Odyssey Unveils Interactive AI Video Worlds Backed By Pixar

A new AI-powered experience called interactive video is now available to try online, and it promises a peek into what the future of digital storytelling might look like.

Developed by the startup Odyssey, and backed by Pixar cofounder Ed Catmull, the tool allows users to explore AI-generated worlds that evolve in real time, like a strange hybrid of video games, movies, and oniric experiences.

The two-and-a-half-minute demo experience allows users to reload and explore the content multiple times. The system produces new video frames at a rate of 40 milliseconds which creates a continuous video experience that responds to user movements.

“We call this interactive video—video you can both watch and interact with, imagined entirely by AI in real-time,” Odyssey says. “Consider it an early version of the Holodeck.”

The Odyssey team envisions that future immersive worlds will be constructed through AI models instead of traditional game or film development engines, and editors. AI systems will create virtual world simulations that adapt their appearance and movement and sensory feedback through user interactions.

Introducing AI video you can watch and interact with, in real-time!

Powering this is a new world model that imagines and streams video frames every 40ms(!). No game engine in sight.

We call it interactive video, and it’s free for anyone to try right now (GPUs permitting)! pic.twitter.com/QtADRXCQ8z

— Odyssey (@odysseyml) May 28, 2025

Today’s version still feels “like exploring a glitchy dream—raw, unstable, but undeniably new,” the company admits. Yet the ambition is clear: to evolve this into a “world simulator” that blurs the line between real and virtual experiences.

The current AI system uses a limited section of real-world video footage to maintain stability and coherence. Odyssey confirms that they are actively developing a more advanced dynamic version of the system.

On a long enough timeline, they believe this technology will unlock “thousands of never-before-possible experiences.” For now, you can try it for yourself—and step into the earliest stages of a new digital storytelling world.