ROBLOX Rally 2011

The ROBLOX Rally 2011 happened on August 1st, 2011 at the Exploratorium. It is the first ROBLOX Convention.

Shedletsky Blog Post
thumb|300px|right|Newt's video On July 31, Telamon posted on his blog some things that would be in the ROBLOX Rally. The blog post can be seen here, and the most notable images below.

Newtproductions12 Video
thumb|300px|right After the ROBLOX Rally, user Newtprodutions12 posted a 13 minute video showing clips from the ROBLOX Rally. In it is a preview of a terrain generator, which sparked controversy on the ROBLOX Forums, saying that ROBLOX copied Minecraft. Later, he posted a sequel, which was 11 minutes long. There will be two more parts.&nbsp

Awards
In the ROBLOX Rally, 5 kinds of awards were given.

The Lewis and Clark Award for Excellence in Exploration
This award went to two builders who captured fun of exploration via their highly detailed game environments.
 * 1) 1dev2 for Welcome to the Town of ROBLOXia
 * 2) twannie1995 for Medieval Mountains

The DaVinci Future of ROBLOX Transportation Award
Some of the most fun you can have on ROBLOX is traveling very very fast. These three builders demonstrate the pure essence of vehicle programming.
 * 1) Crazyman32 for Perilous Skies
 * 2) Takeovertom for Suspension + Steering + Fast = Race
 * 3) Hicup789 for ROBLOX Snowmobiling

The Beethoven Award for Excellence in Music
These two players have taken the raw materials of ROBLOX noises – blaster fire, sword slashes, squeaks and bubbles – and tweaked them until they make beautiful music. Their instruments are available as free models.
 * 1) Brandonhare for Ridi Song Demonstration
 * 2) GollyGreg for Music Showcase

The Builderman Award for Excellence in Scripting
These two scripters have really pushed the level of innovation at ROBLOX. Each of their projects demonstrates extreme attention to detail and a drive for excellence.
 * 1) SNCPlay42 for SNCAI Bot BrickBattle
 * 2) Anaminus for Random Tree Generator

Roblox Developer of the Year 2011
This player is a powerhouse of fun and well-built games. Alexnewtron takes classics you know and love and ROBLOXifies them. He has a line of several awesome games that you should check out. He even made a ROBLOX Apples to Apples!


 * 1) Roblox Jeopardy
 * 2) Wheel of Fortune

ROBLOX Rally Information

 * To attend costs $10.00
 * People under 12 must attend with someone 16 or older.

Trivia
 * The ROBLOX Rally 2011 poster is based on the Art Deco posters of the 1920s-1940s.