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Brownlantern
@dabrownlantern.bsky.social
Lover of movies, comics, and video games! Formerly at Crystal Dynamics, Roblox, Fortnite, and Omni Creator Products. Now at Meta, working on Horizon Worlds.
Parents always ask me for good holiday UGC content to check out, here are my 2025 picks:

🎁 Roblox’s Adopt Me (I always like their winter updates and presents)
⛏️ Speed Collab with Fortnite
❄️ and Horizon Worlds’ Super Boxing Gym Winter Update (snowy arenas in VR and Mobile!).

What’s your favorite?
December 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“VR is the best shortcut between your audience and your imagination.”

🎙️ Dive into the emotional side of building immersive worlds with immersive studio Radical Realities’ Kuba & @Csavenables.

▶️ YouTube Watch: https://bit.ly/4p24eWh
🎧 Spotify Listen: https://bit.ly/4p24ftj

#VR #AR
December 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Congrats to @skarredghost.bsky.social and team for winning an award in our Horizon Worlds Competition with "Million Pigeon Minions"

They shared 16 invaluable lessons from their journey, my favorite:

"Keep pushing and opportunities will come."

Check out all the lessons here: https://bit.ly/4aDdb59
December 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM
We just wrapped another Horizon Worlds competition with $1.5 million in prizes awarded! That’s 5 competitions, 1000s of wild submissions, and a community that never stops building.

But we can always do better, how can we make Horizon Worlds competitions even better in 2026?

#HorizonWorlds
December 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
How Thomas Van Bouwel (@tovanbo.bsky.social) turned a WEEKEND PROTOTYPE into Cubism—one of Quest's highest-rated games.

Plus: His new game Laser Dance literally turns your living room into Mission Impossible.

Story drops now on Pixel Pushers: https://youtu.be/FkgPRWSFppk

#VR #GameDev #LaserDance
Solo Dev Success: Revolutionary Mixed Reality | Thomas Van Bouwel
🎮 Welcome to another incredible episode of Pixel Pushers! Join hosts Deepak Nair (Meta Horizon Worlds) and Dilmer Valecillos (Meta Developer Advocate) as they dive deep with Thomas Van Bouwel, the brilliant solo developer behind some of VR's most belo...
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December 16, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Back from #UniteXR!

After giving my talk and connecting with so many amazing people, here’s what I learned about the future of XR:

There’s a real drive to build experiences that touch the human heart and improve lives—not just entertain.
December 15, 2025 at 6:11 PM
This is absolutely wild 🤯

Paige Dansinger's Horizon World "Coral Collective & Remix Reef" has been selected to launch to the Moon aboard Griffin-1 and archived under the AstroGLYPH payload.

Her UGC will be archived under the AstroGLYPH payload!

https://bit.ly/3MtVpqP

Remix Reef: Lunar Life Below Water
Remix Reef is a lunar coral world created for the MIT Community Hack and inspired by SDG 14: Life Below Water. Explore the reef, then remix it using the Horizon Desktop Editor—add your own coral,...
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December 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
🎮 NEW EPISODE! We sat down with Spencer Cook (ContinuumVR), CEO of Continuum VR Studios & VP at VoicePatrol, to discuss UG's meteoric rise to #1 on Quest Store!

🦕 150k+ reviews in weeks
🎯 "Purposeful jank" design philosophy
🛡️ Voice moderation for safer VR

Listen now: https://bit.ly/48uRXoB

#VR
December 9, 2025 at 6:12 PM
We sat down with Jonas Sandstedt, the solo developer behind Loop When Done! A mixed reality factory game you can build and automate right in your living room!

Watch & Listen:
YouTube: https://bit.ly/44nVy5p
Spotify: https://bit.ly/4rx9P9u
Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4rBGg72

#VR #PixelPushers
December 2, 2025 at 6:12 PM
🌏 Shoutout to all my Creator Academy friends in NYC, SF, Korea, and anyone interested in learning Horizon Worlds! Here are some of my personal favorite tutorials:

1️⃣ Modeling and Optimizing:
https://bit.ly/48wOEvH

2️⃣ Asset Spawning and World Streaming:
https://bit.ly/48bn743

#HorizonWorlds
December 1, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Always fascinated by places where heritage and modern aesthetics coexist so seamlessly. South Korea truly delivers! 🇰🇷

1️⃣ Lotte World Tower—Seoul's architectural giant
2️⃣ Breathtaking cityscape from Seoul Sky observatory
3️⃣ Seonjeongneung Royal Tombs
4️⃣ Changdeokgung Palace & its famous Secret Garden
November 26, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Just finished Creator Academy in Korea, it was amazing to meet creators (Over 100!) from a different region! 🇰🇷 No matter where I am, one thing remains: creators love building experiences that reach the next generation. As always, looking forward to the amazing things they'll create!

