Each year, ROBLOX does something known as ROBLOX Hack Week. Employees at ROBLOX take the week to push the limits of what ROBLOX can do, by creating features and improvements to gameplay, the studio, and the website. Here's a breakdown of some of the things ROBLOX Employees created this year. Keep in mind, none of these features are necessarily going to be added (although sometimes they do!).
ROBLOX Games Page
This feature is pretty cool! It creates a smooth, more fluid 'Games' page. Certainly would not mind seeing this in the future!
Location-based Games
Arguably one of the coolest on the list, this allows for 'Pokemon Go' style gameplay within ROBLOX.
Handle IP Address Changes
This one allows for smoother gameplay. If your IP Address is changed during gameplay, it won't disconnect you from the game, a small but nifty change.
Layered Procedural Texturing
Allows you to layer textures which creates some super realistic looking graphics, very impressive!
Heatmap Engagement Analytics
This allows you to see where people spend the most time in your game. Useful for getting much more detailed analytics on your game as you can see exactly what keeps people's interest and what doesn't.
Live OPS Support
Change billboards and text in-game... in real-time!
Automated Emotion Based on Chat
Your character's animation will change based on the tone set in the chat. A really cool feature, especially for social games.
Geometric Audio Absorption
Right now, if you have a sound in a ROBLOX game, the further away from the source, the quieter it gets. Nothing can really block the sound. With this feature, different materials will actually absorb the sound, so if noise is behind a stone wall, it will sound extremely muffled. This is really useful for immersive games that try to create realistic experiences.
Image-based Password
Instead of typing in a pesky password, you can just select from a series of images in a certain order (almost like Simon!) to log in. Less secure, but more fun!
Using Data Sketches to Improve Search and Discovery
The more popular/relevant to you something is, the more likely it is to show up in your search results.
UI Vector
This would allow you to upload vector graphics to build user interfaces. Super useful for creating games on a wide variety of screens. It also allows for more interactive menus.
If you found any of this interesting, be sure to check out ROBLOX's video here to see all of these features in action! Which of these would you like to see implemented? Personally, I think the layered procedural texturing and the location-based games are the coolest! Let me know what you think in the comments!
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