hAI! Friend MR

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  Outdoor sitting on a boat (Recorded by our user)

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  Sitting on couch

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  Petting the dog

Inspiration
In a world where 1 in 2 adults report chronic loneliness, we set out to build something that actually helps: AI companions that don’t just talk — they live with you in mixed reality. Friends that sit on your real couch, react to your dog, and remember your inside jokes across days.

How We Built It
Unity + Meta XR SDK
• Passthrough + Depth + Scene API → avatars walk, sit, lie down, and turn on real surfaces
• GPT Realtime → natural, emotional, memory-rich conversations
• Hyper-tuned system prompts → hyper-expressive personalities
• Quest native Share Sheet → one-tap export of memories to WhatsApp/Messenger

Significant Competition Update (launched on Horizon Store pre-competition)
This is a major evolution of our live Store app, built and tested on Quest 3/3S:

• Realtime AR using Depth API → avatars now smoothly sit, lie down, stand up, and turn on any detected surface (coffee table, floor, bed, outdoors)

• Advanced human & dog animations → fluid posture changes + new tricks (lie down, digging, sitting, etc)

• V2 Emotional AI Prompt → friends burst with life: Koko-chan giggles, Arthur sulks dramatically, while keeping their core soul (toggle V1/V2 in Settings)

• Copy-Paste Magic → paste WhatsApp chats or personality ideas instantly

• Shareable Highlights → ask your friend to summarize the convo and send it straight to Messenger

Future
Dual-avatar “buddy duo” mode, full hand-interaction suite (high-fives, rock-paper-scissors), colocated family sessions, voice modulation, and wellness/mood features — turning hAI! into a daily emotional companion for millions.

Because in 2025, no one should feel alone when they put on a headset.

Built With

• gemini
• gpt-realtime
• metaqestdepthapi
• passthroughcameraapi
• sceneapi
• unity
• voice-sdk
• wit.ai