Teenagers ROBLOX experience By: Kaylani Clark 

With over 79 million users and almost 17.8 million hours used, Roblox has become the most popular game. The game has been out since 2006 and over time has grown. Still, we can mostly thank teenagers and social media for that. Hillgrove student Jayden Johnson says “I think social media did have a big change on Roblox’s usage because it influenced a lot of people to play.” With the influence of new users there is also a need for more online safety.  "Nevertheless, Roblox can be considered safe for younger kids if account restrictions are activated, and parents closely monitor their children’s activities on the platform.” (“Is Roblox Safe for Kids? 2024 Safety Guide for Parents - Axis”) Even though the game still has improved on safety, the game was still able to provide wonderful memories for teenagers. 

Many teenagers over the years have had tons of experiences and memories. Hillgrove junior Noel Kellman “the most nostalgic game for me was boys vs. Girls fighting simulator, because the fighting was good, and it was the game I played the most”. With all these memories they have collected they were able to create a nostalgic bond with the game.  With so many games to play on ROBLOX there also is a creative side of the gaming platform. Roblox can let other gamers create games and have others play on them. Sam Eudey says “the creative thing about ROBLOX is that they give you the freedom to do whatever and there's so many options, games to play, and create”. The game provides so much fun but there are. However, there are some improvements that need to be made. 

Over the years ROBLOX has been made changes to the platform but currently some players think there should be more changes. Jayden Johnson believes that “Players shouldn't have to pay to play games.” This is true that many gamers must pay to play current games. Luckily Roblox is taking tiny steps to fix that. For example, ROBLOX was able to make Bloxburg (a game that you normally have to pay for) available to all users to play. With new users coming ROBLOX has been able to become a very creative and alluring game to play. The game has been there for kids most of their childhood and working to new ways to improve child safety and to make the game more fun to play without any restrictions.