As most of the Roblox community is aware, we recently experienced an extended outage across our platform. We are sorry for the length of time it took us to restore service. A key value at Roblox is “Respect the Community”, and in this case we apologize for the inconvenience to our community. On Thursday afternoon…
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As most of the Roblox community is aware, we recently experienced an extended outage across our platform. We are sorry for the length of time it took us to restore service. A key value at Roblox is “Respect the Community”, and in this case we apologize for the inconvenience to our community. On Thursday afternoon…
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The nights are getting longer, the leaves are starting to fall—Halloween is on its way! To celebrate the scariest season of all, some of your favorite experiences on Roblox have added new tricks and treats only for Halloween! So, don your costume and light your jack-o-lantern, it’s time for a spine-tingling adventure across the metaverse!…
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Data Scientists often find themselves repeating the mantra “Correlation is not causation.” It’s a good thing to remind our stakeholders — and ourselves — constantly because data can be treacherous, and because the human mind can’t help but interpret statistical evidence causally. But perhaps this is a feature, and not a bug: we instinctively seek…
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Following an incredibly exciting Roblox Developers Conference (“RDC”) last week, we are happy to announce the launch of the Layered Clothing Studio Beta, now available to all Roblox Studio users. To enable it in your own experience, simply open Roblox Studio, click File > Beta Features, then tick the box labeled “3D Layered Clothing.” For…
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Ruofan Zhang is a Principal Designer on the Studio Foundation team at Roblox where she focuses on making the Roblox Studio a world-class “Metaverse Editor.” Describe your role here at Roblox. The Studio Foundation team focuses on making Roblox Studio a world-class “Metaverse Editor.” We provide “a powerful, free toolset that allows developers to rapidly…
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At Roblox, we are transforming how people come together to connect, create, and express themselves through shared experiences. Our platform has seen tremendous growth with over 43 million daily active users across 180 countries. This is possible thanks to the immersive experiences built by our developer community, who we bring together annually at the Roblox…
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In Sanskrit, avatar (अवतार) refers to “an incarnation in human form.” In Roblox, few things reflect a user’s identity more directly than their avatar. As we’ll discover, there is no “standard” Roblox user, and the fantastical aesthetic variety in our users’ avatars directly reflects the diversity of the user base itself. Characterizing Avatars (Methodology) If…
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From September 17-19, Twenty One Pilots took the virtual stage, sky, and garage with a pioneering, interactive virtual concert experience on Roblox. The five-song interactive and evolving concert captivated people from over 160 countries, with nearly 70% of attendees coming together from outside of the U.S. to kick off the band’s sold-out Takeøver Tour with…
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