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Re: Game Builder: Create 3D games with friends, no experience required

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Yes. I remember (nostalgic times) when Roblox + Google docs (for group documents) and Teamspeak where the main way we communicated

I must have gotten old somehow, because I remember Roblox as being that game I put on the iPad for my 5 year old nephews.

I (and a lot of my friends) got their first real start with programming using Roblox back in 2006. Most of us now work professionally in software or security, directly as a result of our experience with making games in Roblox, or hacking the game.

Writing exploits for Roblox gave me experience with everything from binary analysis to web security and cryptography.

I've heard similar stories from other people for games like Runescape or Minecraft. It's really astounding to me the ways in which a dedicated enough teenager can take advantage of games to turn them into something really educational.

Re: Game Builder: Create 3D games with friends, no experience required

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I must have gotten old somehow, because I remember Roblox as being that game I put on the iPad for my 5 year old nephews.

I (and a lot of my friends) got their first real start with programming using Roblox back in 2006. Most of us now work professionally in software or security, directly as a result of our experience with making games in Roblox, or hacking the game. Writing exploits for Roblox gave me experience with everything from binary analysis to web security and cryptography. I've heard similar stories from other people for games…

Also, my handle in Roblox was Aeacus! Hit me up if we ever played together :) I'm sure there's a ton of overlap between HN and the smallish Roblox scripting community of 2006.
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