Roblox

Roblox (Roblox.com) is an online game platform that allows program and play Games created by David Baszucki and Erik Cassel in 2004 and officially released in 2006.
==Gameplay==
The website of Roblox consists of the list of games, which are categorized in the name of "Experiences" published by developers. To play the game, users must download an application (Roblox Player) to their computer in order to play the game.https://create.roblox.com/ Its graphic is designed as a three-dimensional world with modern graphical user interface.
Users can create their own games with an application named Roblox Studio, where they can build and design anything they want, as well as code with embedded language named Lua.
== History==
=== 2004-2005===
David Baszucki and Erik Cassel started programming Roblox as the name "DynaBlocks", The beta is lost media but there are several recreations in Roblox available, these are based on some development videos.
===2006-2013===
Roblox got oficially launched on September 1, 2006 with a forum, moderation system, economic system (Robux) and several games (currently experiences) made by users. In March 2007, Roblox complied with COPPA (Children Online Privacy Protection Act) and created super secure chat for underage users or guests. In August of that same year, the "Builders Club" membership was launched, which gave users several advantages such as removing ads, selling items, getting 15 Robux daily and having the Builders Club seal in the forums. In April 1st, 2012, A massive hack would happen on Roblox, This would change the prices of the store in extremely high prices and in prices of 1 Robux or even free, the forums would receive a lot of spam sent with various popular accounts. On October 1, 2013, Roblox would be released for iOS devices (iPad, iPhone, etc.)
===2014-2017===
Roblox would be released for Android devices on July 16, 2014.https://blog.roblox.com/2014/07/roblox-arrives-on-android/ (July 16, 2014) On May 31, 2015, an update called 'Smooth Terrain' would be released, which would add better graphics and better optimization to the game. In November 20, Roblox would be released for Xbox One with 15 games chosen by the Roblox developers.https://web.archive.org/web/20181130001239/https://venturebeat.com/2015/09/24/roblox-comes-to-xbox-one/
In April 2016, Roblox VR would be launched for Oculus Rift, which would bring the Roblox experience to Virtual Reality.https://web.archive.org/web/20181130002929/http://fortune.com/2016/04/15/roblox-vr-oculus-rift/ (April 15, 2016) At the same time, Roblox achieved the figure of more than 10 million games hosted (without counting the default worlds of the users) on its page available to everyone. Then they would eliminate the secure chat to leave the normal chat and put a blacklist with offensive words, insults, among other things to be enjoyable for the entire public.https://web.archive.org/web/20181130003250/https://www.esafety.gov.au/esafety-information/games-apps-and-social-networking/roblox (Page of Government of Australia about child safety concerns) Also in 2017, Roblox would cancel the forums due to lack of moderation and that users sent links to pornographic and gore content."Roblox is facing accusations of being unsafe for children" - Campbell, Kyle (December 15, 2021)
===2018-present===
In November 2018, the ability for a player to play as a "guest", without an account, which had been progressively restricted over the previous two years, was removed entirely.https://www.pockettactics.com/roblox/guest (November 3, 2020) In July 2020, Roblox announced the creation of "Party Place", which functions as an online hangout. The feature was created using new technology that had been used during the 2020 Bloxy Awards and was designed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.https://techcrunch.com/2020/07/20/roblox-launches-party-place-a-private-venue-for-virtual-birthday-parties-and-other-meetups/ (July 21, 2020) Roblox was granted permission to release in China on December 3, 2020.Roblox cleared for launch in China (December 3, 2020)
In October 2021, Roblox experienced its longest downtime to date, with services being unavailable for three days.https://www.ign.com/articles/roblox-servers-down-chipotle-free-burritos In December 2021, Roblox shut down its Chinese servers, stating that they were attempting to create "another version" of the app that allowed Chinese players to access the platform.https://www.reuters.com/technology/roblox-takes-down-china-app-says-building-another-version-2022-01-07/ (January 7, 2022}
In September 2022, Roblox Corporation announced that it planned to add an age rating system, which would allow for moderate portrayals of violence in games flagged as suitable for players aged 13 and over. The company stated that it wanted to increase the platform's appeal to a young adult audience of users 17–24, which it stated was the fastest-growing demographic on Roblox. On June 20, 2023, Roblox started allowing games rated as only for players 17 years and over, which are permitted to have more graphic violence, romantic themes, and alcohol usage.
==Community==
===Shady groups===
In August 2019, NBC News would conduct an investigation into Roblox groups where more than 100 groups on Nazism and the far-right would be found. After this investigation, Roblox users would investigate on their own and find groups of satanic and occult religions.
===Oof controversy===
In November 2020, Tommy Tallarico, a video game music composer and sound engineer, noticed that Roblox was using the "Oof" sound, a sound he created for the video game Messiah, Tommy would tell Roblox and they would have to pay him 100 dollars a month to maintain the sound in the video game, everything happened until 2022 when Roblox would change the sound for a new one.{{Cite web|url=https://knowyourmeme.com/news/roblox-death-sound-oofs-one-final-time-for-itself|title='Roblox' Death Sound 'Oofs' One Final Time For Itself After Being Removed From Game|work=Know Your Meme|date=July 27th, 2022
The Roblox community was furious and protested against this change, as the Oof was considered to be one of the most legendary sounds in the game, with some considering it to be Roblox unofficial motto (the official motto is "It's free").
==External Links==
*Roblox in Wikipedia.
*Roblox on Roblox Wiki.
==References==