convention. Shall we add these to the "Discontinued or cancelled events" section?
#How long should we keep recently cancelled events on the main list, especially while there is a possibility they may only be skipping a year? When I've maintained the list in the past, I've left them in the main list for at least a year after the last occurrence, and usually until the end of the following year. My thinking is that an event that skips one year should never have to leave the main list. I don't think [[FA: United!]] ever did when it skipped a year. By those criteria, [[RBW 2010]] should still be on the main list since it was less than a year ago and is currently planned to happen again in 2012. [[Nakamacon]] is more iffy since it was over a year ago but I think it too should be allowed to remain until we have a more definitive statement that it's not coming back (or at least until the end of 2011).

Thoughts? Dissenting opinions? --[[User:Mwalimu|mwalimu]] 12:21, 2 August 2011 (EDT)

:'''CONCUR''':I agree with your first point - the definition of a convention vs other types of gatherings should be uniformly applied to lists across the Wiki. I agree with you that "devolved" events should be treated as "discontinued", though the title of this list probably needs to be changed to make it more inclusive to encompass such events. For your third point, I would suggest 24 months would quality a cancelled convention as 'dead', and would allow the examples you provided to remain for comparative purposes until they would be most unlikely to reoccur. [[User:BlueOtter|BlueOtter]] 14:51, 2 August 2011 (EDT)

:I agree with removing Cape May Fur Meet from the main list. However, I think FA: United was an exception. Most events, once in a state of suspension, do ''not'' return in subsequent years, and keeping them in the list is misleading. Perhaps we could change "ongoing events" to "active events" and remove any dubious ones to "recently inactive"? --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 15:22, 2 August 2011 (EDT)

:First, let me apologize for the edits before clarifying this point. I didn't read the notes in the editor. Where would Elliott's Winter Carnival, Summer Celebration, and Fall Festival fit in this list? According to the rules above, I'd think they should be combined. The thing I'm curious of, however, is whether or not they should be added with or apart from Elliott's Spring Gathering. The non-spring events are completely different than the spring event, other than the fact that they're run by the same group. Thoughts? --[[User:Mamu Dingo|Mamu Dingo]] 15:59, 23 January 2012 (EST)

::Since it's come up again with regard to Furry Connection North, should an event that has been cancelled remain on the main list until one year has passed since the last occurrence, or at least until the end of the year if it was within the current year? --[[User:Mwalimu|mwalimu]] 18:34, 3 September 2013 (EDT)

:::Not unless the section title is changed. It is clearly not an ongoing event if it has been discontinued. If there were more question about whether another group would be taking on FCN, I could see us leaving it there. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 18:47, 3 September 2013 (EDT)

== Per continent? ==

I think it might be useful to list events per continent or geographical area, because many events elsewhere are being 'buried' by the overwhelming amount of events in the US. Personally I would like to see a list containing only European events, it would make it much easier to compare. [[User:Rua Whitepaw|Rua Whitepaw]] 06:27, 28 August 2011 (EDT)
:This is a bit late, but [https://en.wikifur.com/FurryConventionMap.html WikiFur's convention map] can now be a) filtered by continent and b) sorted by attendance. There may be value to having a separate list, but I don't think it should be "the default" - and rather than create another [[Timeline of conventions by attendance]] (which will inevitably go out of date once people get bored with it), we should move to a data-driven query model (like the map, but globally for all of WikiFur). --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 19:10, 26 August 2019 (EDT)

== Registration vs attendance ==

Many, if not most, furcons sell registration in advance. This allows a claim of "xxx furs have now registered". However, this is not the same as attendance.
Firstly, some of those registered may not attend for one reason or another, which means a reduction in attendance. Secondly, many cons sell "on the door" tickets which don't in the original registration figure.

Do one day attending tickets "count" as much as a three-day full registration ? Are we, in fact, just counting the number of "bodies" that pass through the doors ? In addition, are registration figures acceptable here if there are no actual attendance figurs available ?

[[User:Bezel|Bezel]] 10:26, 1 July 2012 (EDT)

:My understanding is that attendance is the number of people who have been to the convention at some point while it is going on, so yes, one-day attendance counting the same as three-day. I'd expect registration number (with a footnote if it's only the number of pre-registrations) to be the same as attendance number, generally. I don't think events usually count the physical crowd. -- [[User:Sine|Sine]] 13:52, 1 July 2012 (EDT)

:I would term both preregistration passes and at-the-door tickets both as registrations - total number of registrations regardless of time (one day vs whole weekend). I would presume to only report on preregistration figures if the event posts no updated total for all registrations, or for events like [[Campfire Tails]] that offer no at-the-door registration option. I do not think number of bodies would be an appropriate figure to count to account for those who 'ghost' a convention (fail to register but trade badges or otherwise illegitimately gain access to convention areas) or only show up to socialize in public areas without registering for a badge, as those estimates are so variable, they provide little utility for comparative purposes. Posting total attendance aside from registration is less useful, in my opinion, as a convention in a large city can potentially host a public tent or table in a busy place to interact with non-registrants, but it speaks little to the convention's success or actual engaged registration / membership. [[User:BlueOtter|BlueOtter]] 15:16, 1 July 2012 (EDT)

:A related, more serious issue that we may need to pay closer attention to is [https://ru.wikifur.com/w/index.php?title=%D0%9E%D0%B1%D1%81%D1%83%D0%B6%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D1%88%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0%3A%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%8B&diff=187642&oldid=187638 conventions allowing or encouraging "paper registered" figures to be seen as their final attendance]. This applies in the (relatively rare) case where you can pre-register without payment. [[ConFuzzled]] (as an example) clearly separates this figure in its statistics, while [[Rusfurence]] does not - at least, not for non-residential "guests" - and does not appear to have gone back to update with a more accurate figure after the close of the convention. I am given to understand that the issue was raised within that convention's organization team in the past, but there was no will to address it because the situation as it stands gives a more positive impression. (It may help explain why there was not much concern about using a smaller venue this year.) --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 19:23, 26 August 2019 (EDT)

== Number of Attendees and Dealers ==

As for Kemoket, Kemono doujin market, it's simply strange to put the number of ''circles'' (dealers) instead of actual attendees (at least reaching several thousands). [[User:Mangluca|Mangluca]] 23:17, 18 February 2021 (JST)
:Well, when they actually publish that data we will gladly use it, but at this point it's what we have available. I agree it's not ideal. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 11:04, 18 April 2021 (EDT)

== Any reason to include cancelled events? ==

I can't see any reason to include cancelled events, which by definition would not have been attended. -- [[User:Sine|Sine]] 19:28, 6 February 2013 (EST)

== Table format ==

Some recent edits by [[User:Seadragom|Seadragom]] changed the format of the main list to a table format. It looks nice but because of the rank column in particular I'm concerned that it will require a lot more nitpicky busywork every time a convention moves up or down the ranks, or especially when one is added to or removed from the main list. There would also be more line-by-line editing required when moving entries from the main list to one of the other lists, such as the one for conventions lacking recent updates (and at this writing there are several in the main list dating to 2016 or older that really should be moved there). I'm especially concerned that less experienced editors, and those with less time to tweak and refine their edits, might just decide it's more trouble than it's worth and leave it to someone else, which some of the time will mean no one else.

If there's a way to have the rank numbers be automatically generated and to update automatically, that would be a huge help. Unless that can be done, I'm afraid the article could end up becoming a big mess. --[[User:Mwalimu|mwalimu]] ([[User talk:Mwalimu|talk]]) 14:04, 10 July 2018 (EDT)

:I think it's less work than you'd think initially - cons swap places all the time, it doesn't require massive refactoring unless new conventions appear or old ones disappear. As far as differences to the old list go, it's not *hugely* different, just has a bit more markup. I did have a look to see if there's a way of automatically numbering lists - seems like there might be in newer, visual MediaWiki editors but since the version we're using here is somewhat behind the likes of Wikia or Wikipedia I don't think it exists - more than happy to be proven wrong on this one though! Although even on Wikipedia, if we consider an article like "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest_mountains_on_Earth list of highest mountains]" it seems they still have the rank.

:Of course, with the table being sortable, if it's really a problem and is bothering people then I'd suggest just removing the numbers column altogether and moving the size column to the left and setting it as the default sort. It'll be less work, but also more difficult for people to see what rank a specific convention is in overall.

:The other thing to consider as well is that, are you looking for a page to be presentable or easy to edit? If a Wiki is to take itself seriously it can't realistically be taking shortcuts on pages like this, as tempting as the idea might be. Of course, I can always volunteer myself to support the page, but that's never going to be a longer-term solution. [[User:Seadragom|Seadragom]] ([[User talk:Seadragom|talk]]) 14:25, 10 July 2018 (EDT)

::It's a problem. I made a solution by adding [[mw:Extension:Variables]]. Just copy the column as it is and it'll count up appropriately. Unfortunately this won't give you equal ranks if you have the same number, but I guess we could say the older one goes on top (since it's likely to have grown the next time). If you need a new table (on this page), replace the variable name 'n' with something else. Markup is a bit ugly, could put it in a template like <nowiki>{{countup|}}</nowiki> (the last | is important, otherwise it'll treat the result as constant) but it'd be another template expansion on each row so I don't think it's a good idea. This could probably have been done via Lua without adding a new extension, but writing a script seems overkill. This doesn't address the issue that the "list" is now ''technically'' a table, but I guess it can be a tabular list. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 12:41, 4 January 2019 (EST)

== WPAFW con data ==
[[WPAFW]] now has updated [[Western_Pennsylvania_Furry_Weekend#Statistics|stats]] --[[User:EmberFox|EmberFox 💜]] ([[User talk:EmberFox|talk]]) 23:09, 22 July 2018 (EDT)

== Separate storage for semantic data ==

We need to get into a position where we're updating [[Wikipedia:Semantic triple|data about topics]] in one place (a [[Wikipedia:Triplestore|triplestore]] or [[Wikipedia:Graph database|graph database]]) and having data representations such as this list update themselves via [[Wikipedia:Semantic query|semantic queries]]. This will free up editors' time to do new, exciting things with that data, rather than [[User:Kakurady/WikiFur:Convention checklists#Convention aftermath|follow checklists to update it in six different places]] (or not, leading to out of date or inconsistent data). It's probably not yet time to action this, but I thought I'd mention it to let you know what I'm thinking and see if other people wanted to chime in with further ideas.

The obvious uses are lists and tables and charts linked at the top of {{tl|Conventions}} such as [[List of conventions by attendance|this list]] and its [[Timeline of conventions by attendance|historical equivalent]], {{tl|Upcoming events}}, {{tl|Timeline of conventions}}, [[Timeline of charity donations|charity donations]] and [[Timeline of convention expenses and revenue|expenses and revenue]] (see {{tl|con-finance}}); interlanguage links between [//wikifur.com our 20+ languages]; infoboxes and the [//en.wikifur.com/FurryConventionMap.html Furry Convention Map] (for which we really should separate script and data). It should also be possible to handle the ''body'' of navigation templates like {{tl|Conventions}} and {{tl|Discontinued Conventions}}, although that may prove impractical due to the level of editorial consideration required to list or remove events. It could be used for data items in body text as well, but [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Wikidata Phase 2|Wikipedia saw pushback on this]] (admittedly in 2013, but it's still an issue). Perhaps it can be useful for a few specific in-line templates.

A decade ago, the solution would have been [[Wikipedia:Semantic MediaWiki|Semantic MediaWiki]]. It still exists, and is being developed; but for these limited purposes [//wikiba.se/ Wikibase] may be a better solution. Wikimedia's instance of this is called [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Wikidata|Wikidata]] - they have a [[Wikipedia:Module:Wikidata|Lua module]] that integrates with [[mw:Extension:Wikibase Client/Lua|the client API]], use it for [[Wikipedia:Help:Interlanguage links|interlanguage links]] ([[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Wikidata#Interlanguage links (Phase 1)|a key motivator]]) and [[Wikipedia:Category:Templates using data from Wikidata|some infoboxes]], and while the English Wikipedia has been slow to deploy lists, they exist in other languages. It's ''possible'' that we can just use Wikidata to store the data we want - which would be great, both to avoid the serious infrastructure implications of running it ourselves, but also there are already data items there - e.g. for [//www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4773878 Anthrocon] and [//www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/Q4493539 a few other furry conventions] - and it'd help third-parties easily use and update that data. In an ideal world, [[User:GreenReaper/WikiFur - A home for the furry community#Why Wikipedia is not perfect for us|WikiFur's content would have been a part of Wikipedia]].

It's also possible that we ''can't'', because while they are not Wikipedia, we will still run into things like their [//www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Notability notability criteria] (per option 2, events are concrete; but this may be hard to prove for smaller events) and proposed [//www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Verifiability verifiability policy]. It might also be that we can only store a subset of data there, which might or might not be sufficient for our needs (e.g. we might have to locally merge data like WikiFur image URL suffixes and event ticket pricing that we currently have in [[:pool:Convention map script|the map script]]). But see [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Wikidata/2018 Infobox RfC#Discussion|Wikipedia's RfC on use of data in infoboxes]] - it ''may'' be that [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Archive 202#On "complying with BLP policies"|the line will be drawn on the import process]], so it wouldn't be an issue to have "good enough for furries" data in Wikidata, since they can always choose ''not'' to use certain data on the Wikipedia side via e.g. reference filtering.

If we can't use Wikidata (or decide not to for e.g. latency reasons - our server is in Europe, [[mw:Wikidata Query Service/Implementation#Hardware|theirs]] are in [//wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Eqiad_cluster Virginia] and [//wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Codfw_cluster Texas], USA - I don't actually know how relevant this would be right now), we'll need to fire up our own instance of the [[mw:Extension:Wikibase Repository|Wikibase Repository]], [[mw:Extension:Wikibase Client|Wikibase Client]], and for [[Wikipedia:SPARQL|SPARQL]] queries, [[mw:Wikidata Query Service/Implementation/Standalone|a standalone implementation of Wikidata Query Service]] (though see [//github.com/maxlath/wikidata-filter wikidata-filter] and [https://github.com/inventaire/entities-search-engine/blob/master/docs/wikidata_filtered_dump_import.md importing filtered dumps to ElasticSearch]). [//wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Data_items/Technical_Site_Configuration OpenStreetMap appears to have done (some of) this]. The repository could be integrated into [[:pool:]] (or here, but that might be a bad idea because data is meant to be language-neutral), perhaps in a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikibase/Installation/Advanced configuration#Items in a dedicated item namespace|separate namespace]]. The main argument for having it ''here'' would be to make it likely that changes are reviewed; this is already a problem on Wikidata due to the sheer volume of edits, and they won't have the domain knowledge to notice odd changes. Wikipedia seems to have a way for relevant changes to be notified to watching users; but this may not be feasible because we also don't have enough editors reading watchlists or watching relevant pages, just the global recent changes.

Either way we'd need templates to do name searches within a category, say, wrapping lower-level statement calls, so [[Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)/Archive 140#Wikidata: Access to data from arbitrary items is here|we don't embed references to incomprehensible data item IDs]] (nobody wants <nowiki>{{#property:P36|from=Q183}}</nowiki>). --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 10:53, 29 August 2019 (EDT)
:Topics to review later: [[mw:Wikidata Bridge|Wikidata Bridge]] (editing on the page) and [[mw:Wikidata Bridge/How to Enable Wikidata Bridge for your Infobox|how to enable it]] - [[w:Wikidata:Wikidata:Cradle|Wikidata Cradle]] (entry forms). --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 17:18, 25 January 2021 (EST)
:I've been [//twitter.com/WikiNorn/status/1374786772018794496 working on this recently]. As Wikibase's server components will require a lot ''more'' work upfront, '''[//furry.wiki.opencura.com I set up a prototype]''' on [//wbstack.com WBStack] (an open-source Wikibase hosting service, itself a work in progress, now supported by [[metawikipedia:Wikimedia Deutschland|WMDE]]). There's a ''significant'' learning curve, but mostly in the areas of data architecture and query writing. I hope to ease data entry for a [//furry.wiki.opencura.com/tools/cradle/?#/shex/E2 new convention instance] or series; and using the results of pre-built queries or data on a specific event on its page should be trivial, since Wikipedia has libraries for [[w:Module:Wd|inline data access]] and [[w:Module:WikidataIB|infobox templates]]. There's also [//www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Lexicographical_data/Documentation lexicographical data] - essentially, a structured way to cover [[:Category:Terms|furry terms]] in both [//furry.wiki.opencura.com/wiki/Lexeme:L1 real-life] (e.g. ''[[:eo:Felo|felano]]'') and [//furry.wiki.opencura.com/wiki/Lexeme:L2 fantasy languages] (''[[Foxish|yerf]]''). At this point it's largely a tool for self-education, but if anyone else wants an account to join in, [[Special:EmailUser/GreenReaper|let me know]]. We've not lost out from the delay, as significant work has gone into Wikibase to make it perform better (we don't have Wikimedia's budget) and work better in [[mw:Wikibase/Federation|federation]] (if we want to link it with Wikidata or other compatible databases). --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 11:02, 18 April 2021 (EDT)
::'''[//furry.wikibase.cloud The prototype is now on Wikibase.cloud]''', WBStack's successor directly sponsored by WMDE, although I haven't done much work on it since last year. Work is underway to migrate WikiFur to [https://www.flayrah.com/8633 the new hosting] currently used for [[Flayrah]], which is likely to eventually directly host a Wikibase instance as well; but it'll be several months until this is achieved, as it's a complex undertaking. Because other sites rely in part on the English WikiFur (for images etc.), and it's the largest edition, it'll probably be migrated last. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 20:43, 8 May 2022 (EDT)
::I hadn't seen the page before, but the [[list of fursuit dance competition results]] is another great candidate for turning into data, which might resolve some of the issues about inconsistent display of names. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 03:49, 21 May 2022 (EDT)

== Online events ==

I think we should establish a consensus on whether we should include virtual events on this list or not, especially considering [[Furality Online Xperience]] was added to the list by an editor whose edits are mostly involved with said event, and the removal by an IP editor was reverted by one of the organizers of the event. Obviously, I don't have a problem with organizers adding information about their own event, but I also think that we don't have precedent to add this event to the list yet. My opinion is that we shouldn't have both on the same list. But I'm open to hear what others think. --[[User:FrostTheFox|FrostTheFox]] <sup>([[User_talk:FrostTheFox|talk]])</sup> 21:26, 24 June 2020 (EDT)

I believe the definition of "conventions" has already been discussed [[Template_talk:Conventions/Archive|elsewhere]] and virtual events do not meet the registration/staffing/lodging requirements which generally define a convention as being a unique type of event, compared to meets or other such gatherings.--[[User:Woody|Woody]] ([[User talk:Woody|talk]]) 14:07, 6 July 2020 (EDT)
: Agreed, I had seen previous discussions but of course with the current events being as they are, wanted to bring it up on its own merits. In any case, it looks like [[User:Meeran]] has created [[Online conventions by size]], which is the course of action I believe should be taken, so for now I don't have anything else to discuss. --[[User:FrostTheFox|FrostTheFox]] <sup>([[User_talk:FrostTheFox|talk]])</sup> 23:11, 10 July 2020 (EDT)
: I realize this is a bit late, but I was doing research for Accounting and IRS considerations earlier in the year and ran into this question as well. I think that online events should not be listed in the same table as "IRL" events. My reasoning comes down to the dramatic differences in how one attends such an event (virtual can attend from anywhere, in person requires travel) and the kinds of expenses and organization that are needed for such event (Online: a small team using existing software can host thousands of people, in person... can you imagine running Anthrocon with a staff of 12?). To me Online and IRL cons are fundamentally different, and therefore it is not suitable to directly compare them on a list like this. Just want to leave this here in case there is future discussion. Thanks, [[User:Verdauga|Verdauga]] ([[User talk:Verdauga|talk]]) 04:15, 23 December 2020 (EST)
: Just to add onto this discussion, since there was a large emphasis on whether online conventions are comparable to "IRL" events based on factors like staffing and operational effort and cost being distinctly different, not all online conventions are equal in this fact anymore. The recent [[Furality]] had similar operational costs to several "traditional" conventions and also had over 100 volunteers, also echoing "traditional" conventions. As a result it was quite a different experience compared to previous online conventions that just consisted of a video stream and website, and I feel it is a lot closer to our idea of an "IRL" event compared to those. (While lodging is still significantly different compared to "IRL" events, there still is an investment required on the attendee end, VR Headset, Computing hardware powerful enough to attend, etc, that doesn't make it a sure-fired thing either) I think a large part of whether we consider a convention like Furality in the same category as an "IRL" convention should be the attendee experience instead of just the medium it's on, and at least compared to those "stream with website" conventions on the [[Online conventions by size]] page, VR conventions such as [[Furality]] provide a much closer attendee experience to an "IRL" con. --[[User:CyberKitsune|CyberKitsune]] ([[User talk:CyberKitsune|talk]]) 16:30, 21 June 2022 (EDT)

Perhaps this category should then be changed to List of in person conventions by attendance if we are going to split hairs about what a convention is? ([[User talk:Changa|talk]]) 17:27, 21 June 2022 (pst)

:"Splitting hairs about what a convention is" would mean online events aren't conventions. Rather, conventions would be defined as in-person events of a certain kind, and online events are another form of event - just as we have had for parties like [[Furloween]], which lacked [[dealer|dealing]] or [[panel]]s and ''also'' lacked an overnight stay. So is this the case? Or are events like Furality serving the same purpose as "conventions", to the extent that they should be called the same thing? In that case, a move is appropriate, say to [[List of in-person furry conventions by attendance]]; I'd rather ''actually'' move the article than have a list that merges two types of event which cannot be fairly compared due to their online vs. offline nature - it's not a level playing field. We can do it without copy-pasting the article, to preserve its history. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 22:07, 21 June 2022 (EDT)

: I would agree that not all "online events" are "online conventions" in much the same way we split in person events vs conventions. However, Furality is as much as a convention as any other in-person convention. If we have attendance by method a convention takes place and this is the combined page, Furality belongs on it. I do agree the online events by size should be reworked to be more like the in-person by size and more structure in the online events / online conventions area of the wiki. --[[User:Foxxer|Foxxer]] 22:27, 21 June 2022 (EDT)

: One thing we should take into account is the purpose pages serve for the community on wikifur. The main page of "conventions by attendance" has been probably one of the most commonly referenced pages to find out what conventions exist (regardless of the size and regardless of the fact there is a whole template for that). I think to address the concerns of online conventions being ''excluded'' in the list in this context is important. We should have a combined page available (even if the attendance numbers cannot be fairly compared due to their online vs. offline nature). --[[User:Foxxer|Foxxer]] 23:05, 21 June 2022 (EDT)

Talk:List of in-person furry conventions by attendance

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Foxxer: /* Online events */ Furality is an online 'convention'. So it is still a convention.

Needs more data. -- [[User:Siege|Siege]]<sup>([[User talk:Siege|talk]])</sup> 15:25, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

You mean like the data that might be found at the [[AFCIS]]? :-) ----[[User:DuncanDaHusky|DuncanDaHusky]]<sup>([[User talk:DuncanDaHusky|talk]])</sup> 15:46, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

FWA on this page shows 557 people in 2006, but the FWA wiki page says 563. Unsure which one is right. --Brody
:Fixed. [[User:SpazKitty|Spaz Kitty]] 08:46, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

I wouldn't mind seeing this page, or a page like this one, listing conventions <i>historically</i> by attendance. That would show more accurate data instead of just ranking cons by their most recent popularity. For example, Megaplex attendance peaked in 2005 with 387 attendees, but it only appears on this list as #10 with 185 from this year. This makes the list inaccurate because it is not clear that it's showing only the convention's most recent year. (That is, one would expect a ranking by attendance to list the con's -best- attendance.) Any thoughts? [[User:Skippyfox|skippyfox]] 22:21, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

:You mean kind of like the [[Anthropomorphic Fandom Convention Information Sheet]]?----[[User:DuncanDaHusky|DuncanDaHusky]]<sup>([[User talk:DuncanDaHusky|talk]])</sup> 22:38, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

== Minimum requirement? ==
So I noticed that we now have conventions with as few as 4 attendees on this list - does this really constitute a 'convention'? I mean, I've been to furry get-togethers with more than 5 people (for example, [[Tiger Paw]] regularly holds big parties), but I wouldn't go so far as to list them as a true 'convention'. [[User:SpazKitty|Spaz Kitty]] 17:07, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
:While it's been a long time since this question was posed, I'd like to direct those coming across this in the future to check out this discussion on [[Template_talk:Conventions]] where this was discussed in depth and some consensus reached about what qualifies. -- [[User:BlueOtter|BlueOtter]] 15:24, 1 July 2012 (EDT)

== Most recent MFM data? ==

There doesn't seem to be data for attendance at MFM XII (2008) anywhere on this site. Does anyone have an updated attendance record for it? I really doubt it dropped from 2007 to 2008. -[[User:MooglePower|Ian The Cowboy Fox]] 16:22, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

== What belongs on what list ==
There are a couple of things about how the list is managed that seem to merit discussion:
#Some of the "conventions" listed might not really qualify as conventions and as such should probably be removed from the list. See [[Template talk:Conventions]] for a more detailed discussion.
#[[Cape May Fur Meet]] might be the first instance of a "devolved" event, i.e. an event that was in the past considered a convention and which still occurs but which no longer qualifies as a convention. Shall we add these to the "Discontinued or cancelled events" section?
#How long should we keep recently cancelled events on the main list, especially while there is a possibility they may only be skipping a year? When I've maintained the list in the past, I've left them in the main list for at least a year after the last occurrence, and usually until the end of the following year. My thinking is that an event that skips one year should never have to leave the main list. I don't think [[FA: United!]] ever did when it skipped a year. By those criteria, [[RBW 2010]] should still be on the main list since it was less than a year ago and is currently planned to happen again in 2012. [[Nakamacon]] is more iffy since it was over a year ago but I think it too should be allowed to remain until we have a more definitive statement that it's not coming back (or at least until the end of 2011).

