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Roblox Virtual Headquarters
A 1:1 virtual recreation of the real Roblox office, built solo in under a week from Go Pro footage using only primitives. Commissioned in 2014, it became a Twitch stream staple and sparked early metaverse conversations inside the company.
Players exploring the virtual Roblox headquarters.
1. Overview
Roblox approached me in early 2014 to build a virtual headquarters for their Twitch.tv subgroup, "Space Tiger Team Force Space Go Now!". I decided to go further than what was asked.
2. Building Out the Space
Within a few days of Roblox airing their office tour on Twitch.tv via Go Pro, I started building a 1:1 virtual copy of the real space. They hadn't asked for that - they expected something original. So when a faithful recreation of their actual office started taking shape, it drew attention from junior to executive staff. Teams were finding their own desks in-game.
The project became early proof that bringing real-world spaces into a virtual platform wasn't impractical - it was compelling. It contributed to early internal conversations at Roblox around what would later be called the "metaverse".
The space was assembled one part at a time, before heavy CSG support and before users could upload 3D geometry (.fbx, .obj). Everything was built from primitives, like a Lego set.
It took about a week. I was working solo.
"A really great example of someone demonstrating the power of ROBLOX Studio in a unique way."
Side-by-side comparison of a real Roblox employee's desk and its virtual counterpart.
3. Details
"What is really impressive about [the] place is the amount of detail crammed into it. Cluttered desks full of knick knacks, the silly signs posted around the office, and embarrassingly enough, the empty coffee cups and bottles on my desk (working at ROBLOX requires a lot of caffeine!) are all there, positioned exactly where they're supposed to be."
The goal was the most authentic recreation possible. Notes on computer screens, scribbles on whiteboards, coffee cups left on desks - all sourced frame-by-frame from Go Pro footage. It was tedious, intricate work, but it showed what the platform was capable of.
A Roblox employee's monitor showing the virtual recreation of the very room they're sitting in.
Real desk, virtual desk - positioned exactly where they're supposed to be.
4. Reception
Employees across Roblox scrambled to get private screenings. The space became a fixture of their routine Twitch.tv streams, letting players from around the world explore the office and hear directly from staff. YouTubers, streamers, and Twitter picked it up for weeks.
It sparked real internal discussion about virtual spaces and what the platform could become.
5. Resources
| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| Roblox Blog | web.archive.org |
| Roblox Twitter | twitter.com/roblox |
| Roblox Facebook | facebook.com |