Summon: Call a Virtual Character into Your Real Room

What it does

Most AR character apps need a pre-built 3D model, a compatible headset, or a tracked marker to work. LiveGen's Summon mode skips the 3D pipeline entirely: point your camera at a real space, make a gesture, and a virtual character appears in that space on your live video feed — aware of where you are and how you're moving, without any 3D modeling on your end.

This works entirely through 2D video, not 3D asset creation — so there's no rigging, no headset, and no app to install to see a character show up in your actual room. If you have ever wanted to summon a virtual character in AR without touching a game engine, this is the shortcut: a browser tab, a camera, and a gesture.

How it works

Summon runs on the Xmax X2.0 model in a mode built to place a character into a real scene and keep it responsive to you. There is no upload-render-download cycle. Your camera feed streams to the model over WebRTC, the model composites the summoned character into each frame as it senses your gestures and position, and the finished frame renders straight back into a standard <video> element in your browser. What you see on screen is the live result, frame after frame.

Because the whole loop happens live, you direct the scene the way you would direct a person: move your hand, change your position, and the character responds to what you actually did — not to a prompt you submitted a minute ago.

What you can do with it

• ✓Bring an AI companion into your room on camera, for content or just for company. This is the classic moment of having an AR companion in your room — a character that shares your actual space. See AI Companion in Your Room.
• ✓Create AR-style content for social video without any 3D modeling or game engine — a gesture-controlled AR character that reacts on camera makes for a scroll-stopping short clip.
• ✓Stage a virtual cosplay or collab scene where a summoned character appears alongside you in frame. See Virtual Cosplay.
• ✓React and interact live — the character responds to your gestures as you make them, not on a delay, so reaction videos and duets feel genuinely interactive.
• ✓Follow a full walkthrough if you want it broken down step by step. See How to Put a Virtual Character in Your Room.

Tips for the best results

• ✓Light the real space evenly. The model composites the character into your actual environment, so consistent lighting on the surface where the character appears helps it sit in the scene convincingly.
• ✓Keep a clear area for the character. Aim the camera at an uncluttered patch of desk, floor, or wall so there's room for the character to be placed and to react to your gestures.
• ✓Make deliberate gestures. Summon senses gestures and hand position, so slower, clearer movements read better than fast, tiny ones — especially the first time you call the character into frame.
• ✓Hold the camera steady. A stable phone or webcam gives the model a consistent scene to work with; a tripod or a propped-up phone beats hand-holding for longer takes.
• ✓Bring your own reference. Start from the character library, or upload a reference image to summon a custom character that matches a look you already have in mind.
• ✓Free exports are watermarked. You can start free and experiment as much as you want; removing the watermark and exporting in HD is part of the paid tiers (verify current pricing).

Real-time, not render-and-wait

Summon is a live transform, not a batch video generator. You are not typing a description, submitting a job, and waiting for a file to render. Your camera is the input, the model works on the stream as it arrives, and the character appears and reacts inside your live feed. That difference is the whole point: you can improvise, adjust, and perform, because the character is present with you in the moment rather than baked into a clip you receive later. If you want the underlying concept, see real-time interactive video.

Because it is billed by generation time — 1 credit = 1 second — you only spend on the seconds you actually run, and new users get free credits to try it.

Why LiveGen

• ✓Real-time, gesture-aware presence. The character reacts to your actual movement live — it's not a static overlay that ignores what you're doing. It's a virtual character live in AR, responding as you go.
• ✓Runs in your browser. No headset, no AR SDK to install, no game engine — just a camera and a browser tab, on desktop or mobile.
• ✓No 3D pipeline. No rigging, no modeling, no marker to print. Summon works through 2D live video, so a character can appear in your real room in seconds.
• ✓Instantly shareable. The moment a character appears in your room, the clip is ready to share with its own link.
• ✓One model, six modes. Summon sits alongside Face Swap, Bring to Life, and Freestyle — so once you're in, you can mix live effects without learning a new tool.