Thoughts? Dissenting opinions? --[[User:Mwalimu|mwalimu]] 12:21, 2 August 2011 (EDT)

:'''CONCUR''':I agree with your first point - the definition of a convention vs other types of gatherings should be uniformly applied to lists across the Wiki. I agree with you that "devolved" events should be treated as "discontinued", though the title of this list probably needs to be changed to make it more inclusive to encompass such events. For your third point, I would suggest 24 months would quality a cancelled convention as 'dead', and would allow the examples you provided to remain for comparative purposes until they would be most unlikely to reoccur. [[User:BlueOtter|BlueOtter]] 14:51, 2 August 2011 (EDT)

:I agree with removing Cape May Fur Meet from the main list. However, I think FA: United was an exception. Most events, once in a state of suspension, do ''not'' return in subsequent years, and keeping them in the list is misleading. Perhaps we could change "ongoing events" to "active events" and remove any dubious ones to "recently inactive"? --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 15:22, 2 August 2011 (EDT)

:First, let me apologize for the edits before clarifying this point. I didn't read the notes in the editor. Where would Elliott's Winter Carnival, Summer Celebration, and Fall Festival fit in this list? According to the rules above, I'd think they should be combined. The thing I'm curious of, however, is whether or not they should be added with or apart from Elliott's Spring Gathering. The non-spring events are completely different than the spring event, other than the fact that they're run by the same group. Thoughts? --[[User:Mamu Dingo|Mamu Dingo]] 15:59, 23 January 2012 (EST)

::Since it's come up again with regard to Furry Connection North, should an event that has been cancelled remain on the main list until one year has passed since the last occurrence, or at least until the end of the year if it was within the current year? --[[User:Mwalimu|mwalimu]] 18:34, 3 September 2013 (EDT)

:::Not unless the section title is changed. It is clearly not an ongoing event if it has been discontinued. If there were more question about whether another group would be taking on FCN, I could see us leaving it there. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 18:47, 3 September 2013 (EDT)

== Per continent? ==

I think it might be useful to list events per continent or geographical area, because many events elsewhere are being 'buried' by the overwhelming amount of events in the US. Personally I would like to see a list containing only European events, it would make it much easier to compare. [[User:Rua Whitepaw|Rua Whitepaw]] 06:27, 28 August 2011 (EDT)
:This is a bit late, but [https://en.wikifur.com/FurryConventionMap.html WikiFur's convention map] can now be a) filtered by continent and b) sorted by attendance. There may be value to having a separate list, but I don't think it should be "the default" - and rather than create another [[Timeline of conventions by attendance]] (which will inevitably go out of date once people get bored with it), we should move to a data-driven query model (like the map, but globally for all of WikiFur). --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 19:10, 26 August 2019 (EDT)

== Registration vs attendance ==

Many, if not most, furcons sell registration in advance. This allows a claim of "xxx furs have now registered". However, this is not the same as attendance.
Firstly, some of those registered may not attend for one reason or another, which means a reduction in attendance. Secondly, many cons sell "on the door" tickets which don't in the original registration figure.

Do one day attending tickets "count" as much as a three-day full registration ? Are we, in fact, just counting the number of "bodies" that pass through the doors ? In addition, are registration figures acceptable here if there are no actual attendance figurs available ?

[[User:Bezel|Bezel]] 10:26, 1 July 2012 (EDT)

:My understanding is that attendance is the number of people who have been to the convention at some point while it is going on, so yes, one-day attendance counting the same as three-day. I'd expect registration number (with a footnote if it's only the number of pre-registrations) to be the same as attendance number, generally. I don't think events usually count the physical crowd. -- [[User:Sine|Sine]] 13:52, 1 July 2012 (EDT)

:I would term both preregistration passes and at-the-door tickets both as registrations - total number of registrations regardless of time (one day vs whole weekend). I would presume to only report on preregistration figures if the event posts no updated total for all registrations, or for events like [[Campfire Tails]] that offer no at-the-door registration option. I do not think number of bodies would be an appropriate figure to count to account for those who 'ghost' a convention (fail to register but trade badges or otherwise illegitimately gain access to convention areas) or only show up to socialize in public areas without registering for a badge, as those estimates are so variable, they provide little utility for comparative purposes. Posting total attendance aside from registration is less useful, in my opinion, as a convention in a large city can potentially host a public tent or table in a busy place to interact with non-registrants, but it speaks little to the convention's success or actual engaged registration / membership. [[User:BlueOtter|BlueOtter]] 15:16, 1 July 2012 (EDT)

:A related, more serious issue that we may need to pay closer attention to is [https://ru.wikifur.com/w/index.php?title=%D0%9E%D0%B1%D1%81%D1%83%D0%B6%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D1%88%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0%3A%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%8B&diff=187642&oldid=187638 conventions allowing or encouraging "paper registered" figures to be seen as their final attendance]. This applies in the (relatively rare) case where you can pre-register without payment. [[ConFuzzled]] (as an example) clearly separates this figure in its statistics, while [[Rusfurence]] does not - at least, not for non-residential "guests" - and does not appear to have gone back to update with a more accurate figure after the close of the convention. I am given to understand that the issue was raised within that convention's organization team in the past, but there was no will to address it because the situation as it stands gives a more positive impression. (It may help explain why there was not much concern about using a smaller venue this year.) --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 19:23, 26 August 2019 (EDT)

== Number of Attendees and Dealers ==

As for Kemoket, Kemono doujin market, it's simply strange to put the number of ''circles'' (dealers) instead of actual attendees (at least reaching several thousands). [[User:Mangluca|Mangluca]] 23:17, 18 February 2021 (JST)
:Well, when they actually publish that data we will gladly use it, but at this point it's what we have available. I agree it's not ideal. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 11:04, 18 April 2021 (EDT)

== Any reason to include cancelled events? ==

I can't see any reason to include cancelled events, which by definition would not have been attended. -- [[User:Sine|Sine]] 19:28, 6 February 2013 (EST)

== Table format ==

Some recent edits by [[User:Seadragom|Seadragom]] changed the format of the main list to a table format. It looks nice but because of the rank column in particular I'm concerned that it will require a lot more nitpicky busywork every time a convention moves up or down the ranks, or especially when one is added to or removed from the main list. There would also be more line-by-line editing required when moving entries from the main list to one of the other lists, such as the one for conventions lacking recent updates (and at this writing there are several in the main list dating to 2016 or older that really should be moved there). I'm especially concerned that less experienced editors, and those with less time to tweak and refine their edits, might just decide it's more trouble than it's worth and leave it to someone else, which some of the time will mean no one else.

If there's a way to have the rank numbers be automatically generated and to update automatically, that would be a huge help. Unless that can be done, I'm afraid the article could end up becoming a big mess. --[[User:Mwalimu|mwalimu]] ([[User talk:Mwalimu|talk]]) 14:04, 10 July 2018 (EDT)

:I think it's less work than you'd think initially - cons swap places all the time, it doesn't require massive refactoring unless new conventions appear or old ones disappear. As far as differences to the old list go, it's not *hugely* different, just has a bit more markup. I did have a look to see if there's a way of automatically numbering lists - seems like there might be in newer, visual MediaWiki editors but since the version we're using here is somewhat behind the likes of Wikia or Wikipedia I don't think it exists - more than happy to be proven wrong on this one though! Although even on Wikipedia, if we consider an article like "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest_mountains_on_Earth list of highest mountains]" it seems they still have the rank.

:Of course, with the table being sortable, if it's really a problem and is bothering people then I'd suggest just removing the numbers column altogether and moving the size column to the left and setting it as the default sort. It'll be less work, but also more difficult for people to see what rank a specific convention is in overall.

:The other thing to consider as well is that, are you looking for a page to be presentable or easy to edit? If a Wiki is to take itself seriously it can't realistically be taking shortcuts on pages like this, as tempting as the idea might be. Of course, I can always volunteer myself to support the page, but that's never going to be a longer-term solution. [[User:Seadragom|Seadragom]] ([[User talk:Seadragom|talk]]) 14:25, 10 July 2018 (EDT)

::It's a problem. I made a solution by adding [[mw:Extension:Variables]]. Just copy the column as it is and it'll count up appropriately. Unfortunately this won't give you equal ranks if you have the same number, but I guess we could say the older one goes on top (since it's likely to have grown the next time). If you need a new table (on this page), replace the variable name 'n' with something else. Markup is a bit ugly, could put it in a template like <nowiki>{{countup|}}</nowiki> (the last | is important, otherwise it'll treat the result as constant) but it'd be another template expansion on each row so I don't think it's a good idea. This could probably have been done via Lua without adding a new extension, but writing a script seems overkill. This doesn't address the issue that the "list" is now ''technically'' a table, but I guess it can be a tabular list. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 12:41, 4 January 2019 (EST)

== WPAFW con data ==
[[WPAFW]] now has updated [[Western_Pennsylvania_Furry_Weekend#Statistics|stats]] --[[User:EmberFox|EmberFox 💜]] ([[User talk:EmberFox|talk]]) 23:09, 22 July 2018 (EDT)

== Separate storage for semantic data ==

We need to get into a position where we're updating [[Wikipedia:Semantic triple|data about topics]] in one place (a [[Wikipedia:Triplestore|triplestore]] or [[Wikipedia:Graph database|graph database]]) and having data representations such as this list update themselves via [[Wikipedia:Semantic query|semantic queries]]. This will free up editors' time to do new, exciting things with that data, rather than [[User:Kakurady/WikiFur:Convention checklists#Convention aftermath|follow checklists to update it in six different places]] (or not, leading to out of date or inconsistent data). It's probably not yet time to action this, but I thought I'd mention it to let you know what I'm thinking and see if other people wanted to chime in with further ideas.

The obvious uses are lists and tables and charts linked at the top of {{tl|Conventions}} such as [[List of conventions by attendance|this list]] and its [[Timeline of conventions by attendance|historical equivalent]], {{tl|Upcoming events}}, {{tl|Timeline of conventions}}, [[Timeline of charity donations|charity donations]] and [[Timeline of convention expenses and revenue|expenses and revenue]] (see {{tl|con-finance}}); interlanguage links between [//wikifur.com our 20+ languages]; infoboxes and the [//en.wikifur.com/FurryConventionMap.html Furry Convention Map] (for which we really should separate script and data). It should also be possible to handle the ''body'' of navigation templates like {{tl|Conventions}} and {{tl|Discontinued Conventions}}, although that may prove impractical due to the level of editorial consideration required to list or remove events. It could be used for data items in body text as well, but [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Wikidata Phase 2|Wikipedia saw pushback on this]] (admittedly in 2013, but it's still an issue). Perhaps it can be useful for a few specific in-line templates.

A decade ago, the solution would have been [[Wikipedia:Semantic MediaWiki|Semantic MediaWiki]]. It still exists, and is being developed; but for these limited purposes [//wikiba.se/ Wikibase] may be a better solution. Wikimedia's instance of this is called [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Wikidata|Wikidata]] - they have a [[Wikipedia:Module:Wikidata|Lua module]] that integrates with [[mw:Extension:Wikibase Client/Lua|the client API]], use it for [[Wikipedia:Help:Interlanguage links|interlanguage links]] ([[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Wikidata#Interlanguage links (Phase 1)|a key motivator]]) and [[Wikipedia:Category:Templates using data from Wikidata|some infoboxes]], and while the English Wikipedia has been slow to deploy lists, they exist in other languages. It's ''possible'' that we can just use Wikidata to store the data we want - which would be great, both to avoid the serious infrastructure implications of running it ourselves, but also there are already data items there - e.g. for [//www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4773878 Anthrocon] and [//www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/Q4493539 a few other furry conventions] - and it'd help third-parties easily use and update that data. In an ideal world, [[User:GreenReaper/WikiFur - A home for the furry community#Why Wikipedia is not perfect for us|WikiFur's content would have been a part of Wikipedia]].

It's also possible that we ''can't'', because while they are not Wikipedia, we will still run into things like their [//www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Notability notability criteria] (per option 2, events are concrete; but this may be hard to prove for smaller events) and proposed [//www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Verifiability verifiability policy]. It might also be that we can only store a subset of data there, which might or might not be sufficient for our needs (e.g. we might have to locally merge data like WikiFur image URL suffixes and event ticket pricing that we currently have in [[:pool:Convention map script|the map script]]). But see [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Wikidata/2018 Infobox RfC#Discussion|Wikipedia's RfC on use of data in infoboxes]] - it ''may'' be that [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Archive 202#On "complying with BLP policies"|the line will be drawn on the import process]], so it wouldn't be an issue to have "good enough for furries" data in Wikidata, since they can always choose ''not'' to use certain data on the Wikipedia side via e.g. reference filtering.

If we can't use Wikidata (or decide not to for e.g. latency reasons - our server is in Europe, [[mw:Wikidata Query Service/Implementation#Hardware|theirs]] are in [//wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Eqiad_cluster Virginia] and [//wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Codfw_cluster Texas], USA - I don't actually know how relevant this would be right now), we'll need to fire up our own instance of the [[mw:Extension:Wikibase Repository|Wikibase Repository]], [[mw:Extension:Wikibase Client|Wikibase Client]], and for [[Wikipedia:SPARQL|SPARQL]] queries, [[mw:Wikidata Query Service/Implementation/Standalone|a standalone implementation of Wikidata Query Service]] (though see [//github.com/maxlath/wikidata-filter wikidata-filter] and [https://github.com/inventaire/entities-search-engine/blob/master/docs/wikidata_filtered_dump_import.md importing filtered dumps to ElasticSearch]). [//wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Data_items/Technical_Site_Configuration OpenStreetMap appears to have done (some of) this]. The repository could be integrated into [[:pool:]] (or here, but that might be a bad idea because data is meant to be language-neutral), perhaps in a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikibase/Installation/Advanced configuration#Items in a dedicated item namespace|separate namespace]]. The main argument for having it ''here'' would be to make it likely that changes are reviewed; this is already a problem on Wikidata due to the sheer volume of edits, and they won't have the domain knowledge to notice odd changes. Wikipedia seems to have a way for relevant changes to be notified to watching users; but this may not be feasible because we also don't have enough editors reading watchlists or watching relevant pages, just the global recent changes.

Either way we'd need templates to do name searches within a category, say, wrapping lower-level statement calls, so [[Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)/Archive 140#Wikidata: Access to data from arbitrary items is here|we don't embed references to incomprehensible data item IDs]] (nobody wants <nowiki>{{#property:P36|from=Q183}}</nowiki>). --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 10:53, 29 August 2019 (EDT)
:Topics to review later: [[mw:Wikidata Bridge|Wikidata Bridge]] (editing on the page) and [[mw:Wikidata Bridge/How to Enable Wikidata Bridge for your Infobox|how to enable it]] - [[w:Wikidata:Wikidata:Cradle|Wikidata Cradle]] (entry forms). --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 17:18, 25 January 2021 (EST)
:I've been [//twitter.com/WikiNorn/status/1374786772018794496 working on this recently]. As Wikibase's server components will require a lot ''more'' work upfront, '''[//furry.wiki.opencura.com I set up a prototype]''' on [//wbstack.com WBStack] (an open-source Wikibase hosting service, itself a work in progress, now supported by [[metawikipedia:Wikimedia Deutschland|WMDE]]). There's a ''significant'' learning curve, but mostly in the areas of data architecture and query writing. I hope to ease data entry for a [//furry.wiki.opencura.com/tools/cradle/?#/shex/E2 new convention instance] or series; and using the results of pre-built queries or data on a specific event on its page should be trivial, since Wikipedia has libraries for [[w:Module:Wd|inline data access]] and [[w:Module:WikidataIB|infobox templates]]. There's also [//www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Lexicographical_data/Documentation lexicographical data] - essentially, a structured way to cover [[:Category:Terms|furry terms]] in both [//furry.wiki.opencura.com/wiki/Lexeme:L1 real-life] (e.g. ''[[:eo:Felo|felano]]'') and [//furry.wiki.opencura.com/wiki/Lexeme:L2 fantasy languages] (''[[Foxish|yerf]]''). At this point it's largely a tool for self-education, but if anyone else wants an account to join in, [[Special:EmailUser/GreenReaper|let me know]]. We've not lost out from the delay, as significant work has gone into Wikibase to make it perform better (we don't have Wikimedia's budget) and work better in [[mw:Wikibase/Federation|federation]] (if we want to link it with Wikidata or other compatible databases). --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 11:02, 18 April 2021 (EDT)
::'''[//furry.wikibase.cloud The prototype is now on Wikibase.cloud]''', WBStack's successor directly sponsored by WMDE, although I haven't done much work on it since last year. Work is underway to migrate WikiFur to [https://www.flayrah.com/8633 the new hosting] currently used for [[Flayrah]], which is likely to eventually directly host a Wikibase instance as well; but it'll be several months until this is achieved, as it's a complex undertaking. Because other sites rely in part on the English WikiFur (for images etc.), and it's the largest edition, it'll probably be migrated last. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 20:43, 8 May 2022 (EDT)
::I hadn't seen the page before, but the [[list of fursuit dance competition results]] is another great candidate for turning into data, which might resolve some of the issues about inconsistent display of names. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 03:49, 21 May 2022 (EDT)

== Online events ==

I think we should establish a consensus on whether we should include virtual events on this list or not, especially considering [[Furality Online Xperience]] was added to the list by an editor whose edits are mostly involved with said event, and the removal by an IP editor was reverted by one of the organizers of the event. Obviously, I don't have a problem with organizers adding information about their own event, but I also think that we don't have precedent to add this event to the list yet. My opinion is that we shouldn't have both on the same list. But I'm open to hear what others think. --[[User:FrostTheFox|FrostTheFox]] <sup>([[User_talk:FrostTheFox|talk]])</sup> 21:26, 24 June 2020 (EDT)

I believe the definition of "conventions" has already been discussed [[Template_talk:Conventions/Archive|elsewhere]] and virtual events do not meet the registration/staffing/lodging requirements which generally define a convention as being a unique type of event, compared to meets or other such gatherings.--[[User:Woody|Woody]] ([[User talk:Woody|talk]]) 14:07, 6 July 2020 (EDT)
: Agreed, I had seen previous discussions but of course with the current events being as they are, wanted to bring it up on its own merits. In any case, it looks like [[User:Meeran]] has created [[Online conventions by size]], which is the course of action I believe should be taken, so for now I don't have anything else to discuss. --[[User:FrostTheFox|FrostTheFox]] <sup>([[User_talk:FrostTheFox|talk]])</sup> 23:11, 10 July 2020 (EDT)
: I realize this is a bit late, but I was doing research for Accounting and IRS considerations earlier in the year and ran into this question as well. I think that online events should not be listed in the same table as "IRL" events. My reasoning comes down to the dramatic differences in how one attends such an event (virtual can attend from anywhere, in person requires travel) and the kinds of expenses and organization that are needed for such event (Online: a small team using existing software can host thousands of people, in person... can you imagine running Anthrocon with a staff of 12?). To me Online and IRL cons are fundamentally different, and therefore it is not suitable to directly compare them on a list like this. Just want to leave this here in case there is future discussion. Thanks, [[User:Verdauga|Verdauga]] ([[User talk:Verdauga|talk]]) 04:15, 23 December 2020 (EST)
: Just to add onto this discussion, since there was a large emphasis on whether online conventions are comparable to "IRL" events based on factors like staffing and operational effort and cost being distinctly different, not all online conventions are equal in this fact anymore. The recent [[Furality]] had similar operational costs to several "traditional" conventions and also had over 100 volunteers, also echoing "traditional" conventions. As a result it was quite a different experience compared to previous online conventions that just consisted of a video stream and website, and I feel it is a lot closer to our idea of an "IRL" event compared to those. (While lodging is still significantly different compared to "IRL" events, there still is an investment required on the attendee end, VR Headset, Computing hardware powerful enough to attend, etc, that doesn't make it a sure-fired thing either) I think a large part of whether we consider a convention like Furality in the same category as an "IRL" convention should be the attendee experience instead of just the medium it's on, and at least compared to those "stream with website" conventions on the [[Online conventions by size]] page, VR conventions such as [[Furality]] provide a much closer attendee experience to an "IRL" con. --[[User:CyberKitsune|CyberKitsune]] ([[User talk:CyberKitsune|talk]]) 16:30, 21 June 2022 (EDT)

Perhaps this category should then be changed to List of in person conventions by attendance if we are going to split hairs about what a convention is? ([[User talk:Changa|talk]]) 17:27, 21 June 2022 (pst)

:"Splitting hairs about what a convention is" means online events aren't conventions. Rather, conventions are in-person events of a certain kind, and online events are another form of event. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 22:07, 21 June 2022 (EDT)

: I would agree that not all "online events" are "online conventions" in much the same way we split in person events vs conventions. However, Furality is as much as a convention as any other in-person convention. If we have attendance by method a convention takes place and this is the combined page, Furality belongs on it. I do agree the online events by size should be reworked to be more like the in-person by size and more structure in the online events / online conventions area of the wiki. --[[User:Foxxer|Foxxer]] 22:27, 21 June 2022 (EDT)

Furality Online Xperience

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{{Infobox convention
|name=Furality Online Xperience
|logo=[[File:FuralityLogo.png|150px]]
|status= Ongoing
|first= May 22-24, 2020
|subject= Furry, VR
|location= VRChat
|url= https://furality.org/
}}
'''Furality Online Xperience''' (a.k.a. '''F.O.X.''' or just '''Furality''') is the [[Online conventions by size|world's largest]] [[W:Virtual_reality|virtual reality]] [[furry]] [[convention]] with an attendance of 9,024 in 2021. It is held twice a year, typically in June and November, on the [[VRChat]] platform. The convention has been running since 2020.

== History ==
Its first iteration began on Memorial Day weekend, May 22-24, 2020. Its second convention, Furality 2000, was hosted on November 6-8, 2020.

The idea for Furality Online Xperience was published on March 28, 2020 through their Telegram channel. The convention gathered widespread attention in the virtual reality community. It is the first official [[online_furry_conventions|online]] [[furry convention]] of its kind that was visualized in the form of [[W:3D model|3D model]]s, or [[avatar (computing)|avatars]], rather than [[W:Real life|in real life]] attendees ([[furry artist|artist]]s, [[furry fan]]s, [[fursuiter]]s, etc). It was originally proposed as a 'convention that never ends', since the idea was that VRChat is a platform that will continue to be online after the convention is over. Another reason for this was that furry meetups on VRChat happen very frequently around the time that FOX was hosted.

There was no registration fee to sign up for the first convention. Due to licensing fees with VRChat, Furality later added a minimum $10 attendance fee, along with other registration tiers such as First Class and Sponsor. They added a program that offers free attendance to those who financially cannot afford registration due to the [[W:COVID-19_recession|2020 economic recession]]. However, a donation was encouraged and could be given to the convention's charity, SaveAFox; a non-profit organization based in Minnesota. Notable attendees included VRChat co-creator "VRPill"; furry YouTuber [[Pocari Roo]]; kemono YouTuber [[Sherbert Shenanigans]]; professional fighting game player [[SonicFox5000]]; and voice actor [[W:Sean_Chiplock|Sean Chiplock]].

In July 2020, [[Furality, Inc.]] was incorporated as a Florida nonprofit corporation to operate future "Furality Online Xperience" conventions. Its mission is to provide a forum for attendees to gather to experience, learn, share, and celebrate anthropomorphic arts, including performing arts, such as improv and musical performances, as well as visual arts, such as cartoons, sketches, photography, 3D modeling, and digital design. Furality, Inc will also collect donations to the benefit of selected charitable organizations, typically but not exclusively ones associated with animal welfare and/or preservation.<ref>[https://furality.org/about Furality website], About Page, checked March 31, 2021.</ref>

==Reception==

Furality Online Xperience garnered large attention for a first-time convention on social media websites [[Twitter]], [[Telegram]], and [[Discord]]. Attending an online convention was seen as highly convenient for many reasons, including safety from the [[COVID-19]] virus, financial ease from not purchasing hotel rooms, expensive convention registration, passport registration, travel burdens, and more. Some attendees mentioned they were geographically isolated from mainstream conventions, or suffer from social anxiety, which made FOX a great alternative for them.

During the first day of the convention many attendees complained of not being able to access the online portal that would allow them to join the convention rooms; the Furality staff had to postpone the sending of login information emails in order to not completely overload either the VRChat servers or their own web portal. Furality staff apologized for the delay to those affected and began sending out the remaining login information emails by Saturday morning, as the service had stabilized significantly.

There was a total of 2,692 confirmed attendees its first weekend -- a number that Furality staff did not not anticipate. At the time the convention ended, it was ranked the tenth largest furry convention as of May 2020, shying between [[Anthro New England]] that had 2,570 attendees in 2020, and [[DenFur]] that had 2,735 attendees in 2019.

During the closing ceremony, it was announced that attendees of the convention raised 1,183 donations for Furality's sponsored charity, SaveAFox, totaling $8,646.93 USD gathered throughout the weekend. Furality Online Xperience was deemed a great success, and is considered a milestone for [[online furry conventions]].

[[File:Furality2KBanner.jpg|right|thumb|200px|A promotional banner for FOX 2000.]]
== Furality 2000 ==

During an interview at [[VirtualFurence]], the chairman hinted at another FOX event happening in 2020. On August 30, it was confirmed that a new convention would take place between November 6-8, 2020. The theme is "Furality 2000" featuring a Y2K aesthetic. It's currently foreshadowing to take place on a "galactic cruise", celebrating 2000s video games. Unlike the first iteration of Furality Online Xperience, pre-registration became be available and added the options of "First Class" ($35 USD) and "Sponsor" ($100 USD) registration tiers along with basic attendee privileges.

There were numerous lobbies for the Furality 2000 convention:
* DIX-E Ship (Main lobby)
* Panel Room
* Club FYNN (Raves)
* Dealer's Den (Blue, Green, Purple)

As a result, 3,120 attendees registered for Furality 2000; 428 more attendees than FOX's Q2 iteration in May. $5,846 USD was raised for the SaveAFox Rescue charity. Despite the imbalance between the attendee and charity count, Furality, Inc. commissioned and acquired many more assets for their second convention compared to their first, including downloadable asset packs for First Class and Sponsor attendees. Furality, Inc. also had to officially pay licensing fees to VRChat.

Overall, Furality Online Xperience 2000's livestream, web portal, and registration process greatly improved in regards to stability, and little issues were experienced over the course of the weekend. With Furality's generous donation, SaveAFox Rescue announced plans to expand operations to [[W:Florida, USA|Florida, USA]].

= Downloads and requirements =

VRChat can be downloaded on [https://store.steampowered.com/app/438100/VRChat/ Steam] for both VR and non-VR users interested in attending Furality. It was stated on their website that although a [[W:Virtual reality headset|virtual reality (VR) headset]] is not needed in order to attend the event, it is recommended "for the best experience".<ref>[https://furality.org Furality Online Xperience] front page. Retrieved April 1, 2020.</ref>

Supported OSes and devices include [[W:Windows 8.1|Windows 8.1]], [[W:Windows 10|Windows 10]], and [[W:Oculus Quest|Oculus Quest]].<ref>[https://help.vrchat.com/kb/article/19-system-requirements/ ''System Requirements''] page on [[W:VRChat|VRChat]]'s website. Dated January 10, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.</ref> VRChat is not officially supported on [[W:macOS|Apple macOS]], [[W:Ubuntu|Ubuntu]], and [[W:Linux OS|Linux OS]].<ref>[https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/store/application/platforms ''Platforms''] page on the [[W:Steam (software)|Steam]]'s website. Retrieved April 17, 2020.</ref>

==Information==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! # !! Event Name !! Dates of Convention !! Theme !! Venue !! Location !! Attendance !! Charity Amount !! Notes
|-
| 1 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality 2020 || May 22-24, 2020 || Cyberpunk || [[VRChat]] || F.O.X. Event Room || 2,692 || $8,646.93 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Corporation] || The first VR-only furry convention without any pre-existing foundation to an in-person convention.
|-
| 2 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality 2000 || Nov 6-8, 2020 || Y2K Aesthetic || [[VRChat]] || DIX-E || 3,120 || $5,846 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Corporation] || First furry convention to Event Partner with [[VRChat]]
|-
| 3 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Luma || June 4-6, 2021 || Bioluminescent Forest || [[VRChat]] || Luma Forest || 6,829<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1403427312318619650 Furality Twitter], Tweet, checked June 11, 2021.</ref> || $14,649 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Corporation] ||
|-
| 4 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Legends || Nov 5-7, 2021 <ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1415749326559760386 Furality Twitter], Tweet, checked July 16, 2021.</ref>|| Super Hero/Villain || [[VRChat]] || Legend City || 9,024<ref>[https://furality.org/ Furality Website], Website, checked November 14, 2021.</ref> || $14,976 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Corporation] ||
|-
| 5 || Furality Online Xperience: (TBA) || June? 2022 || Oceans of Luma || [[VRChat]] || TBA || upcoming || upcoming ||
|}

== References ==
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== See also ==

* [[VRChat]]
* [[Online_furry_conventions|Online furry conventions]]
* [[Second Life]]

==External links==
* [https://furality.org Furality Online Xperience] official site
* [https://twitter.com/furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://discord.gg/furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[Discord]]
* [https://t.me/furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[Telegram]]

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Furality Online Xperience

2022-02-01T06:42:23Z

Foxxer: Updated the headline with size and frequency

{{Infobox convention
|name=Furality Online Xperience
|logo=[[File:FuralityLogo.png|150px]]
|status= Ongoing
|first= May 22-24, 2020
|subject= Furry, VR
|location= VRChat
|url= https://furality.org/
}}
'''Furality Online Xperience''' (a.k.a. '''F.O.X.''' or just '''Furality''') is the [[Online conventions by size|world's largest]] [[W:Virtual_reality|virtual reality]] [[furry]] [[convention]] with an attendance of 9,024 in 2021. It is held twice a year, typically in June and November, on the [[VRChat]] platform. The convention has been running since 2020.

