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Roblox

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Roblox is a user-generated massively multiplayer online social gaming platform developed and published by the Roblox Corporation and released in 2006; the first demos of the game were tested in 2004 under the name DynaBlocks.[3][4]

Roblox
Roblox's logo as of January 10, 2017.[1]
Developer(s)Roblox Corporation
Publisher(s)Roblox Corporation
Director(s)David Baszucki
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, iOS, Android, Xbox One, Oculus Rift [2]
ReleaseApril 6, 2006
Genre(s)Massively multiplayer online game
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

In the game, players are able to design their own games within the platform, and play other users creations.[5]

As of 2016, Roblox has 30 million active monthly players.[6][7]

Gameplay

Roblox is a sandbox game which allows players to create their very own games using Roblox's proprietary engine, Roblox Studio. Games and assets for games are built by using "parts", similar to those of lego parts. Players can use the programming language Lua to dynamically change the environment of the game and program their own games.[8] Plugins can also be developed with Lua to be used in Roblox Studio.[9]

Users are able to advertise and sponsor their own game on the website by bidding. Users are also able to create gamepasses, which can be used to give consumers perks for buying the gamepass, etc; "Developer Products", which can be purchased unlimited times, similar to the likes of microtransactions and badges, to reward players for doing a certain task. A percentage of the revenue from gamepasses and developer products is given to Roblox.

One of the default character models
A fourth generation (4.0) Roblox character, a commonly used package.
A car on a road in Roblox Studio 2013
Editing using Roblox Studio 2017

Roblox is played by using a keyboard's WASD and arrow keys or by using a mouse, touch pad, or other input device. Players can switch between first person mode and third person mode.

Roblox allows players to buy, sell and create virtual items. Shirts, T-shirts and pants can be bought by anyone but only players with Builders Club membership can sell shirts, T-shirts and pants. Only Roblox admins can sell hats, gear and packages on the platform. Hats with a "Limited" status, or "Limited" hats, can only be sold on the Roblox catalog with Builders' Club.

Players are allowed to wear at the most 3 hats, 1 shirt, 1 t-shirt and 1 pair of pants, to carry 1 gear item. Players buy items with "Robux", which can be obtained by revenue from games made by the user, revenue made from shirts, t-shirts or pants, revenue from selling "Limited" hats or microtransactions. A percentage of the revenue made goes to Roblox.

Robux can be exchanged into real money via the "Developer Exchange" (DevEx). To exchange, users must be 13 years or older, must have the minimum amount of Robux needed (at least 100,000 Robux), must have a valid email address, a valid PayPal account, must be in good standing with Roblox and must abide Roblox's Terms of Service.[10]

Exchange Rates
Robux Money (USD)
100,000 350
250,000 875
500,000 1,750
1,000,000 3,500
2,000,000 7,000
4,000,000 14,500
10,000,000 35,000
20,000,000 70,000
40,000,000 140,000
80,000,000 280,000
150,000,000 525,000
300,000,000 1,050,000

Roblox allows for the creation of groups. After joining, players can then advertise their group, participate in group relations, and set their primary group. Players that own groups can also manage roles, make shoutouts, post on the group wall, moderate the group wall, etc. Groups can only be owned by Builders' Club members.

Groups can publish their own clothing (Shirts, T-shirts and Pants) and games can also be published as a group game and all revenue from group clothing and games goes towards group funds. Group funds specifically are used to run ads to promote groups and can also be paid out using the "Group Payout" system which could contribute to creating new roles, etc. Clans can also be created. Clans are groups that compete against each other in Player Points Leaderboard rankings. Player Points are points that can be rewarded for achieving a certain goal, etc. and can be given out by developers to players.