#HorizonWorlds
November 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
🎉 Congrats to the winner of the latest Horizon World competition! Every round, the games get better and more creative—it's incredible to watch the community level up.

The latest competition is open for entries. Still time to apply 👉 https://bit.ly/4abG4oy

#HorizonWorlds #GameDev #UGC
November 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
NEW PIXEL PUSHERS EPISODE! Unity legend Jason Weimann shares his journey from Intel to Sony MMOs to VR pioneer. 160+ YouTube videos, AI development insights, and XR glasses experiences.

Hear Jason talk about his video he uploaded on Youtube and watch the full ep here: https://youtu.be/YcLxyRSaKOE
November 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
What a time to be a Deadpool fan!

🥽 Deadpool VR drops Nov 18th (loved that Gamescom demo!)

🦇 Batman/Deadpool #1 hits Nov 19th with Grant Morrison writing (my favorite!)

The merc with a mouth is EVERYWHERE!

#DeadpoolVR #Batman
November 18, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The Horizon team just dropped a new voice-changing feature for Embodied AI NPCs, and I made a quick demo in Horizon Worlds!

Now you can make NPCs actually talk on their own (yep, they use internal LLMs for real conversations), and you can swap their voices in the editor.

November 17, 2025 at 4:50 PM
"Ship weekly, don't wait for perfect. It's gonna be terrible. Just do it."

Don Tyler of YoLabs dropped some HARD truths about breaking into transmedia on our latest #PixelPushers episode.

He built Fortnite's FIRST playable sitcom by following this exact advice 👇

https://youtu.be/oLwsnRNeDKw
November 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Meta Horizon Creator Competition: Mobile Innovation is LIVE!
Register at https://bit.ly/4oq49w9

Great for first-timers in the editor or anyone looking to prototype and experiment:
🗓️ Nov 3 – Dec 8
💰 $1.5M in prizes
📱 Build mobile-first experiences

#GameDev
November 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM
New Pixel Pushers episode with Allison Morano, founder of the Metaverse Chamber of Commerce, explains why virtual worlds are becoming essential for businesses 👇

https://youtu.be/DhzxsseZWeA

#HorizonWorlds #VirtualWorlds #SmallBusiness #Metaverse
November 4, 2025 at 6:11 PM
🎬 What’s next for Hollywood & traditional media?

We asked HaZ Dulull & Jonathan Winbush (Netflix, Marvel, WB, YouTube) for their bold predictions on the future of film, TV, and storytelling.

👀 Do you agree?

▶️ Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/XBfpkIkr9Dg

#PixelPushers #UGC
Game-Changing Creators: From Blockbusters to Building the Metaverse | Pixel Pushers
What happens when the minds behind indie games, Netflix hits and Marvel blockbusters start building in virtual worlds? On this episode of Pixel Pushers, we dive deep with two creators who are leading the charge from traditional media to immersive conten...
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October 28, 2025 at 6:40 PM
🔥 From borrowing a Quest to earning $55K+ in competitions! Love these Meta Horizon creator spotlights!

Highly recommend Regal Boxing by Hardy and team!

Full story: https://developers.meta.com/horizon/blog/worlds/ace-of-spades-how-hardywest-became-creative-cultural-force-worlds/
October 27, 2025 at 6:59 PM
🎬 From Broadway to VR! On the latest #PixelPushers, we chat with @DoubleEyeCo Kiira Benz about how stories evolve across theater, movies, games, and immersive worlds.

Watch the full episode 👉 https://youtu.be/Wmch1c6v06w

#VR #Storytelling #Metaverse #HorizonWorlds
October 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Alan, Creative Director of one of VR’s breakout hits, Animal Company, shares how reaching just 50+ people in your game community can create a thriving ecosystem for learning and growth.

Catch his insights on building creative momentum!

👉 https://youtu.be/fw2XW6bqy7A

#AnimalCompany #VR
October 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The future of VR? Glasses that blend our real world with immersive stories.”
Hear from Alexandre Garland, CEO of Studio Chipo y Juan, on the future of mixed reality and what’s next for gaming!

👀 What do YOU think is the future of VR?

Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/YWZ4w8HYytg
October 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Buzzing from Creator Academy!

What's your biggest "aha" moment on a new platform? For me:

🤝 Most attendees were new to Horizon - watching them connect and share ideas was incredible
🎯 "The insights about revenue potential are exciting and not well known" - providing vision matters than we think
October 1, 2025 at 4:29 PM