Google Genie 3: Interactive worlds generated by AI

August 5, 2025 Models Genie 3: A new frontier for world models Jack Parker-Holder and Shlomi Fruchter

Share Today we are announcing Genie 3 , a general purpose world model that can generate an unprecedented diversity of interactive environments.

Given a text prompt, Genie 3 can generate dynamic worlds that you can navigate in real time at 24 frames per second, retaining consistency for a few minutes at a resolution of 720p.

At Google DeepMind, we have been pioneering research in simulated environments for over a decade, from training agents to master real-time strategy games to developing simulated environments for open-ended learning and robotics . This work motivated our development of world models, which are AI systems that can use their understanding of the world to simulate aspects of it, enabling agents to predict both how an environment will evolve and how their actions will affect it.

World models are also a key stepping stone on the path to AGI, since they make it possible to train AI agents in an unlimited curriculum of rich simulation environments. Last year we introduced the first foundation world models with Genie 1 and Genie 2 , which could generate new environments for agents. We have also continued to push the state of the art in video generation with our models Veo 2 and Veo 3, which exhibit a deep understanding of intuitive physics.

Each of these models marks progress along different capabilities of world simulation. Genie 3 is our first world model to allow interaction in real-time, while also improving consistency and realism compared to Genie 2.

Your browser does not support the video tag. Your browser does not support the video tag. Genie 3 can generate a consistent and interactive world over a longer horizon

The following are recordings of real time interactions from Genie 3.

Experience natural phenomena like water and lighting, and complex environmental interactions.

Prompt: The video shows a first person perspective of someone navigating difficult terrain in the middle of a volcanic area. This is a real world video shot from the perspective of a wheeled robot that needs to traverse across a terrain. The vehicle has chunky offroad tires that crunch under the blackened rock. The camera is an egocentric camera mounted to the vehicle, and you can see the front tires just on the bottom of the camera along with the body of the robot. In the distance you can see smoke and lava flowing from the volcano. There are no other visible signs of life. There are lava pools that the agent is trying to avoid and random rock formations. The sky is a vivid blue.

Your browser does not support the video tag. Your browser does not support the video tag. Prompt: Jetski during the festival of lights

Your browser does not support the video tag. Your browser does not support the video tag. Prompt: Walking on a pavement in Florida next to a two-lane road from one side and the sea on the other, during an approaching hurricane, with strong wind and waves splashing over the road. There is a railing on the left of the agent, separating them from the sea. The road goes along the coast, with a short bridge visible in front of the agent. Waves are splashing over the railing and onto the road one after another. Palm trees are bending in the wind. There is heavy rain, and the agent is wearing a rain coat. Real world, first-person.

Your browser does not support the video tag. Your browser does not support the video tag. Prompt: Fast tracking real world video following a jellyfish swimming at high speed through the darkness of the deep sea between canyons covered in densely packed vent mussels with tiny white crabs crawling on them. Blurry hydrothermal vents in the distance spew thick, billowing plumes of vibrant blue, mineral-rich smoke from glowing rocky structures. Very dark, dim deep sea lighting, particles float in the cloudy ocean.

Your browser does not support the video tag. Your browser does not support the video tag. Prompt: A helicopter pilot carefully maneuvering over a coastal cliff with a small waterfall.

Simulating the natural world Generate vibrant ecosystems, from animal behaviors to intricate plant life.

Prompt: Running by the shores of a glacial lake, exploring branching paths through the forest, crossing flowing mountain streams. Set amidst beautiful snow capped mountains and pine forest. Plentiful wildlife makes the journey a delight.

Your browser does not support the video tag. Your browser does not support the video tag. Prompt: Real world tracking shot swimming through deep dimly lit ocean between deep ocean canyons, densely packed vast school of jellyfish swimming, bioluminescent lighting.

Your browser does not support the video tag. Your browser does not support the video tag. Prompt: This is a natural, real-world landscape designed as a Japanese zen garden. The scene is set in the early morning under a clear sky. Soft, warm sunlight illuminates the garden, casting long, gentle shadows. The ground is covered in fine, white sand that is raked into meticulous swirling patterns. A small, still pond is present, with pink water lilies floating on its surface. Smooth, grey rocks of various sizes are placed throughout the garden, some with green moss on their surfaces. Key structures include a stacked stone cairn and a traditional Japanese stone lantern. The entire area is enclosed by a tall bamboo fence in the background. The visual style is photorealistic, with high detail in the textures of the sand, stone, and lush green vegetation.

Your browser does not support the video tag. Your browser does not support the video tag. Prompt: The environment is a natural, real-world landscape, specifically a dense arrangement of lush, vibrant foliage. The leaves are broad and deeply textured, displaying an array of green hues from emerald to lime, interspersed with hints of yellow and red, suggesting a rich, healthy ecosystem. Abstract dappled light filters down from above, creating shifting patterns of illumination and shadow across the leaves, highlighting their intricate veins and varied surfaces. The atmosphere is serene and deeply immersive, evoking a sense of being within a vibrant, living natural world. Small water droplets are visible on some leaf surfaces, reflecting the ambient light. The background is a soft blur of similar foliage, emphasizing the foreground elements. The air appears humid and still.

