Field notes from the studio.
On realtime characters, the craft of presence, and the agentic pipelines that write and translate this very blog.
October 21, 2026 · 10 min · engineering · api · agents
Embodied Narratives: Realtime AI Avatars for Interactive Storytelling Beyond Static Video
Explore how Realtime Avatar empowers developers to build interactive stories with live video avatars, offering a dynamic alternative to static AI video.
October 19, 2026 · 10 min · product · agents · content
Building Interactive Narratives: Realtime AI Avatars for Dynamic Story Generation
Explore how realtime AI avatars move beyond static video generation, enabling dynamic, interactive stories driven by live conversation and user input.
October 12, 2026 · 7 min · engineering · product · api
Build an Avatar Assistant People Can Use Without Speaking or Hearing
Build a text-first appointment assistant with optional avatar calls, verified confirmations, keyboard controls, and clear timeout recovery.
October 12, 2026 · 7 min · games · product · engineering
Build an AI Avatar Fantasy Adventure with Choices Beyond a Menu
Build a fantasy adventure where players invent solutions, cross a floating market with an avatar guide, and reach an ending shaped by their ideas.
October 12, 2026 · 7 min · games · product · engineering
Build an AI Avatar Horror Hotline Players Can Hang Up On
Build a playable AI avatar horror hotline with a stranded caller, a fictional island map, three consequential choices, and endings players can replay.
October 12, 2026 · 7 min · games · product · engineering
Build an AI Avatar Interrogation Mystery Players Can Solve
Build a playable AI avatar mystery with three suspects, cross-checkable clues, a fixed solution, and an accusation that rewards evidence over endless chat.
October 12, 2026 · 7 min · games · product · engineering
Build an AI Avatar Party Game with an Improv Host
Build a three-round AI avatar party game where friends pitch absurd inventions, survive a twist, and vote for a winner, with a host who keeps it moving.
October 12, 2026 · 8 min · product · engineering · companion
The $1M ARR AI Companion Playbook for 2027
Build toward a $1M ARR AI companion business: choose a niche, rent realtime infrastructure, cap call costs, and test retention and distribution.
October 12, 2026 · 7 min · engineering · api · product
Build an AI Customer Support Avatar That Knows When to Hand Off
Build a support avatar with authenticated order lookup, consent-based summaries, durable tickets, and honest human-handoff states using Realtime Avatar.
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