Something new for this year is the publication of the breakout sessions. In case you are interested in a certain portion of a talk, timestamps are provided below the videos.
Design track thread: RDC 2018 USA - Design Track Video And Timestamps
Business track thread: https://devforum.roblox.com/t/rdc-2018-usa-business-track-videos-and-timestamps/153008
Creating the Worlds You Envision With Studio
Featuring: RBLXImagineer (Stephen Jobe)
- What makes an immersive world and world types: 3:01
- Tone: 8:28
- Perspective: 9:24
- Cohesion: 11:13
- Colors: 15:32
- Textures: 17:52
- Lighting: 23:20
- Recommended Roblox Games and GDC talks: 31:00
- Q&A: 32:34
Making Your Game More Social
Featuring: sisteralligator (Kelly Mayes)
- Playing with friends metrics: 4:25
- Party and home page improvements: 6:23
- In-game invites: 8:19
- Playing with friends: 9:05
- Breaking the ice: 12:52
- Social buffs: 13:18
- Future plans for social team: 15:21
- Q&A: 17:21
Designing UI Across Platforms
Featuring: hahamonkey5 (Grace Lin)
- What is UX: 0:50
- UX on Roblox: 1:53
- Cross platform UX: 3:26
- Layout: 5:42
- Interaction: 10:02
- Visual: 13:30
- Q&A: 18:30
Designing for Performance
Featuring: zeuxcg (Arseny Kapoulkine)
- Performance measurements: 1:47
- Analysis tools: 4:49
- Roblox-side improvements: 10:34
- Scripting performance: 18:59
- Building performance: 24:16
- Physics performance: 29:29
- Texture performance: 31:18
- Transparency performance: 32:50
- Q&A: 34:31
How Changes are Made on the Roblox Platform
Featuring: rbadam (Adam Miller)
- Easy example - Portrait Mode: 2:25
- Hard example - Smooth Terrain: 8:23
- Q&A: 15:07
Advanced Studio Tips: Organizing Your Code, Plugins, and More
Featuring: woot3 (Brad Sharp)
- Settings: 3:56
- Shortcuts: 4:59
- Command bar: 7:29
- Code management: 8:24
- Plugins: 10:05
- Q&A: 12:59