== History ==
Its first iteration began on Memorial Day weekend, May 22-24, 2020. Its second convention, Furality 2000, was hosted on November 6-8, 2020.

The idea for Furality Online Xperience was published on March 28, 2020 through their Telegram channel. The convention gathered widespread attention in the virtual reality community. It is the first official [[online_furry_conventions|online]] [[furry convention]] of its kind that was visualized in the form of [[W:3D model|3D model]]s, or [[avatar (computing)|avatars]], rather than [[W:Real life|in real life]] attendees ([[furry artist|artist]]s, [[furry fan]]s, [[fursuiter]]s, etc). It was originally proposed as a 'convention that never ends', since the idea was that VRChat is a platform that will continue to be online after the convention is over. Another reason for this was that furry meetups on VRChat happen very frequently around the time that FOX was hosted.

There was no registration fee to sign up for the first convention. Due to licensing fees with VRChat, Furality later added a minimum $10 attendance fee, along with other registration tiers such as First Class and Sponsor. They added a program that offers free attendance to those who financially cannot afford registration due to the [[W:COVID-19_recession|2020 economic recession]]. However, a donation was encouraged and could be given to the convention's charity, SaveAFox; a non-profit organization based in Minnesota. Notable attendees included VRChat co-creator "VRPill"; furry YouTuber [[Pocari Roo]]; kemono YouTuber [[Sherbert Shenanigans]]; professional fighting game player [[SonicFox5000]]; and voice actor [[W:Sean_Chiplock|Sean Chiplock]].

In July 2020, [[Furality, Inc.]] was incorporated as a Florida nonprofit corporation to operate future "Furality Online Xperience" conventions. Its mission is to provide a forum for attendees to gather to experience, learn, share, and celebrate anthropomorphic arts, including performing arts, such as improv and musical performances, as well as visual arts, such as cartoons, sketches, photography, 3D modeling, and digital design. Furality, Inc will also collect donations to the benefit of selected charitable organizations, typically but not exclusively ones associated with animal welfare and/or preservation.<ref>[https://furality.org/about Furality website], About Page, checked March 31, 2021.</ref>

==Reception==

Furality Online Xperience garnered large attention for a first-time convention on social media websites [[Twitter]], [[Telegram]], and [[Discord]]. Attending an online convention was seen as highly convenient for many reasons, including safety from the [[COVID-19]] virus, financial ease from not purchasing hotel rooms, expensive convention registration, passport registration, travel burdens, and more. Some attendees mentioned they were geographically isolated from mainstream conventions, or suffer from social anxiety, which made FOX a great alternative for them.

During the first day of the convention many attendees complained of not being able to access the online portal that would allow them to join the convention rooms; the Furality staff had to postpone the sending of login information emails in order to not completely overload either the VRChat servers or their own web portal. Furality staff apologized for the delay to those affected and began sending out the remaining login information emails by Saturday morning, as the service had stabilized significantly.

There was a total of 2,692 confirmed attendees its first weekend -- a number that Furality staff did not not anticipate. At the time the convention ended, it was ranked the tenth largest furry convention as of May 2020, shying between [[Anthro New England]] that had 2,570 attendees in 2020, and [[DenFur]] that had 2,735 attendees in 2019.

During the closing ceremony, it was announced that attendees of the convention raised 1,183 donations for Furality's sponsored charity, SaveAFox, totaling $8,646.93 USD gathered throughout the weekend. Furality Online Xperience was deemed a great success, and is considered a milestone for [[online furry conventions]].

[[File:Furality2KBanner.jpg|right|thumb|200px|A promotional banner for FOX 2000.]]
== Furality 2000 ==

During an interview at [[VirtualFurence]], the chairman hinted at another FOX event happening in 2020. On August 30, it was confirmed that a new convention would take place between November 6-8, 2020. The theme is "Furality 2000" featuring a Y2K aesthetic. It's currently foreshadowing to take place on a "galactic cruise", celebrating 2000s video games. Unlike the first iteration of Furality Online Xperience, pre-registration became be available and added the options of "First Class" ($35 USD) and "Sponsor" ($100 USD) registration tiers along with basic attendee privileges.

There were numerous lobbies for the Furality 2000 convention:
* DIX-E Ship (Main lobby)
* Panel Room
* Club FYNN (Raves)
* Dealer's Den (Blue, Green, Purple)

As a result, 3,120 attendees registered for Furality 2000; 428 more attendees than FOX's Q2 iteration in May. $5,846 USD was raised for the SaveAFox Rescue charity. Despite the imbalance between the attendee and charity count, Furality, Inc. commissioned and acquired many more assets for their second convention compared to their first, including downloadable asset packs for First Class and Sponsor attendees. Furality, Inc. also had to officially pay licensing fees to VRChat.

Overall, Furality Online Xperience 2000's livestream, web portal, and registration process greatly improved in regards to stability, and little issues were experienced over the course of the weekend. With Furality's generous donation, SaveAFox Rescue announced plans to expand operations to [[W:Florida, USA|Florida, USA]].

= Downloads and requirements =

VRChat can be downloaded on [https://store.steampowered.com/app/438100/VRChat/ Steam] for both VR and non-VR users interested in attending Furality. It was stated on their website that although a [[W:Virtual reality headset|virtual reality (VR) headset]] is not needed in order to attend the event, it is recommended "for the best experience".<ref>[https://furality.org Furality Online Xperience] front page. Retrieved April 1, 2020.</ref>

Supported OSes and devices include [[W:Windows 8.1|Windows 8.1]], [[W:Windows 10|Windows 10]], and [[W:Oculus Quest|Oculus Quest]].<ref>[https://help.vrchat.com/kb/article/19-system-requirements/ ''System Requirements''] page on [[W:VRChat|VRChat]]'s website. Dated January 10, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.</ref> VRChat is not officially supported on [[W:macOS|Apple macOS]], [[W:Ubuntu|Ubuntu]], and [[W:Linux OS|Linux OS]].<ref>[https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/store/application/platforms ''Platforms''] page on the [[W:Steam (software)|Steam]]'s website. Retrieved April 17, 2020.</ref>

==Information==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! # !! Event Name !! Dates of Convention !! Theme !! Venue !! Location !! Attendance !! Charity Amount !! Notes
|-
| 1 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality 2020 || May 22-24, 2020 || Cyberpunk || [[VRChat]] || F.O.X. Event Room || 2,692 || $8,646.93 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Corporation] || The first VR-only furry convention without any pre-existing foundation to an in-person convention.
|-
| 2 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality 2000 || Nov 6-8, 2020 || Y2K Aesthetic || [[VRChat]] || DIX-E || 3,120 || $5,846 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Corporation] || First furry convention to Event Partner with [[VRChat]]
|-
| 3 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Luma || June 4-6, 2021 || Bioluminescent Forest || [[VRChat]] || Luma Forest || 6,829<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1403427312318619650 Furality Twitter], Tweet, checked June 11, 2021.</ref> || $14,649 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Corporation] ||
|-
| 4 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Legends || Nov 5-7, 2021 <ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1415749326559760386 Furality Twitter], Tweet, checked July 16, 2021.</ref>|| Super Hero/Villain || [[VRChat]] || Legend City || 9,024<ref>[https://furality.org/ Furality Website], Website, checked November 14, 2021.</ref> || $14,976 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Corporation] ||
|}

== References ==
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== See also ==

* [[VRChat]]
* [[Online_furry_conventions|Online furry conventions]]
* [[Second Life]]

==External links==
* [https://furality.org Furality Online Xperience] official site
* [https://twitter.com/furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://discord.gg/furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[Discord]]
* [https://t.me/furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[Telegram]]

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Meeran

2022-02-01T06:20:17Z

Foxxer: Updated status at first Furality per records and fixed some convention dates/names

{{Infobox person
|name = Meeran
|image = [[File:MeeranIcon.png|250px]]
|caption = Meeran, as depicted by WolfSkyler
|caption2 = Meeran at [[Virtual Anthrocon]]
|born = 1998
|othernames = ミーラン ''(JP)'', Variations of the word 'dagger' ''(username)''
|species = Tanuki
|profession = [[W:Virtual_reality|Virtual reality]], documentation of [[online furry conventions]], [[furry|fandom]] history
}}

'''Meeran''' is a [[furry]] from the United States of America. He was born in 1998. Meeran joined the furry fandom in October 2013. He is an avid virtual reality and cyberpunk enthusiast, gamer, and writer. He occasionally assists [[Wikifur]] with documenting [[online furry conventions]] and attending them as they become a new frontier for the fandom.
==Fursona==
Meeran is an [[anthropomorphic]] [[tanuki]] ''(Japanese raccoon-dog)'' with a black and gray fur color scheme, in reference to black statues of tanuki yōkai. He is often labeled as a [[raccoon]] due to similar appearance, which is untrue. His signature outfit is depicted with shorts, combat boots, and a black leather jacket with blue highlights. He admires driving various cars, and is seen interacting with them in some commissions and avatar screenshots. Meeran relaxes by enjoying hot springs and onsens, and Japanese cuisine.

Because he has spent so much time on the internet and virtual reality, his DNA was split, making himself 50% organic and 50% [[W:Binary_code|binary computer code]] which allows him to feel all five senses in virtual spaces, and become [[W:Body_hacking|biohacked]] offline.
[[File:MeeranVRAC.png|right|thumb|300px|Meeran at [[Virtual Anthrocon]] in 2020. Avatar by Milkpot.]]

==Fandom involvement==
===2013-2014===

Meeran became a furry in 2013, and created various [[fursona|fursonæ]] in his early years of the fandom. His first convention was [[Anthrocon 2014]]: Secret Societies, and has attended several conventions in the eastern United States, and Japan throughout his timeline.

===2016-2017===

At [[Anthrocon 2016]], Meeran hosted an [[W:amiibo|amiibo]] [[W:Super_Smash_Bros._for_Nintendo_3DS_and_Wii_U|Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]] tournament as a panelist. At [[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2017]], Meeran won a Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tournament. He is now retired from playing Nintendo games, and currently has an interest in virtual reality gaming.

In 2017, he created his current fursona, "Meeran".

===2020-2021===

In 2020 and 2021, with the [[COVID-19]] pandemic at its peak, furries began hosting online furry conventions as a means to be safe from the virus while enjoying the gimmicks of a convention. Meeran took large interest, and began documenting, preserving, and archiving them, comparing the experimentation with online conventions similar to [[History of the fandom#ConFurence_and_early_furry_conventions|early furry conventions]] such as [[ConFurence Zero]] in the 1980s and 1990s for future generations to look back upon. He was a panelist during the first [[Furality Online Xperience]] where he reviewed the cyberpunk genre to a livestream audience. Meeran was also a room host for [[Hex Furryfest: Winter Wonderland]] in December, 2020.

He also volunteered at [[Megaplex Online]] in August 2020, where he helped moderate panels, hosted a rave on [[VRChat]] with the help of the Tailbass Club, and presented a panel targeted to new convention-goers who have not yet attended a furry convention in person. Later, Meeran was recruited by Florida United Furry Fandom into becoming staff for [[Megaplex 2021]].

==Virtual reality==
In November of 2018, Meeran rented the books "Ready Player One", and "Snow Crash" from his local library, which heavily sparked his interest in virtual reality. He received his first virtual reality headset, the Oculus Rift CV1, on December 29, 2018 pre-owned for $225 USD. He primarily has used it for games such as [[VRChat]], beta-testing games for independent developers, and educating veteran convention organizers with general knowledge and information about the platform's potential. Since 2019, Meeran has preached that VR will become an upgrade or evolution to the modern home computer, his claim being that in virtual reality, a three-dimensional space can be interacted with more convenience, compared to a computer monitor or smartphone screen that is two-dimensional.

Meeran believes heavily that an [[avatar (virtual reality)]] or 3D model is a great alternative for [[fursuit|fursuiting]]. His reason being that they are cheaper, more dexterous, and will not break and wear out over time. In January of 2020, Meeran then commissioned [https://twitter.com/Milkpot_JP Milkpot], a professional Japanese avatar and [[fursuit]] maker for a total of 245,000‎¥‎. The Milkpot model is the avatar that Meeran uses to this day.

=== Claims ===

Meeran is noted to be a prominent and [[VRChat#Trust_ranks|Trusted]] ''(Veteran, under hidden API)'' [[VRChat]] user. He boasts that he has caught the first ever documented case of [[online furry conventions|online]] [[con crud]], where Meeran caught [[W:Conjunctivitis|pinkeye]] on the final day of [[Furality|F.O.X.]] from not properly sanitizing his VR headset and not taking breaks, causing strain in his eyes. Meeran also states to have began the [[Conventions vs. online conventions debate]], beginning with asking [[Uncle Kage|Uncle Kage's]] opinion on the practice during a Winestream.

==[[Furry conventions|Conventions]] attended==
* [[Anthrocon]]: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
* [[WPAFW]]: 2014, 2015
* [[Megaplex]]: 2015, 2016, 2021
* [[Furloween]]: 2017
* [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]]: 2017, 2018
* [[Osaka Furry Fun Festa]]: 2019
* Kansai [[Kemoket]] 8: 2019

==[[Online furry conventions|Online conventions]] attended==
{| class="wikitable"
! Name
! Dates
! Notes
|-
| [[Virtual Anthrocon]]*
|July 2020
|
|-
| [[AnthroExpo]]*
|Apr 2021
|
|-
| [[Blue Ridge Furfare]]*
| Mar 2021
|
|-
| [[Further Confusion]]*
|Jan 2021
|
|-
| [[Fur Squared]]*
|Feb 2021
|
|-
| [[Furever West]]
|Sep 2020
|As volunteer staff
|-
| [[Furnal Equinox]]*
|Mar 2021
|
|-
| [[Furality Online Xperience]]*
|May/Nov 2020
|Panelist (May);
|-
| [[Furrydelphia Virtualcon]]*
|Aug 2020
|
|-
| [[Hex Furryfest]]*
|Jul/Dec 2020
|
|-
| [[IndyFurCon]] Live!
|Aug 2020
|
|-
| [[Infurnity Online]]*
|Oct 2020
|
|-
| [[JMoF]]*<ref>https://twitter.com/JMoF_en/status/1214178543661285378</ref>
|Oct/Jan 2020, 2021
|
|-
| [[Megaplex Online]]*
|Aug 2020
|As volunteer staff; panelist
|-
| [[Memphit Fur Meet]]
|Sep 2020
|
|-
| [[OwOmaCon]]
|Oct 2020
|As moderator; panelist
|-
| [[Texas Furry Fiesta]]*
|Mar 2021
|
|-
| [[Vancoufur]] - EvfurQuest Online*
|Mar 2021
|
|-
| [[VirtualFurence]]*
|Aug 2020
|
|}

.*VR convention

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Meeran8K.png
File:MeeranKimono.png
File:MeeranHoodie.png
File:MeeranSuit.png
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

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;2021
<s>{{flagdiv|usa|Jul 17-18: [[Itty Bitty Fur Con]], AZ}}</s>
{{flagdiv|chn|Aug 1: [[Super Furry Fusion]], SH}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Aug 6-8: [[Megaplex]], FL}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Aug 6-8: [[Wisconsin Wilderness Campout]], WI}}
{{flagdiv|chn|Aug 7-8: [[FuzzyOasisParty]], SZ}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Aug 12-15: [[Furrydelphia]], PA}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Aug 14-15: [[StratosFur]], TX}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Aug 20-22: [[DenFur]], CO}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Aug 20-22: [[IndyFurCon]], IN}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Aug 27-29: [[Furry Siesta]], TX}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Sep 3-5: [[Mephit Fur Meet]], MS}}
{{flagdiv|sco|Sep 3-5: [[Scotiacon]]}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Sep 3-5: [[Tails and Tornadoes Fur Con|Tails and Tornadoes]], OK}}
{{flagdiv|tha|Sep 4: [[FurSquare]]}}
{{flagdiv|ger|Sep 8-12: [[Wild Times]]}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Sep 10-12: [[Furry Migration]], MN}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Sep 10-12: [[Furvana]], WA}}
{{flagdiv|jpn|Sep 20: [[Kemoket|Shinshun Kemoket]]}}
{{flagdiv|can|Sep 24-26: [[Red Deer Mini Con]], AB}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Oct 8-10: [[Alamo City Furry Invasion]], TX}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Oct 8-10: [[Motor City Furry Con]], MI}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Oct 8-10: [[Western Pennsylvania Furry Weekend|Western PA Furry Weekend]], PA}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Oct 15-17: [[Arizona Fur Con]], AZ}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Oct 21-24: [[Biggest Little Fur Con]], NV}}
{{flagdiv|sui|Oct 27-31: [[Golden Leaves Con]]}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Oct 28-Nov 1: [[Wild Nights]], OK}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Nov 5-6: [[PAWCon]], CA}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Nov 5-6: [[Furality Online Xperience|Furality Online Xperience 4]], Online}}
{{flagdiv|bel|Nov 10-14: [[Flüüfff]]}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Nov 12-14: [[AquatiFur]], WI}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Nov 12-14: [[Bewhiskered]], NC}}
{{flagdiv|can|Nov 12-14: [[CanFURence]], ON}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Nov 18-21: [[Anthro Northwest]], WA}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Dec 3-5: [[Midwest FurFest]], IL}}
{{flagdiv|mex|Dec 10-12: [[Furnexion]], MTY}}
{{flagdiv|mex|Dec 10-12: [[FurCan]], PUE}}
{{flagdiv|gbr|Dec 11: [[LondonFurs Winter Party]]}}
{{flagdiv|mys|Dec 11-12: [[Furs Upon Malaysia|FURUM]]}}
{{flagdiv|ger|Dec 29-Jan 2: [[Furvester]]}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Dec 31: [[New Year's Furry Ball]], DE}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Dec 31-Jan 2: [[Painted Desert Fur Con]], AZ}}

;2021 TBA:
{{flagdiv|can|Aug 2021?: [[Furthest North]], AB}}
{{flagdiv|rus|Aug 2021?: [[Rusfurence]]}}
{{flagdiv|esp|Oct 2021?: [[Furrnion]]}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Nov 2021?: [[Bayou Furry Bash]], LA}}
{{flagdiv|usa|2021?: [[Atlantic City Fur Con]], NJ}}
{{flagdiv|gbr|2021?: [[Barkade]]}}

;2022
{{flagdiv|jpn|Jan 6-9: [[Japan Meeting of Furries]]}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Jan 13-17: [[Further Confusion]], CA}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Jan 21-23: [[AnthroExpo]], OK}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Feb 17-20: [[Anthro New England]], MA}}
{{flagdiv|swe|Feb 23-27: [[NordicFuzzCon]]}}
{{flagdiv|bra|Feb 26-Mar 1: [[Furcamp]], SP}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Mar 4-6: [[Fur the 'More]], VA}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Mar 11-13: [[Blue Ridge Furfare]], NC}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Mar 17-20: [[Furry Fiesta]], TX}}
{{flagdiv|can|Mar 18-20: [[Furnal Equinox]], ON}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Apr 8-10: [[Golden State Fur Con]], CA}}
{{flagdiv|fra|Apr 15-18: [[Fauntastic]]}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Apr 21-25: [[Wild Nights]], OK}}
{{flagdiv|nld|Apr 29-May 2: [[Furry Weekend Holland]]}}
{{flagdiv|ger|May 26-29: [[Mephit Mini Con]]}}
{{flagdiv|gbr|May 27-31: [[ConFuzzled]]}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Jun 30-Jul 3: [[Anthrocon]], PA}}
{{flagdiv|can|Jul 14-17: [[Fur-Eh!]], AB}}
{{flagdiv|nor|Jul 14-18: [[Furway]]}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Jul 15-17: [[Anthro Weekend Utah]], UT}}
{{flagdiv|bra|Jul 15-17: [[Brasil FurFest]], SP}}
{{flagdiv|aus|Jul 22-24: [[Aurawra]], NSW}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Aug 19-21: [[DenFur]], CO}}
{{flagdiv|twn|Oct 28-30: [[Infurnity]]}}
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;2022 TBA
{{flagdiv|usa|Jan 2022?: [[Austin Furry Burlesque]], TX}}
{{flagdiv|chl|Jan 2022?: [[Revolution FurFest]]}}
{{flagdiv|nzl|Jan-Feb 2022?: [[FurCoNZ]]}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Feb 2022?: [[Fangcon]], AL}}
{{flagdiv|kor|Feb 2022?: [[FurryJoA]]}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Feb 2022?: [[Fur Squared]], WI}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Feb 2022?: [[Furry Ski Weekend]], CO}}
{{flagdiv|aus|Feb 2022?: [[Melbourne Fur Con]], VIC}}
{{flagdiv|kor|Feb 2022?: [[HowlSoup]]}}
{{flagdiv|twn|Feb 2022?: [[Furry Tea Party]]}}
{{flagdiv|kor|Feb 2022?: [[Furmusement]]}}
{{flagdiv|bra|Feb 2022?: [[Furboliche]], SP}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Feb-Mar 2022?: [[Galactic Camp]], CA}}
{{flagdiv|pol|Feb-Mar 2022?: [[Gdakon]]}}
{{flagdiv|can|Mar 2022?: [[Kerfluffle]], ON}}
{{flagdiv|aus|Mar 2022?: [[Fur Out West]], WA}}
{{flagdiv|can|Mar 2022?: [[VancouFur (convention)|VancouFur]], BC}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Mar 2022?: [[Gateway Fur Meet]], MO}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Mar 2022?: [[Werecamp]], MN}}
{{flagdiv|ukr|Mar 2022?: [[Kharcon]]}}
{{flagdiv|nzl|Autumn 2022?: [[Southern Paws]]}}
{{flagdiv|gbr|Apr 2022?: [[Just Fur The Weekend]]}}
{{flagdiv|usa|May 2022?: [[AnthrOhio]], OH}}
{{flagdiv|usa|May 2022?: [[Central Plains Fur Meet]], KS}}
{{flagdiv|aus|May 2022?: [[FurDU]], QLD}}
{{flagdiv|usa|May 2022?: [[Furlandia]], OR}}
{{flagdiv|usa|May 2022?: [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]], GA}}
{{flagdiv|ukr|May 2022?: [[WUFF]]}}
{{flagdiv|arg|May-Jun 2022?: [[Argentina FurFiesta]]}}
{{flagdiv|ita|May-Jun 2022?: [[Furizon]]}}
{{flagdiv|phl|May-Jun 2022?: [[FurryPinas]]}}
{{flagdiv|cze|May-Jun 2022?: [[ZodiaCon]]}}
{{flagdiv|ger|Jun 2022?: [[CastleCon]]}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Jun 2022?: [[Furry Picnic]], CT}}
{{flagdiv|twn|Jun 2022?: [[Furrymosa]]}}
{{flagdiv|jpn|Jun 2022?: [[Kemono Square]]}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Jun 2022?: [[NorthWest CampCon]], WA}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Jun-Jul 2022?: [[Big Sky Camp Paw]], MT}}
{{flagdiv|aut|Jun-Jul 2022?: [[Lakeside Furs]]}}
{{flagdiv|sgp|Jun-Jul 2022?: [[Little Island Furcon]]}}
{{flagdiv|zaf|Jun-Jul 2022?: [[South Afrifur (convention)|South Afrifur]]}}
{{flagdiv|tha|Summer 2022?: [[Thaitails]]}}
{{flagdiv|fra|Jul 2022?: [[AnthroPomme]]}}
{{flagdiv|cze|Jul 2022?: [[ČeSFuR]]}}
{{flagdiv|nld|Jul 2022?: [[Dutch Furcon]]}}
{{flagdiv|ger|Jul 2022?: [[EAST]]}}
{{flagdiv|est|Jul 2022?: [[FurryEST]]}}
{{flagdiv|den|Jul 2022?: [[Furtastic]]}}
{{flagdiv|ukr|Jul 2022?: [[LvivFur]]}}
{{flagdiv|mex|Jul-Aug 2022?: [[ConFurtiva]]}}
{{flagdiv|idn|Jul-Aug 2022?: [[PAWAI]]}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Jul-Aug 2022?: [[SpokAnthro]], WA}}
{{flagdiv|can|Aug 2022?: [[Anthro East Coast]], NS}}
{{flagdiv|can|Aug 2022?: [[Feral!|Camp Feral!]], ON}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Aug 2022?: [[Campfire Tails]], OR}}
{{flagdiv|ger|Aug 2022?: [[Eurofurence]]}}
{{flagdiv|can|Aug 2022?: [[Wild Prairie Fur Con]], MB}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Sep 2022?: [[FursonaCon]], VA}}
{{flagdiv|gbr|Sep 2022?: [[Wild North]]}}
{{flagdiv|mex|Oct 2022?: [[Confuror]], GDL}}
{{flagdiv|usa|Oct 2022?: [[Furpocalypse]], CT}}
{{flagdiv|gbr|Nov 2022?: [[Furcation]]}}

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== See also ==
* [[Online furry convention]] - for the general concept of an online furry convention
* [[List of online furry conventions in 2020]] - for online furry conventions before January 2021
* [[List of online furry conventions before March 2020]] - for those prior to COVID-19
''This article lists upcoming and recently past online furry conventions.''

