Roblox Dangerous Games Review

Introduction

• The lecture/presentation discussed the dangers associated with various Roblox games.
• Highlighted multiple harmful and controversial games on the Roblox platform.
• The presenter conducted an experiment by playing these dangerous games.

A Dangerous Game

• Description: Contains flashing lights and loud audio.
• Warning: Harmful to people with photosensitive epilepsy.
• Experience: Presenter played the game, emphasized its dangerousness.

Terrorism-themed Games

• Example: An article about a teenager detained for playing on a terrorist-themed Roblox server.
• Challenge: Difficult to find these games as they are typically taken down.
• Experience: Could not playtest the terrorist game due to its removal.

Condo Games

• Description: Contains inappropriate content like nudity and misconduct.
• Community: Large communities (e.g., 53,000 members on a Discord server).
• Experience: Joined a server, found and attempted to playtest inappropriate content but decided to leave.

Real-life Meetups

• Description: Roblox dating servers where people often share NSFW and 16+ content.
• Experience: Presenter explored a dating server and found it extremely dangerous with predatory behavior.

Misleading Dangerous Claims

• Example: A YouTube short claiming a certain game can kill you (ironically natural disaster survival).
• Experience: Played the game, of course, not harmful in reality.

Hate Groups

• Example: Public organization committing hate crimes known to be on Roblox.
• Outcome: Discord link was invalid, possibly taken down due to awareness raised.

Urban Legends and Myths

• Example: Urban legend about a computer killing a child over selling his soul.
• Experience: Presenter played a related game pretending to follow the myth, received a coin instead.