Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Discover the top core developer tools for building great VR and mixed reality experiences. Learn how to implement LLMs into your games and pick up best practices from exciting recent launches pushing the boundaries of what's possible on Meta Quest.

🔗 Essential Developer Tools:

Meta Quest Developer Hub
→ Windows: bit.ly/3Q6S3fb
→ Mac: bit.ly/4mnx4kc

Building Blocks for Unity
→ bit.ly/4teNUVa

Meta Quest Runtime Optimizer
→ bit.ly/4vsOmAA

Project Setup Tool for Unity
→ bit.ly/4cLUo79

Meta XR Simulator
→ Windows: bit.ly/4c7LwcL
→ Mac: bit.ly/4mv6pST

Hand Tracking
→ Unity: bit.ly/4tMr0V3
→ Unreal: bit.ly/4tK8Cfk
→ Native: bit.ly/4vrp6uz

Virtual Camera Publisher
→ bit.ly/4mp9ymW

Mixed Reality Utility Kit
→ Unity: bit.ly/3Og1OHs
→ Unreal: bit.ly/4colHEb

📌 Chapters
00:00 Introduction
03:18 The State of the VR Market and Ecosystem Growth
04:01 Core Developer Tools for Fast-Tracking Projects
04:42 Building Blocks Key Concepts
06:33 Meta XR Simulator and Asset Library Overview
08:21 Performance Optimization with Runtime Optimizer
12:10 Hand Tracking and Standardized Interactions
14:50 The Virtual Camera Publisher API
17:58 Mixed Reality Utility Kit (MRUK) and Scene Stability
21:16 Passthrough and AI Integration
27:08 Supercharging Workflows with AI and Horizon OS MCP
31:08 Unity AI Gateway and VR-Specific Extensions
34:45 Demo: Prototyping Games Using AI Agents
38:02 Audience Q&A