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| Name: | Stuck At Home Con (SAH Con) |
| Dates: | 2019-present |
| Frequency: | annual |
| Type: | Online Convention |
| Focus: | Homestuck |
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| Founder: | YoitsCro & Summoning101 |
| URL: | Stuck At Home Con main website |
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Stuck At Home Con (abbreviated to SAHcon) is an online convention for the webcomic Homestuck. The inaugural convention was held on June 22, 2019. Its main hub was a Discord server, with content panels hosted on other streaming services such as Twitch, Youtube, Picarto, and Discord itself. Panelists were either selected through application, invited as special guests, or staff members themselves. The event started at 9:45 am Eastern Time and ended at 12:30 am Eastern Time the following Sunday, with 1,900+ users attending the through the convention server.
All recorded panels have been archived on the scheduling information page.
Origins
According to Cro, the original idea of the convention was inspired from discovering the existence of HAHCon, another online convention founded in 2016 by the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic fandom. The convention consisted of streams and video premieres serving as panels on multiple streaming platforms, made to replicate panels of a physical convention. It was a free event to attend from wherever an attendant may have access to the internet. The main hub, to represent a convention hall, was a Discord server.
The idea predominantly came from interest in expanding recent Homestuck fan content into different medias (video and sound art specifically) and to have the concept of an accessible Homestuck convention made into a reality for the franchise's 10th anniversary. Cro also mentioned that "[SAHCon] allows the fan community to connect through a collaborative, social environment, where the goal is to have some nostalgic fun for a day without a feeling of overbearing tension".
After sharing the idea and starting preparations with Summoning101, asking one of the managers of HAHCon questions regarding the set up an online convention (as the concept itself has a rare presence on the internet), and gathering a staff team consisting of Nellcromancer, Raptor_Redeem, and IRLGoomy, work was then made to create a Discord, applications (for panelists, artists, and mods), and promotion up to the date of the con.
Liberties that the convention added to SAHCon's format were a digital Artist Alley, an all day Aggie.io drawing board, and Guest Panelists.
Panels
2019 Panels
| Panel | Description | Archive Link |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Ceremonies | This panel was hosted by Cro and Cat to open and introduce the convention. | |
| Learn to play Tablestuck! | Tablestuck is a tabletop Homestuck game similar to Dungeons and Dragons. This panel gave instructions on how to play for participants to get involved in through the Discord server, throughout the day. It was hosted by Camyosh | |
| Let Me Tell You About Vast Error | Optimistic Duelist hosted this panel on Vast Error with Joyfulldreams. | |
| Just Say They: Nonbinary Characters in Homestuck | Therealdjpocky hosted a panel on nonbinary representation and the discussion related to it in Homestuck. | No archive link at this time. |
| Fansim for Dummies: For People Who Fear Code | Pi3shark hosted this panel on creating a Fansim (a fanmade Hiveswap Friendsim adventure) from scratch. | |
| Greying Up 101 | A panel hosted by Cro and Aysha U. Farah, posted here. This panel was on techniques and tips when it comes to Homestuck cosplay that involves face painting and make up usage. | |
| Behind the Curtains: Theater of Coolty | Naked Bee, hosted this panel on the process behind making the Theater of Coolty, as well as their work on the Detective Pony audiobook, largely taking questions from the livestream. | |
| Homestuck’s Influence on the Past, Present, and Future of Fiction | Skyplayer hosted this panel on the influence Homestuck has had on popular media, the hundreds of talented individuals it has inspired, and how it has changed our views on narrative and fiction. | |
| Homestuck Unraveled | VRlSREZl hosted this panel on the most stannable Homestuck character. The panel parodies the popular Polygon series Unraveled. | |
| Aysha & Friends(im): Nasty Troll Indulgence | Aysha U. Farah, Optimistic Duelist and Pip livestreamed a playthrough of Kuprum & Folykl’s Hiveswap Friendsim route, Volume Six: Of Text And Envy, Green and commentate about the two featured characters. | |