==Upcoming conventions==

{| class="wikitable"
! Name
! Dates
! Regular<br />Location
! Platforms
! Notes
|-
| [[Hex Furry Fest]]
| July 23-25, 2021<ref>[https://twitter.com/HexFurryFest HFF Twitter Profile], retrieved February 1, 2021.</ref>
| Online
| VRChat, Twitch, Discord
| The theme is "Tropical Paradise."
|-
| [[Campfire Tales]]
| August 6-8, 2021
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
| [https://forum.campfiretails.org/t/campfire-tails-2021-announcement/3309 TBA]
|-
| [[Furrydelphia]]
| August 13-15, 2021
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
| Livestream, Twitch, VRChat
| Furrydelphia announced plans for a comprehensive virtual convention similar to 2020's fully virtual event, to take place side-by-side with their physical convention <ref>[https://twitter.com/Furrydelphia/status/1385620814033207297 Furrydelphia Twitter], posted April 26, 2021.</ref>.
|-
| [[Megaplex]]
| August 21-23, 2021
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
| TBA
| Megaplex plans to host a hybrid event combining physical and online interactive components<ref>[https://twitter.com/MegaplexCon/status/1366495874046701570 Megaplex Twitter], posted March 1, 2021.</ref>. The 2020 convention was entirely virtual and hosted via Hopin.
|-
| [[FursonaCon]]
| September 18-19, 2021 <ref>[https://twitter.com/FursonaCon/status/1383455614534176768 FursonaCon Online announcement], posted April 17, 2021.</ref>
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
| Discord
|
|-
| [[CozyCon]]
| September 25-56, 2021<ref>[https://twitter.com/cozycononline/status/1399797042835193858 CozyCon Twitter], posted June 1, 2021</ref>
| Online
| Discord, Twitch, Minecraft, VRChat
| Fourth iteration of CozyCon Online. The theme will be "CozyWave." Vendors, panels, DJ's, and events are planned.
|-
| [[Eurofurence]]
| Late September, 2021 [TBA]<ref>[https://twitter.com/eurofurence/status/1378083330286051328 Eurofurence Online announcement], posted April 2, 2021.</ref>
| {{flagdiv|ger| }}
| VRChat (presumed)
| Eurofurence previously hosted an online event in 2020 via VRChat <ref>[https://twitter.com/eurofurence/status/1280216550113492992 Eurofurence 2020 announcement], posted July 6, 2020.</ref>.
|-
| [[Wild North]]
| October 2-3, 2021<ref>[https://www.wildnorth.uk/ Wild North homepage], retrieved May 10, 2021.</ref>
| {{flagdiv|gbr| }}
| Twitch, Discord
| The theme is "Tails of the Seven Seas."
|-
| [[Furpocalypse]]
| Late October, 2021
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
| Livestream, VRChat (presumed)
| Furpocalypse announced they will hold a virtual event in 2021.<ref>[https://twitter.com/FurpocalypseInc/status/1397295487074586625 Furpocalypse Twitter, posted May 25, 2021.</ref> Content is presumed to be similar to the 2020 event, which featured livestreamed panels, vendors, and a VRChat world.
|-
| [[Furality Online Xperience|Furality Online Xperience 4]]
| November 5-7, 2021<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1415749326559760386 Furality Online Xperience Twitter], posted July 16, 2021.</ref>
| Online
| [[VRChat]]
| The theme is Super Heros/Villains. A full 3 day convention is planned with panels, DJ's, vendors, art gallery, and more in custom themed worlds.
|-
| [[Furcation]]
| November 12-14, 2021 <ref>[https://2021.furcation.org.uk/Furcation website], retrieved April 19, 2021.</ref>
| {{flagdiv|gbr| }}
|
| The theme is "Poolside."<ref>[https://twitter.com/Furcationevent/status/1382048730342420483 Furcation Twitter, posted April 19, 2021.</ref>
|}

==Past conventions==
;2021

{| class="wikitable"
! Name
! Dates
! Regular<br />Location
! Platforms
! Notes
|-
| VR [[Japan Meeting of Furries]]
| January 7-10, 2021<ref>[https://www.jmof.jp/vr_jmof VR JMoF con website], VR JMoF 2021 section, checked October 13, 2020.</ref>
| {{flagdiv|jpn| }}
| VRChat
| JMOF's second iteration of their VRChat-held convention.
|-
| [[Further Confusion]]
| January 15-18, 2021<ref>[https://www.furtherconfusion.org/ Further Confusion website], retrieved January 1, 2021.</ref>
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
| Zoom, VRChat, Mixcloud
|
|-
| [[Anthro New England]]
| February 20, 2021<ref>[https://twitter.com/Anthro_NE/status/1349787873076195332 Anthro_NE Twitter], posted January 14, 2021.</ref>
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
| Livestream, Minecraft
| Livestreamed DJ sets, an online dealer’s den, and a virtual fursuit parade were broadcast. <ref>[https://twitter.com/Anthro_NE/status/1349788271543529473 Anthro_NE Twitter], posted January 14, 2021.</ref>
|-
| [[Fur Squared]]
| February 26-28, 2021<ref>[https://fursquared.com/ FurSquared website], retrieved January 1, 2021.</ref>
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
| VRChat
| The theme for Fur Squared was 'The Roaring 2.0s'. Streams and panels were broadcast.
|-
| [[VancouFur]]
| March 6-7, 2021
| {{flagdiv|can| }}
| Livestream, Discord, Minecraft, VRChat
| The theme was "EvfurQuest Online (BETA)"<ref>[https://vancoufur.org/ Theme listed on website], retrieved January 17, 2021.</ref>
|-
| [[Blue Ridge Furfare]]
| March 12-14, 2021
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
| Livestream, Discord, VRChat
| The theme was "80's Retro Revive".
|-
| [[Furnal Equinox]]
| March 19-21, 2021<ref>[https://furnalequinox.com/ Furnal Equinox website], retrieved January 1, 2021.</ref>
| {{flagdiv|can| }}
| Livestream, Discord, VRChat
| The virtual event <ref>[https://twitter.com/FurnalEquinox/status/1326208788320423936 FurnalEquinox Twitter], dated November 10, 2020.</ref> was themed "Pixel Purrfect." There were 3722 registered attendees, with over 3000 Discord members and over 1800 unique livestream viewers. $20,000 was raised for charity. <ref>[https://twitter.com/FurnalEquinox/status/1373805385803530242 Furnal Equinox Twitter], dated March 22, 2021.</ref>
|-
| [[FURSAverance]]
| March 20-21, 2021
| {{flagdiv|zaf| }}
| Livestream
| A livestream was held on YouTube.<ref>[https://www.fursaverance.co.za/ FURSAverance website], retrieved March 16, 2021.</ref> $2113 was raised for charity. <ref>[https://twitter.com/IronWolfTempest/status/1373739135576461312 FURSAverance Twitter], dated March 21,2021.</ref>
|-
| [[NordicFuzzCon]]
| March 2021
| {{flagdiv|swe| }}
| Livestream, Discord
| Events were held throughout the month of March. March 5-7: Art Bazaar, March 12-13: Music Festival, March 19-20: Fursuit Extravaganza, March 26-27: Gaming Gala<ref>[https://nordicfuzzcon.org/ NordicFuzzCon website], retrieved March 13, 2021.</ref>
|-
| [[Texas Furry Fiesta]]
| March 26-28, 2021
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
| Livestream, Discord, VRChat, SecondLife, Minecraft<ref>https://twitter.com/FurryFiesta/status/1348711832727515141 FurryFiesta Minecraft tease, dated January 11, 2021.</ref>
| The theme was "Oceanic Adventure." A total of $7560 was raised for charity.<ref>[https://twitter.com/FurryFiesta/status/1376323217464434689 TFF Twitter, posted March 28, 2021.</ref>
|-
| [[AnthroExpo]]
| April 10-11, 2021<ref>[https://twitter.com/AnthroExpo/status/1346128320367357955 AnthroExpo Twitter], dated January 4, 2021.</ref>
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
| Livestream, Discord, Minecraft, VRChat<ref>[https://www.anthroexpo.online/registration AnthroExpo registration page], retrieved March 26, 2021.</ref>
| The theme was "Shipwrecked."
|-
| [[Fur the 'More]]
| April 23-25, 2021<ref>[https://twitter.com/FurtheMore/status/1355168834446098432 Fur the 'More Twitter], posted January 29, 2021.</ref>
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
| Livestream
| The theme was "Fur the More 8.5 - 20 minutes into the Future," a virtual event with a cyber/dystopian theme.<ref>[https://twitter.com/FurtheMore/status/1345052163056271365 Twitter post with YouTube video], posted January 1, 2021.</ref> There were 268 registered attendees and $6969 was raised for charity.<ref>[https://twitter.com/FurtheMore/status/1386422513232609283 FurtheMore Twitter], posted April 25, 2021.</ref>
|-
| [[SharkCon]]
| April 23-25, 2021<ref>[https://twitter.com/TeamChashark/status/1376511168827756556 TeamChashark Twitter], posted April 20, 2021.</ref>
| {{flagdiv|fra| }}
| Discord
| The theme was "Under The Steam."
|-
| Furry Weekend At-Home
| May 7-8, 2021
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
| Twitch, Discord, Minecraft, Second Life, VRChat<ref>[https://furryweekend.tv/] FurryWeekend.tv website, retrieved May 6, 2021</ref>
| An online format for [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]].
|-
| [[CozyCon]]
| May 14-16, 2021<ref>[https://cozycononline.com CozyCon website], retrieved March 16, 2021</ref>
| Online
| Discord, Twitch, Minecraft, VRChat
| Third iteration of CozyCon Online. The theme was "Summer Vacation". The con featured vendors, panels, DJ's, and events.<ref>[https://twitter.com/cozycononline/status/1368003395529957377 CozyCon Twitter], posted March 5, 2021.</ref> A peak of 573 users attended.<ref>[https://twitter.com/cozycononline/status/1395053205273284609 CozyCon Twitter], posted May 19, 2021.</ref>
|-
| [[Confuzzled]]
| May 28 - May 30, 2021
| {{flagdiv|gbr| }}
|
| The theme was "Game On!", a callback to Confuzzled's 2018 theme, occasionally stylized as "Virtual Confuzzled 2."<ref>[https://twitter.com/cfconvention/status/1373937503346946049 Confuzzled Twitter], posted March 22, 2021</ref>.
|-
| [[Furality Online Xperience|Furality Online Xperience: Furality Luma]]
| June 4-6, 2021<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1371943268527828996 Furality Online Xperience Twitter], posted March 16, 2021.</ref>
| Online
| [[VRChat]]
| The theme was "Furality Luma." Events, DJ's, and a dealer's den were planned.<ref>[https://furality.org/ Furality website], retrieved March 16, 2021.</ref>
|-
| AnthrocOnline ([[Anthrocon]])
| July 2-4, 2021<ref>[https://twitter.com/anthrocon/status/1380951211260674049 Anthrocon Twitter], retrieved April 10, 2021.</ref>
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
| Discord, Livestream, NeosVR
| Anthrocon hosted live panels via Google Meets and pre-recorded programming streamed on YouTube and Anthrocon.tv. The DLCC Waterfront, Spirit of Pittsburgh Ballroom, and Dealer's Den were recreated virtually in [[NeosVR]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/anthrocon/status/1407382573832019972 Anthrocon Twitter], posted June 22, 2021.</ref> Over $20,000 was raised for the charity Wildlife Works Inc.<ref>[https://twitter.com/anthrocon/status/1411856661682262019 Anthrocon Twitter], posted July 4, 2021.</ref>
|-
| [[VBLFC]]
| July 9-11, 2021<ref>[https://twitter.com/VirtualBLFC/status/1377433029308743686 VBLFC Announcement Tweet], Retrieved April 2, 2021.</ref>
|Online
|[[NeosVR]], [[W:Discord|Discord]], [[W:Livestreaming|Livestreaming]]
|[[BLFC]] announced a separate virtual event taking place a month before its delayed in-person convention. The virtual event had its own panels and DJs. VBLFC partnered with [[NeosVR]]<ref>[https://virtual.goblfc.org/ VBLFC Website], Retrieved April 2, 2021.</ref>. There were 1,218 total registered attendees. $635 was raised in donations for Safe Haven Wildlife Sanctuary. <ref>[https://twitter.com/VirtualBLFC/status/1415815176675205121 VBLFC Twitter], posted July 15, 2021</ref>.
|-
| [[RAMCon]]
| July 10-11, 2021<ref>[https://twitter.com/TheRAMCon/status/1374052317905960962?s=20 RAMCon Twitter], dated March 22, 2021.</ref>
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
| Livestream, Discord<ref>[https://www.therealramcon.org RAMCon website], retrieved April 13, 2021.</ref>
| Third iteration of RAMCon. The theme was "Dinosaur Island Vacation." Vendors, panels, DJ's, and live events were planned.<ref>[https://www.therealramcon.org RAMCon Website], dated March 22, 2021.</ref> 1,178 users attended and $197.27 was raised for SaveaFox.org <ref>[https://twitter.com/TheRAMCon/status/1415352026045820929 RAMCon Twitter], posted July 14, 2021</ref>.
|}

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Furality Online Xperience

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{{Infobox convention
|name=Furality Online Xperience
|logo=[[File:FuralityLogo.png|150px]]
|status= Ongoing
|first= May 22-24, 2020
|subject= Furry, VR
|location= VRChat
|url= https://furality.org/
}}
'''Furality Online Xperience''', or just '''Furality''', is an ongoing series of bi-annual [[furry]] [[W:Virtual_reality|virtual reality]] [[furry conventions|conventions]] arranged on the [[VRChat]] platform. Its first iteration began on Memorial Day weekend, May 22-24, 2020. Its second convention, Furality 2000, was hosted on November 6-8, 2020.

== History ==

The idea for Furality Online Xperience was published on March 28, 2020 through their Telegram channel. The convention gathered widespread attention in the virtual reality community. It is the first official [[online_furry_conventions|online]] [[furry convention]] of its kind that was visualized in the form of [[W:3D model|3D model]]s, or [[avatar (computing)|avatars]], rather than [[W:Real life|in real life]] attendees ([[furry artist|artist]]s, [[furry fan]]s, [[fursuiter]]s, etc). It was originally proposed as a 'convention that never ends', since the idea was that VRChat is a platform that will continue to be online after the convention is over. Another reason for this was that furry meetups on VRChat happen very frequently around the time that FOX was hosted.

There was no registration fee to sign up for the first convention. Due to licensing fees with VRChat, Furality later added a minimum $10 attendance fee, along with other registration tiers such as First Class and Sponsor. They added a program that offers free attendance to those who financially cannot afford registration due to the [[W:COVID-19_recession|2020 economic recession]]. However, a donation was encouraged and could be given to the convention's charity, SaveAFox; a non-profit organization based in Minnesota. Notable attendees included VRChat co-creator "VRPill"; furry YouTuber [[Pocari Roo]]; kemono YouTuber [[Sherbert Shenanigans]]; professional fighting game player [[SonicFox5000]]; and voice actor [[W:Sean_Chiplock|Sean Chiplock]].

In July 2020, [[Furality, Inc.]] was incorporated as a Florida nonprofit corporation to operate future "Furality Online Xperience" conventions. Its mission is to provide a forum for attendees to gather to experience, learn, share, and celebrate anthropomorphic arts, including performing arts, such as improv and musical performances, as well as visual arts, such as cartoons, sketches, photography, 3D modeling, and digital design. Furality, Inc will also collect donations to the benefit of selected charitable organizations, typically but not exclusively ones associated with animal welfare and/or preservation.<ref>[https://furality.org/about Furality website], About Page, checked March 31, 2021.</ref>

==Reception==

Furality Online Xperience garnered large attention for a first-time convention on social media websites [[Twitter]], [[Telegram]], and [[Discord]]. Attending an online convention was seen as highly convenient for many reasons, including safety from the [[COVID-19]] virus, financial ease from not purchasing hotel rooms, expensive convention registration, passport registration, travel burdens, and more. Some attendees mentioned they were geographically isolated from mainstream conventions, or suffer from social anxiety, which made FOX a great alternative for them.

During the first day of the convention many attendees complained of not being able to access the online portal that would allow them to join the convention rooms; the Furality staff had to postpone the sending of login information emails in order to not completely overload either the VRChat servers or their own web portal. Furality staff apologized for the delay to those affected and began sending out the remaining login information emails by Saturday morning, as the service had stabilized significantly.

There was a total of 2,692 confirmed attendees its first weekend -- a number that Furality staff did not not anticipate. At the time the convention ended, it was ranked the tenth largest furry convention as of May 2020, shying between [[Anthro New England]] that had 2,570 attendees in 2020, and [[DenFur]] that had 2,735 attendees in 2019.

During the closing ceremony, it was announced that attendees of the convention raised 1,183 donations for Furality's sponsored charity, SaveAFox, totaling $8,646.93 USD gathered throughout the weekend. Furality Online Xperience was deemed a great success, and is considered a milestone for [[online furry conventions]].

[[File:Furality2KBanner.jpg|right|thumb|200px|A promotional banner for FOX 2000.]]
== Furality 2000 ==

During an interview at [[VirtualFurence]], the chairman hinted at another FOX event happening in 2020. On August 30, it was confirmed that a new convention would take place between November 6-8, 2020. The theme is "Furality 2000" featuring a Y2K aesthetic. It's currently foreshadowing to take place on a "galactic cruise", celebrating 2000s video games. Unlike the first iteration of Furality Online Xperience, pre-registration became be available and added the options of "First Class" ($35 USD) and "Sponsor" ($100 USD) registration tiers along with basic attendee privileges.

There were numerous lobbies for the Furality 2000 convention:
* DIX-E Ship (Main lobby)
* Panel Room
* Club FYNN (Raves)
* Dealer's Den (Blue, Green, Purple)

As a result, 3,120 attendees registered for Furality 2000; 428 more attendees than FOX's Q2 iteration in May. $5,846 USD was raised for the SaveAFox Rescue charity. Despite the imbalance between the attendee and charity count, Furality, Inc. commissioned and acquired many more assets for their second convention compared to their first, including downloadable asset packs for First Class and Sponsor attendees. Furality, Inc. also had to officially pay licensing fees to VRChat.

Overall, Furality Online Xperience 2000's livestream, web portal, and registration process greatly improved in regards to stability, and little issues were experienced over the course of the weekend. With Furality's generous donation, SaveAFox Rescue announced plans to expand operations to [[W:Florida, USA|Florida, USA]].

= Downloads and requirements =

VRChat can be downloaded on [https://store.steampowered.com/app/438100/VRChat/ Steam] for both VR and non-VR users interested in attending Furality. It was stated on their website that although a [[W:Virtual reality headset|virtual reality (VR) headset]] is not needed in order to attend the event, it is recommended "for the best experience".<ref>[https://furality.org Furality Online Xperience] front page. Retrieved April 1, 2020.</ref>

Supported OSes and devices include [[W:Windows 8.1|Windows 8.1]], [[W:Windows 10|Windows 10]], and [[W:Oculus Quest|Oculus Quest]].<ref>[https://help.vrchat.com/kb/article/19-system-requirements/ ''System Requirements''] page on [[W:VRChat|VRChat]]'s website. Dated January 10, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.</ref> VRChat is not officially supported on [[W:macOS|Apple macOS]], [[W:Ubuntu|Ubuntu]], and [[W:Linux OS|Linux OS]].<ref>[https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/store/application/platforms ''Platforms''] page on the [[W:Steam (software)|Steam]]'s website. Retrieved April 17, 2020.</ref>

==Information==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! # !! Event Name !! Dates of Convention !! Theme !! Venue !! Location !! Attendance !! Charity Amount !! Notes
|-
| 1 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality 2020 || May 22-24, 2020 || Cyberpunk || [[VRChat]] || F.O.X. Event Room || 2,692 || $8,646.93 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Corporation] || The first VR-only furry convention without any pre-existing foundation to an in-person convention.
|-
| 2 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality 2000 || Nov 6-8, 2020 || Y2K Aesthetic || [[VRChat]] || DIX-E || 3,120 || $5,846 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Corporation] || First furry convention to Event Partner with [[VRChat]]
|-
| 3 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Luma || June 4-6, 2021 || Bioluminescent Forest || [[VRChat]] || Luma Forest || 6,829<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1403427312318619650 Furality Twitter], Tweet, checked June 11, 2021.</ref> || $14,649 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Corporation] ||
|-
| 4 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality ? || Nov 5-7, 2021 <ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1415749326559760386 Furality Twitter], Tweet, checked July 16, 2021.</ref>|| Super Hero/Villain || [[VRChat]] || ? || upcoming || upcoming ||
|}

== References ==
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== See also ==

* [[VRChat]]
* [[Online_furry_conventions|Online furry conventions]]
* [[Second Life]]

==External links==
* [https://furality.org Furality Online Xperience] official site
* [https://twitter.com/furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://discord.gg/furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[Discord]]
* [https://t.me/furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[Telegram]]

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List of convention acronyms

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These are common acronyms for [[furry conventions]]; some are ambiguous.

* '''AAE''' - [[Anthropomorphic Arts and Education]], the organizers of [[Further Confusion]]
* '''ABD''' - [[Abando]], Brazilian camping convention (2008-)
* '''AC''' - [[Anthrocon]], the world's largest furry con (1997-), previously had the acronym AAC (Albany AnthroCon) before it moved to Pennsylvania
* '''AFF''' - [[All Fur Fun]], a convention held in Spokane, Washington. (2007-)
* '''[[AYCE]]''' - All You Can Eat, a furmeet held in Germany (2004-)
* '''BLFC''' - [[Biggest Little Fur Con]], a convention held in Reno, Nevada. (2013-)
* '''[[C-ACE]]''' - Canadian Anthro (changed to "Art" in 2005) and Cartooning Expo (2002-2007)
* '''CF''' - Ambiguous; could be:
** [[Confurence]], the original [[furry convention]] (1989-2003)
** [[Conifur Northwest]], a Pacific Northwest furry convention (1998-2006)
** [[Califur]], a southern Californian regional furry convention (2004-)
* '''CFE''' - [[ConFurence East]], a prototype east coast furry convention (1995-1996)
* '''CFNW''' - ConiFur NorthWest (this acronym not as common as "CF")
* '''CFT''' - [[Campfire Tails]], Oregon's camping convention (2010-)
* '''CFz''' - [[ConFuzzled]], a convention held in Birmingham, UK (2008-)
* '''CMFM''' - [[Cape May Fur Meet]], a furmeet held in New Jersey (2000-)
* '''EF''' - [[Eurofurence]], a convention usually held in Germany (1995-)
* '''FA:U''' - [[FA: United]], a convention held in New Jersey. (2007-)
* '''FC''' - [[Further Confusion]], a convention held in California (1999-)
** [[Furcon.de]] is also a calendar for furry events in German-speaking countries
* '''FCN''' - [[Furry Connection North]], a convention held in Novi, MI (2008-)
* '''FF''' - [[FurFright]], a convention held in Connecticut (2003-)
* '''FOX''' - [[Furality Online Xperience]], a convention held online in Virtual Reality (2020-)
* '''FWA''' - [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]], a convention held in Atlanta, GA (2004-)
* '''GFM''' - [[Gateway FurMeet]], a convention held in St. Louis, MO (2014-)
* '''IFC''' - [[IndyFurCon]], a convention held in Indianapolis, IN (2010-)
* '''MFF''' - [[Midwest FurFest]], a convention held in Chicago, IL (2000-)
* '''MFM''' - [[Mephit Furmeet]], a convention held in Memphis, TN (1997-)
* '''MMC''' - [[Mephit Mini Con]], a convention held in Germany (1998-)
* '''MnFM''' - [[Furry Migration]], a convention held in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN (2014-)
* '''MP''' - [[Megaplex]], a convention held in Jacksonville, FL (2002-)
* '''MWFF''' - [[Midwest FurFest]], a convention held in Chicago, IL (2000-)
* '''NFC''' - [[NordicFuzzCon]], a convention held in Stockholm, Sweden (2013-)
* '''OCON''' - [[Oklacon]], an annual outdoor-format convention in Watonga, OK (2003-2014)
* '''RCFM''' - [[Rocket City FurMeet]], a convention held in Huntsville, AL (2003-2012)
* '''RF''' - [[RainFurrest]], a convention held in Seattle-Tacoma, WA (2007-)
* '''RMFC''' - [[Rocky Mountain Fur Con]], a convention held in Denver, CO (2007-)
* '''TFF''' - Texas [[Furry Fiesta]], a convention held in Dallas, TX (2009-)
* '''WPAFW''' - [[Western Pennsylvania Furry Weekend]], held in Pittsburgh, PA (2001-)

