ROBLOX Preps for RGC 2012 with Mock Hackathon

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RGC 2012 Hackathon LogoLast week, we announced that ROBLOX Game Conference 2012 will feature an all-day Hackathon, where attendees can use their scripting and logic skills to come up with quick solutions to ROBLOX puzzles. We put the idea to practice on Friday afternoon, gathering eight ROBLOX developers for our own mock Hackathon. The winning developers, known on ROBLOX as “QuantumSama” and “HotThoth“, didn’t receive tangible prizes — actual RGC participants will — but a brief Friday evening of bragging rights.

The mock Hackathon gave us a chance to test several challenges, a timer and leaderboard system, and helped us see some ways we can make this event fun for ROBLOX users of many tiers. Watch this video for an inside look at our dry run on Friday, June 8th.

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ROBLOX Game Conference 2012 will take place on July 14, 2012 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, Calif. If you’d like to participate in the Hackathon, remember to bring your own laptop.

Video music: The Great (Broke For Free) / CC BY 3.0

164 thoughts on “ROBLOX Preps for RGC 2012 with Mock Hackathon”

  11. Nice AlineWare laptop. Shedletsky must be really rich to even affford that :P

  13. That looks like so much fun. I’m trying to unlock all teh secretz of Studioz too so :D

    Can any of you guys comment on my place?

  18. Looks cool! Man, that’s fast for those scripts. I wish I could script like that… I won’t be there, but I wish I could. GO HACKATHON! GO ROBLOX! Join “Shadow Crusaders” because it’s a good group!

  20. Awesome! cant wait for more news and videos! You should bring roblox confrences into the uk!

  21. I also agree that he is pretty scary xD. I clicked thinking that someone hacked the roblox game website so you can get free R$ and Tickets. Lol.

  22. Wow… Just wow… Amazing I am coming to the RGC, cya there Roblox! And staff!

  23. Wow! I always fail with scripts,but I can just make a nooby Game!
    I can’t do this,but jeez,do those ROBLOX Developers ever stop being so awesome? XD

  24. Bring on Merely, oh wait this isn’t a literal HACK-athon is a script-athon

  25. I know that website that u used for the countdown… Y U NO USE CLOCK VERSION

  27. Nice, I wish I could go, but I can’t. I would show off my skills. Add darkrange9000 on ROBLOX.

  30. OMG!!!!!WHY DO THEY ALWAYS DO IT IN CALIFORNIA!!!WHY NOT IN GEORGIA OR SOMEWHERE ELSE THEN CALIFORNIA!!!

  37. I loved to attend, but I am in NC right now, planning a trip. That looks like lots of fun though! I’m jealous. :P

  40. Hey Roblox Adminstrators I Love Your Ability Of Work And You Have Fun With It Im Momyoshi On Roblox Friend ME EVERYONE :DD

  42. my account on ROBLOX, 226alejandro got hacked. do you know how to get him back?

  44. Lol, the more interesting part of this video was watching (I think that was Shedletsky)reacting to the things xD

  45. Look at Shedletsky’s T-Shirt, It says “Blame John” With a noob holding a sign under it. :D

  49. You guys acting like little kids, this is just sad, but over all… sounds intresting.

  53. Wish I could be there to see it but I live in the south and the conference is in California :(
    Oh well maybe later on when I learn some more scripting and go to school for it I can apply for a job :)

  61. Nice Alienware Laptop and souds fun, to bad I am across the country and many of my friends are across the the globe for it…

    • Too bad my parents dont want me to go, since i live all the way in Toronto :(

  62. I really like puzzles sad i can’t come.
    Also first comment is just plain stupid.

  64. Shedletsky is probably the scariest person I’ve ever seen.

  67. That was the easiest task ever. I could have done it in less than one minute.

    • I wont be able to come i can’t travel all the way across the world just for the RGC confrence

    • me too,shedletskyss laptop looks like it costs a million…or did he steal it from the future?!?!?!!?!?!?!?