When Alex Binello was 12 years old, he and a friend stumbled onto a website called Roblox. It was full of games that took only a few minutes to play. They bounced from mini-games to combat games to world-building ones. They earned colorful clothes for their blocky, human-shaped avatars to wear while running around game maps. But what Binello liked most was that regular people like him—not professional game designers—made everything he was playing.
Binello soon started developing his own Roblox games. Now 23, he has made four games that have been played millions of times. His main project, MeepCity, gets more than 1 million players a day! What started as a fun hobby has become Binello’s full-time job.
The over 40 million games on Roblox were all created in Roblox Studio. It’s a visual designing tool that’s easy for beginners to dive into, according to a developer who goes by the name of Beeism. “In Roblox Studio, I felt like making games was something I could do,” she says. “I had no prior experience in gaming. It’s really user-friendly.”
When Alex Binello was 12 years old, he and a friend were playing on the computer. They stumbled onto a website called Roblox. It was full of games that took only a few minutes to play. They found mini-games and combat games. There were even games where they could build their own worlds. They played using blocky, human-shaped characters. They could earn colorful clothes to wear while they ran around game maps. But what Binello liked most was who made the games. Nothing he was playing came from a professional game designer. Everything was built by regular people like him.
Binello soon started building his own Roblox games. Now 23, he has made four games in all. They've been played millions of times. His main project is called MeepCity. More than 1 million people play it every day! What started as a fun hobby has become Binello's full-time job.
There are over 40 million games on Roblox. They were all built in a design program called Roblox Studio. This visual tool is easy for beginners to use, says one developer. She goes by the name of Beeism. "In Roblox Studio, I felt like making games was something I could do," she says. "I had no prior experience in gaming. It's really user-friendly."