My Creator Story: Maybe This Time I'll Finish
I've always been someone who starts things. Earlier this year, I tried Unity modding. I learned, I built, I got somewhere; but I couldn't close the gap between "in progress" and "done." It stayed unfinished, like so many projects before it. I've tried creating in Second Life, VRChat, Vroid, countless wrestling game character creators. But nothing stuck. Either the tools fought me, or it never felt like it was truly mine. Then in October, I started making clothing in Horizon Worlds. And something was different. I got addicted immediately. For the first time in a long time, I wasn't just starting something; I was finishing pieces. Designing them, releasing them, watching people actually wear what I made. Creating clothing made me want more. I wanted a place to sell from. So I'm building a store now ; but if I'm honest, it's becoming something bigger. The store is an excuse. What I'm really building is a world. Fiction and worldbuilding have always been my strengths, and I'm quietly weaving that into every corner of this project. The problem is: I'm doing this completely alone. I've always wanted to program, but my brain doesn't work well with code or math. I'm shy about meeting new people and even worse at maintaining relationships, so finding a partner or collaborator feels impossible right now. But I'm still going. I broke out my iPad and Apple Pencil and started drawing again. I'm learning scripting even though it doesn't come naturally. I'm making slow progress toward something I can't fully picture yet. I don't know what the finished version will look like. But for the first time in a while, I think I might actually close the door on something and call it complete. Maybe this time is different. https://www.facebook.com/BlackObsidianProtocol/January Clothing Themes Are Here!
Hi creators, we're excited to continue to offer creators the chance to showcase their incredible work! Themed Clothing Collections Since launching Themed Collections, we showcased 500+ clothing items from creators. For January, our spotlight themes are Love Link and Pajama Party. Items submitted (that fit these themes) by 01/05/2025 will be considered for a potential feature in any Meta Horizon promotions or recommendations. Love Link: Encourage users to celebrate Valentine's Day with romantic or polished outfits, or season-inspired trendy streetwear. For casual looks, suggest coquette styles for women and sporty vibes for men. Prioritize premium, highly detailed, and unique textures, including customized graphics and fabric details. Pajama Party: Emphasize a cozy, playful theme with expressive pajama styles. Use plush fabrics, fun original prints, and clear texture for a realistic, touchable feel. Focus on clarity and personality for oversized hoodies, quirky onesies, and slippers. Items should be cute, comfy, and collectible. How to Participate Create clothing based on one or both of these themes by 01/05/2026. Save Clothing with one of the hashtags in the description section when you create a new or edit an existing item listing: #lovelink #valentine or #pajamaparty The item must be opted in to be available ‘Outside your worlds’. Originality, high quality, and relevance to the theme are essential for all clothing.Avatar Clothing turning Black
Hi, I attended the avatar clothing workshop earlier today and it was great! I was testing out some designs and listing them as items in my inventory. I was able to get the design on the fabric and listed, but when I click the item details all I see is black. Is this what's supposed to happen? I had a design with lots of colors but not seeing that on the clothing. Am I missing something here? Thanks for any help! Also forgot to mention the item is not showing up in the Systems > Commerce section after trying to import it into a world.***Trying to Understand Where I Went Wrong...
I've only been creating clothes for a couple days now. I spent some time creating an overalls set, but when I went to save it, I was given the error: "The item you created goes against our standards and guidelines and cannot be saved to your inventory". No further information was given or available, I read through guides I could find, and didn't see where I went wrong, so I would appreciate some insight. Thanks in advance for your time and communication! WingnutAvatar Clothing Restriction- ERROR
I previously had a thread here that was closed as resolved regarding avatar clothing restrictions I was getting when importing my own textures. I was happy that most of those items were reviewed and released as acceptable. I still have some older items with the same issue that I believe are still under review. A few days ago, I built a store world and batched some new items. By mistake, I also included a few of the dresses that had been previously restricted and then later released. Those same dresses have now been tagged as restricted again, even though the issue was supposedly mitigated. I’m concerned because I thought the overall problem had been resolved. I appealed the items (just like before), but in under 30 minutes they were hit with the same AI restriction. This makes me believe there isn’t any human visual review happening. Please help me get this fixed not only for the older items, but also for my future ones. These items are holiday-themed, so timing is really important.Deeper insights and tools to grow and engage with your community
We're thrilled to share some new tools designed to make your journey as a creator even more rewarding - Demographics Analytics, Traffic Attribution Analytics, and Creator-led Horizon Worlds App Migration. Whether you’re just starting out or already have a thriving community, these updates are here to help you understand your audience, personalize their experience, and grow your worlds by migrating users who are already playing your worlds on Facebook and Instagram. Grow Your Community See What Matters: With demographics and traffic attribution analytics, you can easily track who’s visiting your worlds, where they’re coming from, and what’s driving them to engage. This means you can focus your energy on the entry points and devices that matter most, making your efforts more effective. Smooth Transitions: Our creator-led app migration tools enable you to migrate users that are currently playing your worlds on Facebook or Instagram to the Meta Horizon app in different ways. Funneling your users to mobile allowed them to unlock the full world experience, including all available features and in-world purchases. Personalize Every Experience Know Your Audience: With the new analytics tools, you can instantly see the age, gender, country, and language of your users. These insights help you create worlds that feel welcoming and relevant, so everyone feels like they belong. Encourage Exploration: Use insights from the analytics tools to offer incentives for players on Facebook and Instagram to switch to mobile, think exclusive items or special rewards. You can highlight advanced progression or restrict certain content to mobile players, nudging your most engaged players to take the next step. Get Started Today Building a thriving community is a journey, and these tools are here to help you every step of the way. Dive into your new analytics dashboard (Demographics Analytics, Traffic Attribution Analytics) and get to know your audience. Review your migration strategy and consider what incentives might help your users feel excited about moving to mobile. Read Creator-led Horizon Worlds App Migration for more details. Share your thoughts and feedback here —we love hearing from you! Every step you take to personalize and nurture your community helps create a more positive and engaging experience for everyone. We’re here to support you as you grow—let’s build something wonderful together!🎥 Create Dozens of Textures Fast with Anchor Points in Substance Painter
Why rebuild every texture from scratch when you can design once and remix forever? In this Creator Workshop, MHCP Mentor MKE_TheGuru shows you how to use Anchor Points in Substance Painter to create one master template and generate dozens of avatar clothing variants in minutes. This approach can save you hours of repetitive work and scale your avatar clothing production, whether you’re creating entire fashion collections or rapidly prototyping character looks. 💡 By the end of this session, you’ll know how to: Build reusable texture templates using Substance Painter's Anchor Points Automate color schemes and graphic details across any garment design Export dozens of professional variants from a single master file