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Development

Roblox was created by co-founders David Baszucki and Erik Cassel in 2004. Roblox – a portmanteau of the words "robots" and "blocks", launched in beta version that year. The website was officially launched in 2006.[12][13]

In March 2007, Roblox became compliant with COPPA, with the addition of safe chat, a change that limited users under the age of thirteen to communicating by selecting predefined messages from a menu.[14] In August 2007, Roblox added the Builders Club, a premium membership, and applied server improvements.[15]

In December 2011, Roblox also held their first Hack Week, an annual event where Roblox developers work on innovative outside-the-box ideas for new developments to present to the company.[16][17]

On December 11, 2012, Roblox released an iOS version of the game.[18][19] In an interview with Massively, CEO David Baszucki stated he also wanted the game to be available on the digital stores of "Android, Windows, Steam, Mac, Chrome, [and] Amazon..."[20]

On May 31, 2015, a feature named Smooth Terrain was added, increasing the graphical fidelity of the terrain and changing the physics engine from a block-oriented style to a smoother and more realistic style.[21] On November 20, 2015, Roblox was launched on Xbox One, with an initial selection of 15 games chosen by Roblox staff.[22][23] New Roblox games for this console will have to go through an approval process, and are subject to the Entertainment Software Ratings Board standards.[24][25]

In April 2016, Roblox launched Roblox VR for Oculus Rift. At the time of release, more than ten million games were available in 3-D.[26] In June 2016, the company launched a version compatible with Windows 10. While the game has had a PC presence since 2004 with its web version, this is the first time it was upgraded with a standalone launcher built for Windows.[27]

In April 2016, Roblox had 30 million monthly active users, and a peak of 900,000 concurrent users.[28] Around the same time period, the safe chat feature was removed and replaced by a system based on a whitelist with a set of acceptable words for users under 13 years old and on a "black list" for other users. This new system allows users under the age of 13 to create content on the website, which they were not able to do previously.[29]

On January 10, 2017, Jazwares unveiled designs for toys based on Roblox characters. The characters are similar to Lego minifigures, having interchangeable body parts, clothes, and tools. The toys were released on February 5, 2017[30][31] Whilst purchasing toys, buyers would be gifted scratch codes to redeem for in-game items.

On February 22, 2017, Roblox announced that they would be dropping support for multi body-parts colour as well as a new Avatar Editor with the Avatar Editor Update. However, this was later rolled back. [32]

On March 2, 2017, due to parent complaints, Roblox added some security measures and features into Roblox, including Parental Controls with the ability to shut off the chat capability, age visibility on the website or in-game so that parents can determine if the settings in place for their child's account are age-appropriate, more stringent chat controls for players deemed under 13, restricting a greater spectrum of words, modifications to the Roblox's moderation community guidelines for more aggressive deletion of games and content deemed intolerable and inappropriate, enhancement of our guidelines for the developer community in terms of content that is not allowed in their games, a setting in which restricts players deemed under 13 to only access curated list of age-appropriate games.[33]

On April 06, 2017, Roblox released new body movers.

On May 19, 2017, Roblox released a new feature in Roblox Studio called "Collision Groups" which gives developers the freedom to whether certain parts can or cannot collide with other groups. [34]

On June 15, 2017, Roblox removed the ability to not wear any clothes on Roblox and when doing so, random default clothing is placed on the player's avatar. This feature was added as a kids' security measure as part of the Avatar Editor Update that shipped one week before. [35]

On June 22, 2017, Roblox released support for Portrait Mode and Dynamic Thumbstick. [36]

On June 26, 2017, Roblox released more part colours to Roblox Studio. [37]

On June 29, 2017, Roblox released Trail Effects for Roblox Studio. [38]

On July 12, 2017, Roblox released an update to the Featured section of the "Games" section of the website. This update changed the Featured section to show a more curated selection of games that are constantly being rotated in and out. [39]

On July 14, 2017, Roblox released in-game emoji support for mobile devices of the game, with PC support coming soon. [40]

At RDC 2017, ROBLOX announced their test avatar type called "Anthro" or R50, which is a realistic human-looking avatar. Players can decide how much R15 or Anthro can have on their avatar. [41]

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