Image Credits:<\/strong> Rooms.xyz<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

There\u2019s an educational aspect to the software, too, as you don\u2019t only have to interact with the objects via the user interface \u2014 you can also click to reveal the code. Rooms uses Lua, the same language that\u2019s used for coding in Roblox. That could help to introduce younger users to coding concepts before moving on to Roblox\u2019s more advanced editing tools.<\/p>\n

While the rooms themselves are interactive and can be interconnected with one another, there\u2019s not much more that can be done with them after the design is complete besides share their URL with others to show them off. A \u201ccamera mode\u201d lets you take a photo or a smooth dolly shot, but the end result isn\u2019t one-click publishable to social networks. Nor can users create avatars that can move or interact with others, or engage in chats.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was an intentional decision \u2014 in part, just to keep this as like safe as possible,\u201d Toff explains. \u201cBecause as soon as you introduce chat\u2026people can do terrible things,\u201d he says. Plus, he adds, there\u2019s already too much focus on virtual personas and dressing up avatars and the team wanted to pursue something different.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor all I know, it could be a huge mistake that we don\u2019t have any of that \u2014 and it may make sense to introduce some sort of social experience down the road,\u201d Toff admits. \u201cBut for now, it\u2019s all just like just a website or a game you play. It\u2019s all individual.\u201d<\/p>\n