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Megaplex 2016
Thursday, August 04, 2016
9 eventsDances – Kale
Megaplex Dances with Kale
To Absent Friends
Before we begin this year's festivities, we pause to remember those who are no longer with us. To our absent friends: You are missed, you are loved, and you are not forgotten.
Comedy Open Mic
Everyone has a joke or two! Maybe you have a funny story to share? Making people laugh is awesome, so why not get up in front of a friendly crowd and try out some material? Don't be shy, it'll be fun!
Dances – Roo3k
Megaplex Dances with Roo3k
Karaoke with Kryos & Simba!
Come out and get your sing on! Kareoke with Kryos and Simba will be helping you bring out your inner musician before the con begins!
Ultimate WereWolf
Ultimate Werewolf is the ultimate party game for from 5 to 68 players. Each plaer has an agenda: as a villager, hunt down the werewolves. As a werewolf convince the other villagers that you're innocent, secretly dining on them.
Dances - Deke
Megaplex Dances with Deke - Dubstep, Trap, Bass House
Ring in the New Con with Puck!
It's the night before con, you've arrived early, & you're looking for something fun to do! Why not join Puck for an evening of improv comedy, antics, and stories of cons past? This interactive comedy show will be sure to keep you entertained, and get you pumped for the upcoming convention! Puck has spent most of his life on stage, be it working for himself, working for the circus, or working with a group of traveling performers, and he's starting his comedy early this year with his first ever Pre-Con show! This will be different than all his other shows and panels, so come, be part of the party, meet friends, and have a great time!
Friday, August 05, 2016
37 eventsDances – Edge
Megaplex Dances with Edge
Dances – GOJII
Megaplex Dances with GOJII
Registration
Registration!
Sponsor Suite
Headless Lounge
Rest your head and grab some water while you cool down!
Opening Ceremonies
Kick off the con in style at the Opening Ceremonies and meet the staff, board, and Guests of Honor!
Furshoot Photography
Come get photos taken!
Basic Furry Anatomy
This crash course will demonstrate basic techniques for furry anatomy in various styles. Attendees are welcome to sketch along and learn different forms of animal body types.
Break the Ice with Puck
Come laugh along with Puck’s crazy wild sense of humor and learn how making friends and meeting new people is easier than you thought!
Your First Furry Con?
Is this your 1st Furry convention? Join KP, a Megaplex Board member, for a fun and informative discussion about etiquette and information to make the most of your convention experience!
Dealer's Den
Visit the Dealer's Den!
Video Gaming Room
Video Games!
Tabletop Gaming Room
Come play board games!
3D Printing Fursuit Parts
Learn how to custom design and fabricate 3d printed parts for fursuit and costume creation.
Photography Basics
They say the best camera is the one you have with you. Whether it's a DSLR or your phone, why not learn how to make the most of it?
Pagan Meet Up
Come sit a spell and meet others who walk different spiritual paths! Nature lovers, wiccans, light workers and all paths welcome! Bring your love and light!
Audio / Visual Open Forum
An open forum about lighting, audio, and special effect technology, and their safe implementation.
Special FX Makeup (On a Budget)
This is a simple class on special effects makeup on a budget. Everything from hints, transfer prosthetics, and makeup applications. There will be mild blood and some "gory" styles of makeup
How to Get Published
This panel would discuss how to get published inside of the furry fandom and the steps necessary to submit to a anthology.
Do it FUR the Vine : Basics of Vine!
Learn how to do your own short 7-second videos from a master and one of this years GOHs, Cosmicwuffy! See his methods, learn the basics, and have fun making your own short videos!
Shiny and Zack's Contractually Obligated Music Hour
They didn't read the bottom line & they don't get paid, but they DO perform! Come enjoy the urban-folk music of ZOMGShiny & Zack Grey as they keep you entertained with music from modern tunes to the stuff your parents listened to!
Intro to Calligraphy
Calligraphy and illuminated writing is a very old artform that is fun to learn and gives you beautiful writing. Join KP for an introduction to this artform. Please bring a calligraphic pen/marker to practice with. (available at art stores)
Apocalypse Scenarios Discussion and Roleplay
Have you ever wondered what may befall our kind? Feel like you could survive the end times? How? What would you take? Who would you TRUST!? Come talk with a few like minded people.
