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ROBLOX School Project Contest Update
The contest mailbox is closed and we’re working like mad to finish sorting through all the entries. We got a lot more entries for this contest than we expected. That’s great! We’re going to announce the winners as soon as we can. There will be a lot of winners. All the entries must be looked over by ROBLOX staff. It’s a fun job actually, since we get to learn new things at the same time. To make this post more interesting we will show a few more entries. We only have time right now to show three - but there will be another post in the future showing off tons of great entries. So for now check these out. Ancient Cultures ROBLOX gave me a better chance to get a better grade on my model and also made it more fun! It gave me the chance to be free and express my self as I made this wonderful world of Mesopotamia. We should be able to make a place where we can imagine AS MUCH AS ARE LITTLE HEARTS CAN! And ROBLOX helped me because it is a very compatible and safe way to let teachers know that we can make projects with just about anything. - Ronat Teacher comment: Good work. This is one astounding idea and helps with our budget! embed Scripting Languages I had a project recently about programming at my school! My project was about all of the types of programming, and what they do. Roblox helped me in this project by showing me ways of scripting techniques and things like, lua, and all kinds of scripting in the lua language. Also roblox helped me because it made it easier because I already knew about Lua very well. Another thing is that I made a PowerPoint for this project. One thing that helped me with this project was the scripting language of lua, like the “game.Workspace.etc.etc” because a lot of scripting engines handle things similar to that type of scripting. In Roblox the scripting engine: LUA, helped me again by showing me ways of boolean values in it, which we are talking a lot about in class! Parent comment: This is a great way to learn and help you with scripting and it would help you with the project! Biology Roblox helped me on this project by letting me show cool models to the class, but also show the sharks in a gentle way. Other pictures I looked for in this projects showed some of the creatures as killers. They wouldn’t have helped to show sharks aren’t all bad as most people say. The saying, “the only good shark is a dead shark” really gets to me and I couldn’t not show these sleek and amazing creatures gently, yet still cool looking, other wise. The pictures got the classes attention. P.S. I got an A. You can comment and chat about this contest on -ReeseMcBlox a
| October 3, 2008 -
Be Our Guest; Buy Our ROBUX
We’ve got two big features to announce in this release: guest mode and the ability to strong Some people want to try out ROBLOX to see if it’s any good before they take the time to make an account. A lot of game websites force you to create an account before you can even play their games to see if they are worth your time. strong We think anyone who gets in-game and plays ROBLOX for 10 minutes is probably going to want to create a full account (especially since it is free), in order to get the benefits of membership, such as having your own place, collecting the daily login bonus, and being able to customize the look of their ROBLOXian. Guest mode players appear in-game with the name "Guest ####". They’re just like normal users, except they can only use Super Safe chat and their stats don’t get logged from game to game. We don’t log stats because Guest users don’t have a "My ROBLOX" page to display them on… strong We’ve heard stories of people buying Builders Club on four accounts, just so they can get more ROBUX. We’re making things easier now for those people by allowing players to purchase ROBUX directly from the ROBLOX Central Bank. You do not need to be in Builders Club to Buying 8 out of 10 economists we surveyed expect that the ROBUK will rise strongly against the dollar in the near term, making it an excellent inflation hedge in these troubled financial times! - Telamon a
| September 26, 2008 -
Some Awesome School Project Entries
We’ve received a ton of awesome entries to the School Project contest. The last day to enter is Wednesday Oct 1 at midnight Pacific time. Read how to enter It looks like our users are finding a lot of different ways to mix ROBLOX and learning. That’s great! We’d like to show off some of the entries and encourage people to keep sending in great stuff like this. Physics I had to build a Rube Goldberg. Using ROBLOX really took away the material limitation factor. I used ROBLOX’ immense open-source to mimic what my group had to do: Pull a light switch. A little night to day script helped make it look very real. Using ROBLOX’ physics helped make the Rube Goldberg look like it was real, and using Lua gave any mis-haps a nice little patch. It helped give my group an A. -briguy9876 embed Programming ROBLOX helped me with this presentation because it showed the I could give a 3D presentation without using real life things. First, I had some different functions of Lua, and described them to the class. Next, I used a more complex script to demonstrate how Lua makes a ROBLOX fountain work. After that, I asked Pyro if he would let me film his suits, he said yes. So then I showed the class how Lua could be used to create very complex things without using up memory space. That?s how