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| − | [[File:Game Creation page.jpg|thumb|A '''Game''' being created.]] |
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| + | '''Experiences''' (commonly known by their previous name, '''games''') are [[Item|items]] that house and link [[Place|places]] together. Each experience has a "start place," the place where [[user]]s visit first as other places of the experience cannot be directly visited. The start place shares name and description with the experience. Each experience also has an icon and at least one [[thumbnail]] that is viewed from its page by any users. |
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| − | [[File:ROBLOX WInter Games Lodge.jpeg|thumb|The [[ROBLOX Winter Games]] place, an example of '''Game universes'''.]] |
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| − | A '''Game''' is a group of [[places]] linked together that are meant to constitute a game as a whole. Places in a game are able to communicate with other places in that same game, and place teleportation is meant to be used to bring players from one place in a game to another. Universes were suggested many years before their announcement, and were released at the same time as the [[Roblox Winter Games 2014]] place was published onto Roblox. |
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| + | Experiences can be created by any user. When a place is being published by a user, it must be added to an experience. Other places that are not start places can be added to an experience via the [[Create]] page or the Asset Manager window accessible through Studio's View menu (as shown by the picture to the right). Experiences can be owned by either a [[group]] or a user and cannot be transferred between, however places can be transferred by saving/downloading and re-uploading. |
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| + | Developers can transport visitors from one place in an experience to another using {{Class link|TeleportService}}. Furthermore, different servers of a given experience can communicate with each other using {{Class link|MessagingService}} and {{Class link|MemoryStoreService}}. Saved data using {{Class link|DataStoreService}} is also accessible throughout all places in the experience. |
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| + | Places using [[Class:AssetService#SavePlaceAsync|SavePlaceAsync]] and [[Class:AssetService#CreatePlaceAsync|CreatePlaceAsync]] are shown in the "Created Place" menu of the experience' Configure page on the Roblox website. |
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| + | All users are allotted 200 active experiences. Before September 2017, the limit was dependent on the user's membership or previous membership status. The removal of this limitation allowed many users to create more experiences. |
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| + | ==History== |
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| + | {{see also|Place}} |
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| + | Contrary to popular belief, experiences did not exist until January 2014. They debuted alongside the [[ROBLOX 2014 Winter Games]]. Instead, the closest things available were unlinked places. From December 2003 to February 2006, places were known as "minigames”. Starting in February 2006, "minigames" were known as "games". From this point to around 2012, these were also occasionally referred to as "levels". In 2014, "universes" were introduced to link multiple of these "games" together. Shortly after this, the universes themselves were mostly renamed to "games" (although some references to "universes" would remain until 2021), and the things that were then called "games" received their current name of "places". In May 2021, "games" and "universes" were both renamed to "experiences". |
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==Features== |
==Features== |
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| + | *Changing the start place in an experience used to be permitted in its "Configure Experience" page on the website. However, this feature was removed and all experiences that were missing a start place had one automatically generated. |
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| − | * Improved [[Teleporters]] that are now faster and better than ever |
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| + | *[[Teleporter|Teleportation]] used to prompt users to ask whether they'd like to change places. Now, this teleports users without an option. |
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| − | * [[Data store]]s, the upgraded version of [[Data Persistence]] that works on all places of the game |
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| + | *New places can be created in an experience through the "[[Class:AssetService#CreatePlaceAsync|CreatePlaceAsync]]" method. |
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| − | * [[Custom Places]] that act as regular places in the game but can be created in real time |
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| + | *There have been rumors that restrictions on the Apple App Store were the reason experiences were renamed in 2021. These have not been confirmed nor denied. |
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| + | == Experience Leaderboard == |
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| + | ''Main page: [[List of places with the most visits]]'' |
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| + | {{List top experiences|count=10}} |
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| + | [[pt-br:Experiência]] |
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| + | [[ru:Плейс]] |
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Latest revision as of 03:02, 24 March 2024
Discover page
Add a new Place to an experience by right-clicking "Places" in the Asset Manager (View -> Asset Manager)
Experiences (commonly known by their previous name, games) are items that house and link places together. Each experience has a "start place," the place where users visit first as other places of the experience cannot be directly visited. The start place shares name and description with the experience. Each experience also has an icon and at least one thumbnail that is viewed from its page by any users.
Experiences can be created by any user. When a place is being published by a user, it must be added to an experience. Other places that are not start places can be added to an experience via the Create page or the Asset Manager window accessible through Studio's View menu (as shown by the picture to the right). Experiences can be owned by either a group or a user and cannot be transferred between, however places can be transferred by saving/downloading and re-uploading.
Developers can transport visitors from one place in an experience to another using 
TeleportService. Furthermore, different servers of a given experience can communicate with each other using 
MessagingService and 
MemoryStoreService. Saved data using DataStoreService is also accessible throughout all places in the experience.
Places using SavePlaceAsync and CreatePlaceAsync are shown in the "Created Place" menu of the experience' Configure page on the Roblox website.
All users are allotted 200 active experiences. Before September 2017, the limit was dependent on the user's membership or previous membership status. The removal of this limitation allowed many users to create more experiences.
History
Contrary to popular belief, experiences did not exist until January 2014. They debuted alongside the ROBLOX 2014 Winter Games. Instead, the closest things available were unlinked places. From December 2003 to February 2006, places were known as "minigames”. Starting in February 2006, "minigames" were known as "games". From this point to around 2012, these were also occasionally referred to as "levels". In 2014, "universes" were introduced to link multiple of these "games" together. Shortly after this, the universes themselves were mostly renamed to "games" (although some references to "universes" would remain until 2021), and the things that were then called "games" received their current name of "places". In May 2021, "games" and "universes" were both renamed to "experiences".
Features
- Changing the start place in an experience used to be permitted in its "Configure Experience" page on the website. However, this feature was removed and all experiences that were missing a start place had one automatically generated.
- Teleportation used to prompt users to ask whether they'd like to change places. Now, this teleports users without an option.
- New places can be created in an experience through the "CreatePlaceAsync" method.
- There have been rumors that restrictions on the Apple App Store were the reason experiences were renamed in 2021. These have not been confirmed nor denied.
Experience Leaderboard
Main page: List of places with the most visits
| Rank | Name | Creator | ID | Created | Visits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Brookhaven RP | Wolfpaq | 4924922222 | April 2020 | ~44,450,000,000 |
| 3 | Adopt Me! | Uplift Games | 920587237 | July 2017 | ~34,547,570,000 |
| 4 | Tower of Hell | YXCeptional Studios | 1962086868 | June 2018 | ~18,850,000,000 |
| 5 | MeepCity | alexnewtron | 370731277 | February 2016 | ~15,686,070,000 |
| 6 | Piggy | MiniToon | 4623386862 | January 2020 | ~12,141,970,000 |
| 7 | Blox Fruits | Gamer Robot Inc | 2753915549 | January 2019 | ~9,700,000,000 |
| 8 | Royale High | callmehbob | 735030788 | April 2017 | ~9,673,030,000 |
| 10 | BedWars | Easy.gg | 6872265039 | May 2021 | ~8,213,870,000 |
- Experience 017215128 is missing all data.
- Experience 142823291 is missing all data.