Roblox Connect weaves Roblox's existing avatars, voice chat and camera-based facial animations together into a new product.

San Francisco, Sep 10 (IANS) Gaming platform Roblox has announced ‘Roblox Connect’ at its annual developer’s conference — a new feature for friends to call each other as their avatars ...

Face-tracking tech will be used to mimic facial expressions and movements in people’s Roblox avatars.

Roblox does use both biometric data and location tracking, which it acknowledges on its website. The biometric data, such as “face geometry,” is used to help verify players’ ages.

The product weaves Roblox's existing avatars, voice chat and camera-based facial animations together into something that could stand apart from the platform's traditional game-like worlds.