This year, Roblox has yet another Avatar Design Contest where players can design an avatar and send in their entry. The player who wins the contest gets $500 and a place in the Avatar Shop of ...

The Hot Topic items cover cosplay hats, sunglasses, mini backpacks and more. Roblox gamers can buy these avatar items directly from the in-game virtual stores, or simply explore the whole collection.

They were 2D textures back then because Roblox was just intended to be a physics teaching tool, not the massive gaming platform it is now. "This 'R6 body', as we call it, was just a lump of blocks.

The Roblox team discusses how the additions point to where Roblox is starting to flex across platforms, into VR, and eventually maybe AR too. Roblox Adds Avatar Calling on Phones, More Generative ...