Nick Tornow
@nicktornow.bsky.social
VP, Engine and Creator Engineering @roblox | formerly Platform Lead @twitter, CTO @zynga | @mit grad | runner | he/him
We work relentlessly to improve the performance of Roblox, and sometimes, everything gets faster. Over the last 24 hours, we rolled out optimizations to mesh loading yielding automatic, instant, sometimes dramatic wins for every game and experience across the platform.
February 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
We work relentlessly to improve the performance of Roblox, and sometimes, everything gets faster. Over the last 24 hours, we rolled out optimizations to mesh loading yielding automatic, instant, sometimes dramatic wins for every game and experience across the platform.
Analytics is a critical part of the creation flywheel. The better you understand your audience, the better you can make your creations. With funnels and now custom events built in to the platform, creators get access to real power tools out of the box. https://devforum.roblox.com/t/analytics-trac...
February 8, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Analytics is a critical part of the creation flywheel. The better you understand your audience, the better you can make your creations. With funnels and now custom events built in to the platform, creators get access to real power tools out of the box. https://devforum.roblox.com/t/analytics-trac...
As businesses grow on Roblox, teams get larger, and we aim to seamlessly support your scaled operations. This includes helping owners allocate earnings to contributors, tiered perms, with more on the way. Let us know how we can help you focus on building. https://devforum.roblox.com/t/manage-grou...
February 8, 2025 at 9:08 PM
As businesses grow on Roblox, teams get larger, and we aim to seamlessly support your scaled operations. This includes helping owners allocate earnings to contributors, tiered perms, with more on the way. Let us know how we can help you focus on building. https://devforum.roblox.com/t/manage-grou...
Starting this week, if you build in Chinese (Simplified or Traditional), English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Polish, or Vietnamese, we auto translate to the other 15. https://devforum.roblox.com/t/automatic-translation-now-a...
February 8, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Starting this week, if you build in Chinese (Simplified or Traditional), English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Polish, or Vietnamese, we auto translate to the other 15. https://devforum.roblox.com/t/automatic-translation-now-a...
Inspiring creator stories at https://venturebeat.com/games/young-developers-are-gamings-rising-stars-on-roblox-the-deanbeat/
"Vivian Arellano is the art lead at Fullflower Studio ... She also runs her own avatar clothing and accessories line ...
A Mexican American immigrant, [she] used Roblox to...
"Vivian Arellano is the art lead at Fullflower Studio ... She also runs her own avatar clothing and accessories line ...
A Mexican American immigrant, [she] used Roblox to...
February 8, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Inspiring creator stories at https://venturebeat.com/games/young-developers-are-gamings-rising-stars-on-roblox-the-deanbeat/
"Vivian Arellano is the art lead at Fullflower Studio ... She also runs her own avatar clothing and accessories line ...
A Mexican American immigrant, [she] used Roblox to...
"Vivian Arellano is the art lead at Fullflower Studio ... She also runs her own avatar clothing and accessories line ...
A Mexican American immigrant, [she] used Roblox to...
Roblox models the real world. Features make interaction with the environment easier, and more realistic modeling of the world makes behaviors rich and emergent. DragDetectors + physics are a great example -- make a no code jenga game in 3 minutes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRqWuZzS7t4
February 8, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Roblox models the real world. Features make interaction with the environment easier, and more realistic modeling of the world makes behaviors rich and emergent. DragDetectors + physics are a great example -- make a no code jenga game in 3 minutes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRqWuZzS7t4
Creators, we’ve heard you. Grass Length is in Studio Beta. https://devforum.roblox.com/t/grass-is-getting-greener-on-this-side-grasslength-studio-beta/2632753
February 8, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Creators, we’ve heard you. Grass Length is in Studio Beta. https://devforum.roblox.com/t/grass-is-getting-greener-on-this-side-grasslength-studio-beta/2632753
Buzz and backyard camping
February 8, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Buzz and backyard camping
Roblox is a platform for rich creation — users create houses, boats, cars, islands, and more. Today, we’ve released a way for users to take their unique creations out of the source experience to have a life of their own. https://devforum.roblox.com/t/in-experience-creation-of-packages/2504219/6
February 8, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Roblox is a platform for rich creation — users create houses, boats, cars, islands, and more. Today, we’ve released a way for users to take their unique creations out of the source experience to have a life of their own. https://devforum.roblox.com/t/in-experience-creation-of-packages/2504219/6
Congrats to the @mitgic on an outstanding and intimate conference at @MIT. As part of the UGC panel, I shared that in 2022, 11.5 M diverse creators crafted more than 62M pieces of clothing and accessories in @Roblox, more than 200x as many people as design clothing in the US.
February 8, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Congrats to the @mitgic on an outstanding and intimate conference at @MIT. As part of the UGC panel, I shared that in 2022, 11.5 M diverse creators crafted more than 62M pieces of clothing and accessories in @Roblox, more than 200x as many people as design clothing in the US.
Walking the infinite corridor, running along the esplanade, bracing wind over the Charles (and harried students with unzipped backpacks). Some things never change, great to be back at @MIT.
February 8, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Walking the infinite corridor, running along the esplanade, bracing wind over the Charles (and harried students with unzipped backpacks). Some things never change, great to be back at @MIT.