| Denizens and Domiciles: RPGStuck, the Homestuck Tabletop Game | The team behind RPGStuck hosted this panel introducing and running an RPGStuck game for the livechat. | |
| An Overview and Discussion of Masculinity in Homestuck | Ultimate_Dirk hosted a panel on masculinity, internalised homophobia, and gender roles in Homestuck. No archive link at this time. | |
| Pgenpod LIVE | Kate Mitchell and Goomy hosted a live episode of Perfectly Generic Podcast. Find it here. | |
| Homestuck: Act Omega | Joyfulldreams, CyberSoulgem and their crew hosted this panel on Act Omega, a Homestuck fan adventure. | |
| ____stuck: Live AU Build | Egosweetheart hosted this panel, in which he built an Homestuck AU from scratch. | |
| Homestuck and Metamodernism | Sarah Zedig hosted this panel about philosophy in Homestuck. | |
| Friendsim Fandub: Diemen! | EctoBIOLOGlST, Weeb and Therealdjpocky hosted a behind the scenes look of what goes into making a fandub, general comments about voice acting, and extra information about the Friendsim Fandub. No archive link at this time. | |
| Beyond Karkalicious: Parodies and Filk from ‘A-Time’ to ‘Zillyhoo’ | Teacups hosted a listen party, link to information here. | |
| Lalo Hunt’s Q & A Panel | Lalo Hunt hosted a Q & A panel. Transcript here. | |
| Shadok’s Animation Panel | Shadok hosted this panel about the way they go about making animation, featuring a short skit before the tutorial itself. | |
| Goomy’s Hiveswap Adventure 2: Battle | Goomy hosted a livestream playing Hiveswap: Act 1. No archive link at this time. | |
| Beforus? I Hardly Know Us! | Banavalope and Cro hosted a discussion loosely around Beforus. No archive link at this time. | |
| Jax Does Homestuck: Gays and Girls | Jax Does Homestuck hosted this panel on the queer themes found in Homestuck's characters, and predominant focus on appreciation for the girls featured in the franchise. | |
| Dirkscourse and Vriscourse: Mobius Double Reacharound | A panel hosted by Oscar and Julien. This panel features commentary and thoughts about Dirk and Vriska as comparable foil characters. | |
| Through Green Doors: A Fantroll Friendsim | A showcase of a collaborative series of Friendsim fansims (fan games based on the original visual novel) in the works. | |
| Vast Error Super Fun Cool SAH Con Stream 322 Epic Awesome Real [NOT CRINGE] | Hosted by Austin and Heather, this panel features new information and updates, as well as general conversation, about their fan adventure Vast Error. | |
| A Beginner’s Guide to Creating Fan Content (And Also A Bunch Of Thoughts On Jojostuck) | Griever shares information about creating fan content, showing it off to be seen, and about Jojostuck; a fan adventure made by the panelist themselves. | |
| [s] Broadwaystuck: Remember | An audio story featuring songs and voice acting reminiscent of the well known Broadway Karkat era of the fandom. | |
| Us Looking Down At Racism In Homestuck Bc That S#!+ Wack FR | A panel hosted by Dani and Sword. This panel features discussions of race and racism found in fandom spaces and their source material. | |
| [S] Youtubestuck | Hosted by Cro and Goomy, where various fan made Homestuck videos publicized on Youtube were featured with commentary provided by the hosts. | |
| [S] Youtubestuck: Sugoi Quest for Kokoro | Hosted by Cro and Goomy. Continuing off of [S] Youtubestuck, this panel featured a showing of Sugoi Quest for Kokoro. | |
| Personalizing Your Homestuck Fanart | EgoSweetHeart shares a panel of information regarding character design, and personalized ways to create fan art and interpretations of Homestuck characters. | |
| SAHCON RAVE! | A panel hosted by GodFiend. This panel served as the "rave" of the convention, consisting of remixed tracks and live DJing. | |
| Cards Against Homestuck | Hosted by Nell. This was an interactive panel featuring the game Cards Against Humanity . | |
| Movie Time: The Neverending Story | Cat features a showing of the movie The Neverending Story. | |
| Skribbl.iostuck | A panel was hosted by Cro. This was an interactive panel featuring the online game called Skribbl.io. | |
| Closing Ceremonies | This panel was hosted by Cro and Cat to close and review the day of the convention. |
2020 Panels
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2021 Panels
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2022 Panels
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2023 Panels
| Panel | Description | Time | Hosts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opening Ceremonies | Good morning, afternoon, and night! We start off the fifth year of SAHCon with a morning chat and introduction to the day's events and activities! | 9:30 AM EST | SAHCon Staff |
