XR Step-by-Step 2023! Meta Quest: Installing the Tools you need for XR! Unity 2022 + Visual Studio 2022

Let’s get started with installing our XR development tools!

• Download and install Unity Hub
  (https://unity3d.com/get-unity/download)

• Unity is constantly releasing new versions of their tools (very exciting to see the investments they’re making in our favorite XR tools) – so Unity Hub is the best way to keep up to date with the newest versions and manage your projects!
  1. Click on Installs
  2. Click on Install Editor
     • Here we can see the Unity versions I currently have installed. I keep several versions, generally one from 2019, 2020, 2021, the latest 2022 version!
     • Why? Some demo projects only work certain versions – so keeping a LTS (Long Term Support) version of each is helpful. For most people, I’d say just stick to the latest version.

• Click Install on the latest version of 2022

• Check the following checkboxes
  • Note: If you don’t have Visual Studio installed, click that as well as we’ll need that for creating scripts – if you already have VS installed, Unity will automatically use the VS version you have.
• Click Continue

• Accept the EULA -> Click Install

• This will take a while, go get some popcorn…

• Done! You now have the XR tools we need to start building some amazing experiences!

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Go build something amazing in XR & AI! — Lance 🙂