Intro to Fursuiting / Fursuiting 101...or is it?
The basics of Fursuiting! From how to suit up, take care of your suit, take care of yourself, to dancing! Also including the basics of surviving conventions and how to stay healthy.
Foxes and Peppers #Hashtag
Fox and Pepper come together for a concert featuring all-original music. Enjoy selections from their popular new album #Hashtag, as well as old favorites from both of their catologues. It'll be GOOD!
Therian/Otherkin Meet and Greet
Do you identify as a Therian or Otherkin? Everyone from seasoned veterans to those still questioning are welcome to come out and meet others like yourself.
Con Etiquette with Puck
A few years ago, Puck was approached by the con chair with a special request: Take his..."special" brand of comedy and do a Con Etiquette with it. That's right! For SOME reason, the con has entrusted PUCK of all people to tell YOU what you can and can't do at a con! They had NO idea what they were in for! And HERE IT IS! Puck's Con Etiquette! Puck's guide to the Do's and the YOU HAD BETTER NOT's of a convention! Want to keep from being banned? Come check it out! Want to see JUST how much you can get away with? Well that is something Puck has perfected! So come on in and have a blast! Oh and I'm legally required to state that the views and comments of this con are in now way endorsed by Megaplex. Or something.
Meet the Guests of Honor
Join your host, Kuddlepup, and our special guests CosmicWuffy and Kenket for an informal (and possibly humorous!) discussion of their involvement in the fandom, projects they have worked on, and other areas of interest. The audience will have an opportunity to ask questions as well!
Lose Fewer Sales, Attract More Fans
Want to boost sales at your con table and create life long fans in the process? We go into detail on how to create fulfilling customer relationships, set up an engaging display, and sell without feeling like a salesperson! For newbies & pros alike!
Dance Competition Auditions
Want to compete in the big show on Saturday evening? First you have to audition! See the posted guidelines for all the details.
Megaplex Late Night
Join KP, our guests of honor, and some special guests for a comedic show with a late night flavor! This new late night show is sure to be entertaining!
Dessert Social
Join us for a free mouth-watering selection of sweet treats!
Marketing Your Art
Learn how to sell your art and make it a hot commodity!
Dances – Takum
Megaplex Dances with Takum
(18+) Finding Acceptance in "Private" Relationships
This panel will focus on the kink side, touching on self acceptance, building self esteem and solid relationships.
Ultimate WereWolf
Ultimate Werewolf is the ultimate party game for from 5 to 68 players. Each plaer has an agenda: as a villager, hunt down the werewolves. As a werewolf convince the other villagers that you're innocent, secretly dining on them.
Dances – Bit Fox
Megaplex Dances with Bit Fox
Saturday, August 06, 2016
42 eventsDances – Robbie
Megaplex Dances with Robbie
(18+) Foxes and Peppers After Dark
Fox and Pepper bring their nonsense carnival of music and alcoholism to Florida for the first time ever! Enjoy original music, covers of songs we probably don't actually like, and two of the most handsome musicians the fandom has to offer.
(18+) Writing Good Erotica
Learn how to tell a good story that combines sex and plot into something more than the sum of it's parts.
Dances – Laser Raccoon
Megaplex Dances with Laser Raccoon
Military Fur Meet and Greet
A meet and greet to expand your friendship with fellow brothers and sisters in arms. This event will be open to active duty members, veterans, military supporters, as well as individuals who are interested in joining the military.
Registration
Registration!
Sponsor Suite
Video Gaming Room
Video Games!
Headless Lounge
Rest your head and grab some water while you cool down!
Furrywood: Voice Acting
Learn about voice acting by stepping up to the mic yourself! The audience provides the talent as volunteers record from a prepared stack of 2-character scripts to be posted online.
How to Add Electronic Stuff to your Fursuit without it Exploding!
Want to make your fursuit look around or make its ears wiggle? Maybe you're a dragon and you'd like to really breathe smoke? Or just add a boat load of LED lights to your stuff? Firr will show you how!
Dance Competition Auditions
Want to compete in the big show on Saturday evening? First you have to audition! See the posted guidelines for all the details.
Furshoot Photography
Come get photos taken!
Dealer's Den
Visit the Dealer's Den!
Tabletop Gaming Room
Come play board games!
