--- title: Godot Team Updates @ GodotCon Boston 2026 – Godot Engine description: GodotCon Boston 2026 runs July 20-22 and the Godot Foundation has announced several official talks. Highlights include a rendering team update covering two... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/godot-team-updates-godotcon-boston-2026-godot-engine-enihadzap twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Godot Team Updates @ GodotCon Boston 2026 – Godot Engine | daily.dev og:description: GodotCon Boston 2026 runs July 20-22 and the Godot Foundation has announced several official talks. Highlights include a rendering team update covering two... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/godot-team-updates-godotcon-boston-2026-godot-engine-enihadzap og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/eNihAdzap.png og:image:alt: Godot Team Updates @ GodotCon Boston 2026 – Godot Engine og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Godot Team Updates @ GodotCon Boston 2026 – Godot Engine **[Godot](https://daily.dev/sources/godot)** · 3 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary GodotCon Boston 2026 runs July 20-22 and the Godot Foundation has announced several official talks. Highlights include a rendering team update covering two years of technical progress and future high-end features, Android platform updates and the growing Godot Android editor, a session on building VR games entirely inside a Meta Quest headset using the newly released GABE tool, performance optimization techniques for low-spec and mobile devices contributed by W4 Games, and a cross-platform XR development walkthrough covering Android XR, Meta Horizon OS, Pico OS, and visionOS. Tickets and workshop spots are still available. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is GABE in Godot's VR development workflow? GABE is a newly released tool that allows running full Android Gradle builds directly on a standalone VR headset. It lets developers build and compile Godot Android projects entirely within the headset itself, without needing a desktop or laptop computer, enabling a fully in-VR game development workflow demonstrated by Godot's XR team using devices like the Meta Quest 3. _Developers exploring headset-only VR workflows can follow Godot XR tooling updates like this on daily.dev._ ### Can the Godot editor run directly on a standalone VR headset without a PC? Yes, the Godot editor can run on standalone VR headsets including the Meta Quest 2/3, Pico 4, and Samsung Galaxy XR, allowing a full game to be built entirely in VR without a desktop or laptop. This was demonstrated by building 'Expedition to Blobotopia,' a game made in one week for Godot Wild Jam #81 entirely on Meta Quest 3 headsets. _Anyone weighing headset-native versus PC-based game dev workflows can track Godot XR progress via daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Save the date\! – Godot Engine](https://daily.dev/posts/save-the-date-godot-engine-gcorrrzpb) · Godot · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [GodotFest 2026 returns to Munich this November – Godot Engine](https://daily.dev/posts/godotfest-2026-returns-to-munich-this-november-godot-engine-q1ffifu0p) · Godot · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Register Now for JetBrains GameDev Day 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/register-now-for-jetbrains-gamedev-day-2026-sdaadtglu) · JetBrains · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Godot Mobile update — April 2026 – Godot Engine](https://daily.dev/posts/godot-mobile-update-april-2026-godot-engine-nqpzhhwjb) · Godot · 85 upvotes · 1 comments --- Tags: [#game-development](https://daily.dev/tags/game-development), [#android](https://daily.dev/tags/android), [#godot](https://daily.dev/tags/godot) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/godot-team-updates-godotcon-boston-2026-godot-engine-enihadzap) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Godot Team Updates @ GodotCon Boston 2026 – Godot Engine","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/godot-team-updates-godotcon-boston-2026-godot-engine-enihadzap","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/godot-team-updates-godotcon-boston-2026-godot-engine-enihadzap"},"datePublished":"2026-07-14T14:35:28.598Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T06:00:32.097Z","description":"GodotCon Boston 2026 runs July 20-22 and the Godot Foundation has announced several official talks. 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