Roblox
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| Developer(s) | Roblox Corporation |
| Publisher(s) | Roblox Corporation |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, OS X, iOS, AndroidXbox One |
| Release date(s) | 2004 (beta) 2006 (public release) |
| Genre(s) | MMORPG, sandbox game |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
Roblox is a user-generated massively multiplayer online social gaming platform developed and published by the Roblox Corporation and released in 2006.
In the game, players are able to create their own virtual worlds and design their own games within the platform. Games on Roblox can be designed using a sandbox edition of the programming language Lua, and game designers can be paid with the in-game currency of Robux, which in turn can be converted to cash. The game is designed to be family-friendly, and is device-agnostic, running on a wide variety of devices, including Android, iOS, Xbox, and Oculus. As of fall 2016, Roblox has over 500,000 game creators designing games, and 30 million active monthly players, who have logged more than 300 million hours of game play. The Roblox Corporation employs more than 200 people in its San Mateo, California headquarters.
Roblox was created by founder and co-founder David Baszucki and Erik Cassel in 2004. Roblox – a portmanteau of the words "robots" and "blocks", launched in beta version in that year. The website was officially launched in 2006.
In early 2006, the game's currency was Roblox Points, which were later replaced with Robux. During 2006 and 2007, Roblox added features which included a messaging system, a search system, and avatar customization.Roblox badges were first introduced on 22 December 2006. In March 2007, Roblox became compliant with COPPA, with the addition of safe chat, a change which limited users under the age of thirteen to communicating by selecting predefined messages from a menu. In August 2007, Roblox added the Builders Club, a premium membership, and applied server improvements.
In 2011, more than 5.4 million games were created by users. The first Roblox conference, called the Roblox Rally, was held on August 1, 2011, at the Exploratorium in San Francisco, California. This was then renamed to the Roblox Game Conference, and then again to Bloxcon in 2013, which was held in multiple cities. 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.
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