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.

And just like that, adios TikTok 👋

Sunrise over the city by the bay #sanfrancisco with @halideapp.bsky.social

Just (re-)joined Bluesky! Who are the best accounts here I absolutely must follow?