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zbowling/unity-phanto — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-18 · repo last pushed 2026-05-28

Audience · developerComplexity · 4/5MaintainedLicenseSetup · hard

TL;DR

A working mixed reality demo app for Meta Quest headsets that shows how to scan rooms, use hand gestures, and blend virtual objects into real spaces with Unity.

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    What it does
      Mixed reality template
      Room scanning demo
      Hand gesture input
      Haptic feedback
    Tech stack
      Unity
      Meta Quest
    Use cases
      Room-aware MR apps
      Hand tracking games
      Haptic feedback demos
    Audience
      Game developers
      MR app creators
    Setup
      Quest 3 headset
      PC cable test
      Fake room data

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Why would anyone build with this?

REASON 1

Learn how to scan and understand a real room's walls, floor, and furniture in a mixed reality app

REASON 2

Build hand gesture and controller interactions for a Meta Quest experience

REASON 3

Add haptic feedback to make virtual object interactions feel physical

REASON 4

Blend virtual objects naturally into a real physical space for a mixed reality demo

What's in the stack?

UnityMeta Quest

How it stacks up

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Language—CSS—
Last pushed2026-05-282022-10-032020-05-03
MaintenanceMaintainedDormantDormant
Setup difficultyhardeasyeasy
Complexity4/52/51/5
Audiencedevelopervibe coderops devops

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How do you spin it up?

Difficulty · hard Time to first run · 1h+

Requires Unity 6+ and a Quest 3 headset, PC cable link, or fake room data to test.

Use freely for any purpose, including commercial use, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

Yoink these prompts

Prompt 1
Show me how Phanto scans and understands a real room, and help me reuse that approach in my own Meta Quest app
Prompt 2
Using unity-phanto as a reference, help me add hand gesture controls to my mixed reality Unity project
Prompt 3
Explain how Phanto blends virtual objects into real space so I can apply the same technique to my app
Prompt 4
Walk me through testing Phanto with pre-recorded fake room data on my PC before I have a Quest 3 headset

Frequently asked questions

wtf is unity-phanto?

A working mixed reality demo app for Meta Quest headsets that shows how to scan rooms, use hand gestures, and blend virtual objects into real spaces with Unity.

Is unity-phanto actively maintained?

Maintained — commit in last 6 months (last push 2026-05-28).

What license does unity-phanto use?

Use freely for any purpose, including commercial use, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

How hard is unity-phanto to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated hard, with roughly 1h+ to a first successful run.

Who is unity-phanto for?

Mainly developer.

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