Exped.earth - IVAR Studios

Exped.earth

IVAR Studios

In development

What if you could explore a disappearing glacier with a glaciology robot by your side - answering your questions in real time? Or dive into the Baltic Sea with an underwater droid trained on 10 specific scientific studies, adapting the conversation to your age? Exped.earth is our framework for building exactly that: interactive stories where AI-driven robot guides bring science to life, accessible to anyone with a browser.

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We believe the next generation of science communication will be interactive, immersive and guided by AI. This framework is how we're building it.

The Framework

We work directly with scientists to turn their research into interactive 3D worlds. Each 'expedition' is a chapter-driven environment with its own setting, story beats and a robot guide grounded in the science. The groundwork is the world itself - carefully built so you can learn from it and explore in your own time.
A chat interface guiding the user through an underwater scene

Chat-based interface where conversation with the AI-driven robot guide drives the story forward

Interactive world representing the environment explored, with animations and narrative moments the robot guide can bring to life

A chat interface guiding the user through an underwater scene

AI-Guided Exploration

Each expedition can include a robot guide - a science robot, a storyteller, a narrator - grounded in real research so it can answer questions, move the user through the story, and adapt its language to the audience's age and level. In our glacier expedition, a glaciology robot trained on polar research guides students through a vanishing ice sheet. In the Baltic Sea expedition, an underwater droid trained on 10 specific scientific studies explains underwater ecosystems under threat. The robot doesn't replace the narrative - it deepens it.
A prototype of our Nordic glaciers experience, where the user explores a vanishing ice sheet guided by a glaciology robot
A prototype of our Nordic glaciers experience, where the user explores a vanishing ice sheet guided by a glaciology robot

Try It Out

We've built two working expeditions so far - one exploring glacier science in northern Sweden and one diving into Baltic Sea ecosystems - and we're actively developing more. We're looking for beta testers, research partners and institutions who want to explore what this format can do for their subject. Whether you're a researcher with a dataset, a museum looking for new ways to engage visitors, or an educator who wants to bring a subject to life in the classroom - we'd love to show you what we're building.
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Impact

We're actively developing new expeditions and looking for research partners, institutions and funders who want to use interactive storytelling and AI-driven robot guides to make their subjects accessible to new audiences. If you have a story that could benefit from this format, we'd love to hear from you.

Credits

  • Martin Edström - Director
  • Fredrik Edström - Producer