Shoe Fetish VII

Here we go again!

TFHVII: What happens next

Now that the first walk-through has taken place, this is a good time for us to outline what'll happen next in the hunt, how the gift will be packaged and hidden, who's responsible for what, etc.

Over the next couple of weeks, here's what'll happen:

• No later than Tuesday (October 3rd) you'll receive an update pack. Please watch out for it and please let us know if you haven't received it. If you don't have it by Wednesday 4th, and we've not put out a note to say there's been a delay (there shouldn't be, but you know how SL and RL can be), let us know. This update pack will include your hunt object (the shoe -- this is the object your gift will be placed in and which you'll hide) and some items that will help you publicise the hunt.
• The hunt object (the shoe) will be pre-named for you and will have a script and a landmark inside it. Please do not change either of these things. The name is set so that hunters can easily organise the folders they'll receive from your object when they hunt. The landmark inside the shoe is the landmark for the next location in the hunt after you (in earlier hunts we've had a couple of people "fix" the landmark because it was "wrong", doing this will break the chain of the hunt so, if you think there is a problem with the landmark, please contact us first).
• On or after October 6th we'll be doing a second walk-through. We'll be expecting to see that you've got your v2.0 hunt sign out (many of you already have; thank you). We will also be expecting to see the hunt object (the shoe) rezzed near the sign so we can see it. Do not put your gift inside it yet. We just want to see it so we can be sure that you've received it. It also lets us double-check that we sent you the correct shoe and that it has the correct landmark inside it.
• After that the next key date is October 12th, the evening before the hunt starts. By this time we require that you've built your gift and have placed it inside the hunt object. The hunt object itself should then be hidden at your location.
• At midnight on October 13th (just to be clear, because it can cause confusion: we're talking about the midnight between the 12th and the 13th) the hunt starts. By this time your object should be set so that people can get their gift. More on this below.

As with the last few years, the shoe now uses a script to give the gift to the hunters (they get the gift by simply touching the shoe). The script will give a copy of the gift every time it is touched. If the owner of the shoe touches it it will also give a count of how many gifts have been given out.

This approach sometimes raises a few obvious questions so we'll try and answer them here:

• Doesn't this mean that people can take multiple copies of my gift? Yes, it does. If your gift has no-transfer permissions (common for clothing, vehicles and other worn items) this isn't an issue. For some it can be a concern if your item is no-copy/transfer. Most vendors handle this by, if possible, making the item no-copy/no-transfer. It should be said that, in many years of taking part in hunts, we've often used this system and have never seen anyone abuse it. 
• Can I replace your script with one that tracks who has had a copy of my item and which doesn't give duplicates? If you wish, yes. We won't be providing such a script and we do ask that you let us know so we can note this in the location list (this helps stop hunters getting confused and it also helps us know which locations might be a problem -- these sorts of scripts can and do fail, especially if a hunter doesn't successfully get their first copy). We also ask that you have your script give the gift and landmark inside a folder that's named as per the name of your shoe when you received it.
• Does this mean that people who aren't in the hunt can get my item? Yes, it does. However, it's worth noting that there isn't really such a thing as "in the hunt". Many hunters will do the whole hunt. Some might only do part of it. Some people might be at your location, shopping or visiting, and might stumble on the gift and take a copy. In the latter case that might mean that they either get to try your build and will like to come back for more, or they might not have known about the hunt and your contribution pulls them in and they join in. Either way, they'll be walking away with something that might pull them back to your location at a later date.

Hopefully the above answers most of your questions about how the hunt will start. As always, if you have any questions, no matter how small, please don't hesitate to ask us. Just IM or drop a notecard on Antony Fairport (sending an IM with details is best, they go to email if he's offline and he'll be able to read and reply, if required). He'll reply as soon as he possibly can.

Applications now closed

Applications to be a location in The Femdom Hunt VII are now closed. Before the end of the week we'll be sending an update pack to all contacts given for all locations in the hunt. This will contain an updated copy of the hunt board. This differs from the v1.0 board in that it contains information about the hunt for potential hunters (the current boards contain information for potential hunt locations). It also has a copy of the shoe attached so people will know what they'll be looking for once the hunt is under way.

Please note: Your actual shoe, the one you'll hide your gift in, will follow next week. We'll be sending out more details of what'll happen over the next couple of weeks in a day or so.

Please don't forget that the first walk-through takes place at some point this Thursday or Friday (depending on how RL goes). This is simply so we can check that your SLURL is still correct, that you still exist and that you have a sign on display.

We'd really like to thank everyone who has helped get the word out about the hunt -- if you've blogged about the hunt already do please let us know. We'd especially like to thank everyone who has applied to be in the hunt; without your support this wouldn't be the fun event it always is.

As always, if you have any questions about the hunt, please do drop a line to Antony Fairport or AnnaCreed Resident and we'll do everything we can to help.

Announcing... The Femdom Hunt VII

Z&A Productions are excited and delighted to announce that the dates for The Femdom Hunt VII have been decided and that applications are now open.

The hunt will run from October 13th until October 30th 2017, inclusive. As with the previous six hunts we'll be taking applications from a mixture of vendors and Femdom regions and hangouts, making the hunt a journey through the wider Second Life Femdom community.

