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📅 This week in MHCP Programming 2/9 - 2/13
Join us for a brand new live session type where you can follow along as mentors learn a new tool, and then join us for the next fashion show in our ongoing seasonal series. 🔍 Feature Detective: Let's Investigate 🗓️ Date & Time: Tuesday, February 10 Host: SeeingBlue, Ashes2Ashes2, and MKE_TheGuru Feature Detective is a live, collaborative learning session where mentors learn in real time by exploring a feature or tool together. These sessions focus on real-time problem solving, including the "wrong turns" and rabbit holes that happen when you're exploring new features. It’s a raw look at the creative process that you won't find in a standard tutorial. We don't show up with all the answers, we show up with curiosity. Join us to see how we explore features, reason about system design, and translate raw tools into practical workflows you can use in your own creations. On 2/10 we’ll look at “Multiple Scripts Per Entity” and tackle questions like - What can attaching more than one script to an object unlock for you? - What happens when you move from monolithic scripts to modular? 👗 Valentine’s Day Fashion Show 🗓️ Date & Time: Thursday, February 12 @ 11:00 AM PT Host: Glitter Dress your best and bring your favorite seasonal looks to the community runway. This is a casual space to show off your Valentine's Day styles and celebrate what the community is creating this month.📅This week in MHCP Programming 2/2 - 2/6
Don’t miss today’s final session of JoyReign’s Creator Recharge series. Then, join us later this week to incorporate audio into your worlds in new expansive ways. The After Party (Fun Through Competition) Monday, 2/2 @ 5 PM PT In today’s final session of Creator Recharge, it’s your chance to celebrate your growth as a creator. We’ll play mini games, share what we’re grateful for, and leave feeling energized to tackle our next big builds. 🔊 Did You Hear That? Engaging Audio in Worlds 🗓️ Date & Time: Thursday, February 5 @ 11:00 AM PT Host: MikeyAce Sound design often gets ignored until the very end of a build, but it's what actually makes your world feel alive. Hear how audio soundtracks and SFX can change the way players feel in your space, and dig into the history of immersive game audio. Come see how to use these tools to give your environment a professional layer of polish.📅 February Mentor Programming
Learn alongside MHCP mentors this month to implement new ways of thinking about sound design in your worlds, and follow along in our new Feature Detective programming where mentors investigate the latest techniques for building worlds live. SpaceGlitterUnicorn brings you another holiday fashion show for Valentine’s Day, and GausRoth hosts a Playtesting session where you can get live feedback to improve your world. 📺 Can’t make the live sessions? Subscribe to the MHCP YouTube channel for on-demand recordings as soon as they’re available. 🔊 Did You Hear That? Engaging Audio in Worlds 🗓️ Date & Time: Thursday, February 5 @ 11:00 AM PT Host: MikeyAce Sound design often gets ignored until the very end of a build, but it's what actually makes your world feel alive. Hear how audio soundtracks and SFX can change the way players feel in your space, and dig into the history of immersive game audio. Come see how to use these tools to give your environment a professional layer of polish. 🔍 Feature Detective: Let's Investigate 🗓️ Date & Time: Tuesday, February 10 & Tuesday, February 24 @ 5:00 PM PT Host: SeeingBlue, Ashes2Ashes2, and MKE_TheGuru Feature Detective is a live, collaborative learning session where mentors learn in real time by exploring a feature or tool together. These sessions focus on real-time problem solving, including the "wrong turns" and rabbit holes that happen when you're exploring new features. It’s a raw look at the creative process that you won't find in a standard tutorial. We don't show up with all the answers, we show up with curiosity. Join us to see how we explore features, reason about system design, and translate raw tools into practical workflows you can use in your own creations. On 2/10 we’ll look at “Multiple Scripts Per Entity” and tackle questions like - What can attaching more than one script to an object unlock for you? - What happens when you move from monolithic scripts to modular? 👗 Valentine’s Day Fashion Show 🗓️ Date & Time: Thursday, February 12 @ 11:00 AM PT Host: Glitter Dress your best and bring your favorite seasonal looks to the community runway. This is a casual space to show off your Valentine's Day styles and celebrate what the community is creating this month. 