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Vivarium: AI roleplay in a world that remembers

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An in-development long-form AI roleplay and world-simulation app where characters retain schedules, beliefs, grudges, and consequences.

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Long-form roleplay and world-simulation players
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The application, rather than the language model, owns world state, rules, and dice rolls.

Why it surfaced

Vivarium draws a firm line between narration and reality: the application controls world state, rules, and dice, while the AI only describes what happened. Its first playable is targeted for Q1 2027, giving this unusually well-framed project clear callback potential.

An in-development long-form AI roleplay and world-simulation app where characters retain schedules, beliefs, grudges, and consequences.

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