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Teaching Instructor 2024 Fall

Introduction to XR Development

Self / Workshop

A hands-on workshop series covering Unity XR development for Meta Quest and Apple Vision Pro, from project setup to shipping a spatial app.

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Workshop Overview

A 6-session workshop series introducing developers to XR development with a focus on shipping something real. All sessions are project-driven — attendees leave with a working prototype.

Sessions

  1. XR Landscape — headsets, APIs, and platform comparison
  2. Unity Setup for XR — project templates, XR Plugin Manager, input system
  3. Hand Tracking & Interactions — Meta Hand SDK, Apple Vision Pro gestures
  4. Spatial UI — building 3D UIs that feel natural in space
  5. Performance Optimization — foveated rendering, draw calls, profiling
  6. Shipping — App Lab, TestFlight, and publishing checklist

Materials

All slides, starter projects, and resources are publicly available via the syllabus link.