IT Visionaries Automation, Gameplay and Turning Kids into Creators with Roblox VP of Engineering, Adam Miller
It’s a fact of today’s world that everyone is spending more and more time looking at screens. Especially kids. But that doesn’t always have to be a bad thing, especially if looking at that screen is unlocking creativity and new skills. Roblox is making that possible.
Adam Miller is the Vice President of Engineering, Technology at Roblox, which is building a streaming platform architecture for the gaming world. Roblox puts the tools of creating games into the hands of its more than two million users, and they have taken that freedom and run with it.
On this episode, Adam and Ian discuss how Roblox has helped bring more creativity into the lives of kids, and the challenges of building a gaming platform that is as easy to use and seamless as any traditional streaming platform.
Key Takeaways:
- What is Roblox and how are people using it?
- Technology under the hood
- The impact Roblox has on the younger generation
- The future of Roblox and gaming
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