I’m probably missing some context here as well. Camera boops feel like a meme from a short-form video site like Vine or TikTok, which I don’t have any direct experience with.
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That feels like part of the joke to me, I’ve never heard of someone’s nose getting damaged by a camera boop. XD
Definitely do look into this, and check out some of the work folks are already doing with combining fabrics and 3d printing. =D
I love it too, especially with how quickly the community evolves. New techniques catch on and spread like wildfire, and we make a great indicator species for the health of online spaces.
(Can confirm about the parties too =3)
That sort of wardrobe malfunction is not terribly uncommon since fursuit-making is still mostly a cottage industry where each piece is a one-off custom, but most reputable fursuit-makers offer a limited-time warranty to cover minor alterations and repairs.
Furry conventions also usually have someone offering repair services (sometimes even for free) in the dealer’s den in addition to the tables selling everything from parts and accessories to entire pre-made fullsuits.
And the people behind those corporate fursonas hate it. Horny furries drove cereal mascot Tony the Tiger off of Twitter. XD
XD
I have an approximate knowledge of many things and a fascination with new tech, but I’ve only been posting on Lemmy recently. Guess I oughta get started on a real newsletter. XD
Lol, I don’t have one, but I post on Lemmy a lot, so there’s that. =3
Lol, I don’t have one, but I post on Lemmy a lot, so there’s that. =3
Lol, I don’t have one, but I post on Lemmy a lot, so there’s that. =3
More or less, yeah.
Fabrics and polyurethane foam used to be the only options for fursuits, but this started shifting over the last 10 years or so. Some enterprising furries started molding components like teeth, claws, and noses from soft rubber materials, which experienced a brief renaissance before hard plastic 3d-printed parts started supplanting the more labor-intensive custom molded pieces.
At the time when this was posted, hard plastic parts had become common for new fursuits, but now that 3d printers can use TPU and other flexible materials, they’ve become the new standard. Many fursuit makers actually use this technique to print the whole frame of the fursuit head, making them more durable while also improving airflow over the old-style carved polyurethane foam head bases;
A pic of an old-style carved polyurethane foam head base.
A pic of a new-style 3d printed TPU head base.
Because the company knows it can settle to avoid the Discovery process.
XD
I’ve seen furries put the squeakers from dog toys in the soft fabric noses of their fursuits =3