CitizenCon 2951

CitizenCon 2951
Participants	Cloud Imperium Games
Date	October 9, 2021
Location	Virtual

CitizenCon 2951 is a upcoming virtual event that will be held October 9, 2021.

Events

Following the days to CitizenCon 2951 CIG hosted various differernt contests.

• Virtual cosplay contest
• Video contest - Be a Part of the Show!

Digital Goodies Pack

All backers will be rewarded with a free CitizenCon 2951 themed digital goodies pack. The pack contains:

• a RRS Specialist Light Armor Set - Balefire Variant, consisting of:
  • Arden-SL Balefire Helmet
  • Arden-SL Balefire Core
  • Arden-SL Balefire Arms
  • Arden-SL Balefire Legs
  • Arden-SL Balefire Backpack
• a TBF-4 "Balefire" Combat Knife
• a CitizenCon 2951 Trophy

Schedule

The begin of each panel can differ up to 30 Minutes from the announced start time.

Time (UTC)	Title	Description	Speaker	Live/ Recorded
15:00 3:00 pm	Opening with Chris Roberts	The Chairman himself, Chris Roberts kicks off this year’s event.	Chris Roberts Founder & Chief Executive Officer	?
15:05 3:05 pm	Life in the ’Verse	This year’s biggest panel takes you on a guided tour of the current in-game universe. Join the developers who bring it all to life to explore locations, systems, and gameplay, and more.	Ian Leyland Star Citizen Art Director Todd Papy Star Citizen Live Director David Haddock Narrative Director And others.	Recorded
17:15 5:15 pm	Ship Talk	In this year’s Ship Talk presentation, John Crewe, Ben Curtis, and Paul Jones reveal new and upcoming ships, delve into their journey through production, and provide some much anticipated updates about a fan favorite vessel.	John Crewe Vehicle Director Ben Curtis Vehicle Art Director	Recorded
19:40 7:40 pm	Gen 12 & the Multicore of Vulkan	We’ll delve into the nitty gritty details of Gen12, the new renderer being developed for Star Citizen and Squadron 42, utilizing the Vulkan graphics API, with a particular focus on multi-CPU parallelism as well as improved flexibility for quicker feature development. We’ll look at why it was needed, its architecture and how this aids performance, and we’ll give you an update on its progress.	Ali Brown Director of Graphics Engineering Christopher Bolte Core Engine Architect Silvan Hau Engine Programmer Darrell Barnes Graphics Programmer	?
19:00 7:00 pm	Crafting Worlds: Planetary Tools & Tech	A big-picture look at some of the new planet tech features being developed to help further bring Star Citizen to life.	Anis Hireche Senior Engine Programmer Marc Rivoira Tools Programmer I Morgan Minardi Engine/Tools Programmer II Will Hain Engineer Programmer II Marco Corbetta Vice President of Technology	?
20:00 8:00 pm	Server Meshing & the State of Persistence	Discover the transformative technologies of Server Meshing and Persistent Streaming. A deep dive into the technical architecture of these key core initiatives that will enable a truly massive, scalable and persistent world.	Paul Reindell Director of Engineering, Online Technology Benoit Beausejour Chief Technology Officer at Turbulent	?
20:30 8:30 pm	The Sounds of Space	The mad minds behind the soundscapes of Star Citizen take you on a guided tour of the latest developments in the innovative new audio tech that truly brings the ’verse to life.	Graham Phillipson Lead Audio Programmer Adi Keltsh Sound Designer	Recorded
21:15 9:15 pm	Systemic Gameplay: Stream of Thought	Tony Zurovec leads a wide-ranging discussion with Rob Reininger, Ben Dorsey, and Luke Pressley about upcoming features like selling used items, local inventory, the convergence of the reputation and mission systems, why physicalized cargo is so important, the next couple of Dynamic Events, and more. Tony will also give an update on how efforts to integrate the first few bits of the Quantum simulation into the game are proceeding.	Tony Zurovec Director of Persistent Universe Rob Reininger Assistant Director, SGS Pillar Ben Dorsey Senior Systems Designer Luke Pressley Lead Designer	Recorded
23:00 11:00 pm	Closing with Chris Roberts	Chris Roberts returns to take us home.	Chris Roberts Founder & Chief Executive Officer	?

Gallery

Images

CitizenCon 2951 Digital Goodies Pack

Videos

CitizenCon Returns - 2951

CitizenCon 2951- Life In The 'Verse

CitizenCon2951- Ship Talk

CitizenCon 2951- Gen 12 & The Multicore of Vulkan

CitizenCon 2951- Crafting Worlds - Planetary Tools & Tech

CitizenCon 2951- Server Meshing & The State Of Persistence

CitizenCon 2951- The Sounds of Space

CitizenCon 2951- Systemic Gameplay - Stream of Thought