💻 AI Code your first Noesis UI 🗓️ Date & Time: Thursday, February 19 @ 11:00 AM PT Host: SeeingBlue Learn to integrate CoPilot and AI assisted coding workflows into your build process so you can make the most of Worlds features. Get started with Noesis fast with this AI-assisted build along. See how to talk with your coding agent as a learning partner so you can remain adaptable no matter what new features come your way. 🎮 Playtest: Worlds Feedback 🗓️ Date & Time: Thursday, February 26 @ 11:00 AM PT Host: GausRoth Building a quality world requires the kind of honest feedback you can only get from a live playtest. Submit your world for a chance to be featured during this event, where the community will jump in-world to provide direct notes. It’s an opportunity to move past your own assumptions and let other creators help you plan your next set of improvements.📅 This week in MHCP Programming 1/26 - 1/30
This week, upgrade your world’s UI to a more polished and professional look by integrating Noesis into your workflow. Then, don’t miss the opportunity for your world to be playtested live. [Grab your playtesting spot now. Creator Recharge: From Burnout to Breakthrough with JoyReign Monday, 1/26 @ 5 PM PT Week 3 of Creator Recharge is all about resilience & creative renewal. You’ll explore those tough moments when creating felt hardest and reflect on what helped you move past those obstacles, all in the name of building affirmations you can carry into future projects. 📱 Noesis in Action: Under the Hood 🗓️ Date & Time: Tuesday, January 27th @ 11:00:00 AM PT Host: Shards632, MKE_TheGuru, GausRoth, Tellous Noesis introduces an entirely new and powerful way for players to interact with your world. Join 4 MHCP mentors for a comprehensive look at everything you can do with Noesis Studio using real world examples. Just getting started with Noesis? Watch this video first. 🧑💻 Playtest: Worlds Feedback 🗓️ Date & Time: Friday, January 29th @ 11:00:00 AM PT Host: GausRoth Sign-up for our Worlds community playtesting session to get feedback on your in-development worlds. Nothing improves a world faster than fresh eyes from other creators. Join GausRoth to see what's currently in development across the community and get the perspective you need to polish your own project. If you submit your world, be sure you are able to attend.📅 This week in MHCP Programming 1/19 - 1/23
Implement new workflows into your worlds creation with live sessions on: creating your own material swatches, building Noesis UIs, and speeding up coding by using AI Agents. 🖌️ Real World Materials 🗓️ Date & Time: Tuesday, January 20th @ 11:00 AM PT Host: SpaceGlitterUnicorn Bring realism to your worlds by creating your own real world material swatches. Learn how to analyze objects to determine the best details to translate to textures. 📱 Noesis Tips & Tricks 🗓️ Date & Time: Thursday, January 22nd @ 5:00:00 PM PT Host: MKE_TheGuru Hear from the winner of 2025’s Mobile Innovation Competition , MKE_TheGuru, the tips and tricks you need to make your Noesis UIs engaging, performant, and core to your world. Learn how to use data collections to power your UIs intuitively and automatically. Just getting started with Noesis? Watch this video first . 🧑💻 AI Coding Agents 🗓️ Date & Time: Friday, January 23rd @ 11:00:00 AM PT Host: SeeingBlue Bring along a copilot when coding your next world. Join SeeingBlue for the latest in using AI Agents to design and implement game systems in VSCode. Speed up your development workflows and remove tedious tasks when designing complex systems. Subscribe to the MHCP YouTube channel to stay up to date with all mentor workshops.📅 This week in MHCP Programming 1/12 - 1/16
This week, join us for the first of JoyReign’s four part series dedicated to recharging your creative spark, and learn how to use sublevels to easily swap seasonal live ops updates in and out of your worlds. Then, join Shards632 for an exploration of the new Developer Dashboards analytics features. Reclaiming Your Why 🗓️ Date & Time: Monday, 1/12 @ 5 PM PT Host: JoyReign Our opening Creator Recharge session invites you to revisit your early creator moments and share your personal "why." Take a moment to reflect on your journey and leave our group discussion feeling inspired to push your creative limits. 🏠 Sublevels for Live Ops Updates 🗓️ Date & Time: Tuesday, January 13th @ 11:00 AM PT Host: Ashes2Ashes2 & Tellous Keeping your world fresh gives players a reason to keep coming back. Sublevels allow you to build out modular areas and components that can easily be swapped in and out for seasonal updates, challenges, and expanding levels. Learn from Ashes2Ashes2 and Tellous how to make the best use of the sublevel gizmo to plan, implement, and impress players. 📊 Feature Detective: Analytics Explorer 🗓️ Date & Time: Thursday, January 15th @ 5:00 PM PT Host: Shards632 The new Developer Dashboard is your home for extensive world analytics you can use to tune and refine your world for the best player experience. Learn how to use heatmaps, player interaction information, and traffic attribution from Shards632.Recharge in 2026 with new programming led by JoyReign
