Blog

What’s the new Blocksmith Portal

Published: 3/14/2024

The Blocksmith website has been updated to bring you the Blocksmith Portal! Read More...

How to Make Games with Blocksmith

Published: 12/5/2023

You can make your own 3D games! Getting started is easy. Read More...

Enter the 2nd Shinobi Warrior Challenge

Published: 12/5/2023

Can you free your inner ninja skills and become the greatest Shinobi Warrior? Play the successor to the popular Shinobi Warrior Challenge multiplayer game now!  Read More...

Get help making your own games!

Published: 12/5/2023

Private lessons are open now! Read More...

Rising Stars

Published: 11/10/2023

Can you become a Rising Star in Blocksmith and get a Badge?  Read More...

Play Blocksmith's 2023 Hour of Code Game

Published: 11/7/2023

Learn about neural nets, collect artificial neurons, and then compete against a real A.I. in the final quiz level in Blocksmith's 2023 Hour of Code game!  Read More...

Create a Custom Character

Published: 10/4/2023

Create and customize a character, then apply it to be your avatar in 3rd-person and multiplayer experiences in a few steps!  Read More...

What's New in 7.5.0?

Published: 9/7/2023

The 7.5.0 release brings multiteam multiplayer, respawn zones, and many more highly requested features. Check it out now!  Read More...

What's New in 7.4.0?

Published: 6/12/2023

The 7.4.0 Blocksmith update is live! Read More...

What's New in 7.3.0?

Published: 1/23/2023

Dive into the future of content creation with the 7.3.0 update focusing on AI media generation tools! Read More...

Play Blocksmith's 2022 Hour of Code Game

Published: 11/15/2022

Do you have what it takes to code your way to survive a Guinea Pig feeding frenzy?!  Read More...

What's New in 7.2.0?

Published: 10/5/2022

Bringing you a major graphics overhaul and significant Event system improvements! Read More...

What's New in 7.1.2?

Published: 7/21/2022

The 7.1.2 update has landed! See what has changed. Read More...

Join us on Discord

Published: 6/24/2022

Join us on Discord! Read More...

What's New in 7.1.0?

Published: 6/9/2022

Jump into the summer fun with Blocksmith's physics-focused 7.1.0 update Read More...

Metaverse in Schools

Published: 5/2/2022

As virtual reality becomes more and more popular, it is important to start preparing the next generation of students for a world where metaverses are commonplace. As virtual reality becomes more and more popular, it is important to start preparing the next generation of students for a world where metaverses are commonplace. As virtual reality becomes more and more popular, it is important to start preparing the next generation of students for a world where metaverses are commonplace.  Read More...

Creator Series: How to Mod 'Yeet the Yeti'

Published: 4/28/2022

Learn how to mod the "Don't Yeet the Yeti" educational JavaScript game to make the Cannon launch fun food items at the Yeti's friends! Read More...

What's New in 7.0?

Published: 4/22/2022

7.0 is here and it comes with a great surprise for free users! Be sure to check out the awesome new XR Builder and Viewer updates. Read More...

What's New in 6.6?

Published: 2/1/2022

What's your highscore?! Set up permanent scoreboards for any experience with the 6.6 Builder update. Read More...

What's New in 6.5?

Published: 1/11/2022

Welcome in the New Year with an amazing Builder update! Read More...

Serving the Autistic Community through the Blocksmith XR Builder

Published: 12/10/2021

In early 2018 my oldest son was diagnosed as autistic at the age of 17. Read More...

Why Schools Need Video Games

Published: 12/7/2021

It's no secret that kids love everything about the games that they play. Read More...

How Kids Can Benefit From Coding

Published: 12/3/2021

Technology is here to stay and will always be a relevant part of our lives as we advance. Read More...

How Young Adults With Disabilities Can Empower Their Business Careers

Published: 12/3/2021

Young adults with disabilities may experience uncertainties about their career options and job market opportunities. Read More...

