Powered 3D Interactive Game, Bringing World Models to Social Gaming
Newborn Town has launched an AI-powered 3D mini-game called 'Slap Showdown' on its social platform TopTop, utilizing Viggle's 'world model' technology. The game allows users to generate personalized 3D characters from photos, which then interact with physics-based gameplay.
Why it matters
The integration of generative AI and physics-based world models into social gaming represents a shift toward more personalized and interactive digital entertainment.
HONG KONG , Oct. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, Newborn Town's game-oriented social platform TopTop has launched "Slap Showdown", an AI-powered 3D interactive mini-game developed in collaboration with Viggle, a company specializing in physics-native world models. The launch brings world model technology into social gaming, offering users a more personalized and engaging interactive experience.
Developed by TopTop and powered by Viggle's self-developed Joint Space-Time (JST) world model, "Slap Showdown" lets users turn uploaded photos into customized 3D characters and take them straight into the game.
Newborn Town Partners with Viggle (https://viggle.ai/jst2) to Launch an AI-Native Game
Launched in September, "Slap Showdown" has gained particular traction in Japan, among Spanish-speaking users in North America, and across the Middle East. It is now available in multiple countries and regions worldwide.
From Better Gameplay to a Richer Ecosystem: How World Models Could Redefine Social Gaming on TopTop
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