By Roblox has introduced a fresh addition dubbed Roblox Moments, a vertical-video social stream—TikTok in spirit—that lets players post clips captured inside any experience. The reveal happened at the Roblox Developers Conference, where the company additionally showcased a suite of upcoming AI utilities aimed at streamlining creation.
Currently in beta, Moments caps recordings at 30 seconds and displays them in portrait orientation, instantly familiar to TikTok or Reels scrollers. Clips are grabbed natively inside Roblox experiences—the platform’s term for user-built games and apps—and viewers can hop straight into the showcased world from the feed.
Beyond video sharing, Roblox is pouring resources into machine-learning aids for its creators, Eurogamer notes, with the goal of automating chunks of the dev pipeline for lone wolves and micro-teams. The firm says 400 AI prototypes are underway, spanning asset generation, text-to-speech, speech-to-text, and real-time translation. Flagship demo: 4D Objects, which promises fully interactive, scripted props birthed from a plain-language prompt.
“To connect a billion people, we need global creators building at planetary scale,” Roblox explained, pointing out that most hit experiences are crafted by groups smaller than ten. Additional models on the way include speech synthesis that could stand in for human VO when injecting voiced NPCs into worlds.
The platform has faced mounting scrutiny from legislators who argue it falls short in shielding its largely youthful audience. Roblox has been told its child-safety efforts remain insufficient, and has countered with tighter guardrails, among them mandatory age verification for anyone activating voice chat before year-end.
Even amid backlash, Roblox keeps posting staggering traffic: 111.8 million daily active participants—outpacing Steam by many counts. Creator payouts are also climbing, sweetening the pot for builders whose experiences catch fire.
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