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As Roblox has grown over the past 16+ years, so has the scale and complexity of the technical infrastructure that supports millions of immersive 3D co-experiences. The number of machines we support has more than tripled over the past two years, from approximately 36,000 as of June 30, 2021 to nearly 145,000 today. Supporting these […]
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Abstract Every day on Roblox, 65.5 million users engage with millions of experiences, totaling 14.0 billion hours quarterly. This interaction generates a petabyte-scale data lake, which is enriched for analytics and machine learning (ML) purposes. It’s resource-intensive to join fact and dimension tables in our data lake, so to optimize this and reduce data shuffling, […]
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Join us November 9 from 9:30 – 10:30 AM PT for our virtual expert panel “What’s Next in Digital Self-Expression?” for a deep dive into this year’s trends. Self-expression is a vital part of many people’s experiences in immersive 3D spaces—especially Gen Z, who are growing up building connections in digital worlds. That’s why we’ve […]
Continue ReadingInside the Tech is a blog series that goes hand-in-hand with our Tech Talks Podcast. In episode 19, International, Roblox CEO David Baszucki spoke with Zhen Fang, Head of International, about tackling automatic translation and multilingual search. In this edition of Inside the Tech, we talked with Engineering Manager Kyle Spence about some of the […]
Continue ReadingInside the Tech is a blog series that accompanies our Tech Talks Podcast. In episode 19 of the podcast, International, Roblox CEO David Baszucki spoke with Product Senior Director Zhen Fang about Roblox’s International strategy, and the technical challenges we’re solving to ensure a localized experience for tens of millions of people around the globe. […]
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Imagine being at a packed Chainsmokers concert. Up front, the music is infectious and loud, and it’s hard to hear friends. But farther away from the band, it’s possible to talk with them. Or picture gathering with family members across the globe for vibrant holiday celebrations, or a bridal party meeting up in a virtual […]
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We currently support two different tech stacks for avatars: A legacy tech stack (R6) that supports older avatars and experiences; and a newer tech stack (R15) that supports all avatar styles and capabilities. To ensure that any avatar style will work in any experience and everyone can access the latest features, we’re working to unify […]
Continue ReadingInside the Tech is a blog series that goes hand-in-hand with our Tech Talks Podcast. Here, we dive further into a key technical challenge we’re tackling and share the unique approaches we’re taking to do so. In this edition of Inside the Tech, we spoke with Growth group Technical Director Ivan Marcin to learn more […]
Continue ReadingInside the Tech is a blog series that goes hand-in-hand with our Tech Talks Podcast. Here, we dive further into key technical challenges we are tackling and share the unique approaches we are taking to do so. In this edition of Inside the Tech, we spoke with Senior Engineering Manager Michelle Gong to learn more […]
Continue ReadingEarlier this year, we shared our vision for generative artificial intelligence (AI) on Roblox and the intuitive new tools that will enable every user to become a creator. As these tools evolve rapidly across the industry, I wanted to provide some updates on the progress we’ve made, the road that’s still ahead to democratize generative […]
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