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Kawaii.Creator

Go behind the success of the Kawaii.Creator team to learn how a creator family’s homeschool project blossomed into a full-time world-building studio with more than 22 original worlds.

Games, Experiences, Design

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Animal Company

In just one year, Animal Company drove over 1 billion organic views on social media, reached over 1 million monthly active users and became a #1 Top Seller on Meta Quest. Discover how Wooster Games engineered “social chaos” and how their approach to game development, community, monetization and virality drove Animal Company’s explosive growth.

Games, Experiences, Quest, Design, Apps

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Emorgul

Unpack the strategies behind the success of one of Worlds' top creators: Emorgul. Learn about his design principles and get a blueprint for building a creator business.

Horizon Store, Emorgul

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I Am Cat

A playful thought from a team meeting inspired New Folder Games' breakout title I Am Cat. With 15 team members and nine Quest titles, this small studio's feline simulator quickly became a viral sensation, recouping a year's worth of development costs in just four months.

Monetization, Engagement

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Spin the Bottle

Discover how creator Austin (meta.jesus) went from house painter to successful Worlds creator and attracted more than 1M visits by focusing on simple social mechanics, community engagement and accessibility.

Monetization, Engagement

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Ghosts of Tabor

Discover how Combat Waffle Studios and Beyond Frames Entertainment approached user feedback and off-platform engagement to rapidly grow its audience and achieve sustained success in the Meta Horizon Store.

Monetization, Engagement

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First Encounters

Discover how the out-of-the-box Meta Quest 3 title opens up a new world of engaging mixed reality gameplay with Scene Mesh and Scene Anchors.

Design

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Asgard’s Wrath 2

Learn how Sanzaru Games set a new standard for open-world VR games through visual fidelity, intricate narratives, and intricate environments.

Design, Optimization

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Eleven Table Tennis, Arkio, Cubism

See how the developers of Cubism, Arkio, and Eleven Table Tennis elevated user experience and business outcomes with mixed reality.

Mixed reality

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GDC 2025: Insights for Creating, Monetizing and Growing on Meta Horizon Worlds

Explore a New Era of Mixed Reality with the Passthrough Camera API

Today we’re unlocking a new era in mixed reality development on Meta Horizon OS with the public release of the Passthrough Camera API in v76 with browser support coming soon. Apps leveraging the Passthrough Camera API can now be published to the Meta Horizon Store.

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