Develop Your Next Title in VR/MR for Meta Quest and Meta Horizon OS

Overview

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This GDC 2025 conference talk guides developers through creating VR/MR applications for Meta Quest and Meta Horizon OS in under an hour. Join experts Dilmer Valecillos, Mike Lamprinos, and Ionut Zolti as they demonstrate the complete journey from project setup to a functioning XR app. Discover Meta's mixed reality capabilities and SDKs that enable truly immersive experiences beyond what's possible on traditional screens. Learn about implementing hand and body tracking, designing intuitive interactions, and incorporating audio and haptics to enhance immersion. The session covers content trends, mixed reality motifs, Unity integration, developer tools for faster building, multiplayer development, Building Blocks framework, testing with Meta XR Simulator, using Immersive Debugger, and includes a detailed colocated drawing demo walkthrough. Perfect for developers looking to leverage Meta Quest's capabilities to create their next VR or MR title.

Syllabus

00:00 Introduction
01:59 Content trends
05:50 Mixed Reality Motifs
08:30 Getting started with Unity
11:55 Developer tools to build faster
14:10 Building for multiplayer
15:58 Developing with Building Blocks
19:15 Testing with Meta XR Simulator
22:00 Using Immersive Debugger
22:53 Exploring showcases to accelerate development
25:06 Colocated drawing demo walkthrough
42:00 Mixed reality prototype takeaways
42:45 Q&A