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title: "Virtual Reality"
description: "Creating virtual reality experiences with React Native"
url: https://www.callstack.com/insights/vr-development
updated: 2026-10-22T13:55:51.962Z
---

# Virtual Reality

Creating virtual reality experiences with React Native

Virtual Reality development with React Native enables immersive experiences across different VR platforms and devices. Discover how to build VR applications using React Native, handle 3D rendering, manage user interactions, and create engaging virtual environments.

## Articles, podcasts, events and case studies

- [Multi-Window React Native Apps With the Meta VR Layout SDK](https://www.callstack.com/blog/multi-window-react-native-apps-with-the-meta-vr-layout-sdk) (Article, 10/15/2026): Build multi-window React Native apps for Meta Quest with the Meta VR Layout SDK. Learn shared state, fallbacks, positioning, and simulator testing.
- [Mobile vs. VR: Key Differences in Features, UI, and UX](https://www.callstack.com/blog/mobile-vs-vr-key-differences-in-features-ui-and-ux) (Article, 12/8/2025): Explore how VR reshapes layout behavior, typography, spacing, accessibility expectations, and interaction patterns in React Native.
- [React Native on Meta Quest: What We Learned About Building for VR](https://www.callstack.com/events/react-native-on-meta-quest-a-developers-guide-to-building-for-vr) (Event, 12/4/2025): See Meta Quest used as a practical dev setup and watch the team build and test React Native features directly inside a VR workspace.
- [Bringing React Native to VR on Meta Quest](https://www.callstack.com/podcasts/bringing-react-native-to-vr-on-meta-quest) (podcast, 11/26/2025): Learn how Meta Quest uses React Native for 2D panels in 3D spaces, why AOSP matters, and how developers can bring existing RN apps to VR with minimal friction.
- [How to Release a React Native App on the Meta Horizon Store](https://www.callstack.com/blog/how-to-release-a-react-native-app-on-the-meta-horizon-store) (Article, 11/20/2025): Learn how to build, submit, and publish your React Native app on the Meta Horizon Store.
- [What You Can Build With React Native on Meta Quest](https://www.callstack.com/blog/what-you-can-build-with-react-native-on-meta-quest) (Article, 11/6/2025): Get React Native app ideas for Meta Quest, inspired by Meta's $1.5M developer competition. Explore VR/MR concepts for meditation, games, and social apps.
- [Using Expo Libraries on Horizon OS: A Guide to Compatibility](https://www.callstack.com/blog/using-expo-libraries-on-horizon-os-a-guide-to-compatibility) (Article, 10/30/2025): Learn how to use Expo libraries for React Native development on Meta's Horizon OS. This guide covers compatibility differences, what works out-of-the-box, and what requires specific alternatives like expo-horizon-core and expo-iap.
- [Getting Started With Expo on Meta Quest](https://www.callstack.com/blog/getting-started-with-expo-on-meta-quest) (Article, 10/22/2025): Start building React Native apps for Meta Quest with Expo. This guide details the setup using Expo Go for fast iteration and explains how to use development builds for full native capabilities on Met Horizon OS.
- [Learn Once, Write for VR: A React Native Showcase for Meta's HorizonOS](https://www.callstack.com/blog/learn-once-write-for-vr-a-react-native-showcase-for-metas-horizonos) (Article, 10/8/2025): Learn how a React Native app was built for Meta's HorizonOS, proving its viability for creating performant, cross-platform mixed reality experiences.
- [How to Create a Universe in React VR](https://www.callstack.com/blog/how-to-create-universe-in-react-vr) (Article, 3/1/2018): Ever heard about React VR? React VR takes it to the next level, creating UIs and 3D scenes in virtual reality.

## Exploring VR with React Native?

We can help you build immersive VR apps powered by React Native frameworks.

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