Dan McCulloch 🎮

Head of Reality Labs Developer Success @ Meta | Previous VP @ EA | GM of Xbox Live & Head of Hololens Software, Father, Husband, Gamer, Coder, Skier, Surfer

[Meta Horizon Developers @MetaHorizonDevs]

We invited 100+ creators to join us in NYC for our first-ever Worlds Creator Academy bootcamp 👨‍💻

Attendees worked with expert creators, enhanced their skills and each published a mobile world 🌎📱

See highlights and join future academies 👉 https://t.co/NsatEpEe32

[Dilmer 🔜 AWE @Dilmerv]

What an amazing day 1 #AWE2025 and got to meet some great XR friends in person for the first time!

[Dan McCulloch 🎮 @McDanRandom]

Congrats to all the competition winners!
https://t.co/71wzXozOzC

[Dan McCulloch 🎮 @McDanRandom]

New free game to play on Quest or on Phone - Last Exit by creator FlatPixel - https://t.co/mHzzoS44Ft

[Dan McCulloch 🎮 @McDanRandom]

The future is good!

[IGN @IGN]

Check out this Unreal Engine 5.6 tech demo for The Witcher 4, running on PlayStation 5 at 60FPS with raytracing.

#IGNSummerOfGaming

[Dan McCulloch 🎮 @McDanRandom]

@YaBoyKevinnn It’s super fun!

[Dan McCulloch 🎮 @McDanRandom]

2 words: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 for GOTY.

[Dan McCulloch 🎮 @McDanRandom]

@SandfallGames seriously best game I’ve played in years. What an amazing accomplishment for the entire games industry! #GOTY

[Dan McCulloch 🎮 @McDanRandom]

I made a Meta Horizon World Game - You can play it on the web or on your phone - Check it out. It's a clicker type game! - https://t.co/XExgMXbICv

[Dan McCulloch 🎮 @McDanRandom]

This is really cool, the future of gaming is creation for everyone!

[Jake Steinerman 🌎 @jasteinerman]

Horizon just added generative 3D tools right into the editor 🤯🤯🤯🤯

[Dilmer 🔜 AWE @Dilmerv]

Today is Day 1 at #GDC2025 🎉, and I had an incredible experience working with game developers from all over the world and meeting many of you in person.

I had the opportunity to share the stage with two talented Meta engineers, and I was beyond grateful to see a completely packed room, zero empty seats! 🤯🔥

My part of the talk focused on the Colocated MR Drawing Prototype I built for GDC, which leverages the Passthrough Camera Access API along with a variety of features such as (Passthrough, Controller Tracking, Hand Tracking, Multiplayer, XR Sim, Immersive Debugger, & more)

💡The response has been amazing so far! Many devs shared their excitement about PCA, and we had some fantastic questions, which I’ll be sharing soon!

[Dilmer 🔜 AWE @Dilmerv]

Hello Everyone! 👋👓

📢 Today, I am very excited to announce a new chapter in my career. I’ve made the big decision to join Meta as a Developer Advocate 🎉 to support developers and products as well, all in an effort to help build the future of computing.

Many of you know that I’ve been creating YouTube content specifically for XR over the last 5 years. For the first 3 years, it was a side hobby, but then I quit my developer job to focus 100% of my time on YouTube. I also launched Learn XR, where I’ve taught and continue to teach people around the world about VR and AR development. Honestly, it’s been a dream come true, and that part of my life isn’t changing. With my acceptance of the position at Meta, you'll see me more at events and on Meta-owned channels, continuing to support you in building for XR and beyond.

💡𝘿𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝙄’𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙏𝙪𝙗𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩?
Absolutely not. I’ll keep creating content for years to come, that’s part of who I am. I love learning new tools, SDKs, programming languages / features, and sharing that knowledge with all of you. I’ll continue sharing on YouTube, X, Instagram, and other social platforms because I truly believe there will always be a need to help developers overcome barriers through educational content.

💡𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙄 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙣𝙤𝙣-𝙈𝙚𝙩𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩?
Absolutely. I’ll be shifting my focus from hardware to purely development, which is how I started on YouTube. I made tons of AR Foundation and XR Toolkit videos that were hardware-agnostic, and I think that’s what made my channel so helpful to many of you. Moving forward, I’ll focus on XR tools within game engines, AI, and programming tips, as those apply to pretty much any device on the market.

💡𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙮 𝙙𝙞𝙙 𝙄 𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙈𝙚𝙩𝙖?
Ever since I started making XR content, I saw so much interest from so many different devs in building XR experiences, but the cost of entry into XR was incredibly high. XR devices were practically unreachable for indie developers or hobbyists. Meta has been lowering those barriers with more accessible hardware and tools. Their ability to move fast as a company, create amazing products, and pivot to make XR practical has been truly inspiring. In talking with the team, they really care about developer success. Your success will enable the future. You're going to build the cool and exciting experiences that will bring all the people to come back day after day. And, I'm excited to help you do it.

This is a decision that took me half a year to make a reality. While I’ve loved working as a solo creator, I soon realized that to make a bigger impact, I needed to pivot. In my mind, this change will allow me to help even more people, not only through videos but also by participating in many future in-person events. I’ll continue making plenty of XR content (which I love), though probably not as much at first since I’m going through onboarding. But as I get more familiar with my new Dev Advocate role, I’ll gradually bring it back to a regular schedule while adding more content on Meta channels as well.

I’m super excited about the 👓 FUTURE! and I can’t wait to keep helping you bring your ideas to reality!

Best,
Dilmer

#developers #meta #xr

[Dan McCulloch 🎮 @McDanRandom]

Just found this video of a game I was making for fun 10 years ago. I should finish it :) https://t.co/5StHLfKQTZ

[Dan McCulloch 🎮 @McDanRandom]

Happy Winter Everyone.

[skate. @skate]

we're incredibly stoked to announce that skate. will be launching in Early Access in 2025. we'll share more details on what to expect in the coming months.

[skate. @skate]

if you're passionate about skate. and interested in joining the Full Circle team, check out the link below for the roles we are hiring for! 🛹
https://t.co/EEXhVMHhY4

[skate. @skate]

With M-Corp gone, it’s time to take back the city and get to work restoring San Vansterdam. Console playtesting coming this Fall. Sign-up for your chance to playtest at https://t.co/zTxV7wUCVh.  #skate #gaming

[skate. @skate]

from massive gaps to technical combos, we saw millions of tricks attempted (...like many millions) during our March playtest.

[Dan McCulloch 🎮 @McDanRandom]

This was an awesome one

[skate. @skate]

the July playtest was the first time we let skate. insiders explore the early stages of San Vansterdam and skate through the city. if you wanna roll with us be sure to become a skate. insider today. 👇
https://t.co/zTxV7wU55J

[Dan McCulloch 🎮 @McDanRandom]

I’ve been having so much fun with classic hardcore - can’t wait for official servers!!

[World of Warcraft @Warcraft]

The Spirit Healers are Ready. ⚰️

Official Classic Hardcore is coming.

Stay tuned for more info.