The ROBLOXian Film-making Community Is Alive and Well

By Andrew Haak - September 9, 2013

You saw the wit and skill of ROBLOX’s film-making community this summer at the Film Fest, which gave us the chance to give BLOXY Awards to 15 brilliant films of five varieties. But BLOXY-caliber films are not a once-a-year phenomenon; the community of storytellers that creates them is always active and always putting in long hours to create great videos. We got much closer to ROBLOX’s filmmakers in the process of running the Film Fest, and have since stumbled upon a number of other fantastic creations, made for the fun of it.

Videos by Dayren

To start, here is a trio of recent videos by one of ROBLOX’s most prolific filmmakers (and owner of the ROBLOX Film Makers group), Dayren. The third one could very well help those of you who are just getting into video — watching it certainly helped me.

Weekly ROBLOX Roundup: September 8th, 2013

By Andrew Haak - September 8, 2013

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: a font engine update, our Spotlight on Oysi, it’s the end of the Virtual BLOXcon game contest, ROBLOX devs talk free-time gaming, voting on the final Hall of Fame 2013 categories, Cloud Movement, video corner, and other bits and pieces. Enjoy.

Seven-day blog recap

Updated font engine makes text clear and crisp

We recently launched an update to the engine that renders text in ROBLOX, making characters and words easier to read, and more efficient to draw. We’ve also given you additional font selections, which some developers have found useful for refreshing their interfaces and establishing a more professional look:

Last Chance to Enter the Virtual BLOXcon Game Contest

By Andrew Haak - September 7, 2013

This is it, folks: your last opportunity to enter your BLOXcon-themed place or game in the Virtual BLOXcon Game Contest. Whether you’ve got a work in progress or are going to challenge yourself to build something from scratch in roughly 32 hours, it’s time to get down to business. The submission period ends promptly on Sunday, September 8th at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time.

In case you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past couple weeks, here’s how the contest works.

Get Ninja Items for Redeeming ROBLOX Cards in September

By Andrew Haak - September 3, 2013

Every month, we release a new set of exclusive virtual goods you can only obtain by redeeming ROBLOX cards from particular retailers around the world. That means when you’re turning your prized red slice of ROBLOXia into a Builders Club subscription or Robux, you’re snagging yourself a stylish virtual good at no extra cost. For September, we’ve unmasked an assortment of ninja gear that’ll be perfect as you sneak, spar and sword fight your way through ROBLOXia.

Vote for the Final ROBLOX Hall of Fame 2013 Winners

By Andrew Haak - September 2, 2013

We’ve already announced a whopping 16 Hall of Fame 2013 winners, but there’s so much fantastic stuff being built on ROBLOX that we’re going to announce another six winners (in six new categories) at the Virtual BLOXcon later this month. The Hall of Fame 2013 will ultimately span four BLOXcons and 20+ awards, making it our biggest celebration of your work yet — and a veritable who’s-who of building and game development.

Best of all, each of the final six categories will be decided by you. We came up with a list nominees; now it’s your turn to cast your vote with this quick survey!

Weekly ROBLOX Roundup: September 1st, 2013

By Andrew Haak - September 1, 2013

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: a new articulated physics engine demo, preview the improved Studio dragger tool, a gallery of beautiful builds, the Virtual BLOXcon Game Contest, a swordfighting Crossfire, the Labor Day Weekend Sale, Jeep Obby 2 and an airport simulator, and other bits and pieces. Enjoy.

Seven-day Blog Recap

This week we had a great blend of content: exciting ROBLOX updates and impressive creations from the building and development communities. We’ll start with a pair of previews.

Nine Days Remain to Enter the Virtual BLOXcon Game Contest

By Andrew Haak - August 31, 2013

Last week, we kicked off a Virtual BLOXcon Game Contest, giving you the opportunity to have your BLOXcon-themed game featured at the big event on Saturday, September 21st. We know making a game and building a place are both time-consuming processes, so take this as a friendly reminder that the contest deadline is nine days away (technically, Sunday, September 8th at 11:59 p.m. PT).

In case you missed the news last week, here’s how the contest works.