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|above =                             ''Lists:'' [[List of conventions by attendance|Attendance]] ([[Timeline of conventions by attendance|per year]]){{·}} [[List of conventions by theme|Theme]]{{·}} [[Template:Upcoming events|Upcoming events]]{{·}} [[House party|House parties]]{{·}} [[List of furry convention resources|Photos, videos, con reports]]{{·}} [[List of furs who were married at a furry con|Con marriages]] - ''Timelines:'' [[Template:Timeline of conventions|Attendance]]{{·}} [[Timeline of charity donations|Charity donations]]{{·}} [[Timeline of furry camping events|Camping events]]{{·}} [[Timeline of convention expenses and revenue|Expenses and revenue]] - ''[[:Category:Conventions|Categories:]]'' [[:Category:Hoax conventions|Hoaxes]]{{·}} [[:Category:Convention terms|Terms]]{{·}} [[:Template:Discontinued Conventions|Discontinued events]]                                   
|group1 = [[:Category:North America|N America]]
|list1 =
{{Navbox subgroup
|group1 = {{flagdiv|usa|[[Wikipedia:Western United States|West]]}}
|list1 = [[Anthro Northwest]]{{·}} [[Anthro Weekend Utah]]{{·}} [[Arizona Fur Con]]{{·}}  [[Big Sky Camp Paw|Big Sky]]{{·}} [[Biggest Little Fur Con‎|BLFC]]{{·}} [[Campfire Tails]]{{·}} [[DEFCON Furs]] {{·}} [[DenFur]]{{·}} [[SoCal FurBQ|FurBQ]]{{·}} [[Furlandia]]{{·}} [[Furry Ski Weekend]]{{·}} [[Further Confusion]]{{·}} [[Furvana]]{{·}} [[Galactic Camp]]{{·}} [[Golden State Fur Con]]{{·}} [[Itty Bitty Fur Con]]{{·}} [[NorthWest CampCon|NW CampCon]]{{·}} [[Painted Desert Fur Con]]{{·}} [[PAWCon]]{{·}} [[Sin City Murr Con]] {{·}} [[SpokAnthro]]
|group2 = {{flagdiv|usa|[[Wikipedia:Southern United States|South]]}}
|list2 = [[Alamo City Furry Invasion|ACFI]]{{·}} [[Anthro SouthEast]]{{·}} [[AnthroExpo]]{{·}} ''[[Austin Furry Burlesque]]''{{·}} [[Bayou Furry Bash]]{{·}} [[Blue Ridge Furfare]]{{·}} [[Fangcon]]{{·}} [[Furloween]]{{·}} [[Furry Fiesta]]/[[Furry Siesta|Siesta]]{{·}} [[Furry Retreat]]{{·}} [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]]{{·}} [[Megaplex]]{{·}} [[Tails and Tornadoes Fur Con|Tails and Tornadoes]]{{·}} [[The Menagerie|Menagerie]]{{·}} [[Mephit Furmeet]]{{·}} [[StratosFur]]{{·}} [[Wild Nights|Wild Nights]]{{·}} [[Woods Flock]]
|group3 = {{flagdiv|usa|[[Wikipedia:Midwestern United States|Midwest]]}}
|list3 = [[AnthrOhio]]{{·}} [[AquatiFur]]{{·}} [[Central Plains Fur Meet]]{{·}} [[Fur Reality]]{{·}} [[Fur Squared]]{{·}} [[Furry Migration]]{{·}}[[Gateway FurMeet]] {{·}}[[IndyFurCon]]{{·}} [[Midwest FurFest]]{{·}} [[Motor City Furry Con]]{{·}} [[New Year's Eve Con]]{{·}} [[Werecamp]]{{·}} [[Wisconsin Wilderness Campout|WI Wilderness Campout]]{{·}} [[World Wild Fur Camp]]
|group4 = {{flagdiv|usa|[[Wikipedia:Northeast United States|Northeast]]}}
|list4 = [[Anthro New England]]{{·}} [[Anthrocon]]{{·}} [[Atlantic City Fur Con]]{{·}} [[Camp Tiny Paws]]{{·}} ''[[Capital City Fur Con]]''{{·}} [[FA: United]]{{·}} [[Fur the 'More]]{{·}} [[Furpocalypse]]{{·}} [[Furry Cruise]]{{·}} [[Furry Picnic]]{{·}} [[Furrydelphia]]{{·}} ''[[Frozen Fur Ski Adventure]]''{{·}} [[Maine's Annual Furry BBQ]]{{·}} [[Micro Fur Con]]{{·}} [[New Year's Furry Ball]]{{·}} [[Pine Fur Con]]{{·}} [[Western Pennsylvania Furry Weekend|Western PA Furry Weekend]]
|group5 = {{flagdiv|can|[[:Category:Canada|Canada]]}}
|list5 = [[Anthro East Coast]]{{·}} [[CanFURence]]{{·}} [[Feral!]]{{·}} [[Floof!!]]{{·}} [[Fur-Eh!]]{{·}} [[Furnal Equinox]] ([[Furnal Solstice]]){{·}} [[Furthest North]]{{·}} [[Howloween]]{{·}} [[Ontario Furries Expo]]{{·}} [[Red Deer Mini Con]]{{·}} [[VancouFur (convention)|VancouFUR]]{{·}} [[Wild Prairie Fur Con]]
|group6 = {{flagdiv|mex|[[:Category:Mexico|Mexico]]}}
|list6 = [[City Fur]]{{·}}[[Camping Paws]]{{·}} [[Confuror]]{{·}}[[ConFurtiva]] {{·}} [[FurCan]]{{·}} [[Furnexion]]
}}
<hr>
|group2 = [[:Category:Europe|Europe]]
|list2 =
{{Navbox subgroup
|group1 = {{flagdiv|ger|[[:Category:Germany|Germany]]}}
|list1 = [[CastleCon]]{{·}} [[EAST]]{{·}} [[Eurofurence]]{{·}} [[Furvester]]{{·}} [[H-Con]]{{·}} [[HerbstCon]]{{·}} [[Mephit Mini Con]]{{·}} [[Wild Times]]
|group2 = {{flagdiv|gbr|[[:Category:United Kingdom|UK]]}}
|list2 = [[ConFuzzled]]{{·}} [[Furcation]]{{·}} [[FurVention]]{{·}} [[Just Fur The Weekend]]{{·}} [[Scotiacon]]{{·}} [[Wild North]]
|group3 = {{flagdiv|cze|[[:Category:Czech Republic|Czechia]]}}
|list3 = [[ČeSFuR]]{{·}} [[KRAZ]]{{·}} [[MiniCon]]{{·}} [[Minifurr]]{{·}} [[ZodiaCon]]
|group4 = {{flagdiv|pol|[[:Category:Poland|Poland]]}}
|list4 = [[Furstock]]{{·}} [[Futerkon]]{{·}} [[Gdakon]]
|group5 = {{flagdiv|rus|[[:Category:Russia|Russia]]}}
|list5 = [[Rusfurence]]{{·}} [[SibFyr]]{{·}} [[SillyCon]]
|group6 = {{flagdiv|ukr|[[:Category:Ukraine|Ukraine]]}}
|list6 = [[Kharcon]]{{·}} [[LvivFur]]{{·}} [[WUFF]]
|group7 = {{flagdiv|aut|[[:Category:Austria|Austria]]}}
|list7 = [[Lakeside Furs]]{{·}} [[Zillercon]]
|group8 = {{flagdiv|bel|[[:Category:Belgium|Belgium]]}}
|list8 = [[Flüüfff]]{{·}} [[Fuzzweekend]]
|group9 = {{flagdiv|fra|[[:Category:France|France]]}}
|list9 = [[Anthropomme]]{{·}} [[Fauntastic]]{{·}} [[Furry BlackLight]]
|group10 = {{flagdiv|nld|[[:Category:Netherlands|Netherlands]]}}
|list10 = [[Dutch FurCon]]{{·}}[[Furry Weekend Holland]]
|group11 =      Other
|list11 = {{flagspan|fin|[[FinFur Animus]]}}{{·}} {{flagspan|ita|[[Furizon]]}}{{·}} {{flagspan|est|[[FurryEST]]}}{{·}} {{flagspan|den|[[Furtastic]]}}{{·}} {{flagspan|nor|[[Furway]]}}{{·}} {{flagspan|sui|[[Golden Leaves Con]]}}{{·}} {{flagspan|sui|[[Snowtails]]}}{{·}} {{flagspan|swe|[[NordicFuzzCon]]}}{{·}} {{flagspan|hun|[[Fursang]]}}
}}
<hr>
|group3 = [[:Category:Asia|Asia]]
|list3 =
{{Navbox subgroup
|group1 = {{flagdiv|jpn|[[:Category:Japan|Japan]]}}
|list1 = [[Japan Meeting of Furries]]{{·}} [[Osaka Furry Fun Festa]]{{·}} [[Kemocon]]{{·}} [[Kemoket]]{{·}} [[Kemono Square]]{{·}} [[Kigukemo]]
|group2 = {{flagdiv|chn|[[:Category:China|China]]}}
|list2 = [[Furry Summer Gathering]]{{·}} [[Super Furry Fusion]]{{·}} [[Furry Event of China]]{{·}} [[Shanghai Furry Summer Festival]]{{·}} ''[[FuzzyOasisParty]]''
|group3 = {{flagdiv|kor|[[:Category:Korea|Korea]]}}
|list3 = [[FurryJoA]]{{·}} [[HowlSoup]]{{·}} [[Furmusement]]
|group4 = {{flagdiv|twn|[[:Category:Taiwan|Taiwan]]}}
|list4 = [[Furrymosa]]{{·}} [[Furry Tea Party]]{{·}} [[Infurnity]]
|group5 = {{flagdiv|tha|[[:Category:Thailand|Thailand]]}}
|list5 = [[FurSquare]]{{·}} [[Morph Parade]]{{·}} [[Thaitails]]
|group6 = {{flagdiv|phl|[[:Category:Philippines|Philippines]]}}
|list6 = [[FurryPinas]]{{·}} [[HOwOlidays]]
|group7 =      Other
|list7 = {{flagspan|mys|[[Furs Upon Malaysia]]}}{{·}} {{flagspan|sgp|[[Little Island Furcon]]}}{{·}} {{flagspan|idn|[[PAWAI]]}}
}}
<hr>
|group4 = [[:Category:Oceania|Oceania]]
|list4 =
{{Navbox subgroup
|group1 = {{flagdiv|aus|[[:Category:Australia|Australia]]}}
|list1 = [[Aurawra]]{{·}} [[FurDU]]{{·}} [[FurJAM]]{{·}} [[Fur Out West]]{{·}} [[Melbourne Fur Con]]{{·}} [[NeonFur]]{{·}} [[West Aussie Fur Frenzy]]
|group2 = {{flagdiv|nzl|[[:Category:New Zealand|New Zealand]]}}
|list2 = [[FurcoNZ]]{{·}} [[Southern Paws]]
}}
<hr>
|group5 = [[:Category:South America|S America]]
|list5 =
{{Navbox subgroup
|group1 = {{flagdiv|bra|[[:Category:Brazil|Brazil]]}}
|list1 = [[Brasil FurFest]]{{·}} [[FeraBowl]]{{·}} [[Furboliche]]{{·}} [[FurCamp]] {{·}} [[FurStrike]]
|group2 = {{flagdiv|arg|[[:Category:Argentina|Argentina]]}}
|list2 = [[Argentina FurFiesta]]{{·}} [[Furry Night]]
|group3 = {{flagdiv|chl|[[:Category:Chile|Chile]]}}
|list3 = [[Revolution FurFest]]
}}
<hr>
|group6 = [[:Category:Africa|Africa]]
|list6 =
{{Navbox subgroup
|group1 = {{flagdiv|zaf|[[:Category:South Africa|South Africa]]}}
|list1 = [[South Afrifur (convention)|South Afrifur]]
}}
<hr>
|group7 = [[:Category:Online_Conventions|Online]]
|list7 =
{{Navbox subgroup
|group1 = [[:Category:North America|N America]]
|list1 = [[Furality|Furality]]
}}
<hr>
|group8 = Non-furry
|list8 =  [[Comic-Con International]]{{·}} [[ConClave]]{{·}} [[Desucon]]{{·}} [[NekoCon]]{{·}} [[Worldcon|North AmeriCon]]{{·}} [[Westercon]]{{·}} [[Worldcon]]
}}
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Template:Conventions

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|name = Conventions
|title = [[:Category:Conventions|Ongoing]] and ''[[:Category:Proposed conventions|proposed]]'' [[convention]]s and annual or quarterly [[:Category:Events|events]]{{·}} [//en.wikifur.com/FurryConventionMap.html Map]
|above =                             ''Lists:'' [[List of conventions by attendance|Attendance]] ([[Timeline of conventions by attendance|per year]]){{·}} [[List of conventions by theme|Theme]]{{·}} [[Template:Upcoming events|Upcoming events]]{{·}} [[House party|House parties]]{{·}} [[List of furry convention resources|Photos, videos, con reports]]{{·}} [[List of furs who were married at a furry con|Con marriages]] - ''Timelines:'' [[Template:Timeline of conventions|Attendance]]{{·}} [[Timeline of charity donations|Charity donations]]{{·}} [[Timeline of furry camping events|Camping events]]{{·}} [[Timeline of convention expenses and revenue|Expenses and revenue]] - ''[[:Category:Conventions|Categories:]]'' [[:Category:Hoax conventions|Hoaxes]]{{·}} [[:Category:Convention terms|Terms]]{{·}} [[:Template:Discontinued Conventions|Discontinued events]]                                   
|group1 = [[:Category:North America|N America]]
|list1 =
{{Navbox subgroup
|group1 = {{flagdiv|usa|[[Wikipedia:Western United States|West]]}}
|list1 = [[Anthro Northwest]]{{·}} [[Anthro Weekend Utah]]{{·}} [[Arizona Fur Con]]{{·}}  [[Big Sky Camp Paw|Big Sky]]{{·}} [[Biggest Little Fur Con‎|BLFC]]{{·}} [[Campfire Tails]]{{·}} [[DEFCON Furs]] {{·}} [[DenFur]]{{·}} [[SoCal FurBQ|FurBQ]]{{·}} [[Furlandia]]{{·}} [[Furry Ski Weekend]]{{·}} [[Further Confusion]]{{·}} [[Furvana]]{{·}} [[Galactic Camp]]{{·}} [[Golden State Fur Con]]{{·}} [[Itty Bitty Fur Con]]{{·}} [[NorthWest CampCon|NW CampCon]]{{·}} [[Painted Desert Fur Con]]{{·}} [[PAWCon]]{{·}} [[Sin City Murr Con]] {{·}} [[SpokAnthro]]
|group2 = {{flagdiv|usa|[[Wikipedia:Southern United States|South]]}}
|list2 = [[Alamo City Furry Invasion|ACFI]]{{·}} [[Anthro SouthEast]]{{·}} [[AnthroExpo]]{{·}} ''[[Austin Furry Burlesque]]''{{·}} [[Bayou Furry Bash]]{{·}} [[Blue Ridge Furfare]]{{·}} [[Fangcon]]{{·}} [[Furloween]]{{·}} [[Furry Fiesta]]/[[Furry Siesta|Siesta]]{{·}} [[Furry Retreat]]{{·}} [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]]{{·}} [[Megaplex]]{{·}} [[Tails and Tornadoes Fur Con|Tails and Tornadoes]]{{·}} [[The Menagerie|Menagerie]]{{·}} [[Mephit Furmeet]]{{·}} [[StratosFur]]{{·}} [[Wild Nights|Wild Nights]]{{·}} [[Woods Flock]]
|group3 = {{flagdiv|usa|[[Wikipedia:Midwestern United States|Midwest]]}}
|list3 = [[AnthrOhio]]{{·}} [[AquatiFur]]{{·}} [[Central Plains Fur Meet]]{{·}} [[Fur Reality]]{{·}} [[Fur Squared]]{{·}} [[Furry Migration]]{{·}}[[Gateway FurMeet]] {{·}}[[IndyFurCon]]{{·}} [[Midwest FurFest]]{{·}} [[Motor City Furry Con]]{{·}} [[New Year's Eve Con]]{{·}} [[Werecamp]]{{·}} [[Wisconsin Wilderness Campout|WI Wilderness Campout]]{{·}} [[World Wild Fur Camp]]
|group4 = {{flagdiv|usa|[[Wikipedia:Northeast United States|Northeast]]}}
|list4 = [[Anthro New England]]{{·}} [[Anthrocon]]{{·}} [[Atlantic City Fur Con]]{{·}} [[Camp Tiny Paws]]{{·}} ''[[Capital City Fur Con]]''{{·}} [[FA: United]]{{·}} [[Fur the 'More]]{{·}} [[Furpocalypse]]{{·}} [[Furry Cruise]]{{·}} [[Furry Picnic]]{{·}} [[Furrydelphia]]{{·}} ''[[Frozen Fur Ski Adventure]]''{{·}} [[Maine's Annual Furry BBQ]]{{·}} [[Micro Fur Con]]{{·}} [[New Year's Furry Ball]]{{·}} [[Pine Fur Con]]{{·}} [[Western Pennsylvania Furry Weekend|West PA Furry Weekend]]
|group5 = {{flagdiv|can|[[:Category:Canada|Canada]]}}
|list5 = [[Anthro East Coast]]{{·}} [[CanFURence]]{{·}} [[Feral!]]{{·}} [[Floof!!]]{{·}} [[Fur-Eh!]]{{·}} [[Furnal Equinox]] ([[Furnal Solstice]]){{·}} [[Furthest North]]{{·}} [[Howloween]]{{·}} [[Ontario Furries Expo]]{{·}} [[Red Deer Mini Con]]{{·}} [[VancouFur (convention)|VancouFUR]]{{·}} [[Wild Prairie Fur Con]]
|group6 = {{flagdiv|mex|[[:Category:Mexico|Mexico]]}}
|list6 = [[City Fur]]{{·}}[[Camping Paws]]{{·}} [[Confuror]]{{·}}[[ConFurtiva]] {{·}} [[FurCan]]{{·}} [[Furnexion]]
}}
<hr>
|group2 = [[:Category:Europe|Europe]]
|list2 =
{{Navbox subgroup
|group1 = {{flagdiv|ger|[[:Category:Germany|Germany]]}}
|list1 = [[CastleCon]]{{·}} [[EAST]]{{·}} [[Eurofurence]]{{·}} [[Furvester]]{{·}} [[H-Con]]{{·}} [[HerbstCon]]{{·}} [[Mephit Mini Con]]{{·}} [[Wild Times]]
|group2 = {{flagdiv|gbr|[[:Category:United Kingdom|UK]]}}
|list2 = [[ConFuzzled]]{{·}} [[Furcation]]{{·}} [[FurVention]]{{·}} [[Just Fur The Weekend]]{{·}} [[Scotiacon]]{{·}} [[Wild North]]
|group3 = {{flagdiv|cze|[[:Category:Czech Republic|Czechia]]}}
|list3 = [[ČeSFuR]]{{·}} [[KRAZ]]{{·}} [[MiniCon]]{{·}} [[Minifurr]]{{·}} [[ZodiaCon]]
|group4 = {{flagdiv|pol|[[:Category:Poland|Poland]]}}
|list4 = [[Furstock]]{{·}} [[Futerkon]]{{·}} [[Gdakon]]
|group5 = {{flagdiv|rus|[[:Category:Russia|Russia]]}}
|list5 = [[Rusfurence]]{{·}} [[SibFyr]]{{·}} [[SillyCon]]
|group6 = {{flagdiv|ukr|[[:Category:Ukraine|Ukraine]]}}
|list6 = [[Kharcon]]{{·}} [[LvivFur]]{{·}} [[WUFF]]
|group7 = {{flagdiv|aut|[[:Category:Austria|Austria]]}}
|list7 = [[Lakeside Furs]]{{·}} [[Zillercon]]
|group8 = {{flagdiv|bel|[[:Category:Belgium|Belgium]]}}
|list8 = [[Flüüfff]]{{·}} [[Fuzzweekend]]
|group9 = {{flagdiv|fra|[[:Category:France|France]]}}
|list9 = [[Anthropomme]]{{·}} [[Fauntastic]]{{·}} [[Furry BlackLight]]
|group10 = {{flagdiv|nld|[[:Category:Netherlands|Netherlands]]}}
|list10 = [[Dutch FurCon]]{{·}}[[Furry Weekend Holland]]
|group11 =      Other
|list11 = {{flagspan|fin|[[FinFur Animus]]}}{{·}} {{flagspan|ita|[[Furizon]]}}{{·}} {{flagspan|est|[[FurryEST]]}}{{·}} {{flagspan|den|[[Furtastic]]}}{{·}} {{flagspan|nor|[[Furway]]}}{{·}} {{flagspan|sui|[[Golden Leaves Con]]}}{{·}} {{flagspan|sui|[[Snowtails]]}}{{·}} {{flagspan|swe|[[NordicFuzzCon]]}}{{·}} {{flagspan|hun|[[Fursang]]}}
}}
<hr>
|group3 = [[:Category:Asia|Asia]]
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{{Navbox subgroup
|group1 = {{flagdiv|jpn|[[:Category:Japan|Japan]]}}
|list1 = [[Japan Meeting of Furries]]{{·}} [[Osaka Furry Fun Festa]]{{·}} [[Kemocon]]{{·}} [[Kemoket]]{{·}} [[Kemono Square]]{{·}} [[Kigukemo]]
|group2 = {{flagdiv|chn|[[:Category:China|China]]}}
|list2 = [[Furry Summer Gathering]]{{·}} [[Super Furry Fusion]]{{·}} [[Furry Event of China]]{{·}} [[Shanghai Furry Summer Festival]]{{·}} ''[[FuzzyOasisParty]]''
|group3 = {{flagdiv|kor|[[:Category:Korea|Korea]]}}
|list3 = [[FurryJoA]]{{·}} [[HowlSoup]]{{·}} [[Furmusement]]
|group4 = {{flagdiv|twn|[[:Category:Taiwan|Taiwan]]}}
|list4 = [[Furrymosa]]{{·}} [[Furry Tea Party]]{{·}} [[Infurnity]]
|group5 = {{flagdiv|tha|[[:Category:Thailand|Thailand]]}}
|list5 = [[FurSquare]]{{·}} [[Morph Parade]]{{·}} [[Thaitails]]
|group6 = {{flagdiv|phl|[[:Category:Philippines|Philippines]]}}
|list6 = [[FurryPinas]]{{·}} [[HOwOlidays]]
|group7 =      Other
|list7 = {{flagspan|mys|[[Furs Upon Malaysia]]}}{{·}} {{flagspan|sgp|[[Little Island Furcon]]}}{{·}} {{flagspan|idn|[[PAWAI]]}}
}}
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|group4 = [[:Category:Oceania|Oceania]]
|list4 =
{{Navbox subgroup
|group1 = {{flagdiv|aus|[[:Category:Australia|Australia]]}}
|list1 = [[Aurawra]]{{·}} [[FurDU]]{{·}} [[FurJAM]]{{·}} [[Fur Out West]]{{·}} [[Melbourne Fur Con]]{{·}} [[NeonFur]]{{·}} [[West Aussie Fur Frenzy]]
|group2 = {{flagdiv|nzl|[[:Category:New Zealand|New Zealand]]}}
|list2 = [[FurcoNZ]]{{·}} [[Southern Paws]]
}}
<hr>
|group5 = [[:Category:South America|S America]]
|list5 =
{{Navbox subgroup
|group1 = {{flagdiv|bra|[[:Category:Brazil|Brazil]]}}
|list1 = [[Brasil FurFest]]{{·}} [[FeraBowl]]{{·}} [[Furboliche]]{{·}} [[FurCamp]] {{·}} [[FurStrike]]
|group2 = {{flagdiv|arg|[[:Category:Argentina|Argentina]]}}
|list2 = [[Argentina FurFiesta]]{{·}} [[Furry Night]]
|group3 = {{flagdiv|chl|[[:Category:Chile|Chile]]}}
|list3 = [[Revolution FurFest]]
}}
<hr>
|group6 = [[:Category:Africa|Africa]]
|list6 =
{{Navbox subgroup
|group1 = {{flagdiv|zaf|[[:Category:South Africa|South Africa]]}}
|list1 = [[South Afrifur (convention)|South Afrifur]]
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|list7 =
{{Navbox subgroup
|group1 = [[:Category:North America|N America]]
|list1 = [[Furality|Furality]]
}}
<hr>
|group8 = Non-furry
|list8 =  [[Comic-Con International]]{{·}} [[ConClave]]{{·}} [[Desucon]]{{·}} [[NekoCon]]{{·}} [[Worldcon|North AmeriCon]]{{·}} [[Westercon]]{{·}} [[Worldcon]]
}}
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Furality Online Xperience

2021-06-11T19:11:13Z

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{{Infobox convention
|name=Furality Online Xperience
|logo=[[File:FuralityLogo.png|150px]]
|status= Ongoing
|first= May 22-24, 2020
|subject= Furry, VR
|location= VRChat
|url= https://furality.org/
}}
'''Furality Online Xperience''', or just '''Furality''', is an ongoing series of bi-annual [[furry]] [[W:Virtual_reality|virtual reality]] [[furry conventions|conventions]] arranged on the [[VRChat]] platform. Its first iteration began on Memorial Day weekend, May 22-24, 2020. Its second convention, Furality 2000, was hosted on November 6-8, 2020.

== History ==

The idea for Furality Online Xperience was published on March 28, 2020 through their Telegram channel. The convention gathered widespread attention in the virtual reality community. It is the first official [[online_furry_conventions|online]] [[furry convention]] of its kind that was visualized in the form of [[W:3D model|3D model]]s, or [[avatar (computing)|avatars]], rather than [[W:Real life|in real life]] attendees ([[furry artist|artist]]s, [[furry fan]]s, [[fursuiter]]s, etc). It was originally proposed as a 'convention that never ends', since the idea was that VRChat is a platform that will continue to be online after the convention is over. Another reason for this was that furry meetups on VRChat happen very frequently around the time that FOX was hosted.

There was no registration fee to sign up for the first convention. Due to licensing fees with VRChat, Furality later added a minimum $10 attendance fee, along with other registration tiers such as First Class and Sponsor. They added a program that offers free attendance to those who financially cannot afford registration due to the [[W:COVID-19_recession|2020 economic recession]]. However, a donation was encouraged and could be given to the convention's charity, SaveAFox; a non-profit organization based in Minnesota. Notable attendees included VRChat co-creator "VRPill"; furry YouTuber [[Pocari Roo]]; kemono YouTuber [[Sherbert Shenanigans]]; professional fighting game player [[SonicFox5000]]; and voice actor [[W:Sean_Chiplock|Sean Chiplock]].

In July 2020, [[Furality, Inc.]] was incorporated as a Florida nonprofit corporation to operate future "Furality Online Xperience" conventions. Its mission is to provide a forum for attendees to gather to experience, learn, share, and celebrate anthropomorphic arts, including performing arts, such as improv and musical performances, as well as visual arts, such as cartoons, sketches, photography, 3D modeling, and digital design. Furality, Inc will also collect donations to the benefit of selected charitable organizations, typically but not exclusively ones associated with animal welfare and/or preservation.<ref>[https://furality.org/about Furality website], About Page, checked March 31, 2021.</ref>

==Reception==

Furality Online Xperience garnered large attention for a first-time convention on social media websites [[Twitter]], [[Telegram]], and [[Discord]]. Attending an online convention was seen as highly convenient for many reasons, including safety from the [[COVID-19]] virus, financial ease from not purchasing hotel rooms, expensive convention registration, passport registration, travel burdens, and more. Some attendees mentioned they were geographically isolated from mainstream conventions, or suffer from social anxiety, which made FOX a great alternative for them.

During the first day of the convention many attendees complained of not being able to access the online portal that would allow them to join the convention rooms; the Furality staff had to postpone the sending of login information emails in order to not completely overload either the VRChat servers or their own web portal. Furality staff apologized for the delay to those affected and began sending out the remaining login information emails by Saturday morning, as the service had stabilized significantly.

There was a total of 2,692 confirmed attendees its first weekend -- a number that Furality staff did not not anticipate. At the time the convention ended, it was ranked the tenth largest furry convention as of May 2020, shying between [[Anthro New England]] that had 2,570 attendees in 2020, and [[DenFur]] that had 2,735 attendees in 2019.

During the closing ceremony, it was announced that attendees of the convention raised 1,183 donations for Furality's sponsored charity, SaveAFox, totaling $8,646.93 USD gathered throughout the weekend. Furality Online Xperience was deemed a great success, and is considered a milestone for [[online furry conventions]].

[[File:Furality2KBanner.jpg|right|thumb|200px|A promotional banner for FOX 2000.]]
== Furality 2000 ==

During an interview at [[VirtualFurence]], the chairman hinted at another FOX event happening in 2020. On August 30, it was confirmed that a new convention would take place between November 6-8, 2020. The theme is "Furality 2000" featuring a Y2K aesthetic. It's currently foreshadowing to take place on a "galactic cruise", celebrating 2000s video games. Unlike the first iteration of Furality Online Xperience, pre-registration became be available and added the options of "First Class" ($35 USD) and "Sponsor" ($100 USD) registration tiers along with basic attendee privileges.

There were numerous lobbies for the Furality 2000 convention:
* DIX-E Ship (Main lobby)
* Panel Room
* Club FYNN (Raves)
* Dealer's Den (Blue, Green, Purple)

As a result, 3,120 attendees registered for Furality 2000; 428 more attendees than FOX's Q2 iteration in May. $5,846 USD was raised for the SaveAFox Rescue charity. Despite the imbalance between the attendee and charity count, Furality, Inc. commissioned and acquired many more assets for their second convention compared to their first, including downloadable asset packs for First Class and Sponsor attendees. Furality, Inc. also had to officially pay licensing fees to VRChat.

Overall, Furality Online Xperience 2000's livestream, web portal, and registration process greatly improved in regards to stability, and little issues were experienced over the course of the weekend. With Furality's generous donation, SaveAFox Rescue announced plans to expand operations to [[W:Florida, USA|Florida, USA]].