| SAHCon 2023 Mini Album: Gotta Hatch 'Em All! | Ranging between styles and ideas, take an adventure on this year's album from the SAHCon music team. Featuring the short and simple thought of: But what if Fiduspawn had a soundtrack? | 10:30 AM EST | SAHCon Music Team |
| Rose Lalonde's Guide To Homestuck Fanfiction | Homestuck fanfiction never left!!! Join EtchJetty as she discusses her writing process, talks about some of her favorite fics (new and old), highlights tips and tricks for formatting, and engages on the topic of HOMESTUCK: BUT IT'S WORDS!!!!! | 10:30 AM EST | EtchJetty |
| UMSPAF's Greatest Hits! | Join UMSPAF, the team behind LOFAM, for a backstage look at Bandcamp stats as we listen to our top tracks of all time together. Afterward, ask your burning questions at the Q+A session! | 10:30 AM EST | Ucklin |
| Explaining Quadrants through a Queer Lens | Learn about the differences between each of the quadrants, and traditional human romance. Along with how Hussie may have accidentally created a system that describes various forms of queer attraction & romance! | 11:00 AM EST | Lollie Ray |
| The Dailies of Homestuck | You asked us questions on twitter, and we're going to answer them while collabing on a dope ass drawing! Featuring 13 of us daily accounts from Homestuck Twitter, in this panel we'll talk about all kinds of INSANE things such as the Origins of our Accounts, Crazy Headcanons, Powerscaling, and LIONS! | 11:00 AM EST | Daily Kanaya (Rose) and friends! |
| Make a Smuppet (Needle Felt Craft Tutorial) | Looking for a new craft? Needle felting is fun and easy! This introductory tutorial will cover the basics of needle-felting and teach two projects suitable for beginners - a matriorb (if you can make a ball of wool, you're on the road to being able to make anything!) and a Smuppet (level up in skill by using pipe-cleaners in combination with wool to make an adorable little guy with posable limbs and the plushest of rumps!). The tutorial will be a little under a half an hour, with the rest of the timeslot open for questions. | 12:00 PM EST | Naked Bee |
| Karkat Goes to a Project Management Seminar | Want to know what goes into running a large fandom project like a fan game, major dub, or musical? Join Jonaya Riley (Director, Friendsim 2 and Stuck at Home Con) and Anna Marcus (Director, Time's Apprentice and DPB The Musical) and learn about project management, coordinating with creatives, handling the unexpected, and more! | 1:00 PM EST | Jonaya Riley, Anna Marcus |
| Intro to ToonBoom Storyboarding (UNARCHIVED) | Always wanted to figure out the elusive wonders of Toonboom software? In this panel you'll learn the basics of Storyboarding and Storyboard pro to better assist any animated or "Homestuck flash" specific ideas. Totally buy this software legally, totally. | 1:00 PM EST | Mio |
| “I Never Read Openbound” | Everyone skimmed Act 6 Intermission 3. No one remembers a thing Kankri said, or the Rosemary. Nobody has read it; that nobody is me. Join my panel as talk about Meenah's adventure in trying to enlist her friends in the army. | 2:00 PM EST | Cro |
| Homestuck and Religion | What if Homestuck was a religion? Jesus Christ how horrifying | 2:00 PM EST | Jojo “Funk” McLovin |
| Learning how to Sprite in the Homestuck Style | A sweet and simple introduction to spriting, exploring the basics of homestuck sprites. Brought to you by the main artist of the dollmaker/the crazy person that made over 300+ fantrolls. | 3:00 PM EST | IO/Popomerrygamz |
| Karkat Goes to a Convention: Constuck's End and its ties to Mental Health | The first act of KGTAC is over! If you're interested in some of the weirder themes in the first act that might be hard to spot, come on over to this panel! This panel will talk about the themes of mental health, trauma processing and reprocessing, and my own personal experience with healing through making this comic. | 4:00 PM EST | Cole |
| Broadwaystuck: Reviving A 10 Year Old Project | Hi there! In this panel, we want to show you everything the third generation of Broadway Homestuck is up to; how did CG get his Broadway Karkat title? Why revive a failed project with so much nostalgia attached to it? Please come and meet us, while we explain the group’s goal and sing some showtunes for you! We will also have a Q&A portion! We sincerely hope you join us! | 4:00 PM EST | Miguel Augusto |
| Friendstucke: 8ringing Homestuck to Friendlocke | An interview with Saltydkdan discussing the experience of bringing everyone's favourite spider to his popular Youtube series. | 5:00 PM EST | Jae |
| Meet The Dancestors! | Got questions for the Dancestors - or just want to watch them chat, flirt, and argue? This in-character panel by cosplayers from the Alternian Historical Reenactment Society is where it all happens! | 5:00 PM EST | Alternian Historical Reenactment Society |