Modelling animation and fiction Tap into imagination, creating fantastical scenarios and expressive animated characters.

Prompt: A vibrant 3D style, an adorable, fluffy creature bounding across a vibrant rainbow bridge in a fantastical landscape. The creature is small and compact, with fur that mimics the warm hues of a sunrise – oranges, yellows, and pinks blending seamlessly together. Its most striking feature is a pair of large, perked ears, shaped like those of a German Shepherd, adding a touch of playful contrast to its otherwise rounded form. As it runs on four short legs across the rainbow, its fur appears to ripple and flow, adding to its sense of dynamism and energy. The rainbow bridge arches gracefully through a whimsical landscape, perhaps filled with floating islands, glowing flora, and swirling clouds. The lighting is bright and cheerful, casting a warm glow on the creature and its surroundings. The overall impression is one of joy, wonder, and boundless energy, capturing the creature's playful spirit and the magical nature of the world it inhabits. This image evokes a sense of childlike whimsy and invites the viewer to imagine the adventures that await this charming creature in its fantastical realm.

Your browser does not support the video tag. Your browser does not support the video tag. Prompt: Being a lizard, origami style

Prompt: A fantastical, wide-angle shot captures a lush, enchanted forest bathed in the soft glow of twilight. The player controls a large firefly flying through towering trees with vibrant foliage creating a dense canopy overhead, filtering the sunlight and casting dappled shadows on the forest floor. Nestled among the branches are a handful of charming tree houses, each glowing with a warm, inviting light. The tree houses vary in size and design, some resembling whimsical castles, others cozy cabins. Tiny details, like glowing windows and miniature balconies, add to their charm. A winding path, barely visible beneath the undergrowth, leads the viewer's eye deeper into the enchanted forest. The overall scene evokes a sense of wonder, tranquility, and the magic of childhood dreams.

Your browser does not support the video tag. Your browser does not support the video tag. Prompt: A serene Irish landscape, with rolling emerald-green hills, misty lakes, and rugged mountains, suddenly trembles violently—as if the earth itself is being torn apart. In a moment of surreal chaos, entire sections of land rip free, rising into the sky in jagged, brutalist formations, their rocky undersides exposed like raw, fractured earth. The lakes are wrenched upward, now suspended in the sky, their waters spilling downward in colossal waterfalls, creating an apocalyptic storm of mist and rain over the land below. The camera pulls back, revealing a new impossible geography—mountains floating, cliffs inverted, rivers twisting mid-air—as gravity itself bends, turning the once-peaceful countryside into a brutalist, surreal monument to nature’s violent transformation.

Exploring locations and historical settings Transcend geographical and temporal boundaries to explore places and past eras.

Prompt: A real world mountainous environment in the Alps. The landscape features steep, rocky cliffs and narrow gorges filled with loose scree and debris. The rock is predominantly grey and white, with patches of green vegetation clinging to the cliff faces. The top of the gorge opens up to a vista of dense evergreen forests and meadows. The overall theme is one of rugged, natural beauty and extreme terrain.

Your browser does not support the video tag. Your browser does not support the video tag. Prompt: Venice by Vaporetto. The canals of Venice are recreated with painstaking detail. The water has realistic reflections and wakes. The buildings show crumbling plaster and centuries of weathering. The scene is populated with other gondolas, water taxis, and barges.

Your browser does not support the video tag. Your browser does not support the video tag. Prompt: Exploring the palace of Knossos on Crete as it would have stood in its glorious heyday.

Your browser does not support the video tag. Your browser does not support the video tag. Prompt: Walking around on a beautiful day out in Hinsdale, Illinois. Real world. There are cars parked. The person filming is standing on the sidewalk, there are flocks of birds flying overhead.

Your browser does not support the video tag. Your browser does not support the video tag. Prompt: A biking enthusiast driving on a narrow road on an edge of a cliff in India, the Killar-Kishtwar Road. Real-world, first-person, only hands on handles visible.

Pushing the frontier of real-time capabilities Achieving a high degree of controllability and real-time interactivity in Genie 3 required significant technical breakthroughs. During the auto-regressive generation of each frame, the model has to take into account the previously generated trajectory that grows with time. For example, if the user is revisiting a location after a minute, the model has to refer back to the relevant information from a minute ago. To achieve real-time interactivity, this computation must happen multiple times per second in response to new user inputs as they arrive.

In order for AI generated worlds to be immersive, they have to stay physically consistent over long horizons. However, generating an environment auto-regressively is generally a harder technical problem than generating an entire video, since inaccuracies tend to accumulate over time. D