Build Your Own World
Learn about world building and how to create compelling worlds to set your stories into.
Super Sponsor Luncheon
Enjoy lunch with our Guests of Honor, key staffers and your fellow supersponsors. Not yet a supersponsor? You can still upgrade at the registration desk!
Inventing Languages, Furry-Style
A discussion of invented languages (like Klingon and Elvish), how to create them, and what special considerations we should give to languages spoken in an "furry" world.
Sculpting & Mold Making 101
This will be a basic class on sculpting, primarily how to make a head out of clay and to cast a mold from it to make plastic core for fursuit heads. There will also be a Q&A for any questions you might have about the process!
Husky Meetup
Calling all huskies! This is a fursuit friendly event which revolves around huskies. We will have plenty of events, and water for all the parched pups. See you there!
Rejection: Accepting It & Moving On
Being rejected from a submission call can seem like the end of the world, but this panel can provide some advice on how to accept rejection gracefully and to use it to motivate you further.
Fursuit Photo & Parade Lineup
Fursuit Parade
It's the annual fursuit parade! We'll begin with a group photo, then watch the suiters strut their stuff – a perfect photo opportunity for everyone. Line-up begins at 130pm. At 2pm, the photo will be taken, and the parade will kick off.
Designing & Drawing Believable Creatures with Rhos
Explore different elements of complex creature design with professional freelance illustrator Lindsey “Rhos” Burcar in an hour of jam-packed artistic tips and techniques to make your creatures more believable and visually dynamic.
Furshoot Photography
Come get photos taken!
Charity Poker Tournament
Please join other poker enthusiasts for a 1-day charity poker tournament. The tournament will be a no limit, Texas Hold 'Em game with all proceeds being donated to the CARE Foundation. Support the charity and have fun in the process!
Young Furries Assemble
Being a furry under 18 is tough, we usually don't fit in with the fandom. Meet other young furries as we play games and draw! Bring your suit and some art supplies!
Whose Line is it Anyway?
Join Xante's crew for a night of fun laughs and entertainment including games like Scenes from a Hat, Unlikely Superheroes, Let's Make a Date and Two-Line Vocabulary.
Japanese Game Show Experience!
The return of the infamous “Japanese Game Show Experience”! Part game show, party variety show, all fun! Come join in celebrating its fifth year, exclusively at Megaplex!
Embrace the Power of your Suit (Beyond??)
Learn to embrace the power of your suit! Suit beyond fur events, assist charities, and improve the world by being fluffy! Don't underestimate the power you have to be a hero.
Car Enthusiasts / Motor Furs Meet & Greet
Come get to know other Furs who share your fascination of motor vehicles.
Baby / Kid Fursonas Meet & Greet
Friendly meet up for babyfurs, kidfurs, caretakers, or anyone interested. Feel free to bring toys or games, to add to our list of activities.
Scuba Furs Meet & Greet
Are you a Diver or interested in diving. Come meet your other underwater enthusiasts and share your experiences.
Fursuit Dance Competition
A high intensity dance competition of skilled fursuit dancers with multiple styles and skills fighting for first place
Aviation Furs Meet & Greet
A meet and greet for people who are interested in the world of flying. Whether if it's military, commercial, or general aviation.
Running a Furry Convention
A lighthearted conversation with our Chairman about what its really like to run a furry convention.
Inflatable Animal Toys Meet & Greet
The inflatable animals are back again this year for more hugs, photo ops, and just all-around squeaky, bouncy fun! Find out how to buy, care for, and enjoy these big vinyl critters. Fursuiters welcome!
Karaoke with Kryos & Simba!
Come out and get your sing on! Kareoke with Kryos and Simba will be helping you bring out your inner musician while the con rages on!
Dances – Addix
Megaplex Dances with Addix
Ultimate WereWolf
Ultimate Werewolf is the ultimate party game for from 5 to 68 players. Each plaer has an agenda: as a villager, hunt down the werewolves. As a werewolf convince the other villagers that you're innocent, secretly dining on them.
Art Jam
You are invited to the party! Come doodle in a relaxed environment that's all about making new artwork and new friends. This event encourages friendly advice and critique. Side effects include: networking, artistic growth, giggles.
