2022 Year In Review – Letter from our CEO

2022 was a great year for Roblox. We are optimistically driving our vision to reimagine the way people come together, and we’re realizing it by enabling deeper forms of expression, communication, and immersion.    The investments we are making to expand the engagement of Roblox across geographies and age groups are paying off. Our community grew […]

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Fostering a Culture of Innovation in 2023

Survey of engineers shows collaboration, flexibility and sense of ownership as critical factors in nurturing an innovation mindset and culture When a company sets out on an ambitious goal of building things that haven’t existed before, innovation is that one significant differentiator between success and failure. Solving complex technical challenges requires a mindset that isn’t […]

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Semantic Subtyping in Luau

Luau is the first programming language to put the power of semantic subtyping in the hands of millions of creators. Minimizing false positives One of the issues with type error reporting in tools like the Script Analysis widget in Roblox Studio is false positives. These are warnings that are artifacts of the analysis, and don’t correspond […]

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Team Behind the Tech – Creator Group

At Roblox, we envision a future where anyone can create anything, anywhere. With 32 million experiences already on the platform and over 60 thousand new experiences published daily, the Creator group is well on its way to bringing this to life. “We are working to make creation simple, to democratize creation,” said Nick Tornow, Vice […]

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RDC 2022: Our Vision for the Future of Roblox

At the Roblox Developers Conference (RDC), kicking off today at the Fort Mason Center in San Francisco, thousands of top 3D artists, programmers, builders, and content creators are gathering—in person and virtually on Guilded—to network and discover new ways to drive their success.  RDC is also a great time for us to share the key […]

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Spotlight on Roblox Research

At Roblox, our researchers drive our vision to reimagine the way people come together. We have over 100 PhDs collaborating across the fundamental Roblox Research team and applied Data Science & Analytics, User Research, and advanced engineering R&D teams. Together, they invent the future of Roblox, helping us truly deliver on our value of “taking […]

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