Roblox is a multiplayer online game platform where users can play games created by other users or build their own games. It provides tools for scripting, physics and graphics design. Roblox aims to be a safe environment for kids through automated filtering, human moderators, and privacy controls. It encourages learning skills in various areas like computer programming, math, physics, graphic design and teamwork. Parents are advised to use parental controls and discuss recommendations with their kids for safe online behavior.

1. ROBLOX for Parents
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2. What is ROBLOX?
Kids oriented massively multi-player 3D game
environment where millions of kids socialize,
play and are the architects of thousands of their
own games that use physics and scripting to
simulate the real world.
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3. What can users do on ROBLOX?
Play and Socialize
• Play games built by other members
• Build their own games and share those games
with other members
• Learn how to promote their work
• Learn how to work as part of a team and hone
leadership skills through ROBLOX groups.
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4. What we do to keep it safe
• Automated filtering
– blocks inappropriate words and phrases.
– adaptive filter learns to decipher and catch codes
or other methods that members might use to
bypass the system.
• Human moderators
• Privacy
• Parental Controls
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5. Chat Modes & Filtering
Two chat modes available to members
Mode In game In Website and Forums
Menu Chat Predefined menu of greetings, No text entry of any kind : No
questions, and statements. private messages, no forum
posts.
Filtered Chat Free form messages
Every message goes through a filter that blocks inappropriate
words and phrases.
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6. Site Moderation
• Team of 20 moderators. Up to 6 online moderators depending on
time of day
• Constantly reviewing
– chat logs
– discussion forums
– fielding abuse reports
– screening all uploaded content files.
• Enforce zero-tolerance policy in regard to swearing , obscenities,
messages and content of a sexual or violent nature, and any sort of
aggressive or threatening communication.
• In the rare times when an incident does occur, the infringing
member, depending on the incident, is warned, suspended or
permanently expelled.
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7. Moderation screenshot
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8. Information Collection
• COPPA compliant: minimal information
collection
• Only kids' usernames and email addresses or a
parent's email address (for kids under 13).
• Email
– used only for lost passwords recovery.
– not visible anywhere on the site
– never disclosed to a third party
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9. Parental Controls
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10. Recommendations for your kids
• Do not give out personal information (name,
age, phone number, passwords, school etc.) to
friends.
• Report any inappropriate behavior to parents
and send abuse report to the ROBLOX team.
• Choose a username that does not reflect or
hint your identity.
• Pick user names that are not suggestive, even
if they are funny or innocent
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11. What users can learn: Computer Programming
Can anyone guess what this script does?
Scripting
Language
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12. What users can learn: Computer Programming
It generates that 3D Tree
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13. What users can learn: Math and
Physics
Simple Harmonic Motion Plot - Articerile
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14. What users can learn:
Marketing and Economics
Black Box Trading
TheGam…
RangeMe…
TwoSh…
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15. What users can learn: Graphic Design
and Social Skills
Social Skills Graphic Design
ROBLOX Groups are a great
place for kids to develop
their leadership and team
building skills
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16. Actual School Project Examples
• Building a replica of the Gold Rush of
California
• Re-creating the Cuban Revolution
• Developing a virtual diorama for Veteran’s Day
• Demonstrating the Big Bang Theory
• Illustrating the anatomy of the body
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17. Actual School Project Examples
Life Science Project
Art Project
Quote from the teacher: “Great
Work! Your models contain lots of
texture and are very Abstract!”
Newtonian Physics
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18. Getting the most out of it
• Encourage them to build and not just play
existing games
• Encourage them to do some scripting and go
beyond re-using script from others.
• Ask them to show you what they built
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19. ROBLOX: Games Page
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20. ROBLOX: Forums Page
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21. Roblox: Wiki
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22. Roblox: Parents Account
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23. ROBLOX: Catalog Page
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24. Why it is compelling to Kids
• Pleasure of the Creative process
• Ability to share
• Creates a great sense of pride and
achievement
• Recognition from other members comes from
hard work
• Rewarding by being visible to millions
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25. What’s coming
• Continued improvements of filtering and
moderation
• Better tutorial and curriculum material
• School project support
• Improved parental controls
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