Event
Unreal Day 2026 Belgrade: Live Talking Avatar Demos & a Visit to 3Lateral
Digito brought two live real-time AI avatar demos to Unreal Day 2026 in Belgrade, then headed to Novi Sad for an inspiring office tour at 3Lateral, the team behind MetaHuman.
Had an amazing time at Unreal Day 2026 in Belgrade showcasing some of the latest real-time talking avatar experiences we've been building at Digito. The event brought together developers, studios and creative technologists from across Europe to share what's happening on the cutting edge of Unreal Engine, MetaHuman and real-time character work.
Two live demos on the main stage
During the presentation, we gave a preview of two live demos: our Sequential Bruce Lee Interview experience and the Pilot AI Chatbot Demo. Both projects explore the future of AI-powered digital humans, conversational avatars, and real-time interaction inside Unreal Engine. The Bruce Lee demo runs a fully sculpted MetaHuman with a custom voice model and an LLM dialogue layer trained on his interviews and writing. The Pilot AI Chatbot Demo is our entry-level digital human for brands, designed to deploy a branded conversational avatar in days, not months.
The tech stack behind the demos
We also shared part of the technology stack behind these experiences. The pipeline pulls together MetaHuman character creation, real-time facial animation, AI conversational systems (LLM-driven dialogue with persistent memory), voice synthesis, speech recognition (including offline Whisper for low-latency input), live lipsync, cloud streaming via Pixel Streaming, and immersive XR integration for AR/VR deployments.
It was great seeing the audience react to how natural and responsive real-time virtual humans are becoming. A few years ago this kind of interaction was a tech-demo curiosity. Today it's deployment-ready for live events, retail, education and customer experience.
Visiting 3Lateral in Novi Sad
Another major highlight of the trip was visiting 3Lateral, the creators behind MetaHuman technology. Huge thanks to Adam Kovac and the entire 3Lateral team for the warm welcome and the incredible office tour in Novi Sad. It was inspiring to see the people and culture behind some of the most important innovations in digital humans and real-time character technology. The level of craft they've baked into the MetaHuman pipeline is exactly why we've made it the foundation of everything we ship.
The space is moving fast
The space of talking avatars and AI-driven virtual humans is moving incredibly fast, and it feels like we are only scratching the surface. From conversational AI chatbots and virtual assistants to immersive virtual events, interactive storytelling, training simulations, customer support, digital presenters, and fully immersive AR/VR experiences, the possibilities for real-time AI avatars are endless.
Excited for what's coming next.
If you're building something that needs presence, a real-time digital human, a branded AI avatar, a live event activation or a holographic deployment, see our work or get in touch.