= Downloads and requirements =

VRChat can be downloaded on [https://store.steampowered.com/app/438100/VRChat/ Steam] for both VR and non-VR users interested in attending Furality. It was stated on their website that although a [[W:Virtual reality headset|virtual reality (VR) headset]] is not needed in order to attend the event, it is recommended "for the best experience".<ref>[https://furality.org Furality Online Xperience] front page. Retrieved April 1, 2020.</ref>

Supported OSes and devices include [[W:Windows 8.1|Windows 8.1]], [[W:Windows 10|Windows 10]], and [[W:Oculus Quest|Oculus Quest]].<ref>[https://help.vrchat.com/kb/article/19-system-requirements/ ''System Requirements''] page on [[W:VRChat|VRChat]]'s website. Dated January 10, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.</ref> VRChat is not officially supported on [[W:macOS|Apple macOS]], [[W:Ubuntu|Ubuntu]], and [[W:Linux OS|Linux OS]].<ref>[https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/store/application/platforms ''Platforms''] page on the [[W:Steam (software)|Steam]]'s website. Retrieved April 17, 2020.</ref>

==Information==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! # !! Event Name !! Dates of Convention !! Theme !! Venue !! Location !! Attendance !! Charity Amount !! Notes
|-
| 1 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality 2020 || May 22-24, 2020 || Cyberpunk || [[VRChat]] || F.O.X. Event Room || 2,692 || $8,646.93 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Corporation] || The first VR-only furry convention without any pre-existing foundation to an in-person convention.
|-
| 2 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality 2000 || Nov 6-8, 2020 || Y2K Aesthetic || [[VRChat]] || DIX-E || 3,120 || $5,846 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Corporation] || First furry convention to Event Partner with [[VRChat]]
|-
| 3 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Luma || June 4-6, 2021 || Furality Luma || [[VRChat]] || Luma Forest || 6,829<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1403427312318619650 Furality Twitter], Tweet, checked June 11, 2021.</ref> || $14,649 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Corporation] ||
|}

== References ==
<REFERENCES/>

== See also ==

* [[VRChat]]
* [[Online_furry_conventions|Online furry conventions]]
* [[Second Life]]

==External links==
* [https://furality.org Furality Online Xperience] official site
* [https://twitter.com/furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://discord.gg/furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[Discord]]
* [https://t.me/furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[Telegram]]

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Furality Online Xperience

2021-06-11T19:08:33Z

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{{Infobox convention
|name=Furality Online Xperience
|logo=[[File:FuralityLogo.png|150px]]
|status= Ongoing
|first= May 22-24, 2020
|subject= Furry, VR
|location= VRChat
|url= https://furality.org/
}}
'''Furality Online Xperience''', or just '''Furality''', is an ongoing series of bi-annual [[furry]] [[W:Virtual_reality|virtual reality]] [[furry conventions|conventions]] arranged on the [[VRChat]] platform. Its first iteration began on Memorial Day weekend, May 22-24, 2020. Its second convention, Furality 2000, was hosted on November 6-8, 2020.

== History ==

The idea for Furality Online Xperience was published on March 28, 2020 through their Telegram channel. The convention gathered widespread attention in the virtual reality community. It is the first official [[online_furry_conventions|online]] [[furry convention]] of its kind that was visualized in the form of [[W:3D model|3D model]]s, or [[avatar (computing)|avatars]], rather than [[W:Real life|in real life]] attendees ([[furry artist|artist]]s, [[furry fan]]s, [[fursuiter]]s, etc). It was originally proposed as a 'convention that never ends', since the idea was that VRChat is a platform that will continue to be online after the convention is over. Another reason for this was that furry meetups on VRChat happen very frequently around the time that FOX was hosted.

There was no registration fee to sign up for the first convention. Due to licensing fees with VRChat, Furality later added a minimum $10 attendance fee, along with other registration tiers such as First Class and Sponsor. They added a program that offers free attendance to those who financially cannot afford registration due to the [[W:COVID-19_recession|2020 economic recession]]. However, a donation was encouraged and could be given to the convention's charity, SaveAFox; a non-profit organization based in Minnesota. Notable attendees included VRChat co-creator "VRPill"; furry YouTuber [[Pocari Roo]]; kemono YouTuber [[Sherbert Shenanigans]]; professional fighting game player [[SonicFox5000]]; and voice actor [[W:Sean_Chiplock|Sean Chiplock]].

In July 2020, [[Furality, Inc.]] was incorporated as a Florida nonprofit corporation to operate future "Furality Online Xperience" conventions. Its mission is to provide a forum for attendees to gather to experience, learn, share, and celebrate anthropomorphic arts, including performing arts, such as improv and musical performances, as well as visual arts, such as cartoons, sketches, photography, 3D modeling, and digital design. Furality, Inc will also collect donations to the benefit of selected charitable organizations, typically but not exclusively ones associated with animal welfare and/or preservation.<ref>[https://furality.org/about Furality website], About Page, checked March 31, 2021.</ref>

==Reception==

Furality Online Xperience garnered large attention for a first-time convention on social media websites [[Twitter]], [[Telegram]], and [[Discord]]. Attending an online convention was seen as highly convenient for many reasons, including safety from the [[COVID-19]] virus, financial ease from not purchasing hotel rooms, expensive convention registration, passport registration, travel burdens, and more. Some attendees mentioned they were geographically isolated from mainstream conventions, or suffer from social anxiety, which made FOX a great alternative for them.

During the first day of the convention many attendees complained of not being able to access the online portal that would allow them to join the convention rooms; the Furality staff had to postpone the sending of login information emails in order to not completely overload either the VRChat servers or their own web portal. Furality staff apologized for the delay to those affected and began sending out the remaining login information emails by Saturday morning, as the service had stabilized significantly.

There was a total of 2,692 confirmed attendees its first weekend -- a number that Furality staff did not not anticipate. At the time the convention ended, it was ranked the tenth largest furry convention as of May 2020, shying between [[Anthro New England]] that had 2,570 attendees in 2020, and [[DenFur]] that had 2,735 attendees in 2019.

During the closing ceremony, it was announced that attendees of the convention raised 1,183 donations for Furality's sponsored charity, SaveAFox, totaling $8,646.93 USD gathered throughout the weekend. Furality Online Xperience was deemed a great success, and is considered a milestone for [[online furry conventions]].

[[File:Furality2KBanner.jpg|right|thumb|200px|A promotional banner for FOX 2000.]]
== Furality 2000 ==

During an interview at [[VirtualFurence]], the chairman hinted at another FOX event happening in 2020. On August 30, it was confirmed that a new convention would take place between November 6-8, 2020. The theme is "Furality 2000" featuring a Y2K aesthetic. It's currently foreshadowing to take place on a "galactic cruise", celebrating 2000s video games. Unlike the first iteration of Furality Online Xperience, pre-registration became be available and added the options of "First Class" ($35 USD) and "Sponsor" ($100 USD) registration tiers along with basic attendee privileges.

There were numerous lobbies for the Furality 2000 convention:
* DIX-E Ship (Main lobby)
* Panel Room
* Club FYNN (Raves)
* Dealer's Den (Blue, Green, Purple)

As a result, 3,120 attendees registered for Furality 2000; 428 more attendees than FOX's Q2 iteration in May. $5,846 USD was raised for the SaveAFox Rescue charity. Despite the imbalance between the attendee and charity count, Furality, Inc. commissioned and acquired many more assets for their second convention compared to their first, including downloadable asset packs for First Class and Sponsor attendees. Furality, Inc. also had to officially pay licensing fees to VRChat.

Overall, Furality Online Xperience 2000's livestream, web portal, and registration process greatly improved in regards to stability, and little issues were experienced over the course of the weekend. With Furality's generous donation, SaveAFox Rescue announced plans to expand operations to [[W:Florida, USA|Florida, USA]].

= Downloads and requirements =

VRChat can be downloaded on [https://store.steampowered.com/app/438100/VRChat/ Steam] for both VR and non-VR users interested in attending Furality. It was stated on their website that although a [[W:Virtual reality headset|virtual reality (VR) headset]] is not needed in order to attend the event, it is recommended "for the best experience".<ref>[https://furality.org Furality Online Xperience] front page. Retrieved April 1, 2020.</ref>

Supported OSes and devices include [[W:Windows 8.1|Windows 8.1]], [[W:Windows 10|Windows 10]], and [[W:Oculus Quest|Oculus Quest]].<ref>[https://help.vrchat.com/kb/article/19-system-requirements/ ''System Requirements''] page on [[W:VRChat|VRChat]]'s website. Dated January 10, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.</ref> VRChat is not officially supported on [[W:macOS|Apple macOS]], [[W:Ubuntu|Ubuntu]], and [[W:Linux OS|Linux OS]].<ref>[https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/store/application/platforms ''Platforms''] page on the [[W:Steam (software)|Steam]]'s website. Retrieved April 17, 2020.</ref>

==Information==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! # !! Event Name !! Dates of Convention !! Theme !! Venue !! Location !! Attendance !! Charity Amount !! Notes
|-
| 1 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality 2020 || May 22-24, 2020 || Cyberpunk || [[VRChat]] || F.O.X. Event Room || 2,692 || $8,646.93 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Corporation] || The first VR-only furry convention without any pre-existing foundation to an in-person convention.
|-
| 2 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality 2000 || Nov 6-8, 2020 || Y2K Aesthetic || [[VRChat]] || DIX-E || 3,120 || $5,846 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Corporation] || First furry convention to Event Partner with [[VRChat]]
|-
| 3 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Luma || June 4-6, 2021 || Furality Luma || [[VRChat]] || Luma Forest || 6,829 || $14,649 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Corporation] ||
|}

== References ==
<REFERENCES/>

== See also ==

* [[VRChat]]
* [[Online_furry_conventions|Online furry conventions]]
* [[Second Life]]

==External links==
* [https://furality.org Furality Online Xperience] official site
* [https://twitter.com/furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://discord.gg/furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[Discord]]
* [https://t.me/furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[Telegram]]

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Furnal Equinox 2021

2021-04-02T10:13:18Z

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{{Furnal Equinox}}
'''Furnal Equinox 2021''' was [[Furnal Equinox]] first ever [[Online convention]]. It was held over March 19-21, 2021<ref name=2021Blog>[https://furnalequinox.com/2021/03/09/the-pixel-purrfect-countdown-is-on/ Event Site Blog Post] from Furnal Equinox. Retrieved April 2, 2021.</ref> on [[VRChat]] and [[W:Discord|Discord]].

The theme of the convention was "Pixel Purrfect"<ref name="2021Blog"/> .

==References==
<references />

==External links==
*[https://www.furnalequinox.com/ ''Furnal Equinox'' website]
* {{con resources|Furnal Equinox|Furnal Equinox 2021}}

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Japan Meeting of Furries

2021-04-02T09:38:06Z

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{{Infobox convention
|name = Japan Meeting of Furries
|logo = [[File:JMoF-Logo.png|225px]]
|subject = Furry
|location = {{flagdiv|jpn|[[Wikipedia:Toyohashi, Aichi|Toyohashi]], [[Wikipedia:Aichi|Aichi]], [[Wikipedia:Japan|Japan]]}}
|url = https://www.jmof.jp/
|status = Ongoing
|first =
January 12-14, 2013 (in '''[[w:Hikone, Shiga|Hikone, Shiga]]''')
|final =
|organizer = Executive Committee of JMoF.
|charity = [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Toyohashi_Zoo_and_Botanical_Park Toyohashi Zoo Botanical Park]
|resources = {{con resources|Japan Meeting of Furries}}
}}
{{Japan_Meeting_of_Furries}}

The '''Japan Meeting of Furries''' ('''JMoF''') is a [[furry]] [[convention]] which is held annually in [[Wikipedia:Toyohashi, Aichi|Toyohashi]], [[Wikipedia:Aichi|Aichi]], [[Wikipedia:Japan|Japan]].

JMoF was founded in 2012, with the aim of establishing the first furry convention at a hotel in Japan.<ref name="JMoFwebsite">[https://www.jmof.jp/ Japan Meeting of Furries website]. Retrieved June 25, 2014.</ref> The con's programming includes workshops and seminars in acting, costume-building, [[art]], and more.<ref name="JMoFwebsite"/>

== Guests of Honor ==

* 2014 - [[Wikipedia:Yuko_Asami|Yuko Asami]]
* 2015 - [[Wikipedia:Akira_Himekawa|Akira Himekawa]]
* 2017 - [[Wikipedia:Hiroshi_Matsuyama|Hiroshi Matsuyama]]
* 2018 - [[Latin Vixen]] ([http://www.mixedcandy.com Mixedcandy Mascots])
* 2019 - [https://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/%E3%81%8B%E3%82%81%E3%82%8A%E3%81%82 Camellia] ([https://cametek.jp/])
* 2020 - [[Uncle Kage]] (https://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Uncle_Kage)

== Themes ==

* 2014: 東海道五十三次 ("[[w:The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō|The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō]]")
* 2015: ''Once upon a time in the West'' /夕陽のガンマン (''The Gunman on Sunset'', the Japanese title of ''[[w:For a Few Dollars More|For a Few Dollars More]]'')
* 2016: ''The Extra-Furrestrial'' / 未知との遭遇 (''[[w:Close_Encounters_of_the_Third_Kind|Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]'')
* 2017: ''Dial M for Murder'' / 豊橋サスペンス劇場 (''Toyohashi Suspense Theater'', a parody of "[[:w:ja:火曜サスペンス劇場|火曜サスペンス劇場]]")
* 2018: ''ARMAGEDDON'' / JMoF以外全部沈没 (''Everything Other than JMoF Sinks'', a parody of "[[:w:ja:日本以外全部沈没|日本以外全部沈没]]")
* 2019: ''[[w:The Godfather (film series)|The Dogfather]]''.
* 2020: Energy Drink BITERS—Good Fur Con Tastes BITTER
* 2021: The Seven Samurai / 七匹の侍 (''七人の侍'', ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Samurai]'', the numeral is changed from human counts to animal counts]]

== Charities ==

* 2015 - [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Toyohashi_Zoo_and_Botanical_Park Toyohashi Zoo Botanical Park] - 262,950 JPY
* 2016 - [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Toyohashi_Zoo_and_Botanical_Park Toyohashi Zoo Botanical Park] - 418,600 JPY
* 2017 - [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Toyohashi_Zoo_and_Botanical_Park Toyohashi Zoo Botanical Park] - 732,050 JPY
* 2018 - [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Toyohashi_Zoo_and_Botanical_Park Toyohashi Zoo Botanical Park] - 1,025,050 JPY
* 2019 - [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Toyohashi_Zoo_and_Botanical_Park Toyohashi Zoo Botanical Park] - 1,571,700 JPY
* 2020 - [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Toyohashi_Zoo_and_Botanical_Park Toyohashi Zoo Botanical Park] - 1,383,400 JPY

== Attendance & Fursuiters ==

{| class="wikitable"
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! scope="col" | Convention year
! scope="col" | Attendance
! scope="col" | Percentage change
! scope="col" | Fursuiters
! scope="col" | Percentage change
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! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Japan Meeting of Furries 2013]]
| 100
| -
| -
| -
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! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Japan Meeting of Furries 2014]]
| 232
| 132%
| -
| -
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Japan Meeting of Furries 2015]]
| 408
| 75.86%
| -
| -
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Japan Meeting of Furries 2016]]
| 588
| 44.12%
| -
| -
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Japan Meeting of Furries 2017]]
| 845
| 43.71%
| -
| -
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Japan Meeting of Furries 2018]]
| 998
| 18.11%
| -
| -
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Japan Meeting of Furries 2019]]
| 1332
| 33.47%
| -
| -
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Japan Meeting of Furries 2020]]
| 1372
| 3%
|
|
|-
|}

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
* [https://www.jmof.jp/ Japan Meeting of Furries] official website
* [https://twitter.com/JMoF_en Japan Meeting of Furries] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/events/554429404634458/ Japan Meeting of Furries] on [[Facebook]]

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VR Japan Meeting of Furries 2021

2021-04-02T09:36:59Z

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{{Japan_Meeting_of_Furries}}
VR Japan Meeting of Furries is an online convention held entirely on VRChat. While providing a place to express furries in new ways like VR (Virtual Reality) and 3DCG, we aim to promote interaction in these fields.<ref name=2021Tweet>[https://twitter.com/JMoF_en/status/1322842316093095937 Tweet] on the JMoF account on Twitter. Dated November 1, 2020. Retrieved April 2, 2021.</ref>

VR Japan Meeting of Furries initially began as one of the events in [[Japan Meeting of Furries 2020]]<ref name="2021Tweet"/>. For 2021, it will be held as an independent [[Online furry convention]].

This is the ninth [[Japan_Meeting_of_Furries]] convention, scheduled on January 7-10, 2021 to take place on [[VRChat]] and [[W:Twitch|Twitch]]<ref name="2021Tweet"/>.

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
* [https://vr.jmof.jp/en/ VR JMoF] official site

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Japan Meeting of Furries

2021-04-02T09:02:22Z

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Furality Online Xperience

2021-04-02T09:00:21Z

Foxxer: add category

{{Infobox convention
|name=Furality Online Xperience
|logo=[[File:FuralityLogo.png|150px]]
|status= Ongoing
|first= May 22-24, 2020
|subject= Furry, VR
|location= VRChat
|url= https://furality.org/
}}
'''Furality Online Xperience''', or just '''Furality''', is an ongoing series of bi-annual [[furry]] [[W:Virtual_reality|virtual reality]] [[furry conventions|conventions]] arranged on the [[VRChat]] platform. Its first iteration began on Memorial Day weekend, May 22-24, 2020. Its second convention, Furality 2000, was hosted on November 6-8, 2020.

== History ==

The idea for Furality Online Xperience was published on March 28, 2020 through their Telegram channel. The convention gathered widespread attention in the virtual reality community. It is the first official [[online_furry_conventions|online]] [[furry convention]] of its kind that was visualized in the form of [[W:3D model|3D model]]s, or [[avatar (computing)|avatars]], rather than [[W:Real life|in real life]] attendees ([[furry artist|artist]]s, [[furry fan]]s, [[fursuiter]]s, etc). It was originally proposed as a 'convention that never ends', since the idea was that VRChat is a platform that will continue to be online after the convention is over. Another reason for this was that furry meetups on VRChat happen very frequently around the time that FOX was hosted.

There was no registration fee to sign up for the first convention. Due to licensing fees with VRChat, Furality later added a minimum $10 attendance fee, along with other registration tiers such as First Class and Sponsor. They added a program that offers free attendance to those who financially cannot afford registration due to the [[W:COVID-19_recession|2020 economic recession]]. However, a donation was encouraged and could be given to the convention's charity, SaveAFox; a non-profit organization based in Minnesota. Notable attendees included VRChat co-creator "VRPill"; furry YouTuber [[Pocari Roo]]; kemono YouTuber [[Sherbert Shenanigans]]; professional fighting game player [[SonicFox5000]]; and voice actor [[W:Sean_Chiplock|Sean Chiplock]].

In July 2020, [[Furality, Inc.]] was incorporated as a Florida nonprofit corporation to operate future "Furality Online Xperience" conventions. Its mission is to provide a forum for attendees to gather to experience, learn, share, and celebrate anthropomorphic arts, including performing arts, such as improv and musical performances, as well as visual arts, such as cartoons, sketches, photography, 3D modeling, and digital design. Furality, Inc will also collect donations to the benefit of selected charitable organizations, typically but not exclusively ones associated with animal welfare and/or preservation.<ref>[https://furality.org/about Furality website], About Page, checked March 31, 2021.</ref>

==Reception==

Furality Online Xperience garnered large attention for a first-time convention on social media websites [[Twitter]], [[Telegram]], and [[Discord]]. Attending an online convention was seen as highly convenient for many reasons, including safety from the [[COVID-19]] virus, financial ease from not purchasing hotel rooms, expensive convention registration, passport registration, travel burdens, and more. Some attendees mentioned they were geographically isolated from mainstream conventions, or suffer from social anxiety, which made FOX a great alternative for them.

During the first day of the convention many attendees complained of not being able to access the online portal that would allow them to join the convention rooms; the Furality staff had to postpone the sending of login information emails in order to not completely overload either the VRChat servers or their own web portal. Furality staff apologized for the delay to those affected and began sending out the remaining login information emails by Saturday morning, as the service had stabilized significantly.

There was a total of 2,692 confirmed attendees its first weekend -- a number that Furality staff did not not anticipate. At the time the convention ended, it was ranked the tenth largest furry convention as of May 2020, shying between [[Anthro New England]] that had 2,570 attendees in 2020, and [[DenFur]] that had 2,735 attendees in 2019.

During the closing ceremony, it was announced that attendees of the convention raised 1,183 donations for Furality's sponsored charity, SaveAFox, totaling $8,646.93 USD gathered throughout the weekend. Furality Online Xperience was deemed a great success, and is considered a milestone for [[online furry conventions]].

[[File:Furality2KBanner.jpg|right|thumb|200px|A promotional banner for FOX 2000.]]
== Furality 2000 ==

During an interview at [[VirtualFurence]], the chairman hinted at another FOX event happening in 2020. On August 30, it was confirmed that a new convention would take place between November 6-8, 2020. The theme is "Furality 2000" featuring a Y2K aesthetic. It's currently foreshadowing to take place on a "galactic cruise", celebrating 2000s video games. Unlike the first iteration of Furality Online Xperience, pre-registration became be available and added the options of "First Class" ($35 USD) and "Sponsor" ($100 USD) registration tiers along with basic attendee privileges.

There were numerous lobbies for the Furality 2000 convention:
* DIX-E Ship (Main lobby)
* Panel Room
* Club FYNN (Raves)
* Dealer's Den (Blue, Green, Purple)

As a result, 3,120 attendees registered for Furality 2000; 428 more attendees than FOX's Q2 iteration in May. $5,846 USD was raised for the SaveAFox Rescue charity. Despite the imbalance between the attendee and charity count, Furality, Inc. commissioned and acquired many more assets for their second convention compared to their first, including downloadable asset packs for First Class and Sponsor attendees. Furality, Inc. also had to officially pay licensing fees to VRChat.

Overall, Furality Online Xperience 2000's livestream, web portal, and registration process greatly improved in regards to stability, and little issues were experienced over the course of the weekend. With Furality's generous donation, SaveAFox Rescue announced plans to expand operations to [[W:Florida, USA|Florida, USA]].

= Downloads and requirements =

VRChat can be downloaded on [https://store.steampowered.com/app/438100/VRChat/ Steam] for both VR and non-VR users interested in attending Furality. It was stated on their website that although a [[W:Virtual reality headset|virtual reality (VR) headset]] is not needed in order to attend the event, it is recommended "for the best experience".<ref>[https://furality.org Furality Online Xperience] front page. Retrieved April 1, 2020.</ref>

Supported OSes and devices include [[W:Windows 8.1|Windows 8.1]], [[W:Windows 10|Windows 10]], and [[W:Oculus Quest|Oculus Quest]].<ref>[https://help.vrchat.com/kb/article/19-system-requirements/ ''System Requirements''] page on [[W:VRChat|VRChat]]'s website. Dated January 10, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.</ref> VRChat is not officially supported on [[W:macOS|Apple macOS]], [[W:Ubuntu|Ubuntu]], and [[W:Linux OS|Linux OS]].<ref>[https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/store/application/platforms ''Platforms''] page on the [[W:Steam (software)|Steam]]'s website. Retrieved April 17, 2020.</ref>

==Information==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! # !! Event Name !! Dates of Convention !! Theme !! Venue !! Location !! Attendance !! Charity Amount !! Notes
|-
| 1 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality 2020 || May 22-24, 2020 || Cyberpunk || [[VRChat]] || F.O.X. Event Room || 2,692 || $8,646.93 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Corporation] || The first VR-only furry convention without any pre-existing foundation to an in-person convention.
|-
| 2 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality 2000 || Nov 6-8, 2020 || Y2K Aesthetic || [[VRChat]] || DIX-E || 3,120 || $5,846 [https://www.saveafox.org/ SaveAFox Corporation] || First furry convention to Event Partner with [[VRChat]]
|-
| 3 || Furality Online Xperience: Furality Luma || June 4-6, 2021 || Furality Luma || [[VRChat]] || Luma Forest || || ||
|}

== References ==
<REFERENCES/>

== See also ==

* [[VRChat]]
* [[Online_furry_conventions|Online furry conventions]]
* [[Second Life]]

==External links==
* [https://furality.org Furality Online Xperience] official site
* [https://twitter.com/furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://discord.gg/furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[Discord]]
* [https://t.me/furality Furality Online Xperience] on [[Telegram]]

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[[Category:Events]]

Events that take place entirely online.

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Events that take place, or have previously taken place in [[VRChat]].

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Hex Furry Fest

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{{Infobox convention
|name = Hex Furryfest
|logo = [[File:Hexfurfestbanner.jpeg|300px]]
|subject = EDM, Furry
|location = Twitch, Discord,VRChat
|url = https://hexfurryfest.com
|status = Ongoing
|first =
July 17-19, 2020
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|charity =
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'''Hex Furryfest''' is a bi-annual [[online furry conventions|online]] [[w:Electronic dance music|EDM]] festival hosted via [[Twitch]], [[Discord]], and [[VRChat]] featuring [[furry]] [[DJ|DJs]] associated with [[TailBass|TailBass']] rave coordination.

== History ==

The first online event was hosted on July 17-19, 2020. The convention collaborated with the [https://discord.io/tailbass TailBass] VRChat dance community to [https://vrchat.com/home/world/wrld_d698e6ef-b79d-485d-92a8-698d5eab669b allow VR users] to enjoy the convention with more immersion. It hosts an event in the summer, and one in the winter, dubbed [[Hex Furryfest: Winter Wonderland]].

==DJ Lineup==

{| width="65%"
|- valign="top"
||
*[[Alex Konnrad]]
*Burutatsu
*Cassidy Civet
*DJ KandiWolf
*DJ Loveless
*DJ Midnight
*DJ Vulp
||

*DMR Lightz
*Fennec Fvux
*Freya
*From Zero to Zed
*Fussed Up
*Hexagon Jack
*K1ndr3dc0ll13
*Kvra
||

*Microdot Laboratory
*No OneImportant
*Ocello
*Paintball
*Psyclone
*Scalie Bloke
*Star Gone Wrong
*Steven Esso
|}

== External links ==

* [https://hexfurryfest.com Hex Furryfest's official website]
* [https://twitter.com/hex_furfest Hex Furryfest] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://discord.gg/Tpc82d2 Hex Furryfest] on [[Discord]]

== See also ==

* [[Hex Furryfest: Winter Wonderland]]
* [[DJ]]
* [[VRChat]]
* [[Avatar]]

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== Terminology ==

Some of the articles in [[:Category:Conventions]] are terminology related to conventions, e.g. [[Artists Alley]]. Should those be in this category? If not, where do they belong? [[User:Mwalimu|Mwalimu]] 19:31, 31 Aug 2005 (UTC)
:I think they can stay, for now. There's not enough pages about these terms that they are getting in the way of the other pages, and there's a bit too little to create a new category. Don't make changes you don't need to, I think. [[User:Almafeta|Almafeta]] 19:45, 31 Aug 2005 (UTC)

== Splitting up this category? ==

Looking down this category, I noticed that it's starting to become cluttered, mostly due to conventions with multiple years being mentioned multiple times.

