It was attempted once by another virtual con I believe. At the time, full body and wireless VR were extremely rare and even more expensive than today. Many people were upset when a wireless VR user with full body won. Others felt they had no chance to compete.

Your passion is contagious

With many hobbies and professions the majority of the people who appear to be 'on top of things' actually also have no idea what they're doing just as much as you do.

You just gotta push these types of feelings away and keep on going. Keep being you.