Roblox is a whole platform, not a "game" in any traditional sense. But I work with games, I know how these systems work, and the reason I play with them on occasion is because I want to understand how it works. That's better than blocking it entirely, in my opinion. (No robux for my kids though...)

My kids have so much fun with Roblox and in more accessible ways than "real" gaming. One game I played with them made me realise how much the direct interaction reminded me of Ultima VI+-style world simulation. The future will be in good hands!

Never even thought of that. My condolances.

I laughed out loud when it happened, since it wasn't designed at all, just a consequence of the systems doing what they were supposed to. A friend of mine called the proto "Everyone else is Jason Bourne." :D

Hmm. This is supposed to be a .gif...

Anyway. Great post!

The AI follows a simple rule. If they spot the player the want to attack. If they want to attack and have no weapon, they go to the nearest room with a weapon and grab the nearest weapon. It just happened to be the one I was holding...

Unintended silly systemic stuff.

Love this: "AI feels smartest when it handles a situation gracefully that hardly ever comes up. Without that, no amount of clever behaviour will get you there."

Reminded me of this silliness that happened in a prototype this spring:

I was described as a "social introvert." Had to hear it to understand how accurate it was.