Roblox announced today that it’s buying a digital avatar startup called Loom.ai. Purchasing a company that has focused singularly on creating more realistic human avatars is an interesting play for a ...

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Roblox, a global online platform bringing millions of people together through play, announced today the acquisition of Loom.ai, a privately-held company ...

Roblox has acquired Loom.ai for an undisclosed price to enable its users to create realistic 3D avatars. In addition, Roblox said that the company is postponing its initial public offering to 2021, ...

Roblox has been around for a long time. The online game platform first launched in 2006 — just two years after vanilla World of Warcraft hit (the first time) and three years after Second Life, a ...

Gaming platform Roblox is still seen by many as a kids' game, but the truth is that its users are growing up. Gen Z players — or players aged 17-24 — are Roblox's fastest-growing demographic, with ...

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GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. The default Roblox avatar is iconic, but there’s a good chance you want to alter it to make yourself look a tad more unique. This is where the Avatar ...

Roblox doesn’t want to create the metaverse, the universe of virtual worlds that are all interconnected, like in novels such as Snow Crash and Ready Player One. Instead, it wants its users to create ...

"The Sesame Workshop team understands the great power of meeting learners where they are, not just by showing up on Roblox, ...

Avatar faces will be able to move more naturally than ever before. Roblox users will soon be able to give their avatars facial expressions that mimic the player’s own, the platform announced today.

The Roblox team discusses how the additions point to where Roblox is starting to flex across platforms, into VR, and eventually maybe AR too. I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I ...