Community:Boatbomber

Zack Ovits, also known on Roblox as boatbomber, is a 19-year-old programmer, game developer and open source creator who currently resides in New York City. They are known for developing the educational experience /Lua Learning/.

History
In 2011, Ovits and their friend joined Roblox as a guest to play the experience Blimp Wars after school. By late 2012, they convinced their parents to allow them to create an account on the platform. In 2015, Ovits and their friends wanted to have private battles, so they began to use free models to create arenas with all sorts of weapons and vehicles. This would lead to them getting hooked to the thrill of creating experiences with their friends.

To begin their new passion, they would design on paper to plan out the programming and would leaving the coding as the last part. Much later, to learn how to program with Lua, they would read Programming in Lua, 4th Edition by Roberto Ierusalimschy, who was the creator of the language. In January 2018, they begun development on an experience that would teach players how to code in Lua for free after other experiences with the same intent were paid access, with most being scams. By June 2019, they would release Lua Learning to the public.

Trivia

 * They won in the "Excellence in Visual Art" category at the RDC 2020 and RDC 2021 Game Jams.
 * During their time at RDC 2021, they spoke on the Developer Panel on stage answering live questions from the crowd.
 * They won in the "Best Live Event" and "Most Educational Game" categories during the 8th Annual Bloxy Awards.
 * They earned a "Best Tech Quote of 2021" from Fortune Magazine alongside Tesla and Intel CEOs.
 * They were the youngest software engineer Roblox Intern in Summer 2020.
 * They participate in Roblox's exclusive Community Feedback program.
 * They held the title of Top Contributor on the Developer Forum as one of the top 20 most liked users of all time.
 * They were invited into the beta Plugin Marketplace by Roblox.
 * Their experience, Swing was nominated for Quirkiest Game in the 7th Annual Bloxy Awards.