Virtual Reality is real.
Real friends. Real memories.
Avatars that portray our real selves.
Real places we can visit.
VR is imagination made real.
It is not only virtual reality, it is our reality.
Furality Aqua was the most attended furry convention yet, bringing over 15k furries together for an incredible weekend.
This is a significant achievement for the entire fandom, and we celebrate with our physical convention friends the growth and success of the furry community.
Months of hard work, dedication, and creativity have gone into building our most legendary convention yet. However, we need your help.
I heard far too often that so many would’ve attended Furality if they had only heard about it.
Help us spread the word!
Furality means the world to me. To my Legendary team, to our amazing contributors, and to our wonderful attendees, you make this possible. Thank you all so much.
I am so grateful this is possible, that we can do what we do. To have over 9000 of you come is incredible. Thank you.
I am not the person you should be sending complaints or feedback to regarding controversial decisions made by the platform.
If I had even a fraction of the influence or control I’m being accused of having, I’d have already used it to make things a heck of a lot better for us.
I truly love Furality Sylva.
I’m so excited for all of you to see what we’ve made.
We’ve had to overcome many challenges and struggles to get to this point, but we’re nearly there.
I sincerely appreciate your patience. Your encouragement and enthusiasm is what keeps us going!
I don’t know how to be more clear.
Conventions do not announce numbers as some kind of competition when it comes to attendance. We are one community.
Every significant accomplishment and every successful event, physical or virtual, is a milestone achieved by all in our fandom.
We’ve seen so much creativity in the
#VRChat
furry community when it comes to
#FuralityUmbra
avatars, keep up the great work!
If you're still looking for some pointers,
@AtlasSpaceWulf
and I have some tips to help design your outfit for the convention.
It's a distinct honor to lead the team that has accomplished such an amazing and ambitious project.
Their passion and drive is what makes
#FuralitySylva
possible.
Furality Aqua has brought together the most attendees to a single event within the furry fandom.
Don't miss out!
#FuralityAqua
is just getting started.
It feels like it was just yesterday I was sitting with him at MFF, listening to his stories and his heartfelt enthusiasm for the VR furry community.
His words of encouragement over the years have meant so much to me.
I’ll never forget them. Thank you for everything, Sylys.
For those not understanding, some have not been sharing in the celebration of our community’s accomplishments this week.
What we do in VR being called “not real” is as ridiculous as when digital art is referred to as not real art. VR is a different medium of real interaction.
There have been so many stories I’ve heard, saying that Furality has motivated them to attend a physical convention to meet the friends they’ve come to know in VR.
Physical and virtual, no matter the method, furry conventions bring our community together.
I’m sympathetic to the issues caused by yesterday’s update, and I encourage the continued development of all VR social platforms, but I am deeply saddened our community seems more focused on boycotts and rage than perseverance and ingenuity.
I hope for the best, for all of us.
Though today may be the last day of
#FuralityAqua
it's far from over.
There's still a full day of events, meetups, and Club F.Y.N.N. to enjoy and celebrate the VR furry fandom and its incredible community.
The Oceans of Luma shine bright because of you.
Want to be seen by everyone at Furality Umbra?
Make sure your
#VRChat
avatar is Medium performance rank or better!
Yes, you can still have a decked out avatar without lagging other players if you optimize it.
Please check out this thread on how to use optimization tools:
🧵Wanna optimize things with little effort?
Wanna have a tool that makes you medium FOR YOU?
Well, use D4rk Avatar Optimizer
People ask me how I get my model down to medium with so much stuff on it; a great portion of the work is ONE tool.
🧵(1/?)
My boyfriend
@OdoGoldenpaw
created this very handsome version of his VRChat avatar base for me!
I am so proud of him for continuing to learn & grow as an artist. This avatar is such a wonderful gift! ❤️
Like what you see? You can get your own Werewolf at
I’ve received many questions about Furality Aqua, and while we’re not ready to share everything just yet, I’d like to mention a few things
Furality Aqua takes place in the Oceans of Luma, but has its own touches & details including a different look for avatars than Furality Luma
✨ New Year, New Look! ✨
Suited up in stunning glamour and dazzling gloss,
@KriegarWolf
and I sport our shiny new
#VRChat
outfits as we ring in the new year!
Here's to a year of bold choices and brighter futures!
Wishing everyone the very best for 2024! 🎉
You do not need to send me dramatic DMs about how you are so sad you can never participate in our event or see me again, as though your decision to “switch” to another platform prevents you from ever opening up the one you’ve used previously. Get a grip.
Your words of encouragement mean so much to me.
It's you, our community, that continues to push us forward in creating incredible experiences like
#FuralitySylva
Insulting VR experiences by calling them “not real” is what I find particularly objectionable.
“Yeah but VR isn’t real” is more than disrespectful to those who organize VR events.
It’s hurtful to those in our community who have found the fandom through VR.
Like me.
