Roblox is a game as well as an entire experience. When I say this I mean its simply way more than a single game with a single storyline. Now when lots of people think of Roblox they think of memes and little kids playing on their computers, now I don't blame them because that is primarily the games reputation but recently I have found myself spending long nights up with my friends playing random games. Roblox was initially released in 2005 by Roblox Corporation and as time has moved on Robox has released games on multiple services such as XBOX and IOS. When people usually think of a game they think of levels and storylines that players have to follow, but this game is completely new. It is supported by the community meaning that players and companies can create their own levels and games for everyone to enjoy. This has been massive where there are games for everyone and it has been big for creators too, in a study from Duke in 2017, they estimate that creators have earned at least 30 million dollars collectively. They make this money from a free game by including in game purchases that aren't necessary to complete the games. Its massive success also led to toy line being released in January of 2017 by toy fabricators, Jazwares. Now I'm going to give you some reasons that I have really enjoyed playing this game, first off when searching for a random game to play with friends there are millions and millions of options for you to choose from. Another big reason is that once you or your friend have found a game that you want to play all you have to do is go to your friends list and select your friend, then just click join game. Now the game isn't perfect and you can tell, mainly with the user interface. If I were a little kid trying to find their friends list, I would definitely have some difficulties. As it is a simple interface there are many ad's and lots of different games on the home-screen which make it very crowded. These issues are very easily overcome with help from a parent or simply just contacting customer services. Overall Robolx really ignites my nostalgia and staying up late with some of my friends searching for a fun game has left me with a sweet-spot for this game.
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Recently in class we have began working with basic physical cameras and the standard lightning techniques and overall this has been one of the most important units that we have done so far. The reason that I say this unit is so important is because yo cannot have a professional looking game if the scenes aren't well lit even if it is a horror game some elements need to be well lit. Cameras may be even more important in some circumstances in games where it may be a cut scene are there are bigger elements in the back of the scene that the player needs to see like an incoming army or a ship that is flying in. One of my classmates, Nick says, "Cameras and Lights are very important in games so that players can see the characters and environment." Aidan, another one of my classmates said, "Lights and Cameras are super important in games to create the mood and tone of the level or stage." I agree with both of these statements very much as both of these are very important elements in games and necessary for a good user experience. As seen in the image above the lights are playing a very pivotal role in this scene by creating an eerie tone and allowing players to clearly scene (Image from Destiny 2, Bungie, Forbes). The camera in this screenshot is playing an even bigger role by helping out the first person game-play by using a perspective camera. These are just some of the many reasons that game developers use lights and cameras to create the games we know and love.
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