# Project Genie

> Prototype web app generating playable, interactive worlds in real time.

Project Genie is an experimental research prototype from Google DeepMind that lets users create, explore, and remix interactive virtual environments. Powered by the Genie 3 world model alongside Nano Banana Pro and Gemini, it generates the path and environment ahead in real time as you navigate. It is initially available to Google AI Ultra subscribers in the United States.

Website: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/google-deepmind/project-genie

## What it is for

- Generate playable 3D environments from text prompts or uploaded images
- Preview and tweak initial scenes and character perspectives using visual sketching
- Navigate interactive virtual worlds with responsive real-time generation
- Remix community-generated worlds and export gameplay video clips

## Features

- Real-time environment generation powered by the Genie 3 world model
- World Sketching image preview and editing powered by Nano Banana Pro
- Multi-perspective navigation supporting first-person and third-person views
- Dynamic traversal modes including walking, driving, and flying
- World remixing and community inspiration gallery
- Video recording and export for exploration sessions
- 60-second generation session limits

## Pricing

Paid. Requires a Google AI Ultra subscription; US users 18+ only during prototype rollout

## Details

- Type: AI model
- Category: [AI](https://xiry.app/topics/ai.md)
- Open source: no
- Platforms: Web
- For: AI researchers, game designers, and generative media creators
- Alternative to: Oasis (Decart), GameNGen
- Tags: world models, generative ai, google deepmind, interactive ai, gaming, genie

## Why it was saved

- [@GoogleDeepMind, 29 January 2026](https://x.com/GoogleDeepMind/status/2016919756440240479): First public access to Genie 3 world models as a consumer-facing product; shows how world-model tech ships as an actual playable interface.

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Updated 10 October 2026. Page: https://xiry.app/resources/project-genie

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