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thoughts on virtual Furnal Equinox (2021)
4 years ago
so since i last posted a journal over a year ago, a lot has happened. it's funny looking back at my last journal, when i still thought that FE 2020 was going to happen.
we all know how that went, but fortunately this year the con moved online. it was my first time doing a virtual con and to be honest, i ended up enjoying it a lot more than i thought i would. watching the usual events like the fursuit dance competition, the Xephyr concert, and the masquerade on the livestream really made it feel like the actual con.
i was actually amazed at the accuracy of the VR chat worlds that recreated the con hotel - it brought back memories and made it feel familiar. i loved the concept of the virtual dealers den - it was way bigger than the dealers den could be in real life, and still gave you that opportunity to explore the booths and see what was on offer. the only thing missing there was the opportunity to chat with the vendors (i know some were online during the con, but i didn't get the chance to see any).
the other thing VR chat did was give me that feeling of being around people again - something i didn't even know that i missed after all the months of staying at home and having minimal in-person contact with others. between VRC and the discord, i saw plenty of familiar faces around, which again gave me that fur con feeling. and better yet i actually had the chance to meet and hang out with some new folks too.
of course since i didn't get any commissions last year, i had to order some - hopefully i'll have some stuff to post in my gallery soon :) (especially given that i updated my ref for the con last year and then never ended up using it!!)
overall, of course it wasn't the same thing as actually being there - but this virtual con really was the next best thing. it left me feeling surprisingly energized and happy, and it really gave me a break from the same old stay-at-home activities i've been doing week after week.
why am i even sharing this here? not sure, to be honest. not many people will see it here, but if anything, i'll have it as a memento for myself.
we all know how that went, but fortunately this year the con moved online. it was my first time doing a virtual con and to be honest, i ended up enjoying it a lot more than i thought i would. watching the usual events like the fursuit dance competition, the Xephyr concert, and the masquerade on the livestream really made it feel like the actual con.
i was actually amazed at the accuracy of the VR chat worlds that recreated the con hotel - it brought back memories and made it feel familiar. i loved the concept of the virtual dealers den - it was way bigger than the dealers den could be in real life, and still gave you that opportunity to explore the booths and see what was on offer. the only thing missing there was the opportunity to chat with the vendors (i know some were online during the con, but i didn't get the chance to see any).
the other thing VR chat did was give me that feeling of being around people again - something i didn't even know that i missed after all the months of staying at home and having minimal in-person contact with others. between VRC and the discord, i saw plenty of familiar faces around, which again gave me that fur con feeling. and better yet i actually had the chance to meet and hang out with some new folks too.
of course since i didn't get any commissions last year, i had to order some - hopefully i'll have some stuff to post in my gallery soon :) (especially given that i updated my ref for the con last year and then never ended up using it!!)
overall, of course it wasn't the same thing as actually being there - but this virtual con really was the next best thing. it left me feeling surprisingly energized and happy, and it really gave me a break from the same old stay-at-home activities i've been doing week after week.
why am i even sharing this here? not sure, to be honest. not many people will see it here, but if anything, i'll have it as a memento for myself.
ElliotShoe
~elliotshoe
def would be fun to explore VRC! we should bust out our VR for ps4 and see if it works for stuff like that
Lazuryt
~wydran
OP
yessss, i was telling prez this the other day but you can run VRC on PC without having a headset! so that's always an option too
