Roblox Developers Conference 2020 (usually shortened to RDC 2020) is an annual event that was initially planned to take place in San Francisco, California. Unlike previous years, it would have taken place in a larger venue to hold more attendees[1][2] and a European venue would not have been held.[3] The event took place from July 24 to July 26, 2020, with game-jam games being made a couple of days in advance.
According to the original 3-day schedule, two keynotes would have been held Friday night, unlike previous years where no keynotes are held on Friday. After that, a party would be held Friday night, followed by Saturday keynotes, and Saturday/Sunday game jam.
Due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic, a post on the Developer Forum was made on March 17, 2020, to assure developers that Roblox did not plan on canceling RDC 2020 at the time due to the pandemic.[4] However, on March 26, 2020, a follow-up post was made saying that the event was canceled, and instead will be hosted digitally.[5]
All marketplace items for the event were published on July 21, 2020.
JParty (left) and builderman (right) seen during the Q&A on day 3.
The event took place on a private Discord server that all attendees were invited to join, as well as the developer relations team. Day 1 consisted of various keynotes and upcoming features. Day 2 consisted of more keynotes, breakout sessions and upcoming features, as well as opening up a channel allowing developers to directly request new features. Day 3 consisted of statistics as well as live Q&A panels, including one between JParty and builderman.
Group picture
Like previous RDC conferences, the event was closed with a group picture. This picture was taken at this place.
Game Jam[]
Like every year, the RDC Game Jam is an event in which a team of developers has a limited amount of time (normally a day or less) to create a game to compete against other games that are judged based on specific categories.
Winners[]
| Category | Winner | Developers |
|---|---|---|
| Best in Show | Shapescape | GhettoMilkMan, dayzeedog, maplestick, theloudscream, Brick_man & ilyannna |
| Excellence in Visual Art | agn●sia | boatbomber, thisfall & Elttob |
| Most Creative Gameplay | Visions of a perspective reality | Noble_Draconian & Spathi |
| Outstanding Use of Tech | The Eyes of Providence | Quenty, Arch_Mage, AlgyLacey, xJennyBeanx, Zomebody & Crykee |
| Best Use of Theme | Sticker Situation | dragonfrosting & Yozoh |
Other Top Picks[]
Honorable Mentions[]
Other Submissions[]
- 20-20 Vision
- 20/20 Vision
- 2020 Vision, A Crazy Perspective
- 2020 Vision: Nyon
- A Wild Trip!
- Acuity
- Best Year Ever
- Better Half
- Bloxlabs
- Climb Stairs to 2021
- Double Vision
- Eyebrawl
- Eyeworm Exam
- FIRE 2020
- HACKED
- Hyperspective
- Lucid Scream
- Mystery Mansion
- New Years at the Museum
- New Year’s Bash
- Poor Vision
- Predict 2020
- RBC News
- Retrovertigo
- Second Wave
- see no evil
- Sight Fight
- Sight Stealers
- Spectacles Struggle
- Specter Spectrum
- Survive 2020
- The Lost Chicken Leg
- The Outbreak
- The Spyglass
- Time Heist
- Tunnel Vision
- Virtual RDC – The Story
- Vision
- Vision
- Vision Developers Conference 2020
- Vision Is Key
- Vision Perspective
- Vision Racer
- Visions
- Zepto
Avatar shop items[]
| Name | Image | Objective |
|---|---|---|
| RDC 2020 Backpack |  |
Attend RDC 2020. |
| RDC 2020 Lanyard |   |
Attend RDC 2020. |
| RDC 2020 Lapel Pin |   |
Attend RDC 2020. |
| RDC 2020 Shirt |   |
Attend RDC 2020. |
| Spectacular Spectacles 2020 |   |
Win in the "Best Use of Theme" category. |
| Champion's Chip 2020 |   |
Win in the "Outstanding Use of Tech" category. |
| Maestro's Mind 2020 |   |
Win in the "Most Creative Gameplay" category. |
| Palette of Perfection 2020 |   |
Win in the "Excellence in Visual Art" category. |
| Game Jam 2020 Best in Show |   |
Win in the "Best in Show" category. |
| Jammer's Cap 2020 |   |
Participate in the Game Jam. |
Trivia[]
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- It is the first fully digital Roblox Developers Conference since Virtual BLOXcon 2014.
- It is the first and only event canceled due to a disease outbreak.
- It is the first and only real-world Roblox event to be canceled.
Roblox staff keynotes[]
References[]
- ↑ https://devforum.roblox.com/t/save-the-date-rdc-2020/440953
- ↑ Roblox Developer Relations [@robloxdevrel] (2020, January 23). "Pack your bags, developers! The Save the Date for #RDC2020 is now live: https://t.co/8WiuONwu8Y Check the announcement for information on venue and dates! #RobloxDev https://t.co/z74CYtYNgX" [Tweet]. Twitter.
- ↑ https://devforum.roblox.com/t/save-the-date-rdc-2020/440953/307
- ↑ https://devforum.roblox.com/t/rdc-2020-status-update/485965
- ↑ https://devforum.roblox.com/t/notice-about-rdc-2020/497576