I got an up-close look at Roblox's new safety feature. Here's what I found.

I traveled to Roblox's headquarters to do a demo of a new safety feature it says will help protect child users.

Tennessee sues Roblox; says game lures children into dangerous environment with sexual activity, predators

The Tennessee Attorney General announced the lawsuit on Thursday, Dec. 18, saying the company has "deceived Tennesseans" ...
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Why Huggy Wuggy sad animations go viral on Roblox

GamingWithKev breaks down why sad Huggy Wuggy animations resonate deeply with players.

Netflix acquires gaming avatar maker Ready Player Me

After shifting its gaming strategy to focus more on games played on the TV, Netflix announced it’s acquiring Ready Player Me, ...
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Stochastic Latent Talking Face Generation Toward Emotional Expressions and Head Poses

Abstract: Current talking face generation methods have achieved promising lip-synchronization results, while still struggling to generate talking face video that exhibits emotional expressions and ...
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Roblox Rolls Out Mandatory Facial Age Checks for All Chat Features Worldwide

Roblox is rolling out mandatory facial age verification for all chat features, becoming the first major gaming platform to require age checks before users can communicate. The new system, according to ...
IEEE

ConAvatar: Harnessing Facial Mesh for Controllable Avatar Animation

Recent advancements in talking head generation have focused on temporal consistency and lip-sync accuracy, but controlling the head pose remains a challenge. Existing methods often rely on reference ...
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Google AI, Ashton Kutcher-Backed Animation Studio Spiridellis Bros. Partners With ‘Raining Tacos’ Creator Parry Gripp & Roblox On Parryverse

EXCLUSIVE: AI-powered animation studio Spiridellis Bros. Studios has announced an exclusive partnership with songwriter and music artist Parry Gripp, whose songs for children have drawn hundreds of ...