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Guides, insights, and updates from the dmnshd team about WebXR gaming, browser-based VR, and the future of immersive web experiences.
Meta Quest Browser Games: Free Games You Can Play Right Now
The best free games to play in the Meta Quest Browser — racing, table tennis, archery, chess and more, running instantly via WebXR. No downloads, no storage used, no store account.
Shared Spaces in WebXR: Two Headsets, One Coordinate System
Shared spaces lets Meta Quest headsets in the same room share one coordinate system for colocated WebXR multiplayer. How the experimental feature works, and how Shed Racer uses it.
Hand Tracking in WebXR: Designing Games for the Controllers You Were Born With
What the WebXR Hand Input API gives you, which headsets and browsers support hand tracking in 2026, and the design lessons I learned shipping controller-free browser games.
Palette Mesh Optimization: Cutting Draw Calls in WebXR Scenes
How we cut draw calls in a low-poly WebXR café game by batching meshes into a single "palette mesh" with a custom glTF pipeline stage.
Vibe Jam 2026: Creating Geobeat
Joining the Cursor Vibe Jam 2026, building Geobeat in two days with Meta's Immersive Web SDK, and what nearly a thousand AI-built submissions say about where game development is heading.
Daily Rewards Are Live on dmnshd
Daily login rewards are live on dmnshd: open a game each day, build a seven day streak, and earn tokens for the shop. Here's how it works and why we built it this way.
My Lessons in Monetizing WebXR Games
What actually makes money in browser-based VR — the models, the real numbers and the mistakes, from a dev who has shipped WebXR games since 2018.
From a Tweet to a Racing Game: 8 Weeks of AI-Assisted Solo Dev
How I built Shed Racer, a browser-based WebXR racing game with VR, AR, hand tracking and multiplayer, solo in 8 weeks with Cursor and Claude Code.
Behind the Scenes: How We Build WebXR Games at dmnshd
A look inside the dmnshd game studio: our technology stack, design philosophy, and what we have learned building browser-based VR and AR games.
WebXR vs Native VR Games: Why Browser Gaming is the Future
Comparing WebXR browser games with traditional native VR apps. Learn the advantages, trade-offs, and why the future of VR gaming may be in your browser.
How to Play WebXR Games on Quest, PC, and Mobile
Step-by-step guide to playing WebXR browser games on Meta Quest VR headsets, desktop computers, and mobile phones. No downloads or installs required.
Best Free VR Games Online: Play in Your Browser, No Download
The best free VR games you can play online in your browser — no downloads, no app store. Racing, archery, bouldering, chess and more, instantly via WebXR.
What is WebXR? A Complete Guide to Browser-Based VR and AR Gaming
Learn what WebXR is, how it works, which devices support it, and why browser-based virtual reality and augmented reality gaming is changing the way we play.