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''Roblox'' was created by David Baszucki in [[Silicon Valley]], [[California]] and is based in [[Portola Valley]], California.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=32789865|title=Roblox Info on BuisnessWeek|publisher=[[BusinessWeek]]|accessdate=20 September 2009}}</ref> The name is a [[portmanteau]] of the words "Robots" and "Blocks".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.roblox.com/?p=1540|title=Interview with Telamon|publisher=Roblox Corporation|accessdate=20 September 2009}}</ref> In mid-2007, Roblox considered the concept of a Megablocks-style character to avoid infringements on any copyrights held by [[Lego Group]] and allow for more complex clothing such as hairpieces to blend with the character.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.roblox.com/?p=123|title=Roblox Developers' Journal >> More Character Visuals|publisher=Roblox Corporation|accessdate=22 March 2010}}</ref> This was however rejected later for the minifigure design which was already in use. In mid-2008, Roblox added a feature to allow non-registered users to enter places with restricted functionality.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.roblox.com/?p=371|title=Be Our Guest; Buy Our ROBUX|publisher=''Roblox'' Corporation|accessdate=26 September 2008}}</ref> Roblox has raised $2.3 million in funding after an equity issue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://games.venturebeat.com/2009/08/14/roblox-raises-23 m-to-help-kids-build-casual-games/|title=Roblox Raises 2.3M|publisher=VentureBeat|accessdate=20 September 2009}}
</ref> On 21 January 2010, Roblox donated $5472 to relief efforts for the [[2010 Haiti earthquake|Haitian Earthquake]], allowing players to buy one of two virtual items: the Red Hat for Haiti, which contributed $65
==Character Customization==
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