Roblox Tech Talks

Nick Tornow, VP of Creator Engineering at Roblox, brings a wealth of gaming experience from Zynga and Twitter. He dives into the evolution of social gaming and its impact on the industry, highlighting how Roblox supports its vibrant creator community. Tornow discusses innovations in user-generated content, including new measures for creativity and advanced tech like machine learning to enhance creator experiences. He also details enhancements to Roblox Studio and the introduction of Talent Hub, aimed at connecting brands with skilled developers in the metaverse.

Max Ross, VP of Engineering, Infrastructure sits down with Dave to discuss the unique challenges of our global infrastructure at Roblox. In this episode, they’ll cover how we’re building our multi-region architecture, what it means to think of infrastructure like a product, and what we’ve learned as we’ve scaled to support over 50 million daily active users.

Technical Fellow Arseny Kapoulkine is back with CEO and host Dave Baszucki to kick off our second season of the podcast. In this episode, they discuss Luau, the programming language that powers the Roblox engine, as well as the advancements we’ve made to make it more performant and even better to use.

Todd Rudak, Director of Data Science & Analytics joins CEO and host Dave Baszucki to discuss the unique qualities of the team at Roblox and the work they do to support innovation at scale. Tune in to find out how the the team works to increase the speed, frequency and acumen of our decision making in building the Roblox platform.

The Roblox platform would not be where it is today without the creativity and innovation of our developer community. In this episode, Dave Baszucki chats with Senior Engineering Director Antoni Choudhuri to discuss Open Cloud, the new ecosystem that empowers developers to maximize their productivity and take their experiences to the next level.

Morgan McGuire, Chief Scientist at Roblox, joins CEO and host Dave Baszucki to chat about all things research at Roblox. The Research Team helps to accelerate innovation by combining computer science with social science and academic ideas with industry know-how. Tune in to learn more about how we’re shaping the forefront of metaverse research.

In this episode, Dave continues his conversation with Arseny Kapoulkine, Technical Fellow, to discuss the Roblox Engine. In this highly technical deep-dive, they tackle the foundational pieces of the Roblox Engine, including object modeling, rendering, physics, and networking. Listen in for a comprehensive overview of the core technologies that power the Roblox platform.

Arseny Kapoulkine, a Technical Fellow at Roblox and expert in rendering and physics, joins the conversation to unveil the technological secrets that make Roblox stand out in online gaming. He reflects on the evolution of rendering technology that supports up to 100 players and how innovative networking models optimize performance. Their discussion also covers the importance of a shared codebase across platforms, the role of deep tech understanding in gaming, and the unpredictable journey of innovation that drives continuous advancement in Roblox's offerings.

Kiran Bhat, Senior Director of Engineering at Roblox, discusses the future of avatars on Roblox, including personalized avatars with facial animation. The conversation covers the journey from the visual effects industry to Roblox, the challenges of creating realistic avatars, the use of Lidar technology, and the evolution of avatars in the metaverse.

Industry experts Kavita Kanetkar and Dmitri Essiounine discuss Roblox's virtual economy, focusing on GDP, user-generated content, virtual currency evolution, and economy engineering to drive innovation and collaboration within the metaverse.