History of Roblox and How It Started

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    History of Roblox and How It Started

  • August 1989, David Baszucki started a company called Knowledge Revolution. He did educational physics and mechanical software and his first employee was Erik Cassel.

  • In 1999, the company Knowledge Revolution was bought by MSC Software Corporation for $20 million.

    1999
  • December 2, 2003 The first name they used for roblox in December 2nd, 2003 was GoBlocks.com.

    December 2, 2003
  • The second name they used for roblox in December 12, 2003 was DynaBlocks.com.

    December 12, 2003
  • David Baszucki and Erik Cassel changed the name to roblox and developed roblox on 2004 and released it in 2006.

    David Baszucki and Erik Cassel changed the name to roblox and developed roblox on 2004 and released it in 2006. 2004 & 2006
  • The first currency was called Roblox points but changed to Robux on May 2007.

    2007
  • Also, in 2007 Roblox developers added private messaging, search bar, and tickets (another currency)

    2007
  • In March 15, 2016 tickets were discounted, item that could be bought with tickets were released.

    2016
  • Tickets were removed from Roblox on April 14, 2016.

    2016
  • Some of the most popular and iconic games in 2017 are Work at a Pizza Place, Jailbreak, and Meepcity.

    2017