🍍 Always a pleasure to have a delicious galactic pineapple drink with
@ConradHusky
Thank you
@OdoGoldenpaw
for making us look so good!
Check out Odo’s Pup Pack VRChat avatar base @
I love physical conventions, it’s one of the reasons I started Furality. There’s no competition between physical and virtual.
We find the attendance of virtual events leads to increasing the desire to attend physical events.
Stop trying to compare us, instead, celebrate with us
VR headset or fursuit head, foot paw or foot tracker, or no equipment at all, the magic of the furry fandom can find us in different ways.
Neither experience is less real.
The Oceans of Luma await!
We graciously welcome you to the worlds of
#FuralityAqua
Our first event is about to begin shortly.
To access the convention please login at
It’s an incredible honor to be able to celebrate and support our vibrant VR furry community, and I am truly grateful that I get to do it with our wonderful Furality Team.
I could never have imagined the day our entire team wouldn’t be able to fit in one instance!
Thank you to all who made
#FuralityLegends
truly our most legendary convention yet!
9,024 Registered Attendees
$14,976 raised for SaveAFox Rescue
The sun may have set on Legend City, but your story is still being written.
We sincerely appreciate your continued love & support!
The team has poured so much work and dedication into Furality Legends. We set high expectations for ourselves after Luma, and I am so excited to show our community that we have continued to improve every aspect of the convention experience.
It’s a very happy
#FursuitFriday
with the awesome
@DaxterDingo
!
I remember watching Daxter on TikTok and thinking that fursuiting might be for me.
A couple years later, I had the pleasure of making a TikTok with him myself!
Thanks Daxter!
Nested beside
@KriegarWolf
, under these festive lights, we cuddle close, making our spirits bright. 🎄✨
Wishing all, near and far, a season of joy and warmth, no matter where you are. 💖
🎁 Merry Christmas! 🦌
The smell of the Furality Aqua Immersion Spray is challenging to explain, but can be described as sweet and pleasant!
It is not a generic "ocean breeze" scent and is quite different from the scent of the Furality Luma Immersion Spray.
Enhance your VR convention experience with the Furality Aqua Immersion Spray, available today on the Furality Convention Store at 8PM EDT
This water-based fragrance brings the magical scent of the Oceans of Luma to your playspace!
I want to give an extra big thank you to the Furality Supporters who have pledged to our Patreon campaign!
This is a crucial moment for our organization. You’re making a big difference and helping us make really cool things possible.
I appreciate all of you very much! ❤️
I hope everyone has been having lots of fun at
#FuralityUmbra
!
Check out this clip if you’d like to hear the story of the Umbrans from Opening Ceremonies yesterday.
For those not familiar with the Furality Dealer’s Den, it’s a huge world our team puts together, full of tons of promotional booths.
Our Dealer’s Den has never required payment from vendors to participate, it’s our way of showcasing those who make the VR furry fandom possible!
We are excited to announce applications for the
#FuralityAqua
Dealer’s Den and Art Gallery are now open!
Vendors of VR or furry fandom products and services are encouraged to apply.
Artists can submit artwork to be featured in our in-world Art Gallery!
I want to sincerely apologize for being unresponsive recently.
After falling ill after my Reno trip in late October, I only just recovered in time for MFF, only to fall sick again now.
I know there are quite a few people depending on me and I’ll do my best to catch up soon.
Much like Furality Luma was not intended to be a scary forest, Furality Aqua is not intended to be a scary ocean environment.
We are keeping in mind ways to minimize discomfort for attendees with Thalassophobia with the design of our worlds.
The # of qualified DJs who applied for the next F.O.X. was truly flattering and far exceeded our available slots. The enthusiasm for Club F.Y.N.N. is awesome!
A big thank you to our judges who listened to hundreds of hours of demos to in order to make some very hard choices.
Furality Aqua does not take place in an earthly ocean, and is not diving themed. No diving suits or snorkels required.
We’ll be publishing an avatar style guide in April with more information on how to dress up your avatar to fit in with the theme!
I’m at
@FurryMigration
and I’ve even brought F.Y.N.N. with me!
I’m giving away some
@furality
swag so be sure to say hi. Look for my big blue mohawk!
Thanks for taking a photo with me
@EmericShep
!
Happy
#FursuitFriday
!
I was so glad to have the opportunity to attend my very first Anthrocon and walk in the fursuit parade!
Of course, it was even better with
@ConradHusky
as my handler 💚
Thank you to everyone who stopped to say hi and chat with me!
📸
@FoxByDaylight
Oku,
I cannot thank you enough for lending your talent and imagination to the convention. To work on this project with not only an amazing artist but also a dear friend is a true honor
Furality simply wouldn’t be the same without you. Thank you for supporting me in so many ways
I sincerely appreciate all the kind words and enthusiasm for F.Y.N.N.’s Room and Furality Aqua this past week.
I’m excited to show more as we get closer to the convention!
