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A year ago, I introduced the Android port of the Godot Editor. To date, it has had over 500K+ downloads on the Google Play store, and has enabled developers to create and develop Godot apps and games using Android tablets, foldables and phones. Since then we have been hard at work refining the experience, improving the development workflow via picture-in-picture (PiP) support, providing the ability to build and export Godot binaries, and improving the Editor performance and reliability.
Building on that foundation, and thanks to the Meta grants in support of that work and with help from W4 Games, I was able to complete the proof of concept started by Bastiaan Olij a couple years ago, to add support for using the Android editor in an XR context using Godot’s first class OpenXR integration!
Today, I am proud to release the first mobile XR port of the Godot Editor on Meta Quest devices!
This is an early access version of the Godot Editor running natively on Meta Quest devices, enabling the creation and development of 2D, 3D and immersive XR apps and games directly on device without the need for an external computer.
As usual, this work is entirely free and open source, and already merged in Godot 4.4’s development branch (GH-96624). The version we publish on the Horizon Store can also be downloaded as an APK directly from the Godot website.
Features & Highlights
This version of the Godot Editor is a Hybrid App with the ability to open and transition back and forth between multiple panel (2D) and immersive (XR) windows. This is used to support the Editor features as described below.
Access to all Godot Engine capabilities
The Project Manager and the main Editor are rendered into panel windows as done on desktop and Android platforms. This makes the Editor readily available and usable either in the Home environment or overlaid onto a XR experience.
This approach allows us to deliver on a core tenet of this port which is to provide developers with a familiar development interface and access to the full set of capabilities and features that the Godot Editor provides on desktop and Android platforms. This includes access to the asset library, keyboard & mouse shortcuts, GDScript code editing / highlighting / completion support, access to the documentation, live scene editing, live script reloading support, live debugging, live profiling and many more!
A year ago, I introduced the Android port of the Godot Editor. To date, it has had over 500K+ downloads on the Google Play store, and has enabled developers to create and develop Godot apps and games using Android tablets, foldables and phones. Since then we have been hard at work refining the experience, improving the development workflow via picture-in-picture (PiP) support, providing the ability to build and export Godot binaries, and improving the Editor performance and reliability.
Building on that foundation, and thanks to the Meta grants in support of that work and with help from W4 Games, I was able to complete the proof of concept started by Bastiaan Olij a couple years ago, to add support for using the Android editor in an XR context using Godot’s first class OpenXR integration!
Today, I am proud to release the first mobile XR port of the Godot Editor on Meta Quest devices!
This is an early access version of the Godot Editor running natively on Meta Quest devices, enabling the creation and development of 2D, 3D and immersive XR apps and games directly on device without the need for an external computer.
As usual, this work is entirely free and open source, and already merged in Godot 4.4’s development branch (GH-96624). The version we publish on the Horizon Store can also be downloaded as an APK directly from the Godot website.
Features & Highlights
This version of the Godot Editor is a Hybrid App with the ability to open and transition back and forth between multiple panel (2D) and immersive (XR) windows. This is used to support the Editor features as described below.
Access to all Godot Engine capabilities
The Project Manager and the main Editor are rendered into panel windows as done on desktop and Android platforms. This makes the Editor readily available and usable either in the Home environment or overlaid onto a XR experience.
This approach allows us to deliver on a core tenet of this port which is to provide developers with a familiar development interface and access to the full set of capabilities and features that the Godot Editor provides on desktop and Android platforms. This includes access to the asset library, keyboard & mouse shortcuts, GDScript code editing / highlighting / completion support, access to the documentation, live scene editing, live script reloading support, live debugging, live profiling and many more!
Developing XR apps and games!
When developing a XR project, the immersive (XR) window is used for playtesting the project directly in the device as if it was a released app already. In that mode, the Editor panel can be summoned as an interactive overlay, which allows the developer to iterate, debug or profile the XR project while it’s running.
Support for exporting XR project binaries will be made available via a plugin.
Developing 2D and 3D apps and games!
Support for creating and developing 2D and 3D apps and games is available out of the box.
The experience is improved by leveraging the Android editor’s multi-panel capability which on Horizon OS allows to playtest the project in a new panel next to the Editor panel. This allows the Editor to remain accessible for iterating, debugging or profiling the project in real-time.
As with the Android editor, this version provides the ability to export 2D & 3D project binaries for all supported platforms.
Leveraging Horizon OS platform capabilities
Support for keyboard and mouse
External keyboard and mouse support allows developers to achieve the same levels of productivity as they do on desktop and laptop computers.
Virtual keyboard, touch controllers and direct touch are also supported for quick interactions, or when physical keyboard and mouse devices are not readily available.
Seamless multitasking
Introduced in Horizon OS v69, seamless multitasking enables the Editor panel to be visible and interactable while playtesting a XR project in virtual space.
This gives developers the ability to do live editing, debugging or profiling of XR projects in real-time, with the benefit of the depth cues and sense of scale unique to XR.
Panel Resizing & Theater View support
The Editor panel can be resized at will via drag and drop to fit the developer’s needs.
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