Roblox is creating a new generation of game developers, but it needs to make sure it can hold on to them past their early teen years.

The gaming platform Roblox generated over US$2 billion last year. As the company aims to change how people interact online, we need to pay attention to the new digital futures being created.

Roblox went public last week and is worth $45 billion -- why is Roblox so interesting to people with money, and what does that tell us about games as a whole?