I'd like to propose splitting up this category as follows:
* Main articles about conventions would stay in this category. ([[Anthrocon]], [[Califur]], etc.)
* Articles for specific convention years would be split off into seperate categories called "Conventions by year 200x", with this category as the parent.

The benefits of splitting up this category would be:
* Easier navigation this category
* An ability to navigate conventions by year. The yearly categories could also be tied in with our "births" and "deaths" categories.

What do folks think? Is this a good idea or am I way off? I figure I could implement all of this inside of an hour but would like a reality check from at least one or two others first. Thanks! --[[User:Dmuth|Douglas Muth]] 20:54, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

:We already have [[:Category:Events by year]]. I don't think we need conventions by year specifically, at least not at this point. I'm leaning towards agreeing that taking conventions of a specific year article out of just [[:Category:Conventions]] is good, although it feels worth noting that some gatherings have grown to conventions to events. -- [[User:Sine|Sine]] 20:56, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

::Oh! I hadn't even noticed that. In that case, I like your suggestion better. :-) --[[User:Dmuth|Douglas Muth]] 21:07, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

:::How about a see also to Events by year at this category, and checking that each article is in an appropriate year event category along with removing the bald conventions category? Let's give this a few days for any further discussion, as it's a category issue. -- [[User:Sine|Sine]] 21:14, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

::::Sure. My only question is, what do you mean by "bald conventions" category...? --[[User:Dmuth|Douglas Muth]] 21:39, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

:::::[[:Category:Conventions]], of course. It is bald of specifics. -- [[User:Sine|Sine]] 23:42, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

::::::Oh, well I think [[:Category:Conventions]] is useful for convention articles that are not about specific years ([[Anthrocon]] and [[Califur]] come to mind), as well as serving for a parent category for the 5 sub-categories underneath it. --[[User:Dmuth|Douglas Muth]] 23:50, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

:::::::Yes, absolutely; I only meant removing the category from [[Anthrocon 2005]] and the like, as you suggested. -- [[User:Sine|Sine]] 00:17, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

I have a suggestion for this. Perhaps we can make subcategories for the main conventions. Such as make an Anthrocon category and shuffle off all the specific Anthrocons into that to clean up this category. We can also include links to the staff and GOH categories. Thoughts?--[[User:KendricksRedtail|Kendricks Redtail]] 20:51, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

:That doesn't strike me as too useful--the main convention articles already should have See alsos to staff and guest of honor categories, and they have the template by year. -- [[User:Sine|Sine]] 21:19, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
::We're talking about the categories though. For people browsing through the categories, this could be easier and more organized?--[[User:KendricksRedtail|Kendricks Redtail]] 21:34, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

:::I can't see why someone would prefer to go into a subcategory for, say, Anthrocon, and then onwards, rather than jsut clicking on Anthrocon and arriving at the main Anthrocon article, which clearly links to the Anthrocons by year. -- [[User:Sine|Sine]] 21:56, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
::::Very true. I'm just trying to figure out ways to easier browse the categories as this whole discussion seems to be about. It's just an organization thing, really.--[[User:KendricksRedtail|Kendricks Redtail]] 21:58, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

::::I think it would depend on how many topics were in it. If it were just the yearly entries, it doesn't make much sense. However, I can imagine the case where there are some things might not be mentioned in the Anthrocon article but which are clearly linked to Anthrocon. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 03:10, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

== Map of Conventions ==
I am in the process of creating a custom [http://tinyurl.com/2csrup google map] with pinpoints for each location of the hotels for known running conventions (based on the ones listed on this site). I started it at about 1:00 PM EDT today but it should be done fairly soon. I think this may be useful to post to this webpage. What do you all think? --[[User:Jouva|Jouva]] 18:15, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
:It's already been done, I'm afraid. [http://greenreaper.co.uk/wikifur/ConventionMap.html link] [[User:SpazKitty|Spaz Kitty]] 18:33, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
::Yes I just noticed that as I came back. Oh well! --[[User:Jouva|Jouva]] 18:50, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

== Further talk about subcategories ==

There is some discussion about subcategories of Category:Conventions going on over at [[Talk:Anthrocon 2010]]. -- [[User:Sine|Sine]] 02:34, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

:This should be discussed here. I believe we should to take the individual instances of each convention out of this category and put them into one or both of these:
:* Convention-specific categories such as [[:Category:Anthrocon]] (which might contain other con-specific topics, like [[The Zoo]] and [[Adam's Mark]])
:* [[:Category:Convention instances]] - with subcategory [[:Category:Upcoming convention instances]] for future instances of conventions that have previously occurred, as opposed to [[:Category:Proposed conventions]] which contain events that have never occurred. [[Template:Timeline of conventions]] shows that while conventions ''can'' end, the majority have continued indefinitely; cases like [[Conifur Northwest 2006]] are the exception to the rule.
:In either case, the main articles about the ongoing conventions would remain in this category. Thoughts? --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 03:15, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

::Perhaps [[:Category:Conventions]] for events (Blarg 2006, Blurge 8) and [[:Category:Convention series]] for Blarg and Blurge, articles which describe the whole run of events? I don't think there's any way to have the wording not be awkward, but I think it's more intuitive to have the specific events in Conventions.
::I would like to (continue to) see Conventions-which-have-happened separate from Conventions-which-haven't-happened yet in terms of categories. -- [[User:Sine|Sine]] 06:42, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

:::The trouble I have with keeping all the specific events here is that it focusses on the more minor topic while relegating the major topic to a subcategory. From an encyclopedic perspective, I think the series as a whole is more interesting (though you can certainly find plenty to say about, say, [[Anthrocon 2007]]). If you asked a fur to name conventions, they would probably give the series names. On a practical note, keeping individual events here would not solve the problem of overcrowding which is making this category unwieldy. Perhaps it's not necessary to categorize them at all? They will already be under [[:Category:2007 events]] and linked from the articles about the convention series. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 09:59, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
::Tangent: Perhaps even with Conventions-happening-right-now... that would be transient of course but would be applicable a couple of days a year at least for most events, and signify excited editting / sudden outdatedness / more to come real soon. Although a template might be better I suppose, hmm, a template which put such a category on? -- [[User:Sine|Sine]] 06:42, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
:::As you say, a template would be suitable for that - like {{[[Wikipedia:Template:current|current]]}} on Wikipedia. No reason we couldn't have that here. I don't see people using it as a pointer for things that are current events, though - that's more what Upcoming events on the front page is for. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 09:59, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
::Another possible tangent: here's sitll the whole when does a gathering / furmeet / party turn into a convention bit... -- [[User:Sine|Sine]] 06:42, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
:::What has defined a convention is people saying that they are running a convention and other people agreeing with them. Many events (some quite large ones) take great pains not to call themselves conventions. I believe naming something a convention strongly hints at elements of programming and/or some form of overnight residence, and preferably both. Historically we have stretched the point when there is only one major furry gathering in a particular country ([[とらんすふぁ|TransFur]] springs to mind, though there is clearly programming there, and even some dealers). Conventions also tend to occur regularly but infrequently - usually once a year. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 09:59, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
::::While my inclination is still to restrict convention to a specific sort of event, "what people call a convention" is a succinct definition and I am leaning towards agreeing that it should work for category purposes here...
::::I really like your idea above of having specific events (making up names is fun, I'm going to provide examples again: Spork 10 and Spoonerific 2007) in the Year events category and taking them out of [[:Category:Conventions]] entirely. It sidesteps where events that haven't happened yet should be, and the occasional but persistent fuss about what is a convention!
::::One point might be a Spoonerific event which began as a little meet then grew up to a convention... I'd say stick with just [[:Category:Conventions]] on the article. Similarly, an article about a person gets a category for that persona's current fursona species, without adding categories for past species. -- [[User:Sine|Sine]] 17:37, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
:::::OK. I've removed individual convention instances from [[:Category:Conventions]], and modified all of the [[:Category:Convention timelines|convention timelines]] to use {{tl|Convention timeline header}} and {{tl|Convention timeline footer}}. If we wish to have [[:Category:Anthrocon]] etc. populated with those conventions and their convention instances, we merely need to add something like <nowiki><includeonly>[[Category:{{name}}|{{#ifeq|{{name}}|{{PAGENAME}}|*|{{PAGENAME}}}}</includeonly></nowiki> to one of them. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 23:54, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

== What defines a convention ==

I would like to make the suggestion that we define what a convention is.

Any three of the following four criteria:

* More than 40 attendees
* Rented Facility (Limited to Hotel, Meeting Hall, Convention Center, campground or other banquet hall, (specifically a space normally used for hosting an event (not a house))
* Required preregistration or payment upon entry.
* Publicized at least six months prior to the start of the event.

--[[User:Alohawolf|Alohawolf]] 22:45, 29 May 2012 (EDT)

'''An even simpler definition:'''
:While I don't argue that Aloha's suggestion is a reasonable definition, I believe that there is an even more precise difference between an event, and a convention:
:'''"A convention, is an event which is overseen by a Corporation, rather than an individual."'''
:The difference is significant, universal, and easily verified by outside parties such as ourselves.
:--[[User:Woody|Woody]] ([[User talk:Woody|talk]]) 15:55, 22 February 2016 (EST)

::We had some discussion of this a few years back which may be found at [[Template talk:Conventions/Archive]]. I don't think the question of incorporation came up in that discussion and it's a good criteria, so thank you for bringing it up. I would ask if there are some smaller conventions that haven't incorporated but are generally considered conventions (events about the size of [[Gateway Fur Meet]], which may or may not have incorporated, I have no idea). --[[User:Mwalimu|mwalimu]] ([[User talk:Mwalimu|talk]]) 17:56, 22 February 2016 (EST)

:::I just checked with Rama, who oversees the Dealer Room, Art Show, Artist Alley, and he confirmed they are indeed incorporated. Arguably, since the creation of FCLR, everyone who plans on starting a convention, now has the resources to do it properly and as such, to the best of my knowledge, even the smallest conventions are now incorporated.--[[User:Woody|Woody]] ([[User talk:Woody|talk]]) 14:45, 23 February 2016 (EST)

::Given that [[ConFurence]] ran for a decade without incorporation (as far as I'm aware), and was widely recognized as the first furry convention, I don't think it can be seen as a universal component. It has been and remains ''possible'' to run a small furry convention as a sole proprietor, unincorporated association, etc., even if it might not be seen as advisable. What we ''can'' say is what we already do say on [[furry convention]] - most furry conventions are incorporated, typically as non-profit organizations. But it's said there, so we don't need to repeat the definition, just link to it. --[[User:GreenReaper|GreenReaper]]<sup>([[User talk:GreenReaper|talk]])</sup> 18:27, 22 February 2016 (EST)

What is the best way to deal with online conventions vs online events? I think it should meet the same requirements other than the physical "hotel/venue". While some online conventions were the result of canceled in-person events, others were birthed online from the get-go. Furality was not connected to an IRL convention, and while its second year it did pay VRChat as a venue, most other similar online conventions did not. VBLFC was also just announced as a separate event from BLFC and it's run as a separate convention than the physical one (rather than the replacement of the in-person event.) It would not meet the "six months notice" even though they have been working on it for months before the announcement. I think that if it fits the format of a convention other than ''lodging'', it should count as a convention. Do we exclude conventions that canceled in person and just streamed to twitch/Livestream with no registration to view from the list of online conventions IE: [[Virtual Anthrocon]]? And while we are on the topic, what do we do with hybrid conventions? I am aware of plans for existing in-person conventions to utilize the format of online conventions (such as VRChat) to run a virtual and physical event at the same time with content synced both ways. This is what makes it complicated to maintain a ''separate list'' for online vs physical of existing conventions. It still makes sense to keep them separate in statistical pages like attendance ranks, but not in categorical lists like ''ongoing'' conventions. --[[User:Foxxer|Foxxer]]<sup>([[User talk:Foxxer|talk]])</sup> 4:10, 2 April 2021 (EST)

Talk:List of online furry conventions in 2021

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The content for this article was originally created by [[User:Meeran|Meeran]]. The earlier revision history for this article is in [[List of online furry conventions in 2020]]. --[[User:TJCoyote|TJCoyote]] ([[User talk:TJCoyote|talk]]) 20:59, 5 January 2021 (EST)

:Attention to [[User:Foxxer|Foxxer]], we have a [[List of online furry conventions in 2020]]. I like the entries that you did for [[Furality Online Xperience]] for this page, but please review the listing for Furality in the 2020 page, and choose whether or not you would like to overwrite the current entry on that page. The [[List of online furry conventions]] should be filled with cons for this year in 2021, and for conventions that are upcoming. I'd like to remove any 2020 entries for this page, since there's already the 2020 online con article. --[[User:Meeran|Meeran]] ([[User talk:Meeran|talk]]) 23:55, 31 March 2021 (EST)

Since they won't list online conventions because they don't have a "hotel" - is there a reason to use the IRL convention list at the bottom? Online conventions are still conventions even if they are not tied to a canceled in-person event. For example, VBLFC is not like TFF going virtual, since it's a new con and not a replacement for the event year. Should we make a new list for online with perhaps the "home" country of the organizers / owning entity?

List of online furry conventions in 2021

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''This article lists upcoming and recently past online furry conventions. See [[Online furry convention]] for the general concept of an online furry convention.''
:''For online furry conventions before January 2021, see [[list of online furry conventions in 2020]]. For those prior to COVID-19, see [[list of online furry conventions before March 2020]]''

Many furry [[convention]]s moved online beginning in March 2020 due to the [[COVID-19]] pandemic.
==Upcoming conventions==

{| class="wikitable"
! Name
! Dates
! Regular<br />Location
! Platforms
! Notes
|-
| [[AnthroExpo]]
| April 10-11, 2021<ref>[https://twitter.com/AnthroExpo/status/1346128320367357955 AnthroExpo Twitter], dated January 4, 2021.</ref>
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
| Livestream, Discord, Minecraft, VRChat<ref>[https://www.anthroexpo.online/registration AnthroExpo registration page], retrieved March 26, 2021.</ref>
| The theme is "Shipwrecked."
|-
| [[Fur the 'More]]
| April 23-25, 2021<ref>[https://twitter.com/FurtheMore/status/1355168834446098432 Fur the 'More Twitter], posted January 29, 2021.</ref>
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
|
| The theme is "Fur the More 8.5 - 20 minutes into the Future", a virtual event with a cyber/dystopian theme.<ref>[https://twitter.com/FurtheMore/status/1345052163056271365 Twitter post with YouTube video], posted January 1, 2021.</ref>
|-
| [[CozyCon]]
| May 14-16, 2021<ref>[https://cozycononline.com CozyCon website], retrieved March 16, 2021</ref>
| Online
| Discord, website, Minecraft
| Third iteration of CozyCon Online. The theme is "Summer Vacation". Vendors, panels, DJ's, and events are planned.<ref>[https://twitter.com/cozycononline/status/1368003395529957377 CozyCon Twitter], posted March 5, 2021.</ref>
|-
| [[Confuzzled]]
| May 28 - May 30, 2021
| {{flagdiv|gbr| }}
|
| The theme is "Game On!", a callback to Confuzzled's 2018 theme. Occasionally stylized as "Virtual Confuzzled 2."<ref>[https://twitter.com/cfconvention/status/1373937503346946049 Confuzzled Twitter], posted March 22, 2021</ref>.
|-
| [[Furality Online Xperience|Furality Online Xperience: Furality Luma]]
| June 4-6, 2021<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1371943268527828996 Furality Online Xperience Twitter], posted March 16, 2021.</ref>
| Online
| [[VRChat]]
| The theme is "Furality Luma". Events, DJ's, and a dealer's den are planned.<ref>[https://furality.org/ Furality website], retrieved March 16, 2021.</ref>
|-
| Virtual Anthrocon
| Late June/early July, 2021 [TBA]<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20210322014132/https://www.anthrocon.org/ Anthrocon's postponement], retrieved March 22, 2021.</ref>
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
| VRChat, Discord, Livestream
| Plans for virtual events were announced, and are expected to reach similar standards for Virtual Anthrocon in 2020.
|-
| [[VBLFC]]
| July 9-11, 2021<ref>[https://twitter.com/VirtualBLFC/status/1377433029308743686 VBLFC Announcement Tweet], Retrieved April 2, 2021.</ref>
|Online
|[[NeosVR]], [[W:Discord|Discord]], [[W:Livestreaming|Livestreaming]]
|[[BLFC]] announced a separate virtual event taking place a month before its delayed in-person convention. The virtual event will have its own panels and DJs. VBLFC has partnered with [[NeosVR]]<ref>[https://virtual.goblfc.org/ VBLFC Website], Retrieved April 2, 2021.</ref>.
|-
| [[Hex Furry Fest]]
| July 23-25, 2021<ref>[https://twitter.com/HexFurryFest HFF Twitter Profile], retrieved February 1, 2021.</ref>
| Online
| VRChat, Twitch
| The theme is "Tropical Paradise".
|-
| [[Megaplex]]
| August 21-23, 2021
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
| Hopin (presumed)
| Megaplex announced plans to host a hybrid event combining physical and online interactive components<ref>[https://twitter.com/MegaplexCon/status/1366495874046701570 Megaplex Twitter], posted March 1, 2021.</ref>. The 2020 convention was entirely virtual and hosted via Hopin.
|}

==Past conventions==
;2021

{| class="wikitable"
! Name
! Dates
! Regular<br />Location
! Platforms
! Notes
|-
| VR [[Japan Meeting of Furries]]
| January 7-10, 2021<ref>[https://www.jmof.jp/vr_jmof VR JMoF con website], VR JMoF 2021 section, checked October 13, 2020.</ref>
| {{flagdiv|jpn| }}
| VRChat
| JMOF's second iteration of their VRChat-held convention.
|-
| [[Further Confusion]]
| January 15-18, 2021<ref>[https://www.furtherconfusion.org/ Further Confusion website], retrieved January 1, 2021.</ref>
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
| Zoom, VRChat, Mixcloud
|
|-
| [[Anthro New England]]
| February 20, 2021<ref>[https://twitter.com/Anthro_NE/status/1349787873076195332 Anthro_NE Twitter], posted January 14, 2021.</ref>
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
| Livestream, Minecraft
| Livestreamed DJ sets, an online dealer’s den, and a virtual fursuit parade were broadcast. <ref>[https://twitter.com/Anthro_NE/status/1349788271543529473 Anthro_NE Twitter], posted January 14, 2021.</ref>
|-
| [[Fur Squared]]
| February 26-28, 2021<ref>[https://fursquared.com/ FurSquared website], retrieved January 1, 2021.</ref>
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
| VRChat
| The theme for Fur Squared was 'The Roaring 2.0s'. Streams and panels were broadcast.
|-
| [[VancouFur]]
| March 6-7, 2021
| {{flagdiv|can| }}
| Livestream, Discord, Minecraft, VRChat
| The theme was "EvfurQuest Online (BETA)"<ref>[https://vancoufur.org/ Theme listed on website], retrieved January 17, 2021.</ref>
|-
| [[Blue Ridge Furfare]]
| March 12-14, 2021
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
| Livestream, Discord, VRChat
| The theme was "80's Retro Revive".
|-
| [[Furnal Equinox]]
| March 19-21, 2021<ref>[https://furnalequinox.com/ Furnal Equinox website], retrieved January 1, 2021.</ref>
| {{flagdiv|can| }}
| Livestream, Discord, VRChat
| The virtual event <ref>[https://twitter.com/FurnalEquinox/status/1326208788320423936 FurnalEquinox Twitter], dated November 10, 2020.</ref> was themed "Pixel Purrfect." There were 3722 registered attendees, with over 3000 Discord members and over 1800 unique livestream viewers. $20,000 was raised for charity. <ref>[https://twitter.com/FurnalEquinox/status/1373805385803530242 Furnal Equinox Twitter], dated March 22, 2021.</ref>
|-
| [[FURSAverance]]
| March 20-21, 2021
| {{flagdiv|zaf| }}
| Livestream
| A livestream was held on YouTube.<ref>[https://www.fursaverance.co.za/ FURSAverance website], retrieved March 16, 2021.</ref> $2113 was raised for charity. <ref>[https://twitter.com/IronWolfTempest/status/1373739135576461312 FURSAverance Twitter], dated March 21,2021.</ref>
|-
| [[Nordic Fuzz Con]]
| March 2021
| {{flagdiv|swe| }}
| Livestream, Discord
| Events were held throughout the month of March. March 5-7: Art Bazaar, March 12-13: Music Festival, March 19-20: Fursuit Extravaganza, March 26-27: Gaming Gala<ref>[https://nordicfuzzcon.org/ Nordic Fuzz Con website], retrieved March 13, 2021.</ref>
|-
| [[Texas Furry Fiesta]]
| March 26-28, 2021
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
| Livestream, Discord, VRChat, SecondLife, Minecraft<ref>https://twitter.com/FurryFiesta/status/1348711832727515141 FurryFiesta Minecraft tease, dated January 11, 2021.</ref>
| The theme was "Oceanic Adventure." A total of $7560 was raised for charity.<ref>[https://twitter.com/FurryFiesta/status/1376323217464434689 TFF Twitter, posted March 28, 2021.</ref>
|}

== See also ==
* [[List of online furry conventions in 2020]]
* [[List of online furry conventions before March 2020]]

== References ==
{{reflist|2}}

{{Conventions}}

[[Category:Conventions]]
[[Category:Events]]
[[Category:Lists]]

List of online furry conventions in 2021

2021-04-02T07:09:46Z

Foxxer: /* Upcoming conventions */ add VBLFC

''This article lists upcoming and recently past online furry conventions. See [[Online furry convention]] for the general concept of an online furry convention.''

==Upcoming conventions==

{| class="wikitable"
! Name
! Dates
! Regular<br />Location
! Platforms
! Notes
|-
| [[AnthroExpo]]
| April 10-11, 2021<ref>[https://twitter.com/AnthroExpo/status/1346128320367357955 AnthroExpo Twitter], dated January 4, 2021.</ref>
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
| Livestream, Discord, Minecraft, VRChat<ref>[https://www.anthroexpo.online/registration AnthroExpo registration page], retrieved March 26, 2021.</ref>
| The theme is "Shipwrecked."
|-
| [[Fur the 'More]]
| April 23-25, 2021<ref>[https://twitter.com/FurtheMore/status/1355168834446098432 Fur the 'More Twitter], posted January 29, 2021.</ref>
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
|
| The theme is "Fur the More 8.5 - 20 minutes into the Future", a virtual event with a cyber/dystopian theme.<ref>[https://twitter.com/FurtheMore/status/1345052163056271365 Twitter post with YouTube video], posted January 1, 2021.</ref>
|-
| [[CozyCon]]
| May 14-16, 2021<ref>[https://cozycononline.com CozyCon website], retrieved March 16, 2021</ref>
| Online
| Discord, website, Minecraft
| Third iteration of CozyCon Online. The theme is "Summer Vacation". Vendors, panels, DJ's, and events are planned.<ref>[https://twitter.com/cozycononline/status/1368003395529957377 CozyCon Twitter], posted March 5, 2021.</ref>
|-
| [[Confuzzled]]
| May 28 - May 30, 2021
| {{flagdiv|gbr| }}
|
| The theme is "Game On!", a callback to Confuzzled's 2018 theme. Occasionally stylized as "Virtual Confuzzled 2."<ref>[https://twitter.com/cfconvention/status/1373937503346946049 Confuzzled Twitter], posted March 22, 2021</ref>.
|-
| [[Furality Online Xperience|Furality Online Xperience: Furality Luma]]
| June 4-6, 2021<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1371943268527828996 Furality Online Xperience Twitter], posted March 16, 2021.</ref>
| Online
| [[VRChat]]
| The theme is "Furality Luma". Events, DJ's, and a dealer's den are planned.<ref>[https://furality.org/ Furality website], retrieved March 16, 2021.</ref>
|-
| Virtual Anthrocon
| Late June/early July, 2021 [TBA]<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20210322014132/https://www.anthrocon.org/ Anthrocon's postponement], retrieved March 22, 2021.</ref>
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
| VRChat, Discord, Livestream
| Plans for virtual events were announced, and are expected to reach similar standards for Virtual Anthrocon in 2020.
|-
| [[VBLFC]]
| July 9-11, 2021<ref>[https://twitter.com/VirtualBLFC/status/1377433029308743686 VBLFC Announcement Tweet], Retrieved April 2, 2021.</ref>
|Online
|[[NeosVR]], [[W:Discord|Discord]], [[W:Livestreaming|Livestreaming]]
|[[BLFC]] announced a separate virtual event taking place a month before its delayed in-person convention. The virtual event will have its own panels and DJs. VBLFC has partnered with [[NeosVR]]<ref>[https://virtual.goblfc.org/ VBLFC Website], Retrieved April 2, 2021.</ref>.
|-
| [[Hex Furry Fest]]
| July 23-25, 2021<ref>[https://twitter.com/HexFurryFest HFF Twitter Profile], retrieved February 1, 2021.</ref>
| Online
| VRChat, Twitch
| The theme is "Tropical Paradise".
|-
| [[Megaplex]]
| August 21-23, 2021
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
| Hopin (presumed)
| Megaplex announced plans to host a hybrid event combining physical and online interactive components<ref>[https://twitter.com/MegaplexCon/status/1366495874046701570 Megaplex Twitter], posted March 1, 2021.</ref>. The 2020 convention was entirely virtual and hosted via Hopin.
|}

==Past conventions==
;2021

{| class="wikitable"
! Name
! Dates
! Regular<br />Location
! Platforms
! Notes
|-
| VR [[Japan Meeting of Furries]]
| January 7-10, 2021<ref>[https://www.jmof.jp/vr_jmof VR JMoF con website], VR JMoF 2021 section, checked October 13, 2020.</ref>
| {{flagdiv|jpn| }}
| VRChat
| JMOF's second iteration of their VRChat-held convention.
|-
| [[Further Confusion]]
| January 15-18, 2021<ref>[https://www.furtherconfusion.org/ Further Confusion website], retrieved January 1, 2021.</ref>
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
| Zoom, VRChat, Mixcloud
|
|-
| [[Anthro New England]]
| February 20, 2021<ref>[https://twitter.com/Anthro_NE/status/1349787873076195332 Anthro_NE Twitter], posted January 14, 2021.</ref>
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
| Livestream, Minecraft
| Livestreamed DJ sets, an online dealer’s den, and a virtual fursuit parade were broadcast. <ref>[https://twitter.com/Anthro_NE/status/1349788271543529473 Anthro_NE Twitter], posted January 14, 2021.</ref>
|-
| [[Fur Squared]]
| February 26-28, 2021<ref>[https://fursquared.com/ FurSquared website], retrieved January 1, 2021.</ref>
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
| VRChat
| The theme for Fur Squared was 'The Roaring 2.0s'. Streams and panels were broadcast.
|-
| [[VancouFur]]
| March 6-7, 2021
| {{flagdiv|can| }}
| Livestream, Discord, Minecraft, VRChat
| The theme was "EvfurQuest Online (BETA)"<ref>[https://vancoufur.org/ Theme listed on website], retrieved January 17, 2021.</ref>
|-
| [[Blue Ridge Furfare]]
| March 12-14, 2021
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
| Livestream, Discord, VRChat
| The theme was "80's Retro Revive".
|-
| [[Furnal Equinox]]
| March 19-21, 2021<ref>[https://furnalequinox.com/ Furnal Equinox website], retrieved January 1, 2021.</ref>
| {{flagdiv|can| }}
| Livestream, Discord, VRChat
| The virtual event <ref>[https://twitter.com/FurnalEquinox/status/1326208788320423936 FurnalEquinox Twitter], dated November 10, 2020.</ref> was themed "Pixel Purrfect." There were 3722 registered attendees, with over 3000 Discord members and over 1800 unique livestream viewers. $20,000 was raised for charity. <ref>[https://twitter.com/FurnalEquinox/status/1373805385803530242 Furnal Equinox Twitter], dated March 22, 2021.</ref>
|-
| [[FURSAverance]]
| March 20-21, 2021
| {{flagdiv|zaf| }}
| Livestream
| A livestream was held on YouTube.<ref>[https://www.fursaverance.co.za/ FURSAverance website], retrieved March 16, 2021.</ref> $2113 was raised for charity. <ref>[https://twitter.com/IronWolfTempest/status/1373739135576461312 FURSAverance Twitter], dated March 21,2021.</ref>
|-
| [[Nordic Fuzz Con]]
| March 2021
| {{flagdiv|swe| }}
| Livestream, Discord
| Events were held throughout the month of March. March 5-7: Art Bazaar, March 12-13: Music Festival, March 19-20: Fursuit Extravaganza, March 26-27: Gaming Gala<ref>[https://nordicfuzzcon.org/ Nordic Fuzz Con website], retrieved March 13, 2021.</ref>
|-
| [[Texas Furry Fiesta]]
| March 26-28, 2021
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
| Livestream, Discord, VRChat, SecondLife, Minecraft<ref>https://twitter.com/FurryFiesta/status/1348711832727515141 FurryFiesta Minecraft tease, dated January 11, 2021.</ref>
| The theme was "Oceanic Adventure." A total of $7560 was raised for charity.<ref>[https://twitter.com/FurryFiesta/status/1376323217464434689 TFF Twitter, posted March 28, 2021.</ref>
|}

== See also ==
* [[List of online furry conventions in 2020]]
* [[List of online furry conventions before March 2020]]

== References ==
{{reflist|2}}

{{Conventions}}

[[Category:Conventions]]
[[Category:Events]]
[[Category:Lists]]

List of online furry conventions in 2021

2021-04-02T06:54:33Z

Foxxer: /* Past conventions */ remove 2020 section as per discussion

''This article lists upcoming and recently past online furry conventions. See [[Online furry convention]] for the general concept of an online furry convention.''

