Accessory adjustment tooling launched for creators, empowering them to seamlessly integrate accessory customization into their experiences. The real-time translation API allows creators to translate text into player’s local langues programtically, enabling better automatic localization of experiences. We released a new way for creators to send personalized notifications to 13+ users to keep up with the most important moments in their favorite experiences. The Captures APIs allow creators to include pre-set moments within experiences where a screenshot is automatically taken for users to save, share, or delete the screenshot. We made it easier for creators to get the word out about in-experience events by enabling custom thumbnails & notifications for people who engage with their experience. We introduced the Ban API that allows creators to ban people and their alternate accounts from a given experience.
\nCreators on Roblox can now see what changes their collaborators have made to their experiences in Roblox Studio. Creators can now add music to their experiences via our new integration with our partner Distrokid. Eligible creators can now run price tests to find the best price is for each of their in-game products, helping creators grow revenue without sacrificing user engagment. Creators now have more insight into where players are finding their experiences and insight into the effectiveness of their ads. Everyone on Roblox can now filter their charts by device and country, to help them find the right experiences and games.<\/p>\n
Evaluating iShares MSCI Australia ETF as an investment option at its current market price, tracking Australian equities. Topping the list and outperforming in that span have been emerging market countries like Brazil and India, which are both up well over 6.5%. As global markets spiral from fresh tariff hikes, some emerging markets defy the chaos\u2014surviving and thriving.<\/p>\n
We found that creators who use Regional Pricing have 26% more paying users in their experience. No matter which device or Google service you\u2019re using, your account gives you a consistent experience you can customize and manage at any time. It invests in growth and value stocks of companies across diversified market capitalization. Gains in US markets are becoming increasingly concentrated in a few stocks, leading me to look for opportu…
\nUsers are now able to customize and design Avatars within experiences, and add them directly into their inventory. We made it easier for creators to pick the lighting options that make the most sense for them by unifying lighting controls in Studio. We made significant improvements to Ads Manager, making it esaier for creators to create more engaging ad units, set up campaigns, and providing better reporting on ROI. You can also control what data is saved in your account with easy on\/off controls, and even delete your data by date, product, and topic. From resuming YouTube videos across devices, to having your contacts, and favorite Play Store apps easily available, a single sign-in allows for a seamless experience across Google. For example, flight confirmations in your Gmail inbox will automatically sync with your Google Calendar and Google Maps to help you get to the airport on time.
\nWe began a test to increase the amount of server memory available to creators, enabling creators to create experience that can support more content and more players. We gave creators the ability to archive past Marketplace items without reaching out to Roblox for assistance, allowing them to better maintain their catalog of available items. We updated our genres to allow creators to more accurately pick the genres that fit their game, and help users find specific genres that they’re interested in. We introduced platform chat within experiences so users can seamlessly communicate with their friends both inside and outside experiences. Creators now have access to Assistant, that can help auto-complete and edit scripts, insert objects into experiences, and more to help creators build faster.
\nUS equities have outperformed the rest of the world for a long time now. Australia has long been recognised for having the highest average dividend yield among global markets. Other than China and Hong Kong, Australia is the only other international market starting the week at a 52-wee… I see some positives “down under”, including a rising labor force participation rate and growing wages. Australian stocks have done well in 2024, although they have not kept pace with the S&P 500.<\/p>\n
We improved Roblox Studio’s assistant functionality, expanding where AI generated scripts can be inserted in experiences. We published a set of eligibility guidelines for the broader creator community on Roblox to continue growing the number of experiences that can publish ads. We improved debugging by giving creators insight into the number and type of API calls that might be impacting their experience’s performance. We upgraded our water and shoreline system, enabling more realistic interactions where water meets land in experiences.
\nWe launched a new chat tab in app, allowing users to access their chats with a single click from anywhere on Roblox. Material generator moved out of beta to full release, enabling creators to utilize generative AI to create materials based on prompts. We began automatically archiving items in Marketplace that don’t comply with our Terms of Use or Community Standards to help maintain a healthy Marketplace without penalizing creators.<\/p>\n