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On realtime characters, the craft of presence, and the agentic pipelines that write and translate this very blog.

October 12, 2026 · 7 min · engineering · agents

Build a Personal Assistant That Continues from Phone to Desktop

Design a phone-to-desktop assistant handoff with confirmed trip context, authenticated resume, fresh calls, and safeguards against stale device commands.

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October 12, 2026 · 7 min · games · product · companion

Build a Talking Virtual Pet Players Want to Visit, Not Worry About

Build a talking virtual pet around tiny expeditions, meaningful choices and a personal scrapbook, with satisfying visits and no missed-day guilt.

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October 11, 2026 · 6 min · engineering · education · training

Building Interactive Avatar Training Courses with Realtime AI

Explore the engineering of dynamic, real-time AI avatar training courses, moving beyond static video to interactive, adaptive learning experiences.

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October 11, 2026 · 5 min · personal agents · product · design

Your personal agent deserves a face

Instinct, Muse, and Tab are making personal agents part of everyday life. Realtime Avatar helps developers give their own agent a face people can talk to.

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October 10, 2026 · 13 min · education · engineering · product

From Portrait to Presence: Realtime AI Avatars for Dynamic Training

Explore how to build interactive AI training experiences using realtime avatars, created from a single image and deployed for live, dynamic learning.

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October 9, 2026 · 10 min · education · product · engineering

Field Notes: Realtime AI Avatars for Engaging and Scalable Training

Explore how realtime AI avatars transform corporate training, offering scalable, consistent, and interactive learning experiences. Understand creation.

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October 8, 2026 · 10 min · engineering · api · product

Field Notes: Navigating Live Avatar API Alternatives for Developers

An engineer's guide to Live Avatar API alternatives, focusing on real-time conversational AI, single-image avatar creation, and integration flexibility.

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October 7, 2026 · 11 min · engineering · api · agents

Choosing a Realtime AI Avatar API for Live Web Conversations

Navigate API options for live AI avatars in web apps. Understand the division of labor, latency, customization, and integration of leading platforms.

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October 6, 2026 · 10 min · api · agents · engineering

Which Talking Avatar APIs Include Speech Recognition, the Language Model, and Text-to-Speech?

Explore how Realtime Avatar APIs orchestrate speech recognition, language models, and text-to-speech for interactive digital human experiences.

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