This interactive four-part creator recharge series is designed to help you slow down and reconnect with what inspires you. Find balance and recharge while building healthier habits alongside your fellow creators. These group sessions will happen one time only, and will not be recorded, so don’t miss out. Reclaiming Your Why Monday, 1/12 @ 5 PM PT Our opening session invites you to revisit your early creator moments and share your personal "why." Take a moment to reflect on your journey and leave our group discussion feeling inspired to push your creative limits. The Quest for Balance Monday, 1/19 @ 5 PM PT Our week 2 session focuses on cultivating sustainable creativity through check-ins, honest discussion, and a personal recharge challenge. Leave with a single clear intention for personal improvement to guide you into the week ahead. From Burnout to Breakthrough Monday, 1/26 @ 5 PM PT Week 3 is all about resilience & creative renewal. You’ll explore those tough moments when creating felt hardest and reflect on what helped you move past those obstacles, all in the name of building affirmations you can carry into future projects. The After Party (Fun Through Competition) Monday, 2/2 @ 5 PM PT Our final session is your chance to celebrate your growth as a creator. We’ll play mini games, share what we’re grateful for, and leave feeling energized to tackle our next big builds. Join us for each session to grow together and enter 2026 with a refined purpose.📅 Get ready for the next generation of building worlds in Meta Horizon with January’s mentor events
Creators, 2026 will be a landmark year for creators with the release of Meta Horizon Studio. To prepare, join us for mentor workshops designed to give you the skills you need to succeed and make impactful worlds. 🏁 Your World Is Published! What’s Next? 🗓️ Date & Time: Wednesday, January 7th @ 11:00:00 AM PT Host: Meta.Jesus Creating a world players love is just the first step. Hear top creator Meta.Jesus’ approach to planning ongoing updates that respond to player actions and feedback, and that keep your worlds feeling fresh. Walk away with actionable steps you can use today to bring excitement and mystery to players returning to your world. 💡Stylized Shadows 🗓️ Date & Time: Thursday, January 8th @ 11:00 AM PT Host: SpaceGlitterUnicorn Bring detail to your worlds with baked-in texture shadowing. Utilizing baked shadows allows you to create complex and advanced lighting without the need for resource intensive lights placed within the editor. Learn how to analyze light within your world and implement color theory to design shadows that feel real. 🏠 Sublevels for Live Ops Updates 🗓️ Date & Time: Tuesday, January 13th @ 11:00 AM PT Host: Ashes2Ashes2 & Tellous Keeping your world fresh gives players a reason to keep coming back. Sublevels allow you to build out modular areas and components that can easily be swapped in and out for seasonal updates, challenges, and expanding levels. Learn from Ashes2Ashes2 and Tellous how to make the best use of the sublevel gizmo to plan, implement, and impress players. 📊 Feature Detective: Analytics Explorer 🗓️ Date & Time: Thursday, January 15th @ 5:00 PM PT Host: Shards632 The new Developer Dashboard is your home for extensive world analytics you can use to tune and refine your world for the best player experience. Learn how to use heatmaps, player interaction information, and traffic attribution from Shards632. 🖌️ Real World Materials 🗓️ Date & Time: Tuesday, January 20th @ 11:00 AM PT Host: SpaceGlitterUnicorn Bring realism to your worlds by creating your own real world material swatches. Learn how to analyze objects to determine the best details to translate to textures. 📱 Noesis Tips & Tricks 🗓️ Date & Time: Thursday, January 22nd @ 5:00:00 PM PT Host: MKE_TheGuru Hear from the winner of 2025’s Mobile Innovation Competition , MKE_TheGuru, the tips and tricks you need to make your Noesis UIs engaging, performant, and core to your world. Learn how to use data collections to power your UIs intuitively and automatically. Just getting started with Noesis? Watch this video first . 