![[Featured Image] A development team uses their newly learned technical and design VR skills to test updated hardware and software.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/6osMtpvIoFNYph3YR1NIr1/2903a798cc966caeef7d3210face1369/GettyImages-965462246.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
10 Essential VR Skills
To start a career as a virtual reality (VR) developer, you will need to learn technical skills like VR hardware and software as well as design principles like user experience design. Explore 10 VR skills you’ll need to be successful in the field.
March 18, 2025
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![[Feature Image] A member of the VR game development team tests the latest iteration of a game they have been working on.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/3OdPZ0Qf9yNwNewIjWjSLd/f69cf1ac08a7a69685f98163a4ac5f8e/GettyImages-1135005614.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A VR developer team is meeting about their project.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/632xi0X9CiVgaWCjxXo4i2/d64a0066334cb38d97e8e0827480a5d3/GettyImages-1442990951.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)



![[Featured Image] A team of video game developers discuss a new project that's displayed on a computer screen.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/6paRfbYPuzL1tchFARUFS7/e15849ba649670ddff86cf8777716add/GettyImages-2150096454.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A smiling video editor wearing headphones works with video editing software on a desktop computer in preparation for video editor interview questions.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/5BWa6BFZ1fTtKaAFacfY3m/c1eeb2d0f4627d1374579c7833bbd581/GettyImages-1427370157.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A group of computer programmers on separate computers, are working on the same document while using version control to revert back to the original file.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/38dErfMSYUqbAdyNTp1quE/bebdb7d8aa837f3af67ac1dd7366a504/GettyImages-2170865725.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured image] A graphic designer works in her home office on a logo, one of the many different types of graphic design.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/333o7xTlAIwkNH31xZN0Wz/31b75407ed8d12324427e6808ce279c2/GettyImages-2040726020.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A person in a software engineering role works at their computer and laptop while their colleagues have a meeting around a table in the background.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/1Pnu0S0ClBqx1aoLmEzVDh/d37d0e535a6d767ff14f923d3aeea022/GettyImages-562451671.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A data manager works on a source system on their laptop.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/6hk8oeq2hkUBiY74B6tGKC/2434b68aa0c0f2a2fb924bfa282b4f17/GettyImages-1152903936.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A businessperson teaches the difference between extended reality versus virtual reality while their co-worker wears a VR headset beside them.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/4YReJYrEgYBaS2gQTIDLY5/40efdc140ab0665908374b367cfb215f/GettyImages-1383547806.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[FEATURED IMAGE] Two full-stack web developers share a desk and look at their desktop computer screens.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/6NeyO1CLjt8lEV2E5hJ9xU/d495b32ac07b31bca30c5d7925bd7be5/GettyImages-2196694450.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Feature Image] An aspiring graphic designer researches the typical graphic design career path as they plan their educational and professional journey.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/1BqFL7zurRWeY8RvCA1Ivr/9ca1116d6c93c24eacaac3d0e5a554e1/GettyImages-1713332136.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
