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Be Hack-Proof: Tips to Keep Your Account Secure
Let’s face it, when you run a website or gaming service that is used by millions of people each day, there are going to be a few bad eggs. It’s an unfortunate truth. Scammers, especially around the holidays, are looking to steal account information through various schemes and tricks. We’re not writing this to scare you; we’re writing this to prepare you. With common sense and some of the suggestions in this article, you can make your ROBLOX account hack-proof.
| November 20, 2012 -
Engineering ROBLOX for the iPad, Part 4 (Control Design)
Thus far, our Engineering ROBLOX for the iPad series has focused on iPad development through a performance-optimization lens. It has seen us go into the trenches with several ROBLOX developers to learn about and document their roles in building a a, a mobile gaming experience with the unique challenge of user-generated content as the centerpiece. In the final installments of the series, we’ll stray from the path and look at the development of interactive components, starting with control design. ROBLOX Game Engineer Ben Tkacheff is an expert when it comes to iOS controls. He’s played a lot of iOS games and cites Gameloft’s titles as examples of consistently good, mobile-optimized controls. First-person shooter N.O.V.A. stands out to Ben; the game is unabashedly reminiscent of the Halo series, but it isn’t just a console game ported to iOS – it’s a ROBLOX Game Engineer Ben Tkacheff is an expert when it comes to iOS controls. He’s played a lot of iOS games and cites Gameloft’s titles as examples of consistently good, mobile-optimized controls. First-person shooter N.O.V.A. stands out to Ben; the game is unabashedly reminiscent of the Halo series, but it isn’t just a console game ported to iOS – it’s a mobile gamemobile game , in large part due to great controls. , in large part due to great controls.
| November 19, 2012 -
Weekly ROBLOX Roundup: November 18, 2012
Every week, we’re busy telling the stories behind our platform, our technology, and our place in the gaming and technology industries.
| November 18, 2012 -
Ultimate Sword Series: Seven Swords to Rule Them All
ROBLOX Developer Lead Deepak Chandrasekeran (Sorcus) is in the process developing a series of swords on ROBLOX that will give users powers they may not have ever believed possible. His first sword, Telamonster: The Chaos Edge , sold out in two day...
| November 17, 2012 -
ROBLOX in the Press: The New York Times and More
We go out of our way to keep our users in tune with all of the changes happening in the world of ROBLOX. In the last couple of months, various national publications have begun to notice that ROBLOX is a huge user-generated content site with millions of active players. As the press begins to catch wind of who we are and the mark we’re leaving on the gaming industry, we think our platform will spread to an even larger demographic. Check out some of the articles written about ROBLOX in the past three months, starting most recently with an article published today on the New York Times’ “Motherlode” blog. Diane Mehta, a journalist from the Diane Mehta, a journalist from the aa , wrote a very interesting piece on how ROBLOX changed her child’s behavior: ”But while playing Roblox with M., he quieted down. The structure of the game constricted his behavior to imaginative activities in that particular environment. For a child with a fast mind and the verbal expansiveness of a kid much older than himself, the strictures of the massively multiplayer game helped structure the friendship he was building. For the first time all year, he took advice without falling apart; he gave M. a chance to speak. He wasn’t doing all the talking.”, wrote a very interesting piece on how ROBLOX changed her child’s behavior: ”But while playing Roblox with M., he quieted down. The structure of the game constricted his behavior to imaginative activities in that particular environment. For a child with a fast mind and the verbal expansiveness of a kid much older than himself, the strictures of the massively multiplayer game helped structure the friendship he was building. For the first time all year, he took advice without falling apart; he gave M. a chance to speak. He wasn’t doing all the talking.”
| November 16, 2012 -
Six Must-See ROBLOX Places
ROBLOX is a multi-layered platform and different people love it for different reasons: the games, the socializing, the organizing, the economy, the physics, the forums and other things entirely. One of the things I’ve come to appreciate is thoug...
| November 15, 2012 -
Achievement Unlocked: 100,000 Concurrent ROBLOX Users
Last weekend, ROBLOX reached a milestone: 100,000 concurrent users. This achievement inspired us to do some research about where this figure stands in the greater scheme of gaming and online entertainment. Before getting to the facts, note that ��...
