Oct 6, 2023

Watch Meta Connect 2023 Sessions On-Demand

Meta Connect 2023⁠ kicked off last week with big news and announcements for developers, including the debut of our next-generation headset, Meta Quest 3⁠, and several updated tools and features that will help you grow your business with mixed reality. We’re excited to share a few of the highlights, as well as information on where you can watch select sessions on-demand.

Where to Watch Recorded Sessions

In case you weren’t able to tune in, we’ve gathered this year’s developer sessions in one place so you can watch (or rewatch) on your own time. Take a deeper dive into the biggest areas impacting development on Meta Quest, including sessions on mixed reality, AI, Presence Platform, App Lab, and more. View select sessions here⁠.

Meta Connect Keynote

Mark Zuckerberg and special guests unveiled the new Meta Quest 3 and demonstrated how Meta is bringing mixed reality to life. In case you missed it: Quest 3⁠ is officially launching on October 10, 2023, and is available for pre-order⁠ starting at $499.99 USD.

Quest 3 is a world-class mixed reality (MR) device that packs a punch with major performance upgrades, crisper visuals, enhanced support for natural interactions, and more responsive inputs that can empower you to build more delightful and engaging experiences.

Developer State of the Union

StartingChris Pruett took the stage to share the latest news on the Meta Quest developer ecosystem, opening up with some promising stats and case studies showing how developers of all sizes are growing sustainable businesses on the Meta Quest Platform.

Over $2 billion has been spent on the Meta Quest Store, with one in 12 titles having earned more than $10 million in gross revenue. App Lab is also cementing itself as a valuable avenue for new and accomplished studios to drive growth. Roblox ⁠launched first on App Lab, so people could start to explore the wide variety of experiences that it has to offer, while games like Ghosts of Tabor⁠have used App Lab to quickly grow an audience and scale.

With Quest 3 at your doorstep, there’s even more opportunity to grow your business. Read our Developer State of the Union blog post for more details on how Quest 3, improvements to Presence Platform, and brand-new tools can help you accomplish more and build a bigger audience.

Day 1 Presentations

Wrapping up Day 1 of Meta Connect, you can find updates on Interaction SDK, monetization, and how teams are successfully bringing 2D content to VR in the following presentations:

State of Compute: Maximizing Performance on Meta Quest⁠: In this technical deep-dive, you’ll learn how to get the most performance out of Meta Quest 2, Quest Pro, and Quest 3. Create best-in-class titles with the latest performance tools, resources, and best practices. Hosted by Neel Bedekar, Tech Lead Manager at Meta, and Rodrigo Holztrattner, Senior Engineer at Qualcomm.

Growing Your VR Business on Meta Quest⁠: This session dives into Meta’s self-serve monetization tooling and the analytics available to Meta Quest developers. You’ll discover how to build your VR business, learn how to test for success, and gain insight on how to optimize your app lifecycle from a third-party developer case study. Hosted by Felix Navarro, Monetization Product Manager at Meta, Maeva Sponbergs, Head of Publishing at Beyond Frames Entertainment, and Dan Zhao, Product Manager at Meta.

Beyond 2D: How Kurzgesagt Scaled to VR⁠: Learn how a successful gaming company transitioned from YouTube to VR, as Kurzgesagt’s Lizzy Steib discusses how they leveraged their global reach to bring their VR Experience Out of Scale: A Kurzgesagt Adventure to the Meta Quest Store and the growing opportunities within Edutainment on Meta Quest.

Action, Reaction: Turning Inputs Into Interactions⁠: In this session, get a first-hand look at the latest technologies that enable more natural inputs and interactions, including hand tracking, virtual keyboards, controller haptics, Interaction SDK, and more. Hosted by Neha Chachra, Engineering Manager at Meta and Jesse Keogh, Tech Lead Manager at Meta.

Day 2 Lightning Talks

On Day 2 of Meta Connect, a series of lightning talks covered the exciting cutting-edge capabilities and business opportunities. We recommend watching these three sessions:

Meta Quest 3: Realizing Your Creative Potential⁠: Hosted by Developer Relations Engineer AR Schleicher, this session covered more of the details of Quest 3’s capabilities, including ways you can blend the physical and virtual worlds with mixed reality and how to realize your creative vision on Quest 3.

Unlocking the Magic of Mixed Reality⁠: In this session, hosted by Brita Hummel, Engineering Manager at Meta, and Jay Goluguri, Product Manager at Meta, viewers learned how to leverage Presence Platform to add mixed reality capabilities to their apps. Discover the latest Presence Platform updates, including new and improved capabilities that could elevate your experiences.

Everything You Need to Know to Build on Meta Quest⁠: This talk is for developers who want to deliver user delight and build a successful business on Meta Quest. Hosted by Jisoo Shin, Software Engineer at Meta, and Xiang Wei, Tech Lead at Meta, this session gives you an overview of new and updated tools to support your development with a focus on Meta Quest Developer Hub (MQDH), playtesting, release channels, profiling tools, showcases, and Meta XR Simulator.

Day 2 Presentations

Wrapping up Day 2 of Meta Connect, you’ll find updates on Movement SDK, WebXR, and a case study of multiplayer VR shooter game Breachers in the following presentations:

Get Moving: The latest from Movement SDK⁠: Learn how updates like inside-out body tracking and AI-powered generative legs can help you enhance social presence, fitness, and casual gaming on Meta Quest. Discover how to animate your own characters using Movement SDK and GitHub samples and find out how movement data can help you build more authentic-feeling interactions.

Building Mixed Reality Experiences with WebXR⁠: In this session, learn how to use familiar web technologies to build mixed reality experiences that can be enjoyed across multiple platforms. Find out about the latest in WebXR development, Immersive Web Emulator, and Reality Accelerator Toolkit. Hosted by Rik Cabanier and Felix Zhang, Software Engineers at Meta.

Breaching the VR Gaming Market: How Breachers Broke Through⁠: Join Pieter Vantorre on a journey through the development, launch, and post-launch of Breachers—a multiplayer VR shooter on Meta Quest. Discover how Triangle Factory built a tactical shooter around the strengths of VR and used a community-centric development process to deliver a successful release.

We couldn’t be more excited about the future of Meta Quest, and we can’t wait to see how you use new capabilities and features to capture the imagination of audiences and grow your business.

To be among the first to hear news and updates that can benefit how you develop on Meta Quest, follow us on Facebook⁠ and X⁠.

You can also read more Meta Connect developer news in the posts below:

Building for Mixed Reality on Meta Quest 3

Major News & Updates for VR & Mixed Reality Developers from Meta Connect 2023

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Presence platform

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WebXR

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