| BACK AT IT AGAIN: Composition Q&A and Hiveswap Music Preview | Watch as local old person "James Roach" bumbles their way through roughly an hour of user sourced questions. As a special reward you will get to listen to some music from "Hit" "Indie" "Game" HIVESWAP: ACT 3, focused around the fabled in-universe event JEEVIK WEEK. | 6:00 PM EST | James Roach |
| An Excuse to Draw Fish | Have you seen that slide that shows you sea creatures to the bottom of the sea? Let’s draw some seadwellers based on those. This is gonna be fish art for an hour and MAYBE some character design tips and suggestions along the way. That's crazy! | 6:00 PM EST | Leonardo |
| Jane and Dirk’s Bombastic Baking Bonanza!! | Ender and Windy are BACK as SAHCon panelists for another fully voiced and fully edited Homestuck video ess- wait a minute. That's not Ender and Windy. That's Jane and Dirk! Join Jane Crocker and Dirk Strider as they try and whip up the greatest chocolate chip cookies both Earths have ever seen- and teach YOU how to make them, too! Follow along with your own ingredients as Jane tries her very best to teach everyone the basics of baking, as Average Homestuck Shenanigans try and foil her plans. | 7:00 PM EST | Ender, Windy |
| BEYOND KARKALICIOuS: I WANT TO PLAY A GAME | How far beyond karkalicious have you explored? How's your late aughts pop music trivia? Test your recall and character association--and hear a heap of new-to-you fansongs--at the revamped BEYOND KARKALICIOUS, now in trivia game show format! | 7:00 PM EST | Jack |
| Saving Homestuck | The Unofficial Homestuck Collection authors host a discussion and Q&A! Come see GiovanH and Bambosh and ask your questions about archival, preservation, curation, and keeping the core works of Homestuck alive. | 8:00 PM EST | Gio, Bambosh |
| FUNKIN and HOMESTUCK: New Creative Medium | Showcase and Behind The Scenes of Friday Night Funkin: Colors&Mayhem. | 9:00 PM EST | bbpanzu |
| Homestuck Cabaret | Grab an overpriced cocktail and join us for an evening of Homestuck music! Voices from the articulatelyComposed YouTube channel are breaking character and bringing you their favorite homestuck fansongs and Broadwaystuck parodies! Brought to you by the same team behind Daraya’s Punk Band: The Musical, Time’s Apprentice, and the 2019/2020 Broadwaystuck panels. | 9:00 PM EST | Anna Marcus |
| SAHCON Rave 2023 | come jam out to end the night of sahcon, fresh cuts n scratches and heavy bass tunes to close the night out. performed live, and this time, with a dj cam to watch the magic flow from a true mix masta, in true strider fashion | 10:00 PM EST | Stacy |
| Closing Ceremonies | Join us as we see out this year’s con! | 11:30 EST | SAHCon Staff |
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2022 Events
Convention hall model in VR Chat, documented by EtchJetty, Archived version and Sky's Lair, Archived version.
Guest Panelists
The following panelists are singled out on SAHcon's website specifically as featured guest, revealed through weekly updates prior to the day of the convention.
2019
- Aysha U. Farah: Aysha is the narrative director for Pesterquest, lead writer for Hiveswap Friendsim and contributed to the Homestuck Epilogues.
- Banavalope: Banavalope is an artist in the Homestuck community. They've been known for contributing fan works such as art for Don't Read A Webcomic Called Homestuck. They are also the co-host of Sblurb, a Homestuck podcast ran with YoitsCro.
- Camyosh: Camyosh is known for their Youtube fan works featuring Homestuck related material, and in recent time their work on Tablestuck.
- Griever: Griever is recognized as the creator of Jojostuck, a fan adventure that crossovers Homestuck and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.
- Kate Mitchell: Kate hosts the show Perfectly Generic Podcast and has worked on content for Vast Error, most notably Snowbound Blood. In recent time they have also been confirmed as a writer for Pesterquest.
- Naked Bee: Naked Bee is a content creator well known for their Theater of Coolty film, based off a Homestuck fanfiction of the same name.
- Optimistic Duelist: Optimistic Duelist is a creator who publishes Homestuck analysis videos on their Youtube channel. They also hosted the Homestuck Epilogue Charity Stream, a fundraiser with donations given to the Transgender Law Center.
- Sarah Zedig: Sarah Zedig is a Youtube creator who posts a various amounts of think pieces and analytic commentaries on different topics and franchises, Homestuck included.
2022
Online Presence
SAHCon can be found in the following spaces: