2015 Schedule
Interactive: March 13–17  •  Film: March 13–21  •  Music: March 17–22

You Make the Game: UGC and the Next Wave of Play

Sunday, March 15
11:00AM - 12:00PM

Hyatt Regency Austin
Zilker Ballroom 4
208 Barton Springs Rd

With games like ROBLOX, Minecraft, Little Big Planet, Project Spark, and more rising to prominence in the gaming community, user-generated content has proved itself as more than a novelty, it is the vanguard of the next phase of game development. UGC is a great entry point to an indie game development career. Increasingly, individuals and small boutique studios are creating unique and engaging titles in sandbox environments that are drawing millions of players and earning substantial attention and income. For this panel, ROBLOX CEO and cofounder David Baszucki is joined by Chris Hunter, a top developer on ROBLOX who has earned millions of plays on his games, as well as members of the Project Spark and Minecraft communities to discuss the process of creating games in a community environment, and how UGC has propelled their indie development efforts.

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#sxsw #UGC

Presenters

Chris Hunter

Dev

ROBLOX

David Baszucki

CEO

ROBLOX

David is the founder, co-creator and CEO of ROBLOX. Prior to founding ROBLOX, David was a private investor. Previously, David was VP and General Manager of MSC.Software, where he ran the desktop si...

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Owen Hill

Chief Word Officer

Mojang

Saxs Persson

Studio Mgr

Team Dakota

Studio Manager and EP for the internal 1st party studio Team Dakota, developing Project Spark for Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Windows 8.

Details

Access
Free and open to the public. ***Admission subject to venue capacity and age restrictions.
Type
Solo / Dual / Panel
Theme
Gaming
Level
Beginner
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