'Roblox' Vice President of Product Weighs In on the Old Rthro vs Blocky Avatar Debate Published Jan 28, 2022 at 9:52 AM EST Updated Jan 29, 2022 at 10:27 AM EST CLOSE X ...

The newly announced Roblox avatar updates aim to inject both more customization and more realism into the blocky Lego-like looks that are synonymous with the platform now.

X (Twitter) user @_DJNinja wrote: “Roblox is making new default roblox avatars… And they look awful”. Similarly, @tudorinfinity00 said: “why the f–k is this the new default roblox avatar”.

Roblox wants to make its avatars look less blocky and more realistic, and it has announced a couple of visual updates meant to achieve that goal during its annual developers conference. One of ...

But Roblox’s user-generated content developers have resorted to a 2D approach or the ‘blocky’ look favored by Minecraft. The tools work on iOS, Android, or the PC.

A child looks back at a banner for Roblox, displayed to celebrate the company's IPO, on the front facade of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., March 10, 2021.