ROBLOX helped me in class this time, I?m sure it will help me again. My mom was very excited to see I was doing Lua programming, as it is something she didn’t learn until about a week ago. My teacher was happy with the presentation and I got a 100% on it. -Antartikid Meteorology I used ROBLOX to demonstrate the water cycle. This helped me a lot because I wanted to do something special to wow my class, and it sure did! We were on the last chapter of the year when we were asked to do a project on the water cycle. We were allowed to do anything as long as it demonstrated the water cycle. Then I discovered ROBLOX. It was by far THE BEST GAME EVER! Then I thought to myself, “What if I used this for my project?” -techno802 a Biology Assignment: Make a model of the urinary system, and describe functions. ROBLOX helped me a lot on this project because it was easy to construct and it was an easier alternative rather than using a big expensive 3d modeling program. I wasn’t really good with clay, so I requested permission from my teacher to make a video of a ROBLOX model. She agreed and allowed me to show it to the class with my partner. I enjoy the easy ROBLOX interface, as well as the fast upload times. ROBLOX was a huge help, and I am thankful it even exists. -maxxz em embed Architecture My project was to demonstrate how structural differences in bridges alters their stability. I constructed several bridges and demonstrated how they withstand weight. For example, I used body velocity/rotation to show how a bridge can withstand an Earthquake. I just have to say that ROBLOX is fantastic. As a game, and as a learning tool. It’s because of ROBLOX that I got an “A+” on my project and am now really quite popular in my class. I will always use ROBLOX! -Derthmonuter Art For my ASE Art class I was required for my final project to make some form of three dimensional art. I decided to make a piece of abstract art for my project, but I had no idea what exactly it should look like. Four days into the project week long project I had come up with nothing. So I decided to take a break from the little work I had done and play in ROBLOX studio. After fiddling around on ROBLOX for a while, I realized that I could use my favorite game to do my homework. After a few failed attempts, I came up with the model shown above. I immediately set out and made a scaled down version of the model after I finished. Had it not been for ROBLOX I never would have been able to come up with a passable figure-let alone the masterpiece I made- in time for the project’s due date on the second to last day of school. -Samacado Well that’s all we have for right now. We are still sorting through all the email entries. All the users mention in this blog will receive the prizes by Oct 7. I know it’s a long wait but please be patient. Talk more about this News on our -ReeseMcBlox a
| September 22, 2008 -
Some Awesome School Project Entries
We’ve received a ton of awesome entries to the School Project contest. The last day to enter is Wednesday Oct 1 at midnight Pacific time. Read how to enter here . It looks like our users are finding a lot of different ways to mix ROBLOX and lear...
| September 22, 2008 -
ROBLOX School Project Contest
We’re curious to know how ROBLOX is helping students with school and learning. ROBLOXians are very clever and creative! We know several educators and students who are using ROBLOX for projects at school - we want to reward all the educational users of ROBLOX with prizes! So what we’d like you to do is send us your project or homework where ROBLOX was helpful! Example subjects could include… Programming, Design, Architecture (Building), Art, History, Science, Physics and more! Send your entry to 1. Username Bonus: Include any comments your teacher or parent said about the project. strong strong The winners will be chosen by the ROBLOX staff. We do not have a set number of winners but be assured our standards are high. Not every one can win this contest. The prize is R$ 500 and all the Book hats in the catalog. All valid entries will receive a secret runner-up prize. b I can’t wait to see what you all have been up to. Start sending in those creative school projects! strong -ReeseMcBlox em a
| September 13, 2008 -
Playing ROBLOX at School
There are a lot of users who play ROBLOX at school. We think it’s great! It’s supported and encouraged by many teachers and computer lab managers. We’d like to take a moment to talk about playing ROBLOX at computer labs. Do you remember the What he would do at school is watch you log in and memorize your password. Or, more likely, just get on the computer after you. If you didn’t log out then your account is wide open for someone to make changes. We’re not trying to be scary. We just want to make sure no one takes your hard earned ROBLOX Stuff. Here’s what you can do: strong 2. Don’t use your ROBLOX password for anything at school, like even for your school email or school accounts. 3. Make sure no one is watching your hands when you type in your password. 4. Don’t tell anyone your password. em Keeping your account safe at school is a great way to keep having fun with ROBLOX! -ReeseMcBlox a
| September 6, 2008 -
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Maybe you’ve been coding video games since you were 8. Maybe you’re a battle-hardened veteran of the games industry. Or perhaps you’ve spent the past 10 years of your life writing office software and now it is time for a change. This is yo...