🧑💻 AI Coding Agents 🗓️ Date & Time: Friday, January 23rd @ 11:00:00 AM PT Host: SeeingBlue Bring along a copilot when coding your next world. Join SeeingBlue for the latest in using AI Agents to design and implement game systems in VSCode. Speed up your development workflows and remove tedious tasks when designing complex systems. 📱 Noesis in Action: Under the Hood 🗓️ Date & Time: Tuesday, January 27th @ 11:00:00 AM PT Host: Shards632, MKE_TheGuru, GausRoth, Tellous Noesis introduces an entirely new and powerful way for players to interact with your world. Join 4 MHCP mentors for a comprehensive look at everything you can do with Noesis Studio using real world examples. See complex UIs broken down into their component pieces. Just getting started with Noesis? Watch this video first . 🧑💻Playtest: Worlds Feedback 🗓️ Date & Time: Friday, January 29th @ 11:00:00 AM PT Host: GausRoth Sign-up for our Worlds community playtesting session to get feedback on your in-development worlds. From the submitted worlds, a few will be selected for feedback from GausRoth and other community members during this live session. Submit your world and attend to hear and give live feedback and learn from other’s progress. If you submit your world, be sure you are able to attend. 📺 Can’t make the live sessions? Subscribe to the MHCP YouTube channel for on-demand recordings as soon as they’re available.Congratulations to the winners of the Meta Horizon Creator Competition focused on "Mobile Innovation”
Congratulations to all participants of the Mobile Innovation competition! Our panel of judges was deeply impressed by the caliber of entries, specifically highlighting your exceptional creativity, immersive world-building, and innovative gameplay mechanics. The potential shown in these worlds is impressive, particularly given the short development window. With further polish, these entries could become standout experiences in the ecosystem. We’re proud to celebrate this year’s winners and can’t wait to see how their work continues to evolve. Top Prize Winners 🏆Ship It! by MKE_TheGuru 🏆Gunship: Quackdown by Shirkides 🏆Spell Swiper: Defend the Kingdom! By Qol, Alla20011, HaruHiru, Nadir_Salhi, TravisMobergMusic, Ranger777 Check out the full list of the 35 winning categories here. A special note of gratitude to every creator who participated in our competitions this past year! Your collective dedication and talent have allowed us to distribute over $7million to creators globally via competitions. Even if your world wasn’t selected this time, your creativity is a vital part of our ecosystem. Every entry fuels the growth of this community, and we are excited to see how you continue to refine your craft and what you build next. Regarding competition prize payouts, our partner, Enteractive Solutions Group (ESG) will still manage the process. Winning world owners will be contacted by ESG within two weeks with details. Please check your junk/spam folder for emails from enteractivesolutions.com.$1.5M Meta Horizon Creator Competition: Mobile Innovation – Your Moment to Shine!
Are you ready to redefine what’s possible on mobile devices within Meta Horizon Worlds? The Meta Horizon Creator Competition returns with its grand finale for 2025: Mobile Innovation! This is your chance to push the boundaries of creativity and technology, design groundbreaking experiences, and win big. Competition Highlights: Theme: Mobile Innovation – Optimize for touch, designing out-of-the-box mobile-first interactions, and leverage the unique capabilities of mobile devices within Horizon Worlds. Massive Prize Pool: Compete for up to 35 prizes, with a top prize of $100,000 for the top 3 entries, and a total prize pool of $1,500,000! Key Dates: Launch Competition: November 3, 2025, 10:00 AM PST Competition Submission Period: November 3, 2025, 10:00 AM PST – December 8, 2025, 5:00 PM PST Creator Community Voting: December 10, 2025, 9:00 AM PST – December 12, 2025, 11:45 PM PST Judging: December 9, 2025, 11:45 PM PST – December 16, 2025, 11:45 PM PST Winners Announced: From December 22, 2025 Why Participate? Build for a Growing Audience: Showcase your work to a wider audience within Meta Horizon Worlds. Power Up with GenAI and More Tools: Utilize cutting-edge generative AI and a suite of creator tools to build faster, smarter, and more immersive worlds. Join a Thriving Creator Community: Become part of the MHCP community, where creators inspire self-expression, play, progress, and connection. Ready to push the limits of mobile innovation? Create, compete, and shine. This is your moment! 🔗 Learn more & join the competition: https://mhcp-mobile-innovation.devpost.com/ If you have any questions about the competition or need technical support, please post below and one of our community managers will assist. Thank you!
