1. Explosión de asistencia y masificación de los eventos.
Tras el periodo de confinamiento, las convenciones han experimentado un crecimiento de público sin precedentes, alterando la atmósfera de comunidad que existía previamente.
- Some cons have had their attendance jump 2 to 3 times the pre-pandemic numbers cuz a whole generation suddenly came of age and a lot of older stragglers got sick of being trapped in the basement.
- Truthfully, i havent had a 1010 con experience since like megaplex 2019 or ane 2020. Since the pandemic, theres been such an explosion of new ppl showing up at cons that theres way too many ppl and i no longer know everybody like i used to.
2. Desafíos económicos y el aumento de costos operativos.
La inflación y la necesidad de recuperar ingresos perdidos han disparado los precios de hoteles y espacios para vendedores, dificultando la participación de pequeños creadores.
- My aa studio stopped going a year or so before the pandemic hit... I cant imagine the cost now. Con prices for vendors have skyrocketed post pandemic.
- Ever since the pandemic, times have changed and seeing the prices of hotel rooms rise so fast makes it difficult financially to attend.
3. Preocupaciones persistentes por la salud y medidas sanitarias.
El concepto de "con crud" ha evolucionado hacia una preocupación seria por la seguridad sanitaria, generando debates sobre el uso de mascarillas y la accesibilidad.
- Hi please keep masking as much as possible at cons. We are still in a disabling pandemic and id rather not get con crud.
- I continue to oppose crowed super spreader events during an ongoing and mass disabling pandemic, and this include conventions like magfest and ane.
4. El legado de las convenciones virtuales y la tecnología.
La necesidad de conectar durante el aislamiento impulsó innovaciones en plataformas digitales que aún hoy influyen en cómo se organizan los eventos híbridos.
- A lot of the advances in discord, twitch, and zoom is thanks to a lot of the backend work bronies and furries did for virtual cons during the pandemic.
- During the pandemic a few years ago there were virtual conventions to replace the real ones. Just go into your computer room, log on and you were there. I wish that they had continued such conventions.
5. Impacto en la salud mental y ansiedad social.
Muchos asistentes reportan dificultades para reintegrarse a grandes multitudes, describiendo una pérdida de habilidades sociales o un aumento de la agorafobia.
- The pandemic turned me into a cave troll who could not relate to people properly, even over the internet. The thought of attending an event like gen con felt like death.
- I went to the last chicago magic con and found my pandemic anxiety was stopping me from having fun. It was hard to join any event.
6. Cambios en la cultura y corporatización de los espacios.
Se observa una transición desde eventos gestionados por fans hacia modelos más comerciales y restrictivos, lo que genera nostalgia por la era pre-pandemia.
- The corporatization of fandom events has been hard for me to accept. I do far fewer cons now than i did before the pandemic, chiefly because i went kicking and screaming against whats become the standard model.
- Pre-pandemic gaming conventions were the best. Weve never really recovered.