It was pretty inspiring to spend the last few days at #UnitedXR along some incredible & talented colleagues “Deepak Nair” @jak3.bsky.social
I met great devs and saw so many XR friends who honestly I consider at this point in my career as family!
We just released a new addition to our Android Studio support, so you can now test 2D Android app for VR, even if you don't have a headset!
Introducing the "Spatial Simulator".
https://developers.meta.com/horizon/blog/meta-spatial-simulator-android-horizon-os/
Meta just launched an immersive language learning app for XR!
And the best part? It's free & open sourced for everyone!
Get the code: https://github.com/oculus-samples/Unity-SpatialLingo
Play: https://www.meta.com/en-gb/experiences/spatial-lingo-language-practice/24846121391731831/
Heading back to Europe next week - I'll be at UnitedXR in Brussels! It's going to be an incredible way to close out an incredible year.
😎 VR talks & workshops with me, @Dilmer 👓 @brown_lantern and Immersive Insiders
👾 VR developers showcase
👓 AI Glasses demos
🏆 The XR Awards!
See you there!
T-minus 1 week until #Unite2025! I'll be on the Main Stage with @Dilmerv to tell you everything you need to know about building on the Quest.
See you soon Barcelona!
🚨 Special announcement - Our $1.5 MILLION VR developer competition is now live! 🚨
Join In > https://start-developer-competition.devpost.com/
#VirtualReality
Happy November! We've got some incredible updates live now for Horizon OS devs and users:
😎 An revamped Horizon Feed
🎟️ Season Passes
🛍️ Featured Bundles
👋 New onboarding flow for Meta XR Core SDK
⚡️ Custom Promo Codes for IAPs
https://developers.meta.com/horizon/release-notes/
10 years ago, I taught myself Unity because I wanted to build a simple app on the Hololens.
Now I'm a Featured Speaker for @unity.com #Unite2025. What a journey.
Pumped to get to talk alongside the incredible @dilmerv.bsky.social about VR and the work we're doing at Meta!
🚀 XRCC Online is here!
I’m mentoring with 50+ industry pros, guiding 3,000+ creators through hands-on XR projects.
Free to join: https://forms.immersive-insiders.com/xrcc-global-participant-registration?refCode=aQQgGzW&typ=MeP
Let’s build the XR ecosystem we all want.
If there's one thing I love, its a good hackathon.
Devs getting together, focusing on a goal, and building magic in just a matter of days.
If you're coming out for Unity Unite 2025, or are near Barcelona, join the SensAI Hack!
👉 https://sensaihack.com/barcelona/
Here are our top winners of our "Open Source Champions" competition!!
🎉 1st ($100K): Ultimate Party Game Template by Wyatt Thornbury
🧗♀️ 2nd ($75k): ObbyLand by ANIL
🏎️ 3rd ($50k): ModCity: DRIFTERS by Thrilluwu
https://developers.meta.com/horizon/blog/open-source-champions-meet-competition-winners
Had a great time with the Unity VR developer community in NYC this week!
Unreal Engine devs - we got new samples just for you!
🔥 Performance Settings Demo
🤖 OBB Sample - walks through how to split your Unreal Engine project into multiple OBB files
https://developers.meta.com/horizon/blog/cut-out-guesswork-new-unreal-engine-samples-performance-packaging-samples
Wow - @Meta Ray-Ban Display and the Meta Neural Band have been selected as one of 2025's "Best Inventions" by Time!
https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2025/7318319/meta-ray-ban-display/?filters=wearable-technology
This VR game lets you turn any space into a lasertag arena
dev: @trev3d.com
Announcing the Immersive Web SDK (IWSDK)! Now developers can leverage the capabilities of the Meta Quest, all from a browser-based experience.
👐 Hand Tracking & Controller Support
😎 Support for mixed reality passthrough
🔊 Spatial Audio
🧑💻 Built on top of Three.js
A ton more: https://bit.ly/47kPsDx
Unity developers! I'll be in NYC next week for a fireside chat, and giving local developers the chance to demo their VR titles for the community.
Come out, say hi, and support your local VR devs!
RSVP: https://www.meetup.com/unity3d/events/311417789
Honored to be mentoring at XRCC Online! 🚀
If you're looking to participate in a great XR hackathon, sign up for this one!
Register for free: https://forms.immersive-insiders.com/xrcc-global-participant-registration?refCode=aQQgGzW&typ=MeP
3 new templates for Horizon Worlds just dropped!
🎢 Sim Tycoon
😍 Custom UI
🗺️ New User Experience (NUX)
https://communityforums.atmeta.com/discussions/product-news-/three-new-templates-to-power-your-next-world/1345634
What other samples do you want to see?
You can now copy & paste the real world, with hyper-realistic detail. All with just a $299 headset.
Introducing Hyperscape.
This is the first step toward our vision for photorealism and the future of human connection, as a profound new way to feel like you’re physically there.
PIXEL PUSHERS EMERGENCY POD!
We recap #MetaConnect, deep dive into all the new hardware & announcements, and I apparently used the same sweaty new Oakleys that Mark wore on his run with Diplo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNrq8cOltS0
how it started >>>> how it's going
2010: University of Michigan
2018: PTC
2023: Spatial
2025: Meta
He built and grew Hololens, Xbox Live and ecosystems at EA. And now he's leading the developer ecosystem @Meta. We got Dan McCulloch on this week's episode of Pixel Pushers!
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT4NsEyy7Yw
Meta just announced that anyone will soon be able to add fully-embodied conversational LLM NPCs into their worlds, totally for free.
It just went offline (about 10:30pm ET)
And just like that, adios TikTok 👋
Sunrise over the city by the bay #sanfrancisco with @halideapp.bsky.social
Amazing
We’ll discover them together! Hope this platform brings some of the old Twitter fun back
