Expedition AI Framework - IVAR Studios

Expedition AI Framework

IVAR Studios

In development

What if you could explore a disappearing glacier with a glaciologist by your side - answering your questions in real time? Or dive into the Baltic Sea with a marine biologist who adapts the conversation to your age? Expedition AI is our framework for building exactly that: interactive 3D narrative experiences with AI-guided exploration, running entirely in the browser.

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We believe the next generation of science communication will be interactive, spatial and guided by AI. This framework is how we're building it.

The Framework

Expedition AI provides the full application shell for building immersive browser-based stories. Each 'expedition' is a Three.js environment with chapter-based navigation, camera choreography, environment presets and an optional AI guide. The framework handles rendering, stage transitions, UI and multilingual support - story authors only need to provide content and a scene.
A chat-based AI interface guiding the user through an underwater 3D scene

Chat-based user interface, where chatting with the AI-driven scientist persona drives the story forward

3D environment representing the scientific environment studied, connected to animations and narrative that the AI-chat can trigger

A chat-based AI interface guiding the user through an underwater 3D scene

AI-Guided Exploration

Each expedition can include an AI character - a scientist, a guide, a narrator - powered by streaming language model chat with tool calling. The AI can navigate the user between stages, answer questions about the subject, and adapt its language to the audience's age and level. In our glacier expedition, a glaciologist guides students through a vanishing ice sheet. In the Baltic Sea expedition, a marine biologist explains underwater ecosystems under threat. The AI doesn't replace the narrative - it deepens it.
The Baltic Sea expedition running on mobile - AI-guided underwater exploration
The Baltic Sea expedition running on mobile - AI-guided underwater exploration
The Baltic Sea expedition running on mobile - AI-guided underwater exploration

The Baltic Sea expedition running on mobile - AI-guided underwater exploration

Try It Out

We've built two working expeditions so far - one exploring glacier science in northern Sweden and one diving into Baltic Sea ecosystems - and we're actively developing more. We're looking for beta testers, research partners and institutions who want to explore what this format can do for their subject. Whether you're a researcher with a dataset, a museum looking for new ways to engage visitors, or an educator who wants to bring a subject to life in the classroom - we'd love to show you what we're building.
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Impact

We're actively developing new expeditions and looking for research partners, institutions and funders who want to use interactive 3D and AI to make their subjects accessible to new audiences. If you have a story that could benefit from this format, we'd love to hear from you.

Credits

  • Martin Edström - Director
  • Fredrik Edström - Producer