What's New in 6.3

Published: 11/3/2021

Make a metaverse on the go! The 6.3 XR Builder is now available on iPad so you can design your 3D experiences from anywhere. Read More...

What's New in 6.2

Published: 9/9/2021

Design 3D experiences faster than ever with advanced template tools in this 6.2 Builder update! Read More...

What's New in 6.0

Published: 6/15/2021

Summer's here so brighten up your experiences with custom characters using the 6.0 Builder's sleek new UI! Read More...

How to Import Custom Characters

Published: 6/10/2021

Add yourself into your own games! Or import random characters for a diverse set of people to add your projects. The ability to import custom characters into the Builder is here! Read More...

How to Use the Grip Handle

Published: 5/11/2021

Wondering how to hold objects correctly? Use the Grip Handle object to choose grip positions for groups.  Read More...

How to Make Characters Speak

Published: 4/1/2021

See how to add voiceovers with lipsyncing to your Blocksmith Characters. Read More...

Hub Discovery

Published: 1/19/2021

A great way for your students to share their creations with other schools and find models created by other students to incorporate into their own experiences. Also a great way to create a showcase for parents to see what your students are up to!  Read More...

What's New in 5.7

Published: 12/15/2020

New workspaces, improved classroom management, and much much more!  Read More...

Access Premium Experiences

Published: 11/30/2020

A sneak peek on what is on the premiumexperience workspace. Read More...

The difference between Groups and Classic EDU

Published: 7/8/2020

With Group subscriptions we have made setting up your workspace even easier! Read More...

New in Version 5.0

Published: 4/23/2020

It’s finally here! We have massively reworked how experiences are presented on differently powered platforms and are introducing art styles: Low Poly, Stylized, and Realistic. Read More...

Daily Challenges

Published: 3/26/2020

If you are looking for meaningful screen time for your kids or students (or yourself!), you came to the right place! The BlocksmithXR system is a fun way to take the first serious steps into game and virtual reality development. We are starting to run daily challenges to help keep students, parents and teachers engaged while at home. Read More...

Using Blocksmith Remotely

Published: 3/13/2020

Due to COVID-19, we are allowing teachers to give the Licensed Downloads to their students to use at home until June 31, 2020.  Read More...

Viewing Student Progress of Curriculum Courses

Published: 3/1/2020

We have been working on improving how you track and view progress in your education workspace's administrative dashboard.  Read More...

Educator Resources

Published: 2/7/2020

Find detailed outlines of each major curriculum Quest. Read More...

How to Make a Building Appear Photorealistic

Published: 2/7/2020

We have had had lots of requests on a more comprehensive guide on how to make your experiences look the best they can. Push the limits of our software. Well here it is!  Read More...

Reselling BlocksmithXR

Published: 1/28/2020

We are excited to work with you and have tried to make this process as easy as possible. If you are not set up as a reseller and would like to talk to us about that, please contact us at sales@blocksmithxr.com. Read More...

Pro Workspace Setup

Published: 1/27/2020

Do you know the full power of the new Pro Domain's for Pro subscribers?  Read More...

Oculus Quest Viewer

Published: 1/10/2020

We now support the Oculus Quest!  Read More...

New in Blocksmith 4.1

Published: 12/16/2019

So much as changed in the last year. Read more to see what is new.  Read More...

Transferring Experience Ownership

Published: 12/10/2019

How to Transfer your Experiences to another User Transferring ownership of experiences is available between Pro users. You can transfer ownership of an experience in Read More...

BlocksmithXR vs RapidXR

Published: 11/8/2019

Blocksmith Inc. has two products, RapidXR and BlocksmithXR. But what is the difference? What is the best product for you?  Read More...

Assigning Curriculum Quests to Students

Published: 10/20/2019

Did you know there are 3 ways to assign Quests to students on your workspace? Assign to all users automatically, assign to specific classes, or assign to users individually. Read More...