Roblox employees criticise lack of diversity in workforce

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/roblox-employees-criticise-lack-of-diversity-in-workforce

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danhasnolife@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 3y (6 replies)

I remain dumbfounded as to how Roblox got so big and is now publicly traded.

AProfessional@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 3y (4 replies)

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.

ICastFist@programming.dev · 10 pts · 3y

Don't forget all the predatory money incentives to trick kids into doing more free labor for them

Navigate@partizle.com · 5 pts · 3y (1 reply)

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

ICastFist@programming.dev · 9 pts · 3y

There’s whole teams of adults ~~making money~~ scraping peanuts off of Roblox games

ftfy

Unless you meant the gray/black markets, those give off more real money than Roblox does to its content creators

danhasnolife@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y

Good points. I guess I was thinking about it from the stereotypical "adult gamer with disposable income" perspective. Not those gamer's kids.

LeylaaLovee@lemmy.fmhy.ml · 5 pts · 3y

It's essentially Unreal Engine for kids, Roblox and Minecraft were both huge in how much freedom they provided the player.

ICastFist@programming.dev · 12 pts · 3y

Whenever Roblox is mentioned, these are essential watches

Investigation: How Roblox Is Exploiting Young Game Developers - https://inv.tux.pizza/watch?v=_gXlauRB1EQ

and part 2, Roblox Pressured Us to Delete Our Video. So We Dug Deeper. - https://inv.tux.pizza/watch?v=vTMF6xEiAaY

hahattpro@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 3y

Well, I think Roblox is being carried by children and teenager