Getting Started with XR Development

Set up your project and apply best practices for AR and VR devices with Unreal Engine.

Unreal Engine supports development for head-mounted XR devices and handheld augmented reality devices. The sections below contain links to documentation on how to get started developing for these XR devices in Unreal Engine.

Creating an XR Project

These pages are all the templates and sample projects you can use as a starting point for your XR projects. The pages also describe the settings and blueprints required for developing with XR.

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Collab Viewer Templates

Describes how to get started doing collaborative VR and desktop design reviews with the Collab Viewer Templates.

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Setting Up a New AR Project

Learn how to set up a new AR project from a blank template.

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VR Template

Learn how to get started and use the VR Template as a starting point for your VR projects.

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Handheld AR Template Quickstart

A guide to setting up a project with the Handheld AR Template and preparing your mobile device to test it

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Handheld AR Template Technical Reference

A reference page for where key features of the Handheld AR Template are implemented and how they function

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Setting Up a New AR Project

Learn how to set up a new AR project from a blank template.

XR Best Practices

This page provides recommendations on how to develop your XR projects, covering information ranging from user comfort to content optimization and limitations of the platforms.

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XR Best Practices

Best practices for creating and optimizing content for XR projects

Next Steps

After setting up your XR project, follow these guides to add more functionality to your project and to improve its performance.

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Making Interactive XR Experiences

Add user input to your AR and VR projects in Unreal Engine

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Creating UI for XR Experiences

Design user interfaces for XR experiences in Unreal Engine

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Sharing XR Experiences

Create an immersive experience for multiple users in Unreal Engine

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XR Performance and Profiling

Tools and strategies for profiling your XR projects in Unreal Engine

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