Roblox is rolling out voice chat, high-fidelity avatars, and age recommendations
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Roblox said it is rolling out voice chat for those who are 13 and older on its user-generated content platform.
The company believes in creating meaningful connections for its players, and so it hopes that communication on Roblox will mirror all the ways we communicate in the real world. The company made the announcement at its Roblox Developer Conference (RDC) event.
Chat now allows users to communicate by speaking with others in experiences. Players will be able to communicate on Roblox with voice as naturally as they would in the physical world, the company said. That’s a pretty big technological achievement, considering Roblox has 52.2 million daily active users.
Roblox will keep its text chat for people under 13, and it will have filters in place for kids. The new voice chat allows 13+ users who are age verified to have reduced chat filters so they can communicate more freely with friends.
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Users over 13 years old now make up over half of the Roblox community, and nearly half are female. The fastest growing demographic is 17- 24 year olds, across both male and female users.
Coming later this year, Contact Import will help 13+ users find others by the name they have them saved as in their contacts.
And the company is announcing several innovative features at RDC that will elevate the expressiveness of avatars on Roblox.
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