but Metaverse will stay as a buzzword if users can not enjoy themselves inside of it. Celebrities and brands are scrambling to establish virtual domains inside Fortnite, Roblox, Decentralands, The Sandbox..etc, to host events, extend their businesses, and we need 3D designers/Architec...
“Not only are we placing content on all of these servers around the world, but we are pre-placing them based on what is popular. Because we predict what is popular, we’re able to put it as close as possible under the correct server,” Haspilaire says. “This pre-placement of our...
Sometimes I have to modify files for this website that require remote access. It’s not often. When I need to do it though, it’s usually important and for a good reason. So I use Linux on my Chromebook with the Filezilla app for this task. Again, this is a specific use case for...
We highlighted one of the bright spots ofmaking games on user-generated content platforms like Roblox, Fortnite and Minecraft. I said in a panel at our event that this UGC focus felt like the new ground floor for entrants to the game industry. If you can’t find a job in games yourself...
You quickly see that if you’re a kid, one of the first things you do is spend all your time playing with your friends in Roblox. You use it like a social network. You hang out with your friends there and talk with them. You build a persistent identity. You might play Roblox and ...
Nothing is infinite Until its $69 billion Activision Blizzard acquisition, Microsoft’s game studio purchases had not garnered much scrutiny from government organizations. Because Activision Blizzard owns many of gaming’s most successful franchises, Sony and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) didn’t...
Console gaming is the last bastion of the traditional paid model, but free-to-play experiences such asFortnite,Apex Legends, andRoblox[full disclosure: D’Angelo is a VP of product at Roblox] have launched on console and found significant success. EvenCall of Duty, historically a premium game...
What sets Roblox apart from nearly any other gaming platform is its core infrastructure, Roblox Studio. It is a foundational set of building tools developed by the company that allows individual developers to create any game they can imagine. The available tools range in complexity and depth, pro...