I’m so proud of Odo for making this avatar base specifically designed for fox-like species.
I’ve watched him put a lot of thought and time into making the Foxxo appealing and comfortable, and I think it came out fantastic!
Great job! ❤️
It’s a real shame
@UPS
is refusing to deliver what are quite possibly the most exciting shirts
@Furality
has ever had to offer to our special event at FWA.
Delayed by a day, then can’t even drive a truck 16 minutes away, and won’t let us pick them up from the depot ourselves.
Thank you to everyone who applied to Furality Legends!
We’ve received an overwhelming amount of applications for our Dealer’s Den, tons great meetup suggestions, and awesome event applications.
We’ll be sending out emails letting you know one way or the other as soon as we can!
Changing the price of registration for Furality Aqua was not a decision made lightly.
Our original pricing was set for Furality 2000, a very different convention than what Furality Online Xperience is today.
Furality, Inc. (our 501c3 nonprofit) was created to handle our funding
Join us for Furality Cyber Connection this Friday at 7 PM EST, where we’ll recap VRChat's NYE event, interview renowned avatar artist Kreic, and play a game of Jar's Audience Anarchy!
Oh, one last thing. The most exciting Furality Online Xperience yet. We’re calling it Furali-
Did you enjoy my DJ set with F.Y.N.N. at
#FuralityLuma
?
It’s now uploaded to the Furality Club F.Y.N.N. YouTube Channel, along with all of the DJ sets from Furality Luma!
I’m so happy to be at MFF 2021 after attending for the first time in 2019.
It’s such a wonderful event with an incredible atmosphere that I am thrilled to experience once again!
Furality Online Xperience is an event you don’t want to miss!
#FuralityAqua
is next weekend, June 17 - 19 in
@VRChat
Xperience our most incredible VR furry convention yet!
Register now @
It’s very important to us that no one is unable to attend Furality Aqua because they cannot afford registration.
We will continue to offer our financial hardship program to anyone who needs it.
It is, without a doubt, our attendees who make each Furality event so special.
Less than 2 hours until our Furality Legends set debuts on YouTube!
The goal of these sets has been to ward off PCD by bringing some of the happiest and fun music to Club F.Y.N.N. after the convention ends.
F.Y.N.N. and I hope you enjoy experiencing this set again!
🎧 Get ready to party with Daltyn & F.Y.N.N.! 🎉
Our
#ClubFYNN
YouTube is dropping 2 epic DJ sets from
#FuralityLegends
starting with Daltyn & F.Y.N.N.'s Bubblegum Dance & Tropical/Progressive House back-to-back set. 🌴🕺
Tune in tomorrow at 8pm EDT:
In the first
#VRChat
Developer Update of the year, we remember
#VRCNYE2023
, show off some of the new features and fixes you'll see in upcoming updates, and bring back a LEGEND. 🤠
READ MORE here!
I’ve been loving my new
#VRChat
avatar by
@MeeloGoat
over the past few months, it’s like wearing a virtual fursuit.
Come see me and many more fantastic furry avatars in
@VRChat
!
The good news for those that we weren’t able to accept this time is that the next Furality event is never that far away.
Please don’t think of our inability to accept everyone as a “no” but more of a “not this time”.
All of the DJs who applied have my gratitude for their work!
The way our attendees love to dress their avatar for the convention is one of my favorite parts of Furality Online Xperience, and I’m so proud of the Furality Creative Team for their work bringing this beautiful concept into (virtual) reality!
Get your avatar ready for
#FuralityAqua
with the Furality Aqua Shader, Fins, and Runes!
We highly recommend using the Furality Aqua Shader on any avatars you plan to use at the convention.
Check out the Avatar Style Guide & Fins Tutorial for more info!
I’m still really proud of this TikTok, and of course even more proud of Odo for making such a great avatar base!
He’s got a new outfit on the way and it looks amazing!
I’ve been getting quite a few questions about SaveAFox Rescue since my tweet on Friday.
Mikayla and Ethan have posted a short video on their YouTube channel that explains a bit about SaveAFox and its oversight and transparency as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
We know we have a big responsibility when it comes to providing a place of gathering, learning, and fun for our community. It’s truly our honor that we are able to showcase the vibrant community that the VR furry fandom has become.
It was very special to finally meet
@VentKazemaru
at Furry Migration!
He’s created many art pieces for me over the years, including some of the first of my character and the art for the very first Furality Online Xperience
Thank you again so much!
These few weeks before the convention are often the most busy and stressful for our team members. Please understand that although they are very focused on the convention and may be a little distant, we’re always thinking about you and the fun times we hope you’ll have!
Our costs have increased greatly due to the infrastructure, licensing fees, and creative development necessary to build and operate the convention.
Simply put, our organization has grown dramatically. We want to continue to improve and do more, but we need your support to do so.
Thank you for persevering through every challenge that came along the way and putting so much effort in to make Furality Legends possible.
I am so proud of all of you.