Check out the YouTube channel “Grandpa Roblox’s Development Game Room.” He started making games with Roblox at the age of 58 and has achieved monetization. Since then, he has been actively involved in projects such as creating an official Roblox world for Sushi Kura.
Roblox-jii (real name: Shigematsu) has been involved in the manufacturing industry for about 35 years since he was 18, working in metal processing and other related fields. He started using computers seriously when he was 40. He bought a laptop and started by practicing typing. From there, he taught himself Blender and tried his hand at 3DCG modeling, animation production, and even VTuber modeling for YouTube.
Roblox’s introduction came about three years ago, through a request he received on Crowdsourcing, a platform he regularly used. At the time, he had absolutely no experience, but he recalls being deeply impressed by the feeling of accomplishment when he saw the game he created actually run. Since then, his activities have expanded to include Unity and Unreal Engine, and as of the time of this video’s release, he is also an instructor at the creator school “DCA”.
They actively utilize AI in their production process. When the script is lengthy, they switch to Claude. This is because Claude is better at maintaining previous content even during long exchanges. When they get stuck, they take a screenshot of the screen and show it to the AI to ask questions.
He also actively watches new video content for input, and apparently continues to use smart glasses that display images. In the video, he also talked about his passionate feelings towards game development and how his perspective on life has changed since taking on freelance work.
This video has currently garnered numerous comments, many of which are positive, such as “Listening to Shigematsu’s story makes me feel like I can push myself a little harder” and “I want to try various things so that I can live a life without regrets.”
The YouTube channel also features numerous other videos, including tutorials on how to get started with Roblox game development, videos introducing the monetization process, and videos explaining the mechanics of popular games. It will be interesting to see what kind of content they release in the future.
https://www.youtube.com/@Roblox-G-3/videos
This article is an English translation of an original Japanese article, translated by the Mogura VR editorial team.
Reference
https://www.youtube.com/@Roblox-G-3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpV7inK0DRg