Applications are now open. Please note that applications are made online and that vendors and Femdoms have separate forms. If you have any issues or problems filling out your application please don't hesitate to contact Antony Fairport or AnnaCreed Resident.

We will start processing applications (sending out welcome packs, etc) early next week at the latest and, once processing has started, an application will probably be processed within 24 hours -- a little longer at weekends. If, once the processing of applications has started, you make an application and don't hear from us within 48 hours, please do make a point of getting in contact with Antony.

And, as always, if you have any questions about the hunt, any at all, just get in contact with us and we'll do our very best to help out.

PS: If you are fairly new to hunts, either as a location owner, or as a hunter, we'd like to recommend a read of this post from Evelock. There's some great advice in there.

About The Femdom Hunt

The Femdom Hunt VII is a grid-wide treasure hunt created by and organised by Z&A Productions. It was first thought of around September 2010 and six hunts have taken place since (in April 2011, October 2011, October 2012, October 2013, October 2014 and October 2015).

The idea behind the hunt is to interweave a traditional grid-wide hunt (one that includes shops of all types (fashion, household, fetish, RLV toys, etc...)) with a hunt that links together and showcases many of the Femdom sims and locations to be found in Second Life. To this end the Femdoms who are supporting the hunt are spaced evenly throughout the location list, and the hunt itself is designed as a circular hunt. The last location in the hunt points to the first and we encourage everyone to treat any Femdom region (or indeed any location on the hunt) as their starting location.

The hunt starts at midnight on October 13th (the midnight between the 12th and the 13th, Second Life time) and runs until the end of October 30th (Second Life time).

There is a group for the hunt:

secondlife:///app/group/4ca9753e-395a-0d59-ec7c-a9c72233a896/about

The group will be used to keep people informed of hunt-related news and everyone will be encouraged to use group chat to support and help each other -- and possibly have some Femdom-related fun along the way.

The Femdom Hunt 2016: An Update

Z&A Productions first conceived of The Femdom Hunt back in 2011 and since then, with the help of the wider femdom community on the Second Life grid, we've had six very successful and highly-enjoyable hunts spanning five years. Starting with the second hunt, the hunt has always been announced on August 1st. Because of this I wanted to write a little post for anyone expecting one today.

For this year at least, The Femdom Hunt is taking a little holiday.

The hunt is very important to me and I proudly take a lot of care over creating a framework in which femdom owners and store owners can come together and make it the brilliant event it is. This year I’m unlikely to be in a position to devote the time and attention that I think the hunt deserves — as the organiser, and as a femdom location owner and vendor. The reasons for this are personal but very positive. Rest assured that RL is going to be wonderfully busy for me and will demand much of my attention.

I do want to stress: this is not an announcement to say that TFH will never happen again, far from it. It’s just a note to let everyone know that it’s taking 2016 off and will, all being well, return at some point in the not-too-distant future.

I’d also again like to thank everyone — location owners and hunters — who have ever taken part and made the hunt the event it is, with the good name it has, and with the expectation of fun that it has created. If you were making plans for taking part this year, in any way, please accept my deepest apologies.

TFHVI: Thank you

Another very successful Femdom Hunt is over and so, for the sixth time, I wanted to write a short note of thanks. As I say each time, and I feel it's important to say each time, there would be no hunt without everyone involved. The hunt only happens thanks to the vendors and Femdoms that are involved; and the Femdom hunt is a Femdom hunt thanks to the involvement of the many and varied Femdom regions and locations that exist in Second Life.

Also, there's no hunt without the hunters. In combination with the vendors and Femdom locations you've made the in-world group, and the business of organising the hunt, so much fun. I can't thank you enough.

I'd especially like to thank Anna Creed, Eve Terr and Reven Rosca for being invaluable sets of eyes and ears, keeping an eye on things when I've not been in-world (or have been in-world but dealing with something else). The same thanks goes to everyone else who has alerted me to any issues that have cropped up. Your help and support in that way makes everything run smoother.

Extra thanks go to Anna for being there through the whole process of this year's hunt organisation, offering help and encouragement just when it was needed. I'm not sure I could have done it without her.

As for what happens now: over the next few days I'll be tidying up the blog and hiding the pages that aren't needed any longer. I will leave the location list in place should you want to go back and find a particular location. I do encourage staying with the group, especially if you're a vendor, as that will be the first place that any future Femdom Hunt will be announced, if and when dates are decided.

And... that's it. For this year, at least.

Antony Fairport

TFHVI: Closing dance photos and videos

Although there was still well over a day left to go (and still around 16 hours left as of the time of writing) in The Femdom Hunt VI, yesterday afternoon we gathered in the Raven Park Ballroom to celebrate the (almost) end of the hunt. Gifts were on show, gifts were worn, dances were danced, music was played. And, of course, photos and videos (you'll find the videos at the end of this post) were taken. You can find all the photos over in an album on imgur. Here are some highlights:

As well as plenty of photos, here's some video too:




Thank you to everyone who came along and helped make it fun, and many thanks to Miss Eve for providing great music. That's it for another year of Femdom Hunt dances; in two weeks time we'll be returning back to the normal Raven Park dances.