Imagine stepping into a photograph or a painting, wandering through its details, and exploring corners you could only imagine before. Today, we are excited to introduce an AI system that does just that—transforming single images into fully explorable 3D worlds.
This new technology doesn’t just recreate the surface of an image; it builds an entire world around it. Everything beyond the input image is generated: the streets, the textures, and even the details you didn’t know existed.
This breakthrough goes beyond what generative AI tools have done so far. While most tools focus on 2D outputs like static images or videos, our system builds interactive 3D spaces. This leap into spatial intelligence will change how we create and experience digital environments for movies, games, simulators, and more.
When you provide an input image to this system, it doesn’t just recreate what’s visible—it builds what lies beyond. Their AI analyzes the input and fills in the unseen areas, creating new alleys, textures, and objects to form a seamless, explorable world.
For example, a photograph of a cozy living room could become an entire house, complete with a backyard. A simple landscape image could expand into an immersive forest with hidden trails to discover.
Most GenAI tools make 2D content like images or videos. Generating in 3D instead improves control and consistency. This will change how we make movies, games, simulators, and other digital manifestations of our physical world.
In this post you'll explore our generated worlds, rendered live in your browser. You'll also experience different camera effects, 3D effects, and dive into classic paintings. Finally, you'll see how creators are already building with our models.
This technology isn’t limited to fantastical images; it works just as well with everyday photos.
Once the AI generates a 3D world, it’s rendered live in your browser, offering a level of interactivity and visual control that’s hard to match. A virtual camera lets you navigate the scene and apply artistic photographic effects in real-time.
With this feature, you can focus on specific objects in the scene, making everything else blur into the background. This is perfect for drawing attention to small details, like the petals of a flower or the texture of a surface.
This effect adjusts the camera’s position and field of view simultaneously, creating a dramatic change in perspective. It’s often used in films to create tension or emphasize motion, and now you can try it in your own AI-generated world.
These effects don’t just make the scene more visually appealing—they allow creators to tell better stories by directing the viewer’s attention.
Most generative AI tools work in two dimensions, predicting pixels to form images. This system takes it further by predicting an entire 3D scene.
Persistent Reality-Once a world is generated, it stays the same. Unlike other generative tools that may produce slightly different results each time, this AI ensures that your world remains consistent. You can leave and return to find everything just as you left it.
Real-Time Control-After a scene is generated, you can explore it in real-time. Linger on the intricate details of a painting, peek around a corner to see what’s there, or take in the scene from different angles—all at your own pace.
Correct Geometry-The generated worlds obey basic principles of 3D geometry, giving them a sense of solidity and depth. You won’t feel like you’re floating in a dream; instead, you’ll feel grounded in a space that follows the rules of physics.
Depth Mapping-One way to visualize these 3D spaces is through a depth map, where each pixel is colored based on its distance from the camera. This adds a layer of realism and makes the scenes feel tangible.
Art comes to life with this AI. Classic paintings by artists like van Gogh, Hopper, Seurat, and Kandinsky can now be experienced in an entirely new way.
This AI takes these iconic works and generates a world beyond the canvas. Imagine walking through van Gogh’s Starry Night or sitting inside Hopper’s Nighthawks diner. These aren’t just static representations—they are dynamic, immersive environments.
Anything not present in the original artwork is thoughtfully generated by the AI, blending seamlessly with the artist’s style and intention.
3D world generation system integrates naturally with other AI tools, creating new opportunities for artists, filmmakers, and designers.
By combining this model with text-to-image systems, you can create fully immersive environments from a simple description.
For instance, the prompt:
"A vibrant cartoon-style teenager’s bedroom with colorful blankets, posters on the walls, and a cozy rug"
...can produce a 3D bedroom that you can explore, complete with textures, lighting, and depth.
Different text-to-image models offer unique styles, and this system inherits those aesthetics, giving creators more flexibility.
Early users like Eric Solorio and Brittani Natali have already started experimenting with the possibilities:
Their work showcases how this technology can blend with existing workflows to unlock new levels of creativity.
This is just the beginning. Their team is hard at work improving the fidelity and scale of these generated worlds. They also exploring new ways for users to interact with them, whether through virtual reality, augmented reality, or other immersive platforms.
Want to stay updated? Join their waitlist or reach out to their website worldlabs.ai. If you’re inspired by the possibilities of spatial intelligence and want to be part of this journey.
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