| September 3, 2008 -
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Maybe you’ve been coding video games since you were 8. Maybe you’re a battle-hardened veteran of the games industry. Or perhaps you’ve spent the past 10 years of your life writing office software and now it is time for a change.
| September 3, 2008 -
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a Maybe you’ve been coding video games since you were 8. Maybe you’re a battle-hardened veteran of the games industry. Or perhaps you’ve spent the past 10 years of your life writing office software and now it is time for a change. This is your opportunity to get in on a great project, with an awesome team, on the ground floor. Check out our new - Telamon a
| September 3, 2008 -
Recent Updates to ROBLOX
We put out a new release on August 19, 2008. We’ve been meaning to post about the awesome new features but we got super busy! Many users have already discovered some of these features. WonkaKid over at strong If you want to reset your place to an earlier version you can do it with this feature! To use the feature do these steps. First click the Configure This place link on your place. The link will show up under the description of any place you own. Then all you need to do is select a previous version of the place. That’s pretty cool. strong We made the walking speed of Robloxians changeable. It is a property of the Humanoid class, and its default is 16. If you set it to a negative speed, it reverses people’s controls. Note: if you set it to a very high speed, you will start walking through walls. strong We also allowed sparkles to change color. To change them edit the Color property in the Sparkles in Roblox Studio (in the Explorer pane). Some colors may not work as well as others. strong When you’re in a place that has teams on the leaderboard you can chat directly to your team. To do this type Example: em strong Hmm let’s see. There’s a new places display on the main page. A new installer. Some new awesome moderation features (that you’ll never see). A lot of lag reduction and behind the scenes stuff. We really have been working hard! Check out this movie by PRG. It shows off some of the features! embed If you’d like to talk about these features some more then go join -Clockwork & ReeseMcBlox a
| August 30, 2008 -
Technical Note: Internet Explorer
There is a technical issue that is affecting a small number of users. Did Internet Explorer stop working on your computer? Please read this message from our technical support and testing. They are here to help! You should also probably include the following info in your email: Username and what type of Windows you have. (To make sure it’s Vista) -ReeseMcBlox a
| August 30, 2008 -
Olympics 2008 Video Mini-Contest Winners
Announcing are the Video Mini-contest winners! How were they chosen? ReeseMcBlox looked at the top viewed videos as of midnight Aug 11, 2008 and then removed anyone who didn’t qualify. Ten Videos were decided as the winners. Check them out in this play list! embed Winners of the Black Iron Ring of Olympia for Video Mini-contest: yozy, cobrastrike4, maax1996, piecrust, arisshah, twisteddemo, bmoreboy, canary4life, gaomon94, sheeppie, MarioMario54321 The Building Contest winners and prizes are not finalized yet. We’re very busy working to deliver all the prizes. There were so many winners! Please be patient - The requirements of the Building Contest were changed to make it so more people would win. The new arrangement is like this. *you had an Olympics2008 place on your account when we ran the database search earlier today. Please wait until tomorrow to see if you get the hat you think you should. Chat more about this contest on -ReeseMcBlox a
| August 13, 2008 -
ROBLOX Olympics 2008 Contest Update
We wanted to remind everyone about the rules for the event so there’s no confusion. The instructions for entry are here. strong Olympics2008 Obstacle courses are not allowed. Your place has to look like a real sporting event or sports place, not a computer level. You can work in teams but only the owner of the place gets the prize, no one else. Same for video teams, only the poster of the video gets the prize. You may have more than 1 sport in your place but 1 is enough. You don’t need 2. But if you have 2 or more it’s ok. Don’t forget about the movie mini-contest. There are some cool things going on there too. Check out Remember to post about your place entries and your YouTube video Also be sure to be a good sport and visit other people’s places. This is a time to celebrate the creativity and productions of your fellow Robloxians! The best way to make friends and help the community is to give a little time to others. -ReeseMcBlox a
