InlineAR and iFrame embeds have been in the 8th Wall toolkit for years. What is different now is how frictionless the process has become. With our updated publish flow you can instantly copy a ready-to-drop iFrame snippet. That code can live on your website, in a web view inside your mobile app, in 3rd party publisher sites like Viverse, or anywhere else an embed belongs.

Today, we’re excited to announce something many in the community have been asking for: the 8th Wall Desktop App, now available in Public Beta for MacOS and coming soon for Windows.

In August, we invited creators to show us what they could make using Asset Lab, the AI-powered tool inside 8th Wall Studio. The projects highlighted the range of what’s possible with Asset Lab and showed how it can make building and prototyping faster.

Physics in 8th Wall Studio just got an upgrade. With the release of Studio Runtime v2.0.0, we rebuilt our physics engine from the ground up. The result: faster, more reliable performance and new tools like kinematic bodies and high precision collision detection that make building interactive gameplay easier than ever.

Script motion that feels real with Kinematic Bodies  
Sometimes you need an object to follow a precise path but still behave like part of the physics world. Think of the moving platforms in a Mario-style level: they slide back and forth on a set path, but still carry the player and interact with the environment. Kinematic bodies make that possible by letting you directly set an object’s position, rotation, or velocity while it remains inside the physics simulation.


Unlike static objects that never move or dynamic ones driven only by forces, kinematics give you predictable, authored motion that still feels real.

This feature unlocks new types of gameplay in Studio: trains that move along a track while props and enemies react around them, elevators and trap doors that push objects aside on a timeline, or enemies and vehicles that follow set paths while still colliding, blocking, and reacting to the world.

Build reliable collision at any speed with high precision collision detection 
Fast-moving objects are one of the trickiest parts of game physics. Ever fired an arrow in an RPG and watched it pass straight through the enemy? That’s what happens when collisions aren’t detected between frames.

With the new high precision collision detection settings in Studio, you decide when to use simplified vs. detailed, accurate collision checks on your objects. That means collisions that matter most — bullets hitting targets, sword swings connecting, or racing cars crashing — always register, without weird tunneling effects in your scene. 



Ship with confidence using all-new runtime versioning  
This release also introduces runtime versioning in Studio. Starting with v2.0.0, you can pin projects to a specific runtime for predictable performance and choose when to opt into new features. 

Last month we introduced Asset Lab, a new feature in 8th Wall to generate images, 3D models as well as rigged and animated characters and directly import them into a scene of your project. 

Asset Lab is quickly becoming the go-to tool for 8th Wall developers looking to generate, rig, and animate 3D characters. In a recent webinar, the team walked through some important tips and tricks on how to rapidly build animated characters and integrate them into your interactive scenes. Whether you're prototyping a WebAR experience or building a game for desktop or mobile, these five tips will help you make the most of Asset Lab.

We’re thrilled to share some exciting news from Long Beach: 8th Wall Studio has been named Best Developer Tool at the 2025 Auggie Awards at Augmented World Expo USA! 🏆

This recognition is more than a win for us, it’s a celebration of the incredible community of developers, creators, and builders who are shaping the future of immersive technology alongside us.

8th Wall Studio has officially moved out of beta! With today's general release, Studio becomes a fully supported, production grade platform that makes building 3D and XR content faster, smarter, and more scalable than ever.

Along with this milestone, we are excited to announce the addition of a number of new features and enhancements, including AI-powered asset generation, native app export and more. 

Whether you're creating interactive WebAR experiences, building a 3D app for mobile, or prototyping the next big idea, 8th Wall now gives you everything you need to move from concept to launch in record time.

And yes, with ourupdated pricing, even the free plan includes access to these new features so you can start creating right away.

8th Wall Studio continues to evolve with each release, bringing fresh features to empower creators. With our latest update, we’re excited to introduce Prefabs, enabling you to create reusable, customizable game templates that streamline and scale your development.

Niantic Studio keeps getting better with every update as we roll out new features and improvements. With our latest update, we’re excited to introduce the all-new UI Toolkit, giving you more control than ever when building user interfaces and 2D objects in Studio.