Join me at #GDC2023 on Wed. at 2 to learn how Roblox provides unparalleled opportunities for innovative creation. Hear from top creators @guy_debeer, @yonatanrf, @TheMyzta, and @shumphries as they share their stories with @LuluSpookyPanda https://tinyurl.com/3v28v6w3
February 8, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Join me at #GDC2023 on Wed. at 2 to learn how Roblox provides unparalleled opportunities for innovative creation. Hear from top creators @guy_debeer, @yonatanrf, @TheMyzta, and @shumphries as they share their stories with @LuluSpookyPanda https://tinyurl.com/3v28v6w3
It’s been a muddy winter.
February 8, 2025 at 9:08 PM
It’s been a muddy winter.
Roblox is a platform for creators. Every experience you see was imagined and built by them. With generative AI capabilities, creators will be able to realize their imaginations more easily than ever.
https://blog.roblox.com/2023/02/generative-ai-roblox-vision-future-creation/
<a href="https://youtu.be/e2w0mBheCQ4" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://youtu.be/e...
https://blog.roblox.com/2023/02/generative-ai-roblox-vision-future-creation/
<a href="https://youtu.be/e2w0mBheCQ4" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://youtu.be/e...
February 8, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Roblox is a platform for creators. Every experience you see was imagined and built by them. With generative AI capabilities, creators will be able to realize their imaginations more easily than ever.
https://blog.roblox.com/2023/02/generative-ai-roblox-vision-future-creation/
<a href="https://youtu.be/e2w0mBheCQ4" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://youtu.be/e...
https://blog.roblox.com/2023/02/generative-ai-roblox-vision-future-creation/
<a href="https://youtu.be/e2w0mBheCQ4" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://youtu.be/e...
We are hiring across many positions in Creator, Education, Infrastructure, and more. Reach out if I can help you find a role here or elsewhere in any way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLQbojVfsHw&t=1s
February 8, 2025 at 9:08 PM
We are hiring across many positions in Creator, Education, Infrastructure, and more. Reach out if I can help you find a role here or elsewhere in any way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLQbojVfsHw&t=1s
Was great to chat with @DavidBaszucki about our incredible creator community, technology, and opportunities ahead. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/roblox_tech-talks-episode-11-creator-innovation-activity-6981358658961956865-3m9z?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios
February 8, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Was great to chat with @DavidBaszucki about our incredible creator community, technology, and opportunities ahead. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/roblox_tech-talks-episode-11-creator-innovation-activity-6981358658961956865-3m9z?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios
Full day of grape picking and sorting at Chateau Hetsakais. Thank you @TillGu and team for teaching us the ropes!
February 8, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Full day of grape picking and sorting at Chateau Hetsakais. Thank you @TillGu and team for teaching us the ropes!
What is “good play”? For me it’s how I feel when my son is playing with Legos and blocks in his room with some friends. They are creating, socializing, imagining. When they are doing light competition in soccer or basketball. It’s how I feel when I am exploring and learning.
February 8, 2025 at 9:08 PM
What is “good play”? For me it’s how I feel when my son is playing with Legos and blocks in his room with some friends. They are creating, socializing, imagining. When they are doing light competition in soccer or basketball. It’s how I feel when I am exploring and learning.
Three months ago I joined @Roblox as the head of the Creator group. Why? I joined because I could see the emerging importance of the platform — in my son, in his friends, and in the world at large. I could see a future of “good play” in the digital world.
February 8, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Three months ago I joined @Roblox as the head of the Creator group. Why? I joined because I could see the emerging importance of the platform — in my son, in his friends, and in the world at large. I could see a future of “good play” in the digital world.
I wanted to share some personal and professional news. More than a month ago I made the difficult decision to leave Twitter, and after much transition, last week was my final one at the company. (1/n)
February 8, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I wanted to share some personal and professional news. More than a month ago I made the difficult decision to leave Twitter, and after much transition, last week was my final one at the company. (1/n)
For campers and hikers out there, Hexa 6” is really great. Been using it on last several trips https://www.uberleben.co/products/hexa . Works great. Bring Vaseline soaked cotton balls as backup starter for a sure fire solution in difficult situations 🔥
February 8, 2025 at 9:08 PM
For campers and hikers out there, Hexa 6” is really great. Been using it on last several trips https://www.uberleben.co/products/hexa . Works great. Bring Vaseline soaked cotton balls as backup starter for a sure fire solution in difficult situations 🔥
clean air is a wonderful thing. Or, as my father says, "the good thing about hitting yourself on the head with a hammer is that it feels good when you stop".
February 8, 2025 at 9:08 PM
clean air is a wonderful thing. Or, as my father says, "the good thing about hitting yourself on the head with a hammer is that it feels good when you stop".
In complex situations, more significant perspective is required, and it’s helpful to learn history and of different philosophical and religious beliefs to help you internalize the opinion space and communicate within it. (2/5)
February 8, 2025 at 9:08 PM
In complex situations, more significant perspective is required, and it’s helpful to learn history and of different philosophical and religious beliefs to help you internalize the opinion space and communicate within it. (2/5)