Building games? Going to GDC? We are throwing a party, and you are invited. 🥳 Take a break from the GDC show floor and join the Lens Studio team for an evening dedicated to the developer community. Come for the free food and drinks, stay for the conversations about building and scaling games in the Snap ecosystem. The Details: Date & Time: March 11 @ 6:00 PM PST Who: Game developers, XR engineers, and spatial computing innovators. Space is limited. Hit the link below to get on the list: 👉 https://lnkd.in/gAetKFY5 #GDC #SoftwareEngineering #LensStudio #XR #GameDevelopment
About us
Snap is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. The Company’s three core products are Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world; Lens Studio, an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses, Spectacles.
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https://ar.snap.com/download
External link for Lens Studio
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- Software Development
- Company size
- 5,001-10,000 employees
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- Santa Monica, CA
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- augmented reality
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8 weeks. $30,000 in prizes. Incredible spatial innovation. 🚀 The Games Lensathon has officially concluded! We’ve seen developers transform Lens Studio into a sophisticated gaming platform, blending high-fidelity 3D assets with seamless distribution. From sophisticated JavaScript-driven turn-based logic to high-fidelity environments leveraging advanced PBR materials, these winners proved that Lens Studio is a powerhouse for scalable gaming products with a zero-friction distribution loop. A massive congratulations to the innovators who took home a share of the $30,000 prize pool: 🏆 The Winners Circle: 2D Games 🥇 DaysWOAccident by Can YILMAZ 🥈 Snap and Swing by Michael Crowley 🥉 Nine Legends Pro by PAL KAGRECHA 3D Games 🥇 Clock Out by viraj dhuri 🥈 Fly Up by Pratham Soni 🥉 Don’t Fall! by Khizar Tariq Turn-Based Games 🥇 Wobble Clash by Adrian Majewski 🥈 Streak Counter by Amber Wright 🥉 Tactical Toe by Shivam Das Long-Form Games 🥇 Pixel Art by Vivek Thakur 🥈 Kraken’s Rampage: Cleanup Crew by Jason S 🥉 Tiny Life 3D by Daniel Rempel Lens Engagement Prize 🥇 Lava Escape Run by Emma Sam 🥈 Roll Ball Game by Vaibhav Suri 🥉 Juice Pro by MA 3Designer Ready to port your skills to the next generation of spatial computing? Lens Studio offers native GenAI tools, Remote Service Gateway, and a robust UI Kit to help you ship faster. Download Lens Studio and start building the future of play: https://lnkd.in/gNA7qHvi #GameDev #AugmentedReality #LensStudio #SpatialComputing #XR #SoftwareEngineering
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The March Spectacles Challenge is officially LIVE! 🎉 Time to fire up Lens Studio. We are giving away thousands of dollars in prize money to developers building the future of AR on Spectacles. Choose your track: 1️⃣ New Lens 2️⃣ Open Source Lens 3️⃣ Lens Update Get your commits in and ship your entry by March 31. Hit the link for the full rules, prize details, and submission portal! https://lnkd.in/gsm_Zz4y
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Let’s get moving with the Dance Party Challenge Tag! 💃🪩 This is your chance to take your skills in Lens Studio to the next level. Whether you’re just starting out or an experienced creator, Lens Studio offers powerful tools to bring your ideas to life. In this challenge, you can explore: 👉 Bitmoji Suite – integrate personalized avatars for richer, more engaging experiences 👉 Beat Sync Component – make Lenses move perfectly in rhythm with music for a seamless user experience 👉 Interactive Game Mechanics – create playful, dynamic experiences that keep users coming back The goal is simple: design Lenses that inspire Snapchatters to get moving and show off their best dance moves — all while experimenting with Lens Studio’s creative possibilities. 📅 Submissions are open until March 31. Find inspiration, guidelines, and full submission details on our website — link in the comments. ⤵️
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The future of care is being built on Lens Studio. 🚀 We’re sponsoring the next generation of healthcare innovators at McGillXR. We can't wait to see which teams leverage Lens Studio to take home the top prizes and impact real lives.
CareXR Hackathon 2026 is here! Join us for a 48-hour creative sprint where students from all backgrounds come together to build VR/AR solutions for child & family wellbeing across healthcare, education, and society. Whether you’re a programmer, clinician, researcher, or artist, this is your chance to create and innovate! Why participate? 🏆 Over $5000 in prizes 🎓 FREE for students & recent grads 🤝 No coding experience? No problem! Intro workshops included 🕶️ Hardware provided (Snap Inc. Spectacles and Meta Quest 3) 📍 March 20-22, 2026 Shriners Hospitals for Children Canada 1003 Bd Décarie, Montréal, QC H4A 0A9 For more information and to register: https://lnkd.in/gRtzwyRQ And thank you to our sponsors Poptronic VR, Snap Inc., Shriners Children's, SickKids Foundation, Centre for Digital Therapeutics, NAT!
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Whether it’s an activation for Fantastic Four or a curiosity he can’t get out of his head, Marc Wakefield builds with Snap. Powerful features that all work together unleash whatever experience is thinking of out into the world.
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Ever wanted to see magnetic fields? This new Lens from Armand Sumo explores vector field visualization on Spectacles, covering procedural deformation and efficient rendering techniques. This is exactly what we mean when we say Spectacles lift our eyes and integrate computing into our environment.
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Think fast, punch faster. 🥊 Built by Sandeep Rathod and the VyuXR Immersive Studios team, Brain Boxer blends arcade boxing with brain training. Solve math problems and complete spelling challenges by punching the right answers before the clock runs out.
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Need to fill a stadium? Or need fans to cheer on a tight race? Adding Bitmoji Crowds is a breeze thanks to Max van Leeuwen. He shared the Bitmoji Crowds shader to the Lens Studio Asset Library for anyone to use. Perfect for your games.