Dances – Stryder
Megaplex Dances with Stryder
Sunday, August 07, 2016
32 eventsDances – Recca
Megaplex Dances with Recca
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
OH NO! Someone set up a bomb in Panel 1!! Are you smart enough or just lucky enough to defuse it or will it end in pain? Guess you'll have to find out at Midnight!
(18+) Puck's Pickled Show (For Charity)
This is it! This is the one! Every year it grows in size, vulgarity, and alcohol content! If Puck does two things well, it's drink and rage! And his favorite subject to rage on? Furries! That's right, come listen along as Puck goes off on everything furry! He will attack subjects such as popufurs, yiff, popular species, and even more! As always, there will be a Q&A section where YOU can ask him to rage on anything you want in the furry fandom. NOTHING is off limits! But there wont be just funny rages. There will be alcohol, stories from his life, random improv, and unforgettable moments!...Well Puck will probably forget them the next day, but you wont! This is the Pickle Show for Charity! Some come, support Megaplex's local charity, and find out what exactly the "Scale of Torture" is!
Dances – KaiZa
Megaplex Dances with KaiZa
Registration
Registration!
Video Gaming Room
Video Games!
Sponsor Suite
Headless Lounge
Rest your head and grab some water while you cool down!
CARE Presentation
Every year, the good folks at CARE bring a presentation of all the critters they help everyday. Come see what CARE is all about!
Furrywood: Motion Capture
What if you could animate characters with your body instead of a keyboard and mouse? You can, and it's called motion capture! Come learn how "mocap" is transforming the animation industry!
Writing and the Thursday Prompt
A fun hour for writers where the group will write a short story based upon a writing prompt.
Fursuit Etiquette
An inside view from suiters on how to interact and behave with them in person and as well as online.
Dealer's Den
Visit the Dealer's Den!
Tabletop Gaming Room
Come play board games!
Furshoot Photography
Come get photos taken!
Charity Auction
Bid on an eclectic selection of goodies from the sublime to the ridiculous. All proceeds go to the CARE Foundation, an animal rescue and wildlife education facility here in Orange County, FL.
Writing Workshop
We'll read excerpts from your stories and offer each other feedback on the craft of writing.
How NOT to make a Fursuit Head!
Ever wondered what not to do when making a fursuit head? Come watch us make the awful mistakes that you never should!
Super Smash Bros Tournament
Come compete and get ready to Smash! Signup and more information available in the Video Gaming Room!
Overcoming Social Anxiety
Why do some people seem more naturally sociable than others? An open discussion about how we see ourselves compared to how others see us, and how you can feel more comfortable meeting new people.
Floor Wars
Floorwars is an event that you definitely won't want to miss as dancers come together on the dance floor to battle head-to-head in an event that's sure to keep you on the edge of your seat!
HSD: Stars Over Landria
A tabletop role-playing scenario set in the furry science fiction world of "Hc Svnt Dracones". An interstellar corporation has hired you to fetch one little item from a space station that's about to explode. No problem!
Puppeteering 101
Ever wanted to be a puppeteer, but didn’t know the best way to get started? Wondering how to practice your skill to perform in front of an audience, webcam, or TV camera? This panel will teach you the basics and start you on the proper path to puppeteering!
Fursuit Games
Our very own round of Furry Fursuit fun and games! Come test your skills or cheer folks on!
Boss Monster Competition
Inspired by classic video games, Boss Monster challenges you to become a villain, build a dungeon, lure adventurers, and destroy them!
Rhubarb & Cosmik RUIN EVERYTHING!
Rhubarb & Cosmik return to ruin your favourite (and least favourite) British songs with a special Megaplex-Exclusive edition of their latest show!
Closing Ceremonies
Relive the memories, find out what this year's statistics were, and get a sneak peek at new things for Megaplex 2017!
Dances – Pyrferno
Megaplex Dances with Pyrferno
Late Night Fursuit Parade Meetup
Meetup at the Headless Lounge for the Late Night Fursuit Parade!
Late Night Fursuit Parade
One last chance to strut your stuff, and a chance for the staff and dealers to join in the fun! Line-up will begin at 930pm.
Dances – Sly As Fox
Megaplex Dances with Sly As Fox
Dances – Dox Drakes
Megaplex Dances with Dox Drakes
Monday, August 08, 2016
2 eventsDances – Red
Megaplex Dances with Red
Dances – Lutra
Megaplex Dances with Lutra