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Introducing AI Asset Generation, Native App Export & More in the General Release of 8th Wall Studio
Go from idea to 3D and XR experience—faster than ever before.

What’s New in Studio: Supercharge development with Prefabs
Build faster, play sooner: Studio’s new Prefab System lets you snap together reusable objects to level up your workflow
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🏆 8th Wall Experiences Nominated for 12 Auggie Awards at AWE USA 2025 🎉
Celebrating the Boundary-Pushing Brands, Creators, and Campaigns Built with WebAR

What’s New in Studio: Easily Create and Edit UI & 2D Graphics
Introducing a powerful new toolkit for effortlessly creating in-game UI—buttons, text, menus, and more

Introducing Image Targets in Niantic Studio: Revolutionizing Image-Based AR
Create Interactive AR Experiences from Flat, Curved, and Conical Surfaces for free —All Within Studio's Visual Interface.

Introducing Niantic Maps for Web and Spaces for Niantic Studio
New features for creating location-based experiences and scalable multi-level web games.

Celebrate developer creativity and discover your new favorite games
See what’s possible with Niantic Studio with a new curated collection of some of the best web games and experiences to play this holiday season.

Building Into the Scaniverse in Niantic Studio
How the Niantic team built a first-of-its-kind WebXR experience for the Meta Quest browser and enabled continuous improvement of Niantic Studio in the process.