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'''''Roblox''''' is a free [[massively multiplayer online game]] (MMOG) virtual playground and workshop designed for children aged 4-1046 (asand claimed by the website)over. The game is made up of building bricks of various shapes and sizes. Unlike many games, ''Roblox'' has no pre-defined goals, players are allowed to build anything such as houses, churches, cities, swimming pools, and more. ''Roblox'' users can [[program]] the places they create with a simplified version of [[Lua (programming language)|Lua 5.1]].<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://kidslike.info/roblox_using_roblox_as_an_educational_programming_language|title=Roblox as an educational program language}}</ref><ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.examiner.com/x-608-Early-Childhood-Parenting-Examiner~y2008m8d19-Roblox-A-Parents-Guide|title=Parents guide to Roblox}}</ref> Roblox has become part of the privacy program [[TrustE]].<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://www.truste.org/about/member_list.php#R|title=Roblox at TrustE}}</ref>

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==History and development==

''Roblox'' was released in June 2005 by Roblox Corp. of [[Silicon Valley]], [[California]] by [[David Baszucki]]. ''Roblox''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s project straddles several rapidly-developing aspects of internet entertainment: [[virtual world]]s, [[casual gaming]], and [[user]]-constructed content.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.roblox.com/info/About.aspx|title=Roblox About page}}</ref>

==Hackers==

===1x1x1x1===

Recently there has been a group in Roblox called the '''''1x1x1x1''''', they have been attacking once every year. in 2009 they created an "infected" script that infects other items in the games workspace by creating a loop and changing the name of all objects to Infected and if it is a humanoid, the humanoid gets "bloxxed". There have been many vaccines for this but only a few work, and some vaccines just make it worse.

===Jonathon===

"Jonathon" is an alias of an unknown hacker, he has been striking a few times a year since 2008, but there is not much information on him at this time.

==Customization==

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===Badges===

''Roblox'' provides users with achievement awards called badges. For example, ''Roblox'' has three combat badges that are awarded to users with high amounts of lifetime Knockouts. There is also a Builder's Club badge, given to the player when they join the paid service. There are a total of 15 badges available to users.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.roblox.com/Badges.aspx|title=Roblox Badges}}</ref>[[File:]]

===The Catalog===

The Catalog is where players purchase and sell creations for Tickets and Robux. When selling, there is a 10% sales tax, so 10% of the money it is sold for goes to the virtual economy, and 90% goes to the seller; for example, selling a shirt for 10 Tickets will give the seller 9 tickets. Some items, such as hats, can also be bought but can only be uploaded by an administrator.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.roblox.com/Item.aspx?ID=1055299|title=Roblox hat}}</ref> On May 8, 2009, gear was introduced. This introduced weapons, boosters, etc. that the player could bring to the game. Soon after gear was introduced, players were allowed to specify which types of gear would be allowed in their place.

===1x1x1x1Lua===

==[[Lua (programming language)|Lua]]==

Builders in ''Roblox'' use an easier to use version of a programming language [[Lua (programming language)|Lua]] which can deal with 3D objects. Lua is a lightweight programming language similar to [[JavaScript]] and [[Ruby (programming language)|Ruby]], although less complicated.

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! Benefits

! Non-Builders Club

! Builders Club

! Turbo Builders Club

|-

| Custom Maps

| 1

| 10

| 25

|-

| Daily Robux

| 0

| 15 R$

| 35 R$

|-

| Sell Stuff

| No

| Yes

| Yes

|-

| See Ads

| Yes

| No

| No

|-

| Virtual Item

| Verified sign (if entered email)

| Hard Hat

| Turbo Hardhat

|-

| Bonus Gear

| No

| No

| Yes

|-

| Starting Robux

| 0

| 100 R$

| 100 R$

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''Roblox'' users can bring their avatar with them into the 3D worlds that have been constructed by other users.

===JonathonGames===

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Even though Roblox is a building game, people could play games built by other players. A game is built up of bricks, sometimes scripts to enhance the fun of the game.

Roblox Games

Even though Roblox is a building game, people could play games built by other players. A game is built up of bricks, sometimes scripts to enhance the fun of the game.

===Roblox Studio===

Roblox Studio is a program very similar to [[Visual Basic .NET]], used to build, edit, or test places. It is an essential program to have a 'cool' map.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/game/roblox|title=Roblox on the Great Games Experiment}}</ref> People are allowed to copy or edit other places if their game's status is 'Shared' or mostly called 'Uncopylocked'.

===Guests===

Guests are users of ''Roblox'' that do not currently have an account, but play with no username or profile and whose name is the word "Guest" followed by a random set of 1-to-4 digit numbers. They are under constant attack and are commonly referred to as "noobs" due to their immature behavior. Guests on Roblox do not have the luxury of chatting freely, and cannot see other players' chats.

== References ==