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{{InfoboxNeue
|title = CitizenCon 2018 (2948)
|image = CitizenCon2018.png
|label1 = Event Type
|content1 = Open Venue
|label2 = Location
|content2 = Long Center, Austin, USA
|label3 = Date
|content3 = 2018-10-10
|label4 = Broadcast
|content4 = Livestream
|label5 = Keynote Demos
|content5 = Unknown
|label6 = Concept Sales
|content6 = Unknown
|label7 = Commemorative Items
|content7 = Unknown
|label8 = Preceded by
|content8 = [[Holiday Special 2017]]
|label9 = Followed by
|content9 = [[CitizenCon 2019]]
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[[Category:Community Events]]
'''CitizenCon 2948 (2018)''' was a live event organized by Cloud Imperium Games to celebrate the 6th anniversary of [[Star Citizen]]'s announcement. The event took place on 10 October 2018 at the Long Center in Austin, USA. 

While the original plan was that only the Keynote be livestreamed for the wider Star Citizen community, with all other live panels only available live for [[Subscriptions|Subscribers]], [[Concierge]] or owners of a paid pass, to be uploaded later - this plan was not received well by the community. After some changes, the end result was that the entire event was streamed for free on the [[Roberts Space Industries (website)|RSI Website]] for all backers. The [[CitizenCon Digital Goodies Pack]] was sold instead.

CIG opted to skip Gamescom this year to spend more time focusing on the Quarterly Release Schedule, instead just having a presence at the yearly [[CitizenCon]].{{fact}} The event has been pitched as "a full day of presentations and interactions, exploring the current and future developments in Star Citizen and [[Squadron 42]]." Like [[CitizenCon 2017|2017's event]], CitizenCon 2018 will be a full day event featuring developer panels on various development topics such as programming, lore and art.

{{Quote|CitizenCon 2948 is almost here! We're excited to welcome you to the Long Center in Austin, Texas on October 10th for a full day of presentations and interactions that explore the current and future developments of Star Citizen and Squadron 42.  We're building on your favorite elements from last year's event and expanding the scope even further, taking advantage of everything our beautiful venue has to offer to give you the ultimate live Star Citizen experience.  We can't wait to see you there in Austin, back where it all began in 2013.|https://robertsspaceindustries.com/citizencon|acc. 2018-08-21}}

=== Controversies ===
CIG raised critique with their decision to broadcast the live panels only for subscribers and digital pass holders and releasing the recorded videos via YouTube later. The Keynote was not affected.  In a lengthy statement, Roberts initially defended his decision, however this stance was dropped before the event in an edit to his original Spectrum post.<ref>[https://robertsspaceindustries.com/spectrum/community/SC/forum/3/thread/citizencon-streaming Citizencon 2018 Streaming], Chris Roberts, 2018-08-31, acc. 2024-10-23.</ref>

==Schedule and Panels==
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|'''Main Stage'''
|'''Second Stage'''
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|01:00 PM
|[[CitizenCon 2018 Keynote|Keynote]]
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|03:00 PM
|[https://youtu.be/V056GFJrnKo The Principles of Flight]
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjHn0iUpBVE Breathing Life into Physics]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPS7w0fxOFs You Call That a Knife ?]

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|04:00 PM
|[https://youtu.be/5Or2an7bfVs Welcome to Lorville]
|[https://youtu.be/-dNoUjzTVaY By Design]
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|05:00 PM
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|[https://youtu.be/S7qZjeR9H9s Loremaker's Guide to 3.3]
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|06:00 PM
|[https://youtu.be/JQEQmO9uX28 What a Bunch of Characters]
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*[https://youtu.be/HniP3eOffGI The Mod Squad]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-u2-xdq6eo The Art of Digital Illusion]
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| 07:00 PM
|Evolution of Facial Animation
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u64z2DjpB0 The Sound of Violence]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_eyB8TL7MU Devil's in the Dialogue]
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|08:00 PM
|[https://youtu.be/7WfjHO6oHGs Crafting Space]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNj986LBYD4 Biome on the Range]
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|09:00 PM
|[https://youtu.be/hqxmonfCwvM Road to Release]
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|}

==See also==
*{{Link RSI|url=comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/16799-Portfolio-CitizenCon|text=Portfolio: CitizenCon}}

==Links==
*{{Link RSI|url=comm-link/transmission/16801-Squadron-42-CitizenCon-Trailer|text=Squadron 42 CitizenCon (2018) Trailer }}
*{{Link RSI|url=comm-link/transmission/16819-Around-The-Verse|text=Around The Verse: Relay Recap}}
*{{Link RSI|url=comm-link/transmission/16814-Reverse-The-Verse-LIVE|text=Reverse The Verse: Live from Citizencon}}
*{{Link RSI|url=comm-link/transmission/16812-Around-The-Verse|text=Around The Verse: Austin Texas Cakewalk}}

==Gallery==
{{Gallery
|Long_Center_Austin.jpg
|HomePage-Squashed.png
|CitizenCon 2948 logo.svg
}}

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