Avatars and Identity in…
In Sanskrit, avatar (अवतार) refers to “an incarnation in human form.” In Roblox, few things reflect a user’s identity…
Causal Inference Using Instrumental…
Data Scientists often find themselves repeating the mantra “Correlation is not causation.” It’s a good thing to remind our…
Why a Generic Payment…
We all know that premature optimization is the root of all evil. But I’d like to make the argument…
Introducing Age Verification
As our community continues to expand, both globally and by age (nearly 50% of the users on our platform…
2020 Reflections & Looking…
Dear Robloxians, In an incredibly challenging year, Roblox became a crucial place for people to come together. More and…
Skinned Meshes: A Visual…
New and exciting developments are always coming to Roblox. The latest is that Skinned Meshes are now available for…
Expanding the Developer Marketplace
We are entering a new era of sharing UGC content on the Roblox platform. For a long time, games…
Delivering Large-Scale Platform Reliability
Running any scalable distributed platform demands a commitment to reliability, to ensure customers have what they need when they…
Layers of Genius Behind…
After two years of hard work, this morning we formally launched our new Layered Clothing system, which enables clothing…
Real Time Facial Animation…
Facial expression is a critical step in Roblox’s march towards making the metaverse a part of people’s daily lives…