Field notes from the studio.
On realtime characters, the craft of presence, and the agentic pipelines that write and translate this very blog.
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.
October 12, 2026 · 7 min · engineering · agents · api
Build an AI Email Assistant That Shows the Evidence Behind Its Briefing
Build a read-only AI email briefing with source-linked exceptions, visible sync limits, thread comparisons, and optional voice discussion before a trip.
October 12, 2026 · 7 min · games · engineering · agents
Build an AI Game NPC That Respects Quest State and Spoilers
Build an AI game NPC with game-owned quest state, spoiler-safe context, retry-safe rewards, save recovery, and optional browser avatar conversations.
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