REPLIKANT has announced the release of REPLIKANT Chat on Steam Early Access, a platform offering immersive experiences through interactive 3D AI characters.
REPLIKANT Chat provides users with the ability to engage in live conversations with AI companions, creating personalised and dynamic experiences that evolve. These AI characters perform in interactive worlds and cover a variety of themes, such as live stand-up comedy, news, children's storytelling, language learning, and travel planning with virtual exploration.
Diverging from traditional text-based interactions, REPLIKANT Chat offers a visually rich 3D setting tailored to the user's personality. This platform allows users to not only explore diverse environments but also interact with multiple AI characters that engage with each other within the same scene.
The forthcoming integration of REPLIKANT's Editor software, powered by Unreal Engine, will enable users to design their AI companions within custom 3D environments. This will allow for professional-grade AI character customisation, enhancing the bespoke nature of user interaction with digital personas.
REPLIKANT Chat includes persistent memory across sessions, evolving narratives, and multi-modal interactions. These features ensure continuity and depth in storytelling as characters remember past interactions and storylines unfold over several sessions. Users can enjoy real-time conversations with AI characters through speech and text, fostering intuitive and fluid engagements.
Expressive 3D characters with lifelike movements contribute to the realism of the interactions, and the platform supports natural language communication. The diverse themes, from historical to futuristic, provide detailed and immersive environments.
"REPLIKANT Chat redefines how we interact with AI," said Luc Schurgers, CTO and Founder at REPLIKANT. "By combining advanced AI with real-time 3D graphics and soon user-generated characters and environments, we're empowering users to unleash their creativity for the most personalised and immersive AI interactions."
Kevin Leadingham, Head of Content and Production at Green Our Planet Studios, commented on the educational impact of the platform, saying, "Seeing students' faces light up as they engaged with the Crunchy Munchy AI avatar was absolutely inspiring. From the moment it appeared, the kids were fully immersed—asking thoughtful questions and learning with enthusiasm. This technology has truly transformed the classroom into an exciting, interactive space where students are eager to participate. It's clear that AI, like REPLIKANT Chat, makes learning feel like an adventure, something new and exhilarating every day."
The REPLIKANT Editor, a no-code platform for 3D content creation, will complement REPLIKANT Chat. It is designed to enable creators of all levels to produce broadcast-quality animations and advanced chatbots through an intuitive process. This includes character building, environment design, scripting, animation, and final rendering.
Through real-time avatar control using smartphone cameras and AI-powered script writing, the REPLIKANT Editor facilitates the transformation of ideas into captivating AI companions for REPLIKANT Chat. REPLIKANT's partnerships with leading industry studios and brands illustrate its established credibility and potential to redefine animation methods while cutting production time and costs.
REPLIKANT Chat is available now on Steam Early Access, giving users the chance to be among the first to experience the product and influence its development through feedback. Regular updates will continue to introduce new content and improvements as the development process evolves.
