ROBLOX BLOXcon was a real-life Roblox event that was held annually. BLOXcon 2013 was the third conference of its type held, after the ROBLOX Game Conference 2012.
Unlike other Roblox conventions, BLOXcon 2013 was held in a tour-like fashion. The tour started on May 18, 2013, and May 19, 2013, at the San Mateo Event Center in San Mateo, California. The first official stop of the convention was at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, Illinois. The Chicago conference took place on July 13, 2013. The next stop of the convention was located at the Royal Air Force Museum London, England. It took place on July 27, 2013. The last stop of the convention was located in New York City on August 10, 2013, at the Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum.
Tickets were put on sale for $15.00 for the American events (New York City and Chicago); for the London stop on the tour, they are £12.00. Passes for all three of the BLOXcon locations have been sold out as of May 2013. People received a free virtual fedora in their Roblox inventories for attending any one the BLOXcon conferences; all were granted a white fedora themed with where they attended, and for the first 3,000 tickets purchased per area, they were awarded a black version of their fedora.
Contests[]
Film Festival[]
On April 13, 2013, Roblox introduced an event known as the Roblox Film Festival. People could create videos for a certain category. The winner of each category received a BLOXY award, as well as having his/her film played at BLOXcon.
Category | Time frame | Description | Winner |
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Chicago/London/New York City | 2 minutes (max) | Represent Chicago, IL, London, UK, or New York, NY. | "Chicago Tourist Guide" by Ravenshield |
Short Film/Machinima | 3 minutes (max) | Original short story – drama, action, comedy, etc. – built with ROBLOX machinima. | "Boardroom Suggestion" by SuperSy, Dino77 and bunnybunn263 |
Trailer | 90 seconds (max) | Create a trailer for a game, movie or television series – real or totally fictitious. | "Builderman" by spideyrulz |
Commercial | 30 seconds (max) | Create the ultimate commercial, highlighting Builders Club or the limitless possibilities of ROBLOX. | “Limitless Possibilities” by dom2d2 |
Building/physics showcase | 1 minute (max) | Footage or yourself building something awesome – a place or physics contraption (e.g., Rube Goldberg machine) – and speed the footage way up to show the whole process. | "Hand of Hephaestus" by Ratwise |
Poster Contest[]
The Poster Contest was introduced on May 24, 2013. People must create a poster that advertises BLOXcon 2013. The poster must reflect one of the three locations of the event; a poster depicting a certain city can only be submitted to the BLOXcon at that city. The poster must incorporate the BLOXcon logo, venue logo, date, and location of the event. Poster dimensions must be (or reduce proportionally to): 11.25 by 17.25 inches (that's 3375 × 5175 pixels), and the resolution of the poster must be at 300 dpi.
City | Winner | Honorable Mentions | Poster |
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Chicago | Freaked | Genius5 and ArceusInator | |
London | Hammer124 | IBarragel and Blevers | |
New York City | BlastOMan | Koala0226, Pengu8, and NarutoExpert2 |
Hall of Fame[]
Category | Winner |
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Most Active Group | F.E.A.R. |
Top Earning Game | Sword Fighting Tournament by TheGamer101 |
Best Recreation of a Real-World Place | City of Rome, Italy by Juliane14 and ITA |
Users’ Choice: Best Survival Game | Apocalypse Rising by Gusmanak |
Users’ Choice: Most Creative Game | The Stalker by Maximum_ADHD |
Place of the Year | The Wind by Asimo3089 |
Video of the Year | "Harlem Shake" by Hacker225 |
Best Use of Dynamic Lighting | Dungeon Delver by Gl0in and Gl0in2 |
Users’ Choice: Best Looking Game | Roadrunner Canyon by Asimo3089 |
Users' Choice: Gear of the Year | The Fallen Artemis Bow |
Game of the Year | Apocalypse Rising by Gusmanak |