aswz@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoRoblox employees criticise lack of diversity in workforcewww.gamesindustry.bizexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down12
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minus-squaredanhasnolife@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI remain dumbfounded as to how Roblox got so big and is now publicly traded.
minus-squareAProfessional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoReally? It runs everywhere (browser, mobile), it targets young children (a huge and passionate group), it is absolutely full of content (made for free/cheap by other children). It is the most obviously successful formula I could imagine.
minus-squareNavigate@partizle.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 year agoNowadays I don’t think the games are made by fellow children as much. There’s whole teams of adults making money off of Roblox games
minus-squareI Cast Fist@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoDon’t forget all the predatory money incentives to trick kids into doing more free labor for them
I remain dumbfounded as to how Roblox got so big and is now publicly traded.
Really? It runs everywhere (browser, mobile), it targets young children (a huge and passionate group), it is absolutely full of content (made for free/cheap by other children).
It is the most obviously successful formula I could imagine.
Nowadays I don’t think the games are made by fellow children as much. There’s whole teams of adults making money off of Roblox games
Don’t forget all the predatory money incentives to trick kids into doing more free labor for them