==Upcoming conventions==

{| class="wikitable"
! Name
! Dates
! Regular<br />Location
! Platforms
! Notes
|-
| [[AnthroExpo]]
| April 10-11, 2021<ref>[https://twitter.com/AnthroExpo/status/1346128320367357955 AnthroExpo Twitter], dated January 4, 2021.</ref>
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
| Livestream, Discord, Minecraft, VRChat<ref>[https://www.anthroexpo.online/registration AnthroExpo registration page], retrieved March 26, 2021.</ref>
| The theme is "Shipwrecked."
|-
| [[Fur the 'More]]
| April 23-25, 2021<ref>[https://twitter.com/FurtheMore/status/1355168834446098432 Fur the 'More Twitter], posted January 29, 2021.</ref>
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
|
| The theme is "Fur the More 8.5 - 20 minutes into the Future", a virtual event with a cyber/dystopian theme.<ref>[https://twitter.com/FurtheMore/status/1345052163056271365 Twitter post with YouTube video], posted January 1, 2021.</ref>
|-
| [[CozyCon]]
| May 14-16, 2021<ref>[https://cozycononline.com CozyCon website], retrieved March 16, 2021</ref>
| Online
| Discord, website, Minecraft
| Third iteration of CozyCon Online. The theme is "Summer Vacation". Vendors, panels, DJ's, and events are planned.<ref>[https://twitter.com/cozycononline/status/1368003395529957377 CozyCon Twitter], posted March 5, 2021.</ref>
|-
| [[Confuzzled]]
| May 28 - May 30, 2021
| {{flagdiv|gbr| }}
|
| The theme is "Game On!", a callback to Confuzzled's 2018 theme. Occasionally stylized as "Virtual Confuzzled 2."<ref>[https://twitter.com/cfconvention/status/1373937503346946049 Confuzzled Twitter], posted March 22, 2021</ref>.
|-
| [[Furality Online Xperience|Furality Online Xperience: Furality Luma]]
| June 4-6, 2021<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1371943268527828996 Furality Online Xperience Twitter], posted March 16, 2021.</ref>
| Online
| [[VRChat]]
| The theme is "Furality Luma". Events, DJ's, and a dealer's den are planned.<ref>[https://furality.org/ Furality website], retrieved March 16, 2021.</ref>
|-
| Virtual Anthrocon
| Late June/early July, 2021 [TBA]<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20210322014132/https://www.anthrocon.org/ Anthrocon's postponement], retrieved March 22, 2021.</ref>
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
| VRChat, Discord, Livestream
| Plans for virtual events were announced, and are expected to reach similar standards for Virtual Anthrocon in 2020.
|-
| [[Hex Furry Fest]]
| July 23-25, 2021<ref>[https://twitter.com/HexFurryFest HFF Twitter Profile], retrieved February 1, 2021.</ref>
| Online
| VRChat, Twitch
| The theme is "Tropical Paradise".
|-
| [[Megaplex]]
| August 21-23, 2021
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
| Hopin (presumed)
| Megaplex announced plans to host a hybrid event combining physical and online interactive components<ref>[https://twitter.com/MegaplexCon/status/1366495874046701570 Megaplex Twitter], posted March 1, 2021.</ref>. The 2020 convention was entirely virtual and hosted via Hopin.
|}

==Past conventions==
;2021

{| class="wikitable"
! Name
! Dates
! Regular<br />Location
! Platforms
! Notes
|-
| VR [[Japan Meeting of Furries]]
| January 7-10, 2021<ref>[https://www.jmof.jp/vr_jmof VR JMoF con website], VR JMoF 2021 section, checked October 13, 2020.</ref>
| {{flagdiv|jpn| }}
| VRChat
| JMOF's second iteration of their VRChat-held convention.
|-
| [[Further Confusion]]
| January 15-18, 2021<ref>[https://www.furtherconfusion.org/ Further Confusion website], retrieved January 1, 2021.</ref>
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
| Zoom, VRChat, Mixcloud
|
|-
| [[Anthro New England]]
| February 20, 2021<ref>[https://twitter.com/Anthro_NE/status/1349787873076195332 Anthro_NE Twitter], posted January 14, 2021.</ref>
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
| Livestream, Minecraft
| Livestreamed DJ sets, an online dealer’s den, and a virtual fursuit parade were broadcast. <ref>[https://twitter.com/Anthro_NE/status/1349788271543529473 Anthro_NE Twitter], posted January 14, 2021.</ref>
|-
| [[Fur Squared]]
| February 26-28, 2021<ref>[https://fursquared.com/ FurSquared website], retrieved January 1, 2021.</ref>
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
| VRChat
| The theme for Fur Squared was 'The Roaring 2.0s'. Streams and panels were broadcast.
|-
| [[VancouFur]]
| March 6-7, 2021
| {{flagdiv|can| }}
| Livestream, Discord, Minecraft, VRChat
| The theme was "EvfurQuest Online (BETA)"<ref>[https://vancoufur.org/ Theme listed on website], retrieved January 17, 2021.</ref>
|-
| [[Blue Ridge Furfare]]
| March 12-14, 2021
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
| Livestream, Discord, VRChat
| The theme was "80's Retro Revive".
|-
| [[Furnal Equinox]]
| March 19-21, 2021<ref>[https://furnalequinox.com/ Furnal Equinox website], retrieved January 1, 2021.</ref>
| {{flagdiv|can| }}
| Livestream, Discord, VRChat
| The virtual event <ref>[https://twitter.com/FurnalEquinox/status/1326208788320423936 FurnalEquinox Twitter], dated November 10, 2020.</ref> was themed "Pixel Purrfect." There were 3722 registered attendees, with over 3000 Discord members and over 1800 unique livestream viewers. $20,000 was raised for charity. <ref>[https://twitter.com/FurnalEquinox/status/1373805385803530242 Furnal Equinox Twitter], dated March 22, 2021.</ref>
|-
| [[FURSAverance]]
| March 20-21, 2021
| {{flagdiv|zaf| }}
| Livestream
| A livestream was held on YouTube.<ref>[https://www.fursaverance.co.za/ FURSAverance website], retrieved March 16, 2021.</ref> $2113 was raised for charity. <ref>[https://twitter.com/IronWolfTempest/status/1373739135576461312 FURSAverance Twitter], dated March 21,2021.</ref>
|-
| [[Nordic Fuzz Con]]
| March 2021
| {{flagdiv|swe| }}
| Livestream, Discord
| Events were held throughout the month of March. March 5-7: Art Bazaar, March 12-13: Music Festival, March 19-20: Fursuit Extravaganza, March 26-27: Gaming Gala<ref>[https://nordicfuzzcon.org/ Nordic Fuzz Con website], retrieved March 13, 2021.</ref>
|-
| [[Texas Furry Fiesta]]
| March 26-28, 2021
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
| Livestream, Discord, VRChat, SecondLife, Minecraft<ref>https://twitter.com/FurryFiesta/status/1348711832727515141 FurryFiesta Minecraft tease, dated January 11, 2021.</ref>
| The theme was "Oceanic Adventure." A total of $7560 was raised for charity.<ref>[https://twitter.com/FurryFiesta/status/1376323217464434689 TFF Twitter, posted March 28, 2021.</ref>
|}

== See also ==
* [[List of online furry conventions in 2020]]
* [[List of online furry conventions before March 2020]]

== References ==
{{reflist|2}}

{{Conventions}}

[[Category:Conventions]]
[[Category:Events]]
[[Category:Lists]]

List of online furry conventions in 2020

2021-04-02T06:51:02Z

Foxxer: Update Furality entries

:''For online furry conventions after December 2020, see [[list of online furry conventions]]. For those prior to COVID-19, see [[list of online furry conventions before March 2020]]''
Many furry [[convention]]s moved online beginning in March 2020 due to the [[COVID-19]] pandemic.

{| class="wikitable"
! Name
! Dates
! Regular<br />Location
! Platforms
! Notes
|-
| [[Japan Meeting of Furries]] VR Lounge<ref>[https://twitter.com/JMoF_en/status/1214178543661285378 JMoF Tweet], posted January 6, 2020.</ref>
| January 10-12, 2020
| {{flagdiv|jpn| }}
| VRChat
| A virtual alternative to visiting the annual Japan Meeting of Furries convention. Considered to be the very first virtual reality furry convention.
|-
| [[Keep Calm & Carry Con: Furnal Isolation]] (KeepCalmCon)
| March 20-22, 2020
| {{flagdiv|can| }}
|
| An online extension for both the cancelled furry convention [[Furnal Equinox 2020]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/KeepCalmCon KeepCalmCon] official Twitter channel. Retrieved March 17, 2020.</ref> and [[W:Toronto Comicon|Toronto Comicon 2020]].<ref>[https://www.comicontoronto.com/en/home.html ''Hey Fans''] page on the [[Toronto Comicon]]'s website. Retrieved April 26, 2020.</ref>
|-
| [[eFaun]]
| April 11, 2020
| {{flagdiv|fra| }}
| Discord
| Held on Discord (in French) during the afternoon and evening of April 11, 2020 in place of the postponed [[Fauntastic]] 2020 convention.<ref>[https://twitter.com/FauntasticCon/status/1246866658427314177 "Pour patienter, nous vous proposons l’eFaun, convention 100 % en ligne, dans le confort de chez vous ! Elle aura lieu ce samedi 11 avril sur Discord, de 13h jusqu’au bout de la nuit."] - Fauntastic, Twitter, posted 5 April 2020.</ref>
|-
| [[Babyfur Con]]
| April 25, 2020
| Online
| Zoom
| A one day online convention for [[babyfurs]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/BabyfurCon/status/1244818810768470017 Babyfur Con Tweet], posted March 30, 2020.</ref>
|-
| [[Virtual Furry Con]]
| May 1-3, 2020
| Online
| Discord
| Virtual convention in Belgium. Events include Jackbox games, Art-Streams, streams of movies, and fursuit makers and Music Broadcasts, and various DJs.
|-
| [[Down Home FurCon]] (DHFC)
| May 1-3, 2020
| Online
| Twitch
| A [[W:Texas|Texas]] based online con.<ref>[https://twitter.com/DownHomeFC Down Home FurCon] official Twitter channel. Retrieved March 19, 2020.</ref>
|-
| [[Cozy Con]]
| May 2-3, 2020
| Online
| Telegram, Discord
| A self described "spiritual successor to [[Tigerdile]]'s [[Tigerdile#Homecon|HomeCon]]",<ref>[https://cozycononline.com Cozy Con] official website. Retrieved March 17, 2020.</ref> <ref>[https://twitter.com/cozycononline/status/1239678603526193152 ''CozyCon 2020''] - pinned tweet on Twitter. Dated March 16, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2020.</ref>
|-
| [[Furcific Northwest]]
| May 3-9, 2020
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
|
|
|-
| [[Furry Weekend At-Home]]
| May 8-9, 2020
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
| Livestream, Twitch
| An online extension for the COVID-19 cancelled furry convention [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]], was hosted both on its own streaming site, [https://furryweekend.tv Furryweekend.tv], with Twitch offering expanded venues.<ref>[https://www.twitch.tv/furryweekendgaming Furry Weekend Gaming] venue on Twitch. Retrieved May 8, 2020.</ref> It was promoted under the [[W:Hashtag|hashtag]] #FurryWeekend.<ref>[https://twitter.com/FurryWeekend/status/1258076419122438144 ''Get ready for #FurryWeekend At-Home''] post on Twitter. Retrieved May 8, 2020.</ref>
|-
| [[Furality Online Xperience|Furality Online Xperience: Furality 2020]]
| May 22-24, 2020
| Online
| [[VRChat]]
| A [[W:Virtual reality|virtual reality]] convention hosted on the [[W:VRChat|VRChat]] platform.<ref>[https://furality.org/ Furality.org] official convention website. Retrieved April 2, 2020.</ref> The theme was Cyberpunk. There were 2692 registered attendees. $8,646.93 was raised for charity. The first VR-only furry convention without any pre-existing connection to an in-person convention.<ref>[https://furality.org/about Furality website], About Page, checked March 31, 2021.</ref>
|-
| [[CouchCon]]
| June 25-28, 2020
| Online
| Discord, Twitch
| An established furry/[[anthro]] online con already operating since 2019. <ref>[https://twitter.com/Dreamkeepers/status/1239046176823037952 ''2nd annual #Couchcon is ON.''] post on Twitter. Retrieved March 17, 2020.</ref>
|-
| [[FURSAverance]]
| 27-28 June 2020
| Online
|
| A new online convention aimed at [[W:South_Africa|South Africa]] furs, but open to all. The first con took place on 27th and 28th, June 2020. A live podcast called Honey Flow occurred on August 8.<ref>[https://twitter.com/FURSAverance/status/1289942257269788672 FURSAverance Twitter post], dated August 2, 2020.</ref> [https://fursaverance.co.za FURSAverance website].
|-
| [[Anthrocon|Virtual AnthroCon]]
| Weekend of July 4, 2020
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
| Livestream, VRChat
| With the cancellation of Anthrocon 2020 in Pittsburgh, the Anthrocon AV team hosted a last-minute virtual livestream via their personal streaming platform at https://anthrocon.tv, and allowed the "Spirit of Pittsburgh" VRChat world created by [[Firr]] to become the makeshift virtual convention space.
|-
| [[FeralCon]]
| July 17-19, 2020
| Online
| Hopin
| <ref>''[https://www.feralcon.com/ Going Feral! Info]'' con website, checked October 13, 2020.</ref>
|-
| [[NONSTOP WORLD]] 2
| July 18-19, 2020
| Online
| [[W:Minecraft|Minecraft]], Discord
| The second iteration of NONSTOP WORLD. VIP tickets were optionally sold for $5 USD to gain 'special world area access'. Profits were proceeded to direct COVID-19 relief, and NAACP Legal Defense Fund.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200718232448/https://www.nonstop.world/ Nonstop World con website] from Archive.org, dated July 18, 2020.</ref>
|-
| [[Hex Furfest]]
| July 17-19, 2020
| Online
| Twitch, Discord, VRChat
| An online EDM festival. They formed a partnership with the [[TailBass]] [[W:VRChat|VRChat]] community to allow [[W:virtual_reality|VR]] users to enjoy the convention with more immersion.<ref>[https://twitter.com/hexfurryfest Hex Furry Fest Twitter feed], checked October 13, 2020, no specific tweet found.</ref>
|-
| [[Brasil FurFest 2020|Brasil FurFest Night 2020]]
| August 1, 2020
| {{flagdiv|bra| }}
| Discord, YouTube
| The hotel con was postponed to July 2021 and BFF hosted on a night of activities and games on Discord plus a 9-hour livestream in YouTube. Charity campaign pledged BRL 7,300 (around USD 1,300).<ref>''[https://brasilfurfest.com.br/bffnight/ BFF Night - Brasil FurFest]'' con website, checked October 13, 2020.</ref>
|-
| [[Camp Tiny Paws]]
| August 14-16, 2020
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
| Twitch
| The in-person venue was postponed to 2021, but the pre-existing convention hosted an online con.<ref>''[https://ourtinypawsinc.wixsite.com/ctp2019/camp-tiny-paws-2020-online Camp Tiny Paws 2020 online]'', checked October 13, 2020.</ref>
|-
| [[Furrydelphia|Furrydelphia Virtualcon: Stay-At-Home]]
| August 14-16, 2020<ref>[https://virtual.furrydelphia.org/ Furrydelphia Virtual 2020 con website], checked October 13, 2020.</ref>
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
| Twitch, VRChat, Discord, Telegram
| An online rendition of the [[W:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] furry convention.
|-
| [[VirtualFurence|EuroFurence Online]]
| 21-23rd August, 2020
| {{flagdiv|ger| }}
| VRChat
| A VR convention and dance competition hosted by [[Eurofurence]] in [[W:VRChat|VRChat]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/virtualfurence/status/1282388183972556801 Twitter announcement], dated July 12, 2020.</ref>
|-
| [[Megaplex Online]]
| August 21-23, 2020
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
| Twitch, Hopin
| An online alternative to the canceled Megaplex 2020: All Aboard! convention. The C.A.R.E. Foundation was the selected charity.<ref>[https://megaplex.online/ Megaplex Online con website], checked October 13, 2020.</ref>
|-
| [[Furry Weekend At-Home]]: Round 2
| August 29, 2020
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
| Twitch
| Staff members of the pre-existing convention [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]] hosted a [https://www.twitch.tv/furryweekend Twitch] stream.<ref>[https://twitter.com/FurryWeekend/status/1287825083185143809 FWA Twitter post], dated July 27, 2020</ref>.
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| [[FursonaCon]] 2020
| August 29-30, 2020
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| NeosVR
| The pre-existing convention hosted a convention as the theme "Cyberspace Online"<ref>''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmqVyQDPwZk Welcome to Cyberspace Online!]'' YouTube video, posted June 20, 2020.</ref>
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| [[IndyFurCon 2020|IndyFurCon: Live!]]
| August 28-30, 2020
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| Livestream, Telegram, VRChat
| IndyFurCon hosted a [https://stream.indyfurcon.com/ livestream] containing panels and dances, and had a [https://t.me/indyfurconlive Telegram] group. Guest of Honor was "Quack Quack Honk". A [[VRChat]] world was created by [[Firr]] for the occasion. <ref>[https://www.indyfurcon.com/ IndyFurCon website], checked October 13, 2020, couldn't verify information there or on archive.org.</ref>
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| [[Mephit Furmeet|Mephit Fur Meet 2020: Home Away from Home!]]
| September 4-6, 2020<ref>[https://mobile.twitter.com/mephitfurmeet/status/1292995140638908423 Mephit Furmeet Twitter Post], dated August 10, 2020</ref>.
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| Telegram, Discord, Zoom
| An online iteration of the annual convention based out of [[W:Olive Branch, Mississippi, USA|Olive Branch, Mississippi, USA]].
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| [[Cozy Con]]
| September 19-20, 2020<ref>[http://twitter.com/cozycononline/status/1276306462520692736 ''CozyCon 2020: Autumn Magic''] - Tweet on Twitter. Dated June 25, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.</ref>
| Online
| Telegram, Discord
| A bi-annual online event with panels, vendors, dances, and more! <ref>[https://cozycononline.com Cozy Con] official website. Retrieved July 29, 2020.</ref>
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| [[Wild North 2020]]
| September 26-27, 2020
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| Discord, Twitch
| The theme is "Virtual Tails".
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| [[Furever West]]
| September 24-26, 2020
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| Discord<ref>[https://twitter.com/FureverWest/status/1309606456149176320 FurEver West Twitter post], dated September 25, 2020</ref>.
| [[W:Wyoming|Wyoming, USA's]] first furry convention! In-person venue postponed to 2021.<ref>[https://www.fureverwest.com/ FurEver West con website], checked October 13, 2020.</ref>
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| VR [[Japan Meeting of Furries]] (Prologue)
| October 3-4, 2020<ref>[https://www.jmof.jp/vr_jmof VR JMoF con website], VR JMoF 2021 Prologue section, checked October 13, 2020.</ref>
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| VRChat
| *A "beta test" for JMoF's VRChat worlds before the convention in January.
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| [[ConFuror]]
| October 9-11, 2020
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| Twitch, Picarto, Discord, VRChat.
| A Twitch/Youtube/picarto stream<ref>''[http://confuror.org/en/online/ Welcome to ConFuror 2020 Lucha Libre Virtual Edition!]'', checked October 13, 2020</ref> and VRChat/Minecraft worlds<ref>''[http://confuror.org/en/activities/vrchat/ Enter our virtual world in VRChat]'', checked October 13, 2020</ref> <ref>''[http://confuror.org/en/activities/minecraft/ Enter our virtual world in Minecraft]'', checked October 13, 2020</ref>
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| [[Western Pennsylvania Furry Weekend]]
| October 10-11, 2020
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| Streaming, Twitch, Telegram
| A local [[W:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] con took to streaming events in response to the cancellation of their in-person event.
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| [[OwOmaCon]]
| October 24-25, 2020
| Online
| Telegram, Discord, VRChat
| An online convention based in [[W:Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha, Nebraska]].
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| [[RAMCon]]
| October 23-24, 2020
| Online
| Discord, Twitch
| Second iteration.
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| Virtual [[Furpocalypse]]
| October 30 - November 1, 2020<ref>[https://twitter.com/FurpocalypseInc/status/1265719422498549762 Furpocalypse Press Release on Twitter], dated May 27, 2020</ref>.
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| Streaming, VRChat?<ref>[https://twitter.com/FurpocalypseInc/status/1322357563791466497 Furpoc Twitter], dated October 30, 2020.</ref>
| An online version of [[Furpocalypse]].
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| [[Infurnity Online]]
| October 31, 2020
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| Streaming, VRChat
| Known locally as "獸無限Online"; the online iteration of [[Infurnity]].
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| [[The Energetic Convention (T.E.C.)]]
| October 25-31, 2020
| Online
| Discord, VRChat
| The first [[convention]] based out of [[W:Fort_St._John%2C_British_Columbia|Fort St. John, B.C., Canada]]. The Energetic Convention's events will be hosted online until the organizers can afford to host the venue in person, and lasts one week long, compared to one weekend like most events.
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| Fur-B-Que
| November 7, 2020
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| Discord
| An online version of the annual fall cookout for [[Furthemore]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/FurtheMore/status/1313552833443135495 FurTheMore Twitter Announcement], dated October 6, 2020</ref>
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| [[Furcation]]
| November 7-8, 2020<ref>[https://2020.furcation.org.uk/ Furcation website], retrieved November 11, 2020.</ref>
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| Twitch, Discord, VRChat
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| [[Furality Online Xperience|Furality Online Xperience: Furality 2000]]
| November 6-8, 2020
| Online
| [[VRChat]]
| The second iteration of the VRChat-based convention. 3.1k attendees; $5,846 in donations.<ref>[https://twitter.com/furality/status/1326024469924569088 Furality Twitter], dated November 9, 2020.</ref> First furry convention to Event Partner with [[VRChat]].
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| Virtual [[Howloween]]
| November 13-14, 2020
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| Discord
| A virtual rendition of the 'mini-convention' from [[W:Vancouver, Canada|Vancouver, Canada]].
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| [[Hex Furryfest]]
| December 11-13, 2020<ref>[http://hexfurryfest.com/ Hex Furry Fest home page], checked October 13, 2020.</ref>
| Online
| VRChat
| The second total iteration of the Hex Furryfest convention, and the first iteration of the winter seasonal furry [[w:Electronic_dance_music|EDM]] festival held in VRChat.
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| [[Midwest FurFest]]
| December 18-20, 2020<ref>[https://twitter.com/FurFest/status/1321527772565721089 Midwest FurFest Twitter], posted October 28, 2020.</ref>
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| Livestream, website
| A dealers' room, dance competition, and DJs are planned. Appearances from Guests of Honor and other events are possible as well.<ref>[https://www.furfest.org/ Midwest FurFest website], as of 10/29/2020.</ref> Attendees gathered in numerous instances of the Regency VR Chat world<ref>[https://vrchat.com/home/world/wrld_69595cd4-8c6d-43e5-9892-a2046ffddeee] Regency VR Chat world, labs'd November 29, 2020.</ref> on the original dates of MFF, December 3-7, 2021.
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| [[Anthro Northwest]]
| December 26, 2020<ref>[https://www.anthronw.com/2020vr/ Anthro Northwest 2020 VR] official website. Retrieved November 11, 2020.</ref>
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| VRChat
| Panels, a Pacific Northwest themed VR world, chat, charity auction and more.<ref>[https://twitter.com/anthronw/status/1321876804588597248 Tweet] on the Anthro Northwest account on Twitter. Dated October 29, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2020.</ref>
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| [[New Year's Furry Ball]]
| December 31, 2020<ref>[https://www.newyearsfurryball.com/ NYFB website], retrieved November 13, 2020.</ref>
| {{flagdiv|usa| }}
| Twitch, Discord
| A virtual version of the Delaware event, hosted by [[The Furst State]]. Panels, performances by [[Fox Amoore]] and [[Pepper Coyote]], Jackbox, and a balldrop ceremony are planned.<ref>[https://www.newyearsfurryball.com/schedule-1 NYFB schedule], retrieved November 13, 2020.</ref>
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| Online [[Furry Migration]]
| December 31, 2020 - January 1, 2021<ref>[https://online.furrymigration.org/schedule/ Online Furry Migration schedule], retrieved January 1, 2021.</ref>
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| Discord, VRChat
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