| August 9, 2008 -
ROBLOX Olympics Building Contest
We’re having a building contest. Yay! The theme for this contest is the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. We want you to build a ROBLOX place to host one of the games. Then once everything is in place there will be plenty of locations for people to play Olympics games of your own. strong 1. Make a new place with the title “Olympics2008 ________________” with whatever you want to call the place on the blank line. 2. Your place must be on your main account and still there at the time the contest ends 3. The place must be Olympic Games related. It must be about one of the Olympic sports, or be one of the locations for the Beijing 2008 games. On the Official Beijing Olympics site there is a list of the p strong Prize Winners will be chosen in the following way. At midnight (Pacific Time) at the end of the contest we will run a database search to find the Visits count and Favorites count for entries. Our searches will know how many visits and favorites came after the start of the contest. We realize that one person may win more than one category. That is allowed. To prevent popularity loading we will not announce the winners of any prize until *The Mystery requirement will not be revealed until the end of the contest. Don’t ask! strong p We can’t wait to see what sorts of sports places, arenas, and fun locations you guys can make for this contest. The contest starts now so get to building! -ReeseMcBlox a
| August 1, 2008 -
ROBLOX Desktop Wallpaper
Desktop a little drab? You need some ROBLOX wallpaper! Here are some high quality ROBLOX renders created by If you are feeling creative, you can make your own ROBLOX wallpaper and tell us about it! You can use a service such as ROBLOX admins will be keeping their eyes out for any really great wallpapers, and may post a couple here. If anything you make is chosen, we’ll award you a small ticket bonus in recognition. strong a a a strong a strong a - Telamon a
| July 20, 2008 -
Travelbloxxers – Journey Into PlaceRebuilder’s World
When I first heard about Trading Worlds, I was a bit skeptical. From what I had heard, it was a state of the art place, including its own economy. This made me think of any old RPG place that was lucky enough to wind up on the front page. I wonder...
| July 9, 2008 -
Travelbloxxers - Journey Into PlaceRebuilder’s World
When I first heard about Trading Worlds, I was a bit skeptical. From what I had heard, it was a state of the art place, including its own economy. This made me think of any old RPG place that was lucky enough to wind up on the front page. I wondered if it was even worth clicking on the visit online button, which for me means a few minutes wait while the game loads. When I began to play however, I was proved to be wrong. Another interesting prospect of trading worlds is its player interactions. You often see a player acting more respectful towards the town rent keeper than to a grizzly old pirate. You will notice how players will cheer on the gladiator, but heckle the challenger from lands afar (that is, unless your wager was on the challenger!). A shipper carrying pumpkins into town is often greeted with warm smiles and a free root beer, but a shipper carrying spinach is quickly thrown out. By playing this game you learn a lot about your fellow Robloxian’s personality then you would in Shark Attack by Huntermc. However, this game can only be seen at its best with many different people with many different occupations. I enjoy it most when you focus on shipping and trading more than killing and looting. Fighting has become a large part of this game, and it shouldn’t be. I have to admit that this is one of my all time favorite maps in my almost whole year of Roblox. Its unique game play and innovative style really appeals to more hardcore users who have played for a while. I have to rate this place an 8/10 because although there are many exploitable loopholes in this map, it is still so much fun at the end of a long day. Rivaling classics like Ultimate Paintball CTF by miked and Sword Fight on the Heights III, PlaceRebuilder has hit the jackpot with his newest addition to the Roblox hall of fame. em -ReeseMcBlox a
| July 9, 2008