Weekly Creator Challenge #5: New Creators
New Creator Challenge: Simple Asset Spawning Challenge Overview This challenge introduces you to simple asset spawning using the desktop editor and Typescript. You’ll learn how to: Create a Template Asset Edit a Template Asset Use Simple Spawning to spawn your asset. Duration: Mar 24, 2025 - Mar 28, 2025 Estimated Time: 30-45 Minutes Mentor: SeeingBlue Rewards: Challenge Champion Badge 🏆 Challenge Trifecta Badge 🏆🏆🏆 after completing three challenges Need Help? Forum Support: I’ll be actively monitoring this thread during the Challenge duration to help you succeed Live AMA: Join my Asset Spawning and World Streaming AMA on 3/25/2025 @ 12PM PST. Register here Skills You’ll Develop: Creating an Asset Why: It is the first step to creating expansive dynamic worlds. Uses: Saves objects to be used later in your world or other worlds. Edit an Asset Why: Allows you to correct mistakes or add features to an asset. Uses: Update an asset once and propagate the change to all the worlds that use it. Spawn an Asset Why: Allows you to control the amount of resources being used in your world by determining when, where, and how an asset arrives in your world. Uses: Spawn creatures only when a player is near a specific area, create a grabbable that replenishes each time a player grabs one, and much more! What You’ll Need Meta Quest Link Horizon Worlds desktop editor VSCode Helpful Resources Meta Developers Learn Center: Introduction to Asset Spawning Creator Manual: Simple Spawning Challenge Steps: Download the Challenge PDF in this post and follow the steps. How to Earn Your Badge Complete all the steps in this challenge. Document the changes you made to your asset. Optional: Publish a world with a trigger zone gizmo to spawn your asset. Post to this thread with: A description of your asset. List of changes you made to the asset. Screenshots showing your asset spawned in the world. Optional: A link to a published world with the ability to spawn your asset. P.S. Want more of a challenge? Try out the Experienced Creator Challenge: World Streaming. Join my AMA: Asset Spawning and World Streaming on 3/25/2025 @ 12PM PST. Register hereJoin us for this week's MHCP Programming: 2/23/25 - 3/1/25
Tuesday, February 25th 12:00 PM (PT) AMA Office Hours: Build your First World with @SeeingBlue Creators new to the Desktop Editor - bring your questions on workflows, best practices, and how to get started. Before attending: Complete the Week #1 Creator Forum Challenge Join here Thursday, February 27th 5:00 PM (PT) Meta Horizon Creator Manual with @wafflecopters Creators looking to dive deeper - An overview of the must have reference guide to Meta Horizon Worlds’ systems and tools. Wondering how a property works, or how APIs interact, this technical manual has you covered. Register here
