Still having a headache for complex 3D modeling software? You're OUT! The technology industry has recently ushered in an AI artifact called Intangible. It is like a creator with a magic wand. With just a simple text command, you can instantly build a lifelike 3D world in front of you! What’s even more exciting is that this disruptive tool has received a seed round of up to $4 million and is scheduled to be officially launched in June. It seems that it is going to revolutionize the creative industry completely!
Intangible has a great ambition. It wants to make 3D creation no longer a "unique skill" for a few professionals, but a "general skill" that everyone can master. Whether it is a filmmaker, game designer, event planning, marketing agency, or even ordinary users who have ideas about home design and artistic creation, they can easily transform the creative sparks in their minds into visual 3D scenes with the help of Intangible.
The behind-the-scenes driver of this artifact is by no means an ordinary person. Founder Charles Migos was the chief designer of Apple's first generation iPad applications (such as iBooks, Notes, News), and also served as vice president of product development at Unity. Another co-founder, Bharat Vasan, is also a serial entrepreneur, and his previously founded wearable device company Basis was acquired by Intel. Migos said that he had this idea when he was working at Unity, hoping to create a tool that truly empowers creatives, and with the power of generative AI, it will make 3D creation easier and more efficient than ever.
The operation method of Intangible can be described as "silky". Users do not need to write any code. They just need to use text to describe the scene you want like chatting with friends, and the AI engine will automatically build a complete 3D world. You can design a future city or depict a fantasy continent, everything is between your "one sentence".
What is even more surprising is that Intangible is also equipped with a treasure house of more than 6,000 3D materials, including characters, trees, roads, vehicles... all kinds of elements. Users can quickly build the scene by simply dragging and dropping these materials onto the 3D canvas like building blocks. For filmmakers, Intangible also provides powerful storyboard functions, which can freely adjust the angle of the shot and arrange the scenes, so as to double the efficiency of the movie Previz process.
After completing the initial design, users can also switch to "visual mode". Intangible will call top AI image generation technologies such as DeepSeek, Llama, Stable Diffusion, etc. to inject soul into your 3D scenes and give them a photo-level realistic effect. The team collaboration function is also very powerful. Users can share project links and invite team members to collaborate in real time to polish their creativity together.
At present, Intangible is still in a small-scale testing phase, but has attracted the attention of "hundreds of" creative people, including many well-known movies and game studios. Officials revealed that Intangible will be officially released in June and will offer a free and paid subscription model, with prices ranging from $15 to $50 per month, and users can also purchase additional points for image and video generation.
It is worth mentioning that Intangible's round of financing is star-studded, led by top venture capital institutions a16z Speedrun and Crosslink Capital, followed by several angel investors. The funding will be used for product research and development and team expansion. The Intangible team currently has 10 people, including Philip Metschan, the chief product designer who worked for Pixar and Industrial Light and Magic (ILM), and the team size is expected to double this year. The arrival of Intangible will undoubtedly bring a profound change to the creative industry. Let us wait and see how this AI artifact will reshape the future creative process!