| November 14, 2012 -
ROBLOX Mobile Gaming is Coming to iPad…
ROBLOX is in the process of bringing our 9.8 million user-created games to the iPad. The first release of a that supports online play is almost here. To raise awareness in the ROBLOX community of our imminent launch, we’re running a promotion targeted at ROBLOX game developers that will give them an opportunity to win a brand-new iPad 3.
| November 13, 2012 -
A Look Behind What Happens When You Purchase Builders Club
Let’s look at the facts: if you want to play or build games using our platform, it’s free. While it takes a lot of computing power to keep hundreds of thousands of gamers playing ROBLOX games
| November 12, 2012 -
Weekly ROBLOX Roundup: November 11, 2012
Every week, we’re busy telling the stories behind our platform, our technology, and our place in the gaming and technology industries.
| November 11, 2012 -
Weekly ROBLOX Roundup: November 11, 2012
Every week, we’re busy telling the stories behind our platform, our technology, and our place in the gaming and technology industries. For those of you who catch up with ROBLOX over the weekend, the Weekly ROBLOX Roundup collects the best stuff to hit our various avenues of publication in the last week. This time: we talk with Uuvinu, the creator of
| November 11, 2012 -
Engineering ROBLOX for the iPad, Part 3 (Performance Optimization)
If the first part of developing a well-performing ROBLOX experience for the iPad is ensuring stability through memory optimization, the second part is improving the frame rate to the point it’s as smooth as it is on a modern desktop or laptop co...
| November 10, 2012 -
What Games Are ROBLOX Developers Playing?
‘Tis the season of gaming, so we thought we’d sit down with a handful of ROBLOX employees to find out what they’ve been playing this holiday season. We’re all gamers at heart, and this proves it. Enjoy. I’ve been playing Orcs Must Die 2–it’s so fun. You defend these massive dungeons against hordes of enemies, and you can place traps all around the map. It also introduces co-op, so you can slay orcs with your friends. From a developer’s perspective, I really get a kick out of the physics system. All the traps have physics parts built into them, and you can use them to send orcs flying off the edge of cliffs into a murky abyss.I’ve been playing Orcs Must Die 2–it’s so fun. You defend these massive dungeons against hordes of enemies, and you can place traps all around the map. It also introduces co-op, so you can slay orcs with your friends. From a developer’s perspective, I really get a kick out of the physics system. All the traps have physics parts built into them, and you can use them to send orcs flying off the edge of cliffs into a murky abyss.
| November 8, 2012 -
Spotlight: Uuvinu, the Web Developer Behind ROBLOXRanks
When I spoke to user Uuvinu over the phone, he seemed distracted. So much so, that I asked him if something was wrong. I had simultaneously noticed that his website, ROBLOXranks.com, wasn’t loading. This was his response:
| November 6, 2012 -
Spotlight: Uuvinu, the Web Developer Behind ROBLOXRanks
When I spoke to user aover the phone, he seemed distracted. So much so, that I asked him if something was wrong. I had simultaneously noticed that his website, ROBLOXranks.com, wasn’t loading. This was his response: “Sorry. Our servers in New York City were knocked out by the storm, and I’m working on migrating data to Dallas, Texas. Site should be live in an hour.” It was back up in thirty minutes. He’s 15-years-old.It was back up in thirty minutes. He’s 15-years-old.
| November 6, 2012 -
Responding to User Feedback, V11
Every so often, we ask our users to let us know what they’d like to see in ROBLOX, then respond to some of the most insightful comments and pertinent questions. This time, John Shedletsky, ROBLOX’s Creative Director, elaborates on a variety of topics, including your ideas for
| November 5, 2012 -
Weekly ROBLOX Roundup: November 4, 2012
Every week, we’re busy telling the stories behind our platform, our technology, and our place in the gaming and technology industries. For those of you who catch up with ROBLOX over the weekend, the Weekly ROBLOX Roundup collects the best stuff ...
| November 4, 2012