Twitch Developers at PAX East

Come meet fellow game developers and chat with the TwitchDev team at Pax East. We are hosting a casual get together with informative presentations for the developer community. Learn how to integrate Twitch into your game to build the future of live community engagement! We might even open up our laptops to dive into some live demos on Twitch.

Current Schedule:

6:00-7:00 // 60min // Doors open and networking

7:00-7:15 // 15min // Welcome + Twitch Integration Overview (Jon Bulava)

7:15-7:30 // 15 min // Twitch Extensions demo with Stardew Valley (Matt Auerbach)

7:30-8:15 // 45 min // GraphQL for Game Developers (Rob Zhu)

Games often need to use APIs for user management, analytics, crash reporting, authorization, social features, and more. In this talk, I'll give you a brief intro to GraphQL and explain why it's a great solution for many different use-cases.

8:15 // Q&A and Close

8:45 - Doors Close

Food and beverages will be provided.

Speaker Bios:

Matt Auerbach

Matt Auerbach Is A NYC-Based Developer Advocate At Twitch. The Advocacy Team Educates Developers Regarding Products And Offerings, And Acts As The Primary Point Of Contact For Assistance And Feedback. Matt Is A Mild-Mannered Programmer Who Enjoys Using Technology To Solve Problems And Making People's Lives Easier. By Night, However...Well He Does Pretty Much The Same Thing. You Can Find Matt Streaming On /TwitchDev Or /Mauerbac, And Building Tutorials On Glitch. He Previously Worked In Developer Relations At Optimizely, Amazon Web Services, And Twilio.

Jon Bulava

Jonathan Bulava leads the Developer Advocacy at Twitch focusing on educational content, outreach, and assistance for developers who build integrations for the Twitch community. Jon was previously the Managing Editor for Developer Marketing at Twitch, as well as the Editor in Chief for Developer Marketing and a Developer Advocate at Twitter where he built content to highlight developer success and spoke at technical events. Before his days in developer relations, Jon was the Director of Studio Services for Trendrr creating custom on-air real time data visualizations for television networks, which led to an acquisition by Twitter. You can find him at twitter.com/jbulava.

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Partners:

BostonFIG is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit with the State of Massachusetts, dedicated to fostering the next generation of game developers. Through youth outreach, small-business initiatives, and our ongoing programming and events, BostonFIG strives to strengthen the independent game development industry. BostonFIG celebrates independent game development in New England, across the United States, and around the globe. Our goal is to create an inclusive environment for everybody who enjoys and appreciates games in any shape or form. The organization seeks to support and showcase the efforts of independent game developers, as well nurture young aspiring game creators from diverse backgrounds.