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'''Roblox''', stylized as '''RŌBLOX''', is a [[MMORG|massively multiplayer online game]] created and marketed toward children and teenagers aged 8–18. In the game, players are able to create their own [[virtual world]], in which they or other [[online]] members may enter and socialize within the blocks of varying shapes, sizes, and [[color]]s.<ref name="cnet">{{cite news|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-19882_3-20070969-250/roblox-a-virtual-world-of-lego-like-blocks/ |title=Roblox: A virtual world of Lego-like blocks, and are made for users to share with others. Shedletsky is the roblox creative director, with many games that many people play. |publisher=[[CNET]] |accessdate=29 February 2012|date = 14 June 2011|last = Needleman|first = Rafe}}</ref> Games on Roblox can be [[script (computing)|script]]ed using a [[Sandbox (computer security)|sandboxed]] edition of [[Lua (programming language)|Lua 5.1]], to affect events that occur in-game and create different [[scenario]]s. The game has been known to be quite educational as children will learn computer programming, stocks, ratios, the advertising world and marketing throughout their choices on Roblox{{Citation needed|date = November 2013}}. The company's main source of [[revenue]] comes from the "''Builders Club''" virtual benefits, in which users who have created an [[User (computing)|account]] may purchase either ''Builders Club'', ''Turbo Builders Club'', or ''Outrageous Builders Club'', otherwise known by users as ''BC, TBC, and OBC'', respectively.<ref name=":1">{{cite news|last=Shedletsky|first=John|title=Builders Club is Coming…|url=http://blog.roblox.com/2007/08/builders-club-is-coming/|publisher=Roblox Corporation|date = 2 August 2007}}</ref>
== History and development ==
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