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Roblox Developer Conference

Roblox Developer Conference

The annual Roblox Developer Conference (RDC) is a special invite-only event for the best artists, game developers, designers, storytellers, and coders from the Roblox community. This video archive includes keynote speeches and presentations from RDC 2021 and previous conferences.
RDC 2021
38 min
Roblox Keynote
​​Founder and CEO Dave Baszucki speaks about Roblox's vision of the future.
33 min
Product Keynote
​​CTO Dan Sturman outlines the technological development of Roblox.
18 min
Developer Relations Keynote
​​VP of Developer Relations, Matt Curtis breaks down features and initiatives for Roblox developers.
56 min
Builderman Q&A
​​The second annual Q&A with Builderman himself.
36 min
Roblox Panel
Q&A discussion with six Roblox staff members.
33 min
Developer Panel
​​Q&A discussion with six developers from the Roblox community.
24 min
Tailoring Dynamic Content: Localization & Suitability
​​Learn how Roblox is helping creators reach the largest audience possible through translation and suitability products.
37 min
Visual Fidelity & Immersion in Roblox
The team behind Tank Warfare discusses visual fidelity.
22 min
Unlock Your Productivity with Roblox's Open Cloud
​​Learn about Roblox's next big advancement, Open Cloud.
26 min
How to Manage Your Community
MiniToon presents this crash course on community management.
30 min
Driving Discovery on Roblox
Insights on user engagement and uncovering the future of content discovery on Roblox.
20 min
Live Ops with the Notorious Creators of Jailbreak
​​Learn from Asimo3089 and badcc regarding how to ship live updates.
26 min
The Future of Avatars
​​Learn how to use Roblox's 3D clothing technology.
19 min
Creating Stunning Visual Effects with Simple Tools
Get a deep dive into Roblox's current toolset for visual effects.
13 min
Creating Opportunities to Connect
Learn how to build experiences on Roblox that connect people in meaningful ways.
14 min
The Fundamentals of User Experience
​​Get a crash course in UI/UX topics that will help you design your experience.
24 min
Tools & Resources for Collaboration
​​Get a glimpse of our vision for the future of creator resources.
16 min
Tips For Scaling Up a Company on Roblox
Get tips and lessons Nathan learned while scaling up a company on Roblox.
60 min
Game Jam Presentations and Awards Ceremony
Watch the top 15 teams present what they created in Game Jam.

28 min
Keynote: David Baszucki
​​What's new on Roblox? What does the future hold?
16 min
Developer Relations
​​Matt Curtis, VP of Developer Relations, on the Roblox developer community
27 min
Year in Review, Year Coming Up
​​What exciting opportunities await Roblox developers and players?
39 min
Creator Dashboard: Say Goodbye to the Develop Page
​​Exclusive sneak peek at the Creator Dashboard
37 min
Team Up! Building and Coding Together in Studio
​​You can achieve the impossible when you’re working together!
40 min
Beyond the Veil: A Deeper Look Inside the Roblox Engine
​​Technical deep dive into the Roblox engine
39 min
Full Speed Ahead: Tools for Powerful, Efficient Game Development
​​Overview of the script editing and debugging tools being developed
40 min
Make the Dream Work with Teamwork
​​Broad range of best leadership practices, ways to keep your team happy, and how to work together
40 min
Can You Rig It? An Animator’s Guide to Blender
​​How to rig characters in Studio, bring them into Blender, animate them, and export back into Roblox
40 min
Building Worlds for Game Performance
How to optimize your games for performance and keep players happy
40 min
5 Powerful Code Patterns Behind Top Roblox Games
Five code patterns to build robust, powerful, scalable codebases
31 min
Q&A with Builderman
​​Surprise Q&A with Builderman himself!
80 min
Roblox Panel Discussion
​​Live Q&A discussion with 7 Roblox staff members

27 min
Keynote: Dave Baszucki
​​What's new on Roblox? What does the future hold?
19 min
State of the Roblox Community
How has the Roblox community continued to develop and grow?
20 min
Year in Review, Year Coming Up
VP of Engineering Adam Miller reviews last year's accomplishments and next year's goals
26 min
Introducing LiveOps
Crystin Cox runs down the features and advantages of PlayFab
20 min
Designing for Feeling
Learn how to make more meaningful, unique, and "fun" gameplay experiences
36 min
Future of Avatar
An overview of what's planned for Roblox avatars over the next couple of years
18 min
Developing Immersive Worlds
Listen in on a variety of ways to improve the aesthetics of your map designs
17 min
Lumber Tycoon Retrospective
Get insights for your projects from this exploration of Lumber Tycoon 2
21 min
Design UI for Users
Learn how to simplify UI design for you and your players
30 min
Grow Your Game with Analytics
Learn how analytics equip you to make better decisions and happier players
23 min
Growing Bigger Developer Studios
Learn how to create partnerships with developers and grow your team
23 min
Health Tracking
Learn about the different parts of your error messages and leverage analytics to tackle bugs
28 min
Fun and Sustainable Game Economies
How to model your game's economy in order to improve engagement, retention, and monetization
27 min
Leverage the World Through YouTubers
​​Learn the value that partnering with YouTube influencers can deliver
25 min
Engage and Retain Your Players
Techniques for retaining players across the lifetime of your game
20 min
Design of Networking
​An overview of what and how information is shared between players and the game server
19 min
Dev Studios: The Ups & Downs
Learn about hiring the right people and navigating the legal landscape of a new company
17 min
Domination Through Multiple Languages
Expand user engagement and revenue by localizing your game
24 min
Creating Great Global Experiences
How to use Roblox localization tools to reach international audiences
31 min
Lua as Fast as Possible
Learn about upcoming Lua performance improvements and how to write more efficient code
16 min
Services for Massive Connected Worlds
​Learn how to create huge worlds and connected experiences
21 min
Optimizing Your Workflow
​​Optimize your development workflow by extending your code out of Roblox Studio
29 min
Tools for Building Large Games
​​Learn about Studio tools which enable teams to create large and complex games
20 min
Procedural Generation: Not Just For Terrain
Learn how to create forests, cities, and more utilizing procedural generation
25 min
Pushing Physics to the Limits
Gain a deeper understanding of Roblox's physics engine
34 min
Engineering Panel
Some of Roblox's top engineers get into the nitty-gritty details of the Roblox platform

26 min
Keynote: David Baszucki
Roblox's Founder and CEO shares exciting milestones and ten bold predictions
16 min
Keynote: Chris Misner
Learn about Roblox's localization efforts from the President of International
22 min
Keynote: Kristian Segerstrale
Listen to five inspiring lessons from a twenty-year gaming industry veteran
20 min
Keynote: Adam Miller
A sneak peek at upcoming features with Roblox's VP of Engineering, Technology
20 min
Keynote: Grace Francisco
Get key insights on our creator programs from the VP of Developer Relations
46 min
Combat Design and Mechanics
A discussion of techniques to help you design a great melee combat system
27 min
Building Your Company
Learn best practices from people who have built their own businesses
26 min
Summer Feature Preview
A tech demo and discussion of our upcoming developer-oriented features
22 min
Developing Plugins for Studio
Learn how to best utilize our Lua widget system to create feature-rich plugins
26 min
Developing Games for Reach
Learn what impacts your game geographically, across ages, and across platforms
23 min
Build GUIs With Roact and Rodux
A technical deep dive into Roblox's open-source libraries Roact and Rodux
18 min
Make Games and Revenue
Discover what skills you can build and leverage to create a successful game
25 min
Making Your Game More Social
Strategies and tools you can use to help nurture social connections in-game
24 min
How Changes Are Made On Roblox
Discover how Roblox ships new technologies and turns ideas into reality
25 min
Designing UI Across Platforms
Explore what makes a good UI and how to design a cross-platform UI
42 min
Designing for Performance
An overview of features to maximize performance and correct common issues
44 min
Creating Worlds You Envision
Tips and tricks to help you bring to life the worlds you imagine
21 min
Advanced Studio Tips
Shortcuts, plugins, and other tricks to help you make games more efficiently
25 min
Game Ratings
Learn about changes to Experimental Mode and the new Game Ratings system
26 min
Understanding Moderation
Learn how to create content that's safe and fun for your players
25 min
Game Localization
Learn how to attract more players with game localization
48 min
Monetization Panel
A discussion on increasing revenue while also keeping your players happy
43 min
Marketing Panel
Expert marketing tips and effective promotion strategies from top developers
28 min
Engineering Panel
Hear from engineering leads about upcoming features during a live Q&A panel
25 min
Developer Panel
Top developers take the stage to address questions from the creator community