Meta Horizon Start Competition Event Programming:

Join us for hands-on workshops and dedicated office hours covering Hands & Microgestures, context-aware apps with Passthrough Camera Access API, WebXR, performance optimizations, and more. Connect with Meta engineers, learn from Start Mentors, and participate in interactive webinar sessions led by our partners at XR Bootcamp. Register today!

Date

Time

Topic

Access

Nov 10, 2025

9AM-10AM PST

XR Bootcamp:
Team Formation Session 

Closed

Nov 10, 2025

10AM - 2PM PST

XR Bootcamp Workshop I:
Meta SDK, Contextual AI & Git for Collaborating & Office Hours

Recording

Nov 12, 2025

 11AM - 12PM PST Meta Workshop:
Hands & Microgestures with Interaction SDK

Recording

Nov 13, 2025

10AM - 3:15PM  PST

XR Bootcamp Workshop II: 
Advanced XR, Contextual AI and Camera Access & Office Hours

Recording

Nov 14, 2025

3PM - 4PM  CET

Fast Essentials:
Add Multiplayer and High Value Interactions | EMEA

Closed

Nov 14, 2025

12 PM - 1PM PST

Fast Essentials:
Add Multiplayer and High Value Interactions | NORAM

Closed

Nov 17, 2025

9AM - 10AM PST

6PM - 7PM CET

Meta Workshop:
Building Context-Aware Apps with Passthrough Camera Access & AI

Recording

Nov 19, 2025

10AM - 12:45PM PST

XR Bootcamp Workshop III:
Spatial SDK, IWSDK, Spatial Editor & Office Hours

Recording

Nov 20, 2025

11AM - 12 PM PST 

Meta Performance Series:
Runtime Optimizer

Recording (Part 1)

Recording (Part 2)

Nov 24, 2025

11AM - 12PM PST

Meta Workshop:
Building with Immersive Web SDK

Recording

Nov 28, 2025

3PM CET

Fast Essentials:
Polish and Ship your Title | EMEA

Closed

Dec 2, 2025

10 AM - 1PM PST

XR Bootcamp Workshop IV:
Competition Prep to Submit Your App

Slides & Recordings:

  1. Perfect Your XR Trailer with Submission Tips to Avoid Common Competition Mistakes
  2. Upload Your Unity App To the Meta Release Channel in 20 minutes
  3. Package Unreal XR Apps with Practical Insights to Make Packaging Easy
  4. Deploy Your WebXR App with IWSDK and Submit as PWA to Meta Horizon
  5. Spatial SDK Step by Step Guide to Build and Release Your Spatial App on Quest

Dec 4, 2025

11AM PST
8PM CET

Meta Performance Series: 
Runtime Optimizer

Closed

Dec 5, 2025

12PM PST
9PM CET

Fast Essentials:
Polish and Ship your Title | NORAM

Closed

Dec 5, 2025

6AM PST
3PM CET 

Fast Essentials: Performance & Pre-Submission Checks

Closed