The Audioverse

The Audioverse allows listeners to explore virtual locations, rendered in realistic spatial audio. These living worlds are powered by artificial intelligence, meaning they evolve over time and are never the exact same twice.

Today, we have developed a prototype experience that is set in a Snow Crash-like “metaverse,” but we foresee using these tools to create a series of stories across a wide range of genres.

Below, we describe the platform’s features and how they are being applied in the context of this prototype.

Playful Worlds

DISCOVER, INVESTIGATE, COLLECT, AND EARN

You unlock content within the world by eavesdropping, tracking down leads, and solving mysteries.

Moving through the space is as easy as dragging your character across a map interface. As you move, the sound of the world around you changes.

The world exists as an always-on simulation and has its own cycles of characters, actions, weather, all of which affect the experience.

Social

RICH CHARACTER INTERACTIONS

Evolve the narrative through interacting with AIs, but also through real-time and async interactions with human players.

LIVE EVENTS

Missions are threaded with in-world gatherings that simulate normal life, including concerts and lectures .

COLLABORATION

Advanced missions and unlocks require pooling data and capabilities across players.

Features

CORE
”Living world” simulation engine
Interactive AI characters
Interior and exterior experiences
Global map with hotspots
3D spatial audio with IMU integration
Lore encyclopedia

META
Social gameplay and world persistence
